Is it 2008 already?

Is it just me or did this year fly by really fast? Like ludicrous speed fast! I hope everyone parties hard on New Years Eve and please be safe! Don't be stupid. So check it...a few of my fave videos!

Happy Holidays!

I hope everyone has a great holiday and be safe! To get into the spirit of the season, here's a video of my girl, Kelly Clarkson, singing my fave Christmas song "Oh Holy Night." Merry Christmas!


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Lisa Edelstein rules!!

Another video...check it!

I'm freezing my ass off!

So I just got back from Florida a few hours ago. I went from 80 degrees and sunny to fucking 20 degrees and snow...crazy! I had lots of fun, but that was the last time I ever visit Disney World. Anyway, I imported the Xanadu cast recording into my itunes and I'm listening to it right now =) It's pretty radical so everyone should buy it!!

An entire week without House...

So tomorrow I leave for Florida for an entire week! I will be without internet, Sabres games and most importantly, House. Here's my fave scene from the show. It's the best scene ever!

I spend way too much time on the internet...

House & Cuddy together forever!

What bald guy fat ass team are you on?

Kathy Griffin's new stand up show is on at 9pm!! So everyone needs to watch it cuz she's hilarious. And House is the best show on tv. It's probably my new fave show. Here's a couple funny clips to make you smile...

Broadway is back!!

It's Over!: Labor Dispute Resolved as Stagehands Strike Ends Nov. 28

By Andrew Gans
28 Nov 2007

The marquee of Legally Blonde will light again.
photo by Matthew Blank

The strike initiated by Local One, the stagehands union, on Nov. 10 has come to an end. A tenative agreement was reached between the League of American Theatres and Producers and the union Nov. 28, the 19th day of the strike.

Charlotte St. Martin, the executive director of the League, addressed the press just before 11 PM with a short statement. St. Martin said, "We are pleased to announce that we have a tentative agreement with Local One of IATSE ending the Broadway strike, and we're happy about that. Performances for all shows will begin tomorrow night — once again, that's Thursday, Nov. 29 — and schedules for all productions will be posted on [the League's official website at www.ilovenytheater.com]. The agreement is a good compromise that serves our industry. What is most important is that Broadway's lights will once again be shining brightly with a diversity of productions that will delight all theatregoers during this holiday time. We look forward to celebrating the season and welcoming our talented stagehands and the theatregoing public back to Broadway."

James J. Claffey, the president of Local One, made a very brief statement: "Brothers and sisters of Local One, you've respresented yourselves and your families and your union proud. That's enough said right there." Bruce Cohen, the union's spokesperson, later told NY1, "All I can say is we're glad there's a deal, and everybody should go back to work, and the public should go see a Broadway show."

The union will now have ten days to approve the tentative agreement, although stagehands will return to work immediately. Union spokesperson Cohen explained, "We'll have a ratification vote and answer a lot of questions for our members in the next ten days."

Details of the final agreement have yet to be made public. For months prior to the strike and throughout the strike's duration, producers and the union have been hashing out issues of work assignments, setting of a production's run crew, load-in costs and labor minimums. Increase in wages was the subject of the final day of negotiations which lasted over 10 hours.

When all Broadway shows will resume their normal playing schedules has yet to be announced, although it is expected most productions will offer shows Thursday evening, Nov. 29.

Although the previous meetings between the League and the union had been unsuccessful, there was a great sense of optimism as members headed into the Nov. 28 meeting. Herschel Waxman, the Senior Vice President of the Nederlander Organization who is in charge of Labor Relations, told NY1, "As optimistic as I was the other day, I'm equally as optimistic we'll have it done today. I've been wrong, but I swear to you, I believe we will have a deal finished today." Bruce Cohen, a spokesperson for the union, said, "The tarps are off the field. The sun is shining. We're in the ninth inning of the seventh game of the World Series, and as Yogi Berra didn't say, 'It's not over until the fat lady sings.'"

The vast majority of Broadway shows have been closed since the strike began, and several shows have been forced to postpone their official opening nights. The lengthy dispute has also severely affected businesses in the theatre-district area. The City of New York estimates its loss at $2 million per each day of the strike.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the nation's leading industry based, not-for-profit AIDS fundraising and grant making organization, has also been adversely affected by the strike. It is during this time of the year when BC/EFA makes post-curtain call speeches asking for donating to the organization. The six weeks of fundraising leads up to the annual Gypsy of the Year competition, which has been postponed until Dec. 17 and 18.

Playbill.com will provide further information about the resolution of the strike as it is made available.

The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice

Everyone needs to go and buy the Hairspray dvd and soundtrack!! It's the most fun you will ever have watching a movie! Here's one of my fave songs "Run and Tell That." If Elijah Kelley ever sang like that to me, I'd probably faint too...

