"Evita" - Revival 2012

Enjoyed seeing the Broadway revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Evita" at the Marquis Theatre. This is the first new Broadway production of the seven-time Tony Award-winning musical since it debuted at the Broadway Theatre over 30 years ago. 

Ricky Martin stars as Che, Elena Roger plays Evita, and Michael Cerveris is Peron.

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The Marquis Theatre, opened in 1986, is one of the newest theatres to be built on Broadway. Located inside the Marriott Marquis Hotel.

Ricky Martin as Che

 “He sings beautifully, dances gracefully, athletically climbs ladders, plays his role with a knowing sneer and elicits drools in his suspenders and tight white shirt. He even makes a mustache work.” according to one reviewer.  

"Once" - a new musical!

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Loved “Once”– a delightful, different, delivery of song and dance in a new musical on Broadway.  “Once” is a funny, romantic and heart-breaking story of an Irish musician and his muse, a Czech immigrant, drawn together by their shared love of music


Highlights for me were the musicians dancing with their instruments, actors changing the set in rhythm, the song “Falling Slowly” and going on stage before the curtain for a drink and being part of the pub while the actors, who are also the show’s musicians, playing Irish standards.

Once leads this year with 11 Tony Nominations including Best Musical, Best Director (John Tiffany), Best Lead Actor (Steve Kazee), Best Lead Actress (Cristin Milioti), Best Featured Actress (Elizabeth A. Davis), Best Book (Enda Walsh), Best Choreography (Steven Hoggett) and Best Orchestrations (Martin Lowe) as well as nominations for the show’s design elements.

Girl and Guy

SOS 18th Spring Safari Parade 2012

This was my first time participating in the ACSC/SOS Spring Safari Parade at Ocean Drive in Myrtle Beach!  The theme for the Winston-Salem Shag Club float was a "Tribute to the USO"!  Five of us "girls" danced in front of the float to "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby".  I had so much fun participating and was honored to be a nurse and wear my Mother's nurse’s cap! We placed 2nd in Most Original Theme! 

Winston-Salem Shag Club Float - "A Tribute to the USO"

Getting ready for the parade!

Dancing in the Parade!

Waiting at Fat Harold's for the parade results!

Getting the Garden Ready to Plant!

A Poem Garden 


Author Unknown 

Tomato, 


Perfect, round and red,


Growing in your garden bed. 


Cornstalk, 


Tall and green 


With yellow corn inside, unseen.


Melon, 
Sweet and round,


Resting on the ground. 
 

String bean, 


On the vine, 


Green like this garden of mine.

Field plowed and ready to plant when the danger of frost passes.

Easter in the Mountains!

Growing up, Easter was always a special holiday in my family. I have many fond memories of Easter as a child. We would dye eggs and decorate them, no plastic ones back then. My brother and I always had an Easter basket filled with jellybeans, a chocolate bunny, and candy eggs. Black jelly beans were my favorite. Sometimes we had a big stuffed bunny too. We visited my Grandparents and cousins on Easter Sunday with wonderful food for dinner. Of course hiding and finding those Easter eggs with my cousins was special fun.  My Mother always made sure I had a new Easter dress, hat and shoes. The mountains can be pretty cold so a spring coat was a necessity. Thanks Mom!