"Oh I use to laugh, but now I understand. Shake the hand of a brand new fool."

All Shook Up.
The most amazing.
musical arrangements.
A fantastic cast recording.

The tour was pretty awesome.
I loved the "Natalie.": Jenny Fellner.
"Chad": Joe Madragona was awesome.
I just missed alot of the Broadway cast.
Oh, Cheyenne and Jenn.

Brigadoon is my life.
Honestly, my routine:
reherasal till 5:30.
home/homework.
fall asleep by like 6:00
Awake at like 8:00
Then run around engerized
Fall asleep by like 1:00 am.

Its crazzzy.
But, this musical.
is gonna be great.
It will.
I hope?
No, I know.

lost my cell phone.
I'm a complete idiot.
How does one lose a phone?
I did.
A new one comes Monday
or Tuesday.
With a camera attached.
:-)

Sometimes.
I wish my life were a musical.
An "I want something" number.
Like "The Wizard & I" or "Good Morning Balitmore"
An emotional realization number
like "Good Morning Balitmore [reprise]" or "It Hurts Me."
A sad, love ballad
like "Fools Fall In Love."
An up-beat happy song.
like "You Can't Stop The Beat" or "Dancing Through Life."

Oh well.
I'll just keep on singing.
my musical.
my life.


"One night with you
Is what I'm now praying for
The things that we two could plan
Would make my dreams come true

Just call my name
And I'll be right by your side
I want your sweet helping hand
My loves too strong to hide

Always lived, very quiet life
I ain't never did no wrong
Now I know that life without you
Has been too lonely too long

One night with you
Is what I'm now praying for
The things that we two could plan
Would make my dreams come true

Always lived, very quiet life
I ain't never did no wrong
Now I know that life without you
Has been too lonely too long

One night with you
Is what I'm now praying for
The things that we two could plan
Would make my dreams come true"

--- "One Night With You", All Shook Up.

"Chasing the music. Trying to get home."

Been awhile since my last blog entry.
Hit the Big Apple: and Fordham hit back.
Snobby people
Nervousness.
It all factored into a subpar audition.
I decided to hit the Broadway musical relax train
Which was odd as seeing how meer days before:
I had enjoyed The Color Purple
and adored Jersey Boys

I hit Hairspray for some good old fluffly musical comedy.
It was a gem.
Just what I needed
"You can't stop the beat!"
"Welcome to the 60's"
and of course: Diana Degarmo as Penny, hysterical.
Ashley Parker Angel: pretty good as Link.
I needed the uplifting music and happy vibe.
I danced, hummed along and stage doored.
I felt better.

Then a meer three days after seeing it once:
And LOVING it.
I saw Jersey Boys AGAIN!
I have become obessed with the show.
Its amazing.
Its one of the best musicals I have ever seen.
The show's amazing.
The actors: amazing, my heroes.
Christian Hoff, Daniel Riechard, John Lloyd Young, J. Robert Spencer, Micheal Longoria.
Amazing men, and my new idols.
:-)

So, now its BRIGADOON
every day
made HONOR ROLL.
happy.
BRIGADOON is going well.
I'm so happy I got to block some of my stuff.
Which is pretty amazing.
Love the scene between me and Cameron as Harry.

"You'll never find peace by hating, lad.
It only shuts ye off more from the world.
And this town is only a cursed place
if ye make it so.
To the rest of us
'tis a blessed place! "
--- Andrew MacLaren {aka Me.} in Brigadoon

Thats pretty much and update on my current postion.
Rutgers next weekend.
And possibly a third trip to JERSEY BOYS & a fourth trip to HAIRSPRAY


"Each day as I grow older
The nights are getting colder.
Some day the sun will shine on me.
Money, I don't have any: I'm down to my last penny
But, darling, don't cry over me:

I'll be a big man in town (honest, honey)
I'll be a big man in town (promise, darling)
I'll be a big man in town
Just you wait and see:
You'll be proud of me.

They think that I'm a rover
But my roving days are over.
Someday your folks will welcome me.
I went away a small man
But I'll come home a tall man. "

---- Big Man In Town, Jersey Boys