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!! yeah yeah I know it's a day early, but whatever. I hope everyone has a great holiday! And for everyone, including my mom and sister, going shopping on Black Friday, good luck and may the schwartz be with you. Make sure you catch Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! Xanadu and Young Frankenstein will be performing. Check it...and just because I love this video so much...

Broadway Shows Will Be Part of Macy's Parade

By Andrew Gans
19 Nov 2007

Kerry Butler in Xanadu
photo by Paul Kolnik

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will not be affected by the current stagehands strike. That is, the four Broadway shows originally scheduled to be part of the annual parade — Xanadu, Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein and Legally Blonde — will perform as planned.

A Macy's spokesperson confirmed that the four shows will be part of the annual parade on Thursday, Nov. 22. Because the broadcast utilizes television stagehands, who are not striking, rather than theatre stagehands, the performances can go on as scheduled.

Cast members from Legally Blonde are scheduled to perform "What You Want," while the Mary Poppins company will offer "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." Xanadu will perform a medley of tunes — including "All Over The World," "Magic" and "Xanadu" — and the cast of Young Frankenstein will sing "Transylvania Mania." The Radio City Rockettes will also perform.

As previously announced, the parade will kick off with "Making Magic," a new tuned penned by Michael Feinstein with lyrics by Bill Schermerhorn, Macy's creative director. Members of Camp Broadway, the theatre arts education company, will perform the song.

Also of interest to theatre fans: Spring Awakening's Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff will belt out "Give My Regards to Broadway" atop the M&M's Chocolate Candies on Broadway float. That theatre-themed float will feature the M&M's characters taking lead roles in Broadway productions: Green is Elphaba in Wicked, Orange and Yellow star in A Chorus Line, Blue is the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera, and Red is Spamalot's King Arthur.

The original Christine Daae in London and Broadway's Phantom, Sarah Brightman, will be dressed as a Pirate Queen and will sing "The Journey Home" on the Jolly Polly Pirate Ship; "Hairspray" film star Nikki Blonsky will perform "You Can't Stop the Beat" on the American Classic Malt Shop float; The Drowsy Chaperone's Bob Saget will be interviewed high above Manhattan in a helicopter tracing the parade route for viewers; and Feinstein and Tony winner Anika Noni Rose will perform another Feinstein-Schermerhorn song, "Give Me the Key to This Wonderful City," aboard the History Channel's New York Tin Toy float.

The 81st Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is set for Thursday, Nov. 22 from 9 AM-noon. The parade is broadcast nationally on NBC-TV.

The parade begins at 77th Street and Central Park West of Manhattan's Upper West Side. It will then make its way down Broadway through Times Square before taking final bows at Herald Square and ending at 7th Ave and 34th Street. For more information and a few helpful tips for those who are ready to brave the weather and crowds, visit www.macysparade.com or call the Macy's Parade Hotline at (212) 494-4495.

The show must go on...

Check it...here's a list of shows that are still playing. Yay for Xanadu and Young Frankenstein!!

Only eight Broadway shows will play Thursday, Nov. 15 due to the strike by Local One, the stagehands union. The remaining Broadway productions will be dark.
The eight Broadway shows that are running follow:

Cymbeline at the Vivian Beaumont Theater
Mary Poppins at the New Amsterdam Theatre
Mauritius at the Biltmore Theatre
Pygmalion at the American Airlines Theatre
The Ritz at Studio 54
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Circle in the Square
Xanadu at the Helen Hayes Theatre
Young Frankenstein at the Hilton Theatre

CITY Magazine

If you haven't picked up this month's issue, go get it right now! There's a great article about Sutton and some cool pics. This is on the CITY site...

'Young Frankenstein' Star Leads New Issue of CITY

'YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN' STAR LEADS NEW ISSUE OF CITY

"I've never been part of something so... big," says Broadway actress Sutton Foster of Mel Brooks' new mega-musical, Young Frankenstein, in the new issue of CITY magazine. "I've never done something so high-profile. It's terrifying and thrilling and sort like, how the hell did I get here?" How the 32-year-old actress got to star as the buxom, yodeling Inga in the biggest show of the season is the stuff of a high school theater geek's dreams, including a 42nd Street-style big break and three Tony Award nominations (including a win for Best actress). Young Frankenstein, which opens Thursday night at the Hilton Theatre, is vintage Brooks--bawdy, hilarious, and epic, with one show-stopper after another. Foster's "Roll in Ze Hay" early in act one is worth the (hefty) price of admission alone.

