Brady is doing the best he can. He’s in a tough situation right now because he has gained his energy back which involves running around until falling asleep. The bad part is that when he runs around, his breathing becomes labored again. So we’re working hard at finding a happy medium Read More
Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
The Phantom of the Opera is there inside my mind…
May 22nd, 2009 by Show of Hands
The Phantom of the Opera. One of my favorite musicals. Also the longest I’ve ever waited to see a show – 20 years. Finally, I saw the touring company perform during its stop in the Twin Cities. Why so long? Well, until I moved to the Twin Cities area, I didn’t see any Read More
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A Performer with a Mic-Pack ala Broadway? Nope, it’s an old-school FM system!
May 7th, 2009 by Show of Hands
Some people do straight theater. Others prefer Shakespeare. Me? I go straight for the musical theater stuff. Give me Rodgers and Hammerstein. Lerner and Loewe. Cole Porter’s my man. Ebb and Kander? Sure! Andrew Lloyd Webber? Right-on! Let’s not forget Sondheim, Schwartz, the Gershwins Read More
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Viva La vie Boheme!
April 5th, 2009 by Show of Hands
RENT: The Broadway Tour Update! The sign language interpreters at the Sunday matinee (Minneapolis – March 29th at the Orpheum Theatre) were fricking amazing! They made me proud (I acted as the consultant/director) and really did give the show the justice it deserved. How do we know this? Read More
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Defying Gravity
February 24th, 2009 by Show of Hands
A joke comes to mind, one of those classic lightbulb jokes: “How many sign language interpreters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?” The answer? Five. One to do it, while the other four sit on the sidelines, observing and commenting, “I would have done that Read More