Foster headlines CITY's first ever Arts & Entertainment issue, which is on newsstands everywhere now. CITY enlisted the cast of the Roundabout Theatre Company's touring production of the classic jury room drama 12 Angry Men to star in one of our most dramatic fashion shoots ever. We also preview this year's Oscar race, focusing on the sudden surge of Hollywood films that are adaptations of highly acclaimed and serious literature. If you haven't read Atonement, No Country for Old Men, Life in the Time of Cholera, and The Kite Runner, you may want to head to the library before you hit the theaters. As if that's not enough, we chat up design guru Sir Terence Conran and taste CITY chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten's take on a traditional Thanksgiving feast. Go to www.youngfrankensteinthemusical.com and www.city-magazine.com

Is this the end of entertainment?

Most of Broadway Goes Dark Nov. 10 as Stagehands Begin Strike

By Andrew Gans
and Adam Hetrick
10 Nov 2007

Outside the Broadhurst Theatre, home of Les Misérables, which will be dark until further notice.
photo by Andrew Ku

After months of negotiations between Local One, the stagehands union, and the League of American Theatres and Producers, the union announced Nov. 10 that its members will go on strike. The strike is effective immediately.

For months producers and the union have been hashing out issues of work assignments, setting of a production's run crew, load-in costs and labor minimums. Local One members have been working on Broadway without a contract since July 31.

The union and the League reconvened earlier this week, returning to the negotiating table for the first time in several weeks. Thomas C. Short, the president of I.A.T.S.E. — Local One's parent union — attended the Nov. 7 and 8 meetings, which proved unfruitful. Following the meetings, Short granted final strike authorization to the union.

The first show affected by the strike was the 11 AM performance of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Patrick Page, who stars in the title role of the limited Grinch engagement, told Playbill.com, "I'm heartbroken by the faces of all these kids. . . I've just gone around to give them a hug, maybe sing a little bit of a song for them, and make them feel a little better [about the show being canceled]." When asked about his opinion of the strike, Page said, "My only opinion is that these guys are the backbone of Broadway. I've worked with some of these guys on four or five Broadway shows, and they are amazing craftsmsen and workers, and I have absolutely no idea what goes on in those contract negotiations back and forth, but I do know that Actors' Equity Association supports Local One 100 percent, and I'm a member of [Equity]."

Most Broadway productions are affected by the strike; that is, the shows will not go on for August: Osage County, Avenue Q, A Bronx Tale, Chicago, A Chorus Line, The Color Purple, Curtains, Cyrano de Bergerac, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Drowsy Chaperone, Duran Duran, The Farnsworth Invention, Grease, Hairspray, Is He Dead?, Jersey Boys, Legally Blonde, Les Miserables, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Mamma Mia!, Spamalot, The Phantom of the Opera, Rent, Rock 'n' Roll, The Seafarer, Spring Awakening, and Wicked.

The only Broadway productions still running are Xanadu, The Ritz, Mauritius, Cymbeline, Pygmalion, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Young Frankenstein and Mary Poppins. These productions are either presented by Broadway's nonprofit sector or are housed in theatres whose contracts with Local One are separate.

The Broadway shows that are up and running will more than likely benefit from the lack of options. In fact, Xanadu sold out its matinee and evening performances Nov. 10, and only standing room was available for Spelling Bee as of late afternoon. Off-Broadway shows are also seeing more customers. Three Mo' Tenors was completely sold out for its Saturday matinee, and a ticket seller at the TKTS booth said that although there are less people in line than normal, Off-Broadway shows are selling better than normal.

Charlotte St. Martin, the executive director of the League, posted this statement on the League's official website Nov. 10: "Local One has darkened most of Broadway. They have chosen to strike — without notifying us, rather than to continue negotiating. It is a sad day for Broadway, but we must remain committed to achieving a fair contract. Our goal is simple: To pay for workers we need and for work that is actually performed. Stagehands are highly skilled and highly paid. They are — and will remain — the highest paid stagehands in the theatrical world. We deplore the strike and the harm it does to the City, the industry, and the theatregoing public. Indeed, to all talented people who make Broadway the top tourist attraction in New York. A strike will have an economic impact of $17 million per day in direct and indirect costs. This could have been avoided had the union's leadership chosen to act responsibly at the bargaining table. We extend our sympathy for the inconvenience caused to the theatregoing public, and assure everyone who has purchased tickets that they will get an exchange or refund."

Although the union has not issued an official statement, picketers have been handing out flyers in front of several Broadway theatres. The flyer states, in part, "We truly regret that there is no show. . . Broadway is a billion dollar a year industry and has never been more profitable than now. Cuts in our jobs and wages will never result in a cut in ticket prices to benefit the public, but only an increase in the profits for producers. Unlike the producers, we are not fighting for our second or third homes: we are fighting to keep the one that we have."

Actors' Equity released a statement Nov. 10 at 11 AM ET in support of the union. In its statement, spokesperson Maria Somma said, "Actors' Equity Association strongly supports Local One/IATSE in their efforts to reach a fair and equitable contract. The responsibility for the shutdown of Broadway rests squarely with the League of American Theaters and Producers. The Equity Council, per the Union’s Broadway contract language, endorses and supports the strike, which has been sanctioned by Local One’s IATSE International President, and directs its members to honor the picket line. The men and women of Local One/IATSE deserve fair wages and working conditions and, most importantly, the respect of everyone who is part of the theatrical community."

It is unclear at this time how long the stagehands strike will last. Broadway was last darkened by a musicians strike in 2003, which ended after four days.

For information regarding refunds of tickets, click here.

Playbill.com will provide further information as it is made available.

Outside the St. James Theatre, home of The Grinch, which is also dark.
photo by Andrew Ku

Roll In Ze Hay!

Did anyone else watch SNL this past saturday? Barack Obama was on!! Yeah! It was just a cameo, but how awesome is that? Guess who was the musical guest? Feist!! Barack Obama and Feist on one show...so rad. Check out this clip. It's from the musical Young Frankenstein. This is Roger Bart and Sutton Foster (both are so awesome!) performing "Roll In Ze Hay!"

Sutton Foster is amazing!

Check it. I love this video.

Why I love the month of October...

1. My birthday
2. Halloween and free candy
3. best month for tv!! so many good horror movies are on!
4. Horror movies released around Halloween

I love South Park

Funniest song ever...

I feel like crying...

The world has lost another amazing person, Deborah Kerr. She was such a brilliant actress. "The King And I" and "An Affair To Remember" are my fave movies of hers. RIP Deborah, we will miss you!

Deborah Kerr, Tasteful Actress of Film and Stage, Dies at 86
By Robert Simonson

18 Oct 2007

Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr, the British-born actress who starred in the film version of The King and I and the original productions of the Broadway plays Tea and Sympathy and Seascape, died Oct. 18 in Suffolk, eastern England, AP reported. She was 86 and suffered from Parkinson's Disease.

Ms. Kerr was a major Hollywood star throughout the 1950s. Blessed with pale skin, lovely, placid features and blonde hair, which she typically wore short and back, she played a series of emotionally cool, well-bred, but kind women. On screen, no one was more ladylike than Deborah Kerr. "I came over here [Hollywood] to act," she said, "but it turned out all I had to do was to be high-minded, long-suffering, white-gloved and decorative."

She was the English governess who tamed the boorish Siamese king in the screen version of The King and I, playing opposite Yul Brynner. Her singing voice was dubbed by Marni Nixon. She was Terry MacKay, the lady who is too dignified and selfless to tell her lover Cary Grant that she had lost the use of her legs in the romantic weeper "An Affair to Remember." Other films included "Edward My Son," "Heaven Knows Mr. Allison," "Separate Tables" and "The Sundowners." She was nominated for Academy Awards six times. She won an honorary Oscar in 1994.

Ironically, the role she is best known for was her most torrid, in "From Here to Eternity," in which she has a clandestine affair with soldier Burt Lancaster. The passionate kiss they share on the beach, while the waves role over them, is one of the most memorable love scenes in film history. The two actors were, in fact, romantically involved during the filming of the movie.

Ms. Kerr was born in Helensburgh, Scotland on Sept. 30, 1921. She was given a strict upbringing, with an emphasis on posture and good manners. She trained as a dancer at her aunt's drama school in Bristol, and soon began making appearances in plays. Her first appearance on the West End stage was as Ellie Dunn in Heartbreak House at the Cambridge Theatre in 1943. She began acting in British films in 1941 and was brought to Hollywood in 1947 after making an impression in the film "Black Narcissus."

She made her Broadway debut in 1953 in Robert Anderson's drama Tea and Sympathy, playing a bullying headmaster's understanding wife, who takes pity on a nonconformist student who is accused of homosexuality. It was Ms. Kerr who, when her character decides to alleviate the boy's doubts by taking him to bed, uttered the famous line, "Years from now when you talk about this — and you will — be kind." Harold Clurman wrote that she was "beautiful to behold as well as gratifyingly warm and simple." Ms. Kerr repeated her performance on film.

In 1975, she returned to Broadway in Edward Albee's beachside allegory Seascape, playing one half of a middle-aged couple who encounter two talking lizards on the beach. The play had a short run, but won the Pulitzer Prize.

She was married to Anthony Bartley from 1945 to 1959. They had two children. She married Peter Viertel in 1960. Ms. Kerr retired from films in 1968.

Happy Birthday to me!

yay for being 23!! well not really haha. I'm supposed to get tattooed today. We'll see what happens...

Girl Groups Rule!

So all I've been listening to lately are girl groups from the 50's and 60's. One of my fave and most recent tattoos is a hand holding an envelope with flowers around it. It's a Sailor Jerry design. It reminded me of one of my fave songs "Please Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes. I love this song!

Zombie movies and the greatest band ever

I went to Blockbuster yesterday and rented 28 Weeks Later...fucking awesome!!! 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later are the best zombie movies I have ever seen. They have everything you would ever want in a zombie movie. Lots of gore, "intelligent" zombies, and they're absoutely terrifying! Go see both movies if you haven't seen them already. Anyway, I went to Barnes & Noble today and bought an AC/DC dvd. I love them! They're probably my fave band ever!! Here's one of my fave AC/DC songs "T.N.T." Oh yeah and the Sabres play tonight, let's hope they win. Let's go Sabres!!

Turn Me On

You know that feeling you get when you hear a good song you haven't heard in a while? Well, that happened to me over the weekend. I was listening to my ipod, some playlist that I made, and "Turn Me On" by Norah Jones was the next song. I smiled and said to myself "I love this song!" Here's a cool video I found so enjoy!
Norah Jones - Turn Me On

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Let's Go Sabres!!

Tonight is the first game of the season!!! I'm so excited! I even made Sabres cupcakes haha Let's go Buffalo!!

It's Rocktober! (inside joke)

So there's a few movies I want to see this month...

30 Days of Night - Oct 19th
Saw IV - Oct 26th
Dan In Real Life - Oct 26th

I love Steve Carell so I'll see any movie he's in. Across the Universe still hasn't opened yet in Buffalo...what the fuck? When is it going to be released here? Dammit...here's the trailer for 30 Days of Night. It looks so good!!

Kerry Butler supports Barack Obama!

Kerry Butler sang the national anthem at the Obama rally in Washington Square!! How cool is that? I think it's great she's a supporter because I am too yay!

Early and Often

9/28/07

9:03 AM

Obama at Washington Square: Where Did They Put all of the Dealers?

Oh, he put them over there.Photo: Getty Images

If only something truly interesting had happened, or been said, at the big Obama rally last evening in Washington Square Park, whose attendance organizers put (a mite inflatedly, it seemed to our eyes) at 24,000. All those cute, wide-eyed, multiculti NYU students herded into the main area in front of the stage. A few misty-eyed introductory remarks from actor Jeffrey Wright about his NYU days, and how the historical diversity of the park's habituees parallels Obama's vision for America. Then cue up Kanye's heart-thumping "Touch the Sky" and the Opie-like candidate himself emerges from a phalanx of security, strides triumphantly through the park's triumphal arch, and gives a robust but utterly unsurprising stump speech, wrapping it up by leading a call and response — "Fired Up! Ready to go!" — that he says he learned from a little old lady in some burg in South Carolina. The whole thing felt like some droid-y, hip-hoppified Nashville.

At least Xanadu lead Kerry Butler, that virtuosic Olivia Newton-John impersonator, was there to white-soulfully deliver the national anthem beforehand, her insanely adorable (non-white!) two-year-old daughter, Segi, in tow. It was far from her first public recitation of the star-spangled ditty. "I've been doing a lot of softball games," she said. "I didn't go to public school, so we actually didn't have to sing it, so the first few times I had it in my pocket. But now I've memorized it." And, yes, she was there not as a hired set of lungs but as a true-blue Obama Girl. "I love the work that he's doing for Darfur," she said. So would she invite him to Xanadu? "I would love to do it right now, but there's too much security" — and even though a friend from Hairspray had offered to intro her to the Barackster after the rally, she had to go hustle into hair and makeup. Speaking of which, was she staying bang- and bump-free in her notoriously injury-inducing show? "I am," she said. "Knock on" — she rapped on the metal gate that cordoned off press from the VIP ramp up the rally stage — "whatever." —Tim Murphy

I'm sad

Jim Lorentz, one of the announcers for the Sabres games, announced his retirement today. Sabres games won't be the same without him. At least we still have RJ. First Briere goes, then Drury goes...and now Jim. This sucks! We'll miss you Jim!!

Tattoos + Sabres = Best day ever!!

I'm getting tattooed today woohoo! I'm finally going to finish my right sleeve. Once all the color is done my arm is going to look rad! Not as rad as the Sabres of course hehe They play tonight at 8. It's only a pre-season game, but I'm still super excited!! Here we go Sabres here we go ::clap clap::

It's Miller Time!

This is a pic of my Ryan Miller tattoo. I asked him to sign my leg and then I got his signature tattooed on. It's pretty much the coolest thing ever.

Let's go Sabres!!

Tonight is the first pre-season game!! I'm so excited!!! Let's go Buffalo!

dammit

So I guess Across the Universe isn't opening in every city tomorrow...fuck! I have to wait another week to see it. This sucks!

My fave commercial

I love the commercial for the University of Phoenix. They use one of my fave songs, "Bleeding Heart Show" by The New Pornographers. They're a great band so check em out!

Ow

So I got tattooed today! I finished my right sleeve...well almost. It still needs to be colored, but I'm so excited! It looks rad and swollen haha I got a bunch of traditional stuff to fill all the spaces. It's pretty sore now =(

Stalking Ryan Miller

I went to the zoo with a friend of mine today. I love going to the zoo, it's so much fun!! Later, we drove by Ryan Miller's house and he was home! His garage door was up and his car was in the garage. It was so rad!!

I love Dolly bags!

I received my new Dolly bag today!! It's so cute! I also ordered a mini bag in a different fabric because I wanted both fabrics hehe If you don't have a Dolly bag, go buy one right now! They're the cutest bags ever

yay for free stuff!

I ordered a couple things from Total Skull. For those of you who don't know what Total Skull is, it's a clothing line designed by Sheri Moon Zombie (Rob Zombie's wife). She's so rad! There's some other accessories and stuff she designs too. Anyway, I received my order today and they gave me 3 free stickers!! So cool right? The stickers are already up on my dvd cabinet.

Movies to see this month...

The Brave One - Sept 14th
Eastern Promises - Sept 14th
Across the Universe - Sept 21st
Resident Evil: Extinction - Sept 21st
The Kingdom - Sept 28th

I love Tennis

Last night I was watching the US Open and I saw the best match I have ever seen. It was Blake vs Santoro and Blake won in 5 sets. Santoro was fierce and didn't go down without a fight. That match was, honestly, the most entertaining and exciting match I've ever seen. It was unbelievable!! Oh yeah and I went to the zoo today woohoo!! I saw my favorite animal, the tiger. He's so pretty =) I want to get a tiger tattoo on my leg somewhere.

It's too hot

So I did a bunch of errands today in this fucking billion and one degree weather. I bought some candy at Kmart, but I didn't see Carol =( Then I went to Hallmark and Barnes & Noble. I love that store! I could spend all day in B&N. I bought a Gil Elvgren pin up girl calendar woohoo! And a tattoo magazine with Kat Von D on the cover. Barnes & Noble rules!

So many movies...

So "Eastern Promises" and "The Brave One" open on Sept 14th. Then "Across the Universe" and "Resident Evil: Extinction" open on the 21st! I hate when this happens. Boo!!

Good month for movies...

September is going to be a good month for movies. "The Brave One" opens Sept 14th. I can't wait to see this. Jodie Foster looks so badass! I love the poster too. The movie I'm most looking forward to opens Sept 21st..."Across the Universe!" I think the soundtrack comes out on the 18th. oh yeah and "Halloween" opens this friday! woohoo!! Here's the trailer for "The Brave One" if you haven't seen it already.

Sienna Guillory rules!

Sienna Guillory is one of my fave actresses. She was Jill Valentine in the movie "Resident Evil: Apocalypse." I have a tattoo of her on my right thigh. A while ago, I sent her an email on myspace telling her about my tattoo. Well guess what? Today, I noticed she updated her profile and added some new pics. She posted a pic of my tattoo on her myspace!!! She thinks it's "brilliant." How cool is that?! I love my tattoos =)

I love shopping

I went to Best Buy today and I picked up the new "Halloween" soundtrack. Overall, it's not bad. You can tell that it's a Rob Zombie cd. There's a lot of dialogue. However, I don't like the new version of the theme song! It sounds very electronic and synthesized. They should have used the original theme song. It would've been much more effective. I also bought the "Halloween 25 years of Terror" dvd. I already owned the original, but this one has a lot of special features yay! I'm really looking forward to the new movie though. "Halloween" is my fave horror movie ever!! I found "Little Miss Sunshine" too =) I love that movie! I still have to buy Rilo Kiley's new album "Under the Blacklight." I'll probably get that on itunes. Here's the trailer for "Halloween" if you haven't seen it already.

Pan's Labyrinth = Brilliant filmmaking

I finally got around to watching "Pan's Labyrinth" and it was unbelievable!! It's a fucking brilliant movie. It has now become one of my fave movies ever. If you haven't seen it, go watch it! I was reading the message boards over at IMDB and someone posted a quote from the new Harry Potter book that is perfectly suited to sum up this film..."Of course this is happening inside your head Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?"

I'm in love with Aida and cell phones should be banned from theatres

I just got home from seeing "Aida" and I'm so in love with this show. I've had the cast recording for a while and I listen to it all the time. I love all of the songs! Heather Headley and Adam Pascal singing together is nothing short is amazing to listen to.

*SPOILERS*

Nikki Renee Daniels played "Aida." She is so gorgeous!! Her voice is absolute ecstasy to listen to haha That girl has a set of lungs on her. She is so am-fuckin-azing!! I wish I could've met her. Michael Hunsaker played Aida's lover, "Radames." Nikki and Michael sounded fantastic together! His vibrato was a little too much for me, but I loved him anyway. Jacqueline Bayne played "Amneris." She was also very very good. I don't think her voice was strong enough for the part. I still loved her though.

The show takes place in Ancient Egypt. A princess, Aida, falls in love with a prince, Radames. But, Radames is engaged to Amneris...so I loved the beginning of the show. The scene was set in a museum with "Amneris" in a glass case, on display, singing the first song "Every Story Is A Love Story." She stepped out of the case and sang the rest of the song. That led directly into "Fortune Favors The Brave." One of my fave songs was "My Strongest Suit." Like I said before, I don't think Jacqueline had a strong enough voice for this song. Her voice was drowned out by the back up singers and the band. Also, towards the ends, the song really picked up and I didn't feel that energy that maybe should have been there. "Dance of the Robe" was awesome!! Nikki got a lot of cheers at the end for her belting yay! Then my absolute fave song in the show was "Elaborate Lives." That could be one of my fave songs ever! Words cannot describe how good that song was. I had chills throughout the entire song. When Nikki joined Michael in singing "We all lead such elaborate lives..." I almost started crying. It was so beautiful to watch. Then Nikki sang the Act 1 finale "The Gods Love Nubia." This song was absolutely, without a doubt, the best Act 1 finale I have ever seen. Again, I had chills throughout the entire song!! I have to admit, I had tears streaming down my face by the end. It was just another beautiful song. The applause and cheers at the end was crazy! Nikki and the rest of the cast definitely deserved every applause and cheer they received.

Act 2 began with "A Step Too Far." ok so cell phones should be banned from all theatres!!! During "Written In The Stars" (one of my fave songs) some fucking woman, a couple rows ahead of me, flipped open her cell and called someone!!! What the fuck?! Are you serious?? Not only was that extremely rude to the actors and everyone sitting around her, but that was fucking distracting!! I wanted to punch the back of her fucking head, but I couldn't reach hehe The next show you go to please TURN OFF your phone. Don't just put it on vibrate, turn the fucking thing off!!! ok, end of rant..."Written In The Stars" led right into "I Know The Truth" which was Amneris' solo. She sang this really well. It's also another fave of mine =) After this song, Aida and Radames were sentenced to die together by being entombed. This was a pretty emotional scene. Then the reprise of "Elaborate Lives" began. I don't even think I have to tell you I was crying haha This was one of the saddest songs of the show. I was trying so hard to keep the tears in, but I couldn't stop them. Aida and Radames were then put into a tomb and buried alive. It was definitely the saddest ending I've seen =( Then the museum set pieces were brought back on stage and the finale began, the reprise of "Every Story Is A Love Story." This was a really cute ending =) Amneris began singing the song and then proceeded to walk back to her display case. The museum began to fill with people walking around, looking at the exhibits. Michael and Nikki were among the people walking around. Everyone started to leave except them. They ended up on both sides of the tomb, Michael on one side and Nikki on the other. They walked around to the front and started talking to each other. The show then ends...so cute right?

So if you haven't seen this show already, I highly recommend seeing it. Also, buy the cast recording!! You will fall in love with the show like I did. Here's a video for you to watch if you want. This is Nikki singing "Home." You can watch Heather Headley and Adam Pascal sing "Elaborate Lives" on youtube. Please watch it even if you don't want to. If you don't get chills from watching this, you're super weird!!

Thank you Sirius 3 day trials

So today, Kerry was interviewed on Sirius by Seth Rudetsky. They both are so funny! I was laughing the entire time. Kerry was very sweet and adorable, as always =) She sang "On My Own" from Les Miserables. She sounded great!! That's one of my fave songs. She talked about what a bad dancer she is and when she was in Hairspray there was a lot of dancing hehe so she was kind of embarrassed. I was so bummed because they didn't talk about Little Shop or Xanadu!! They ended with "You Can't Stop The Beat" from Hairspray because Kerry likes that song. Here's a couple videos for everyone to watch. The first one is Kerry singing "Somewhere That's Green" from Little Shop. The second one is actually an audio clip of her singing "On My Own." Enjoy!!

I'm super excited

Last night I got home from dog sitting all weekend and it was a lot of fun! I was so exhausted and was laying in bed, watching tv. The coolest thing happened...I was flipping through all the channels when I saw the opening credits for some movie. The name of the movie sounded really familiar. It looked like a movie Sienna Guillory, one of my fave actresses, was in! Then I saw her name!! This was a movie I had been wanting to see because she was in it. I just happened to catch it on tv. That was crazy lucky!! So, today I was looking through the usual Broadway sites where I get my news and I found out that Kerry Butler will be doing an interview with Seth Rudetsky on Sirius radio!!!! The interview will air on wed at 2pm!! I'm so excited! I don't have a subscription to Sirius, but I can sign up for a free 3 day trial to listen to it....sooo cool right? You can read about it here and you can sign up for a 3 day trial here. Everyone should listen because Kerry rules! =)

Warped Tour

ok I'm kicking myself for not buying tickets to Warped Tour at Darien Lake. Meg & Dia were performing this year and I should have gone. I guess I didn't feel like driving there by myself...dammit. Meg & Dia rule and I need to see them perform again. Anyway, I bought tix to see Aida yay!! I can't wait to see it! The cast recording is one of my faves =) omg I'm watching an X-Files episode on sci-fi and they mentioned Buffalo woohoo! um...oh yeah I'm dog sitting this weekend for a friend of mine so that should be fun. Her dogs are super cute! and she has a wii! What's better than wii bowling and playing with super cute dogs?

Across the Universe

I cannot wait to see this movie!! I'm totally addicted to watching the trailer. If you haven't seen it yet, watch it!

my New York trip

So if you haven't already read about my trip to New York City here it is again...sorry it's so long...

Hi guys! So I got back from New York sun night and I had the most amazing time ever!! I had so much fun! I can’t wait to go back again. We arrived in New York at about 7:00 in the morning on sat, June 30^th. We stopped at this cute place for breakfast on 8^th ave. The hostess liked my tattoos =) Then we walked around the theatre district for a bit before the NBC studio tour at 11:00. The tour was pretty cool. We saw the sets for Conan, SNL and some other stuff. After the tour, we stopped for lunch at Ellen’s Stardust Diner. It’s on the corner of Broadway and 51^st st. ok seriously, if you have never eaten there before….go!!!! It’s the coolest restaurant I have ever been in. After eating there, it’s definitely my fave place ever!!! It’s a 50’s diner and the waiters and waitresses sing!! So cool right? They’re aspiring broadway performers so everyone has a really good voice and can sing well. We had the nicest waitresses! I requested for them to sing “Suddenly Seymour” and they did!!! Sometimes if you request a song, those servers working may not know the lyrics. So I was lucky there were a guy and girl to sing it. After they sang, it was our waitress’ turn to sing. She even came up to our table and sang to us!! That was so much fun.

After we ate, we went back to our hotel to get ready for Xanadu!! We get to the stagedoor around 6:00 and wait for Kerry to arrive. I had a handbag made for her!! It was kind of a late birthday present for her. The fabric had stars on it and on each side I had the Little Shop poster and Hairspray poster. Anyway, around 7:00 I finally see her walking down the street! I was freaking out I was so nervous lol She looked so adorable!! She had on her Xanadu hat and still wearing her makeup from the earlier performance =) She was so cute, she still had on the little jewels by her eyes lol I walked up to her and introduced myself. “Hi Kerry! I’m Katie. You probably don’t remember me but….” Then she immediately said “oh my god Hi! How are you?” she totally remembered me!!!! How awesome is that? =) “We met a few years ago right?” she said. I told her “Yeah! When you were in Little Shop!” I can’t believe she remembered me =) Then we talked for a bit about the show and I told her I was super excited to see it!! I gave her my present, which she loved!! We talked about her daughter and other things. I got a picture with her =) and showed her my portrait tattoo of her. She loved it!!! She covered her mouth and said “oh my god wow!” I would find out later that she told almost everyone about it! She asked me where I was sitting and I told her “row D, on the right side.” So then we said goodbye to each other and she said “I hope you enjoy the show!” I thanked her and everything =) After meeting Kerry, we walked around because we had time before the show started. Ok so we get to the theatre around 7:30 and I bought some Xanadu stuff. I bought a magnet, a mirror, a keychain, a poster and leg warmers!! They had Xanadu leg warmers like the ones Kerry wears in the show….so awesome!!!!! So we sat in our seats, waiting for the show to start. Then this guy came up to me and was like “Hi I’m Joe, Kerry Butler’s husband.” I met Kerry’s husband!!!!!! She told him about my tattoo and told him to look for me in the audience!! He really wanted to see it, so I showed him and he really liked it! =) He asked me if I had seen the show before and I told him I hadn’t. He said “I really hope you like it!” I said “thank you so much!” Then he went back to his seat. He was so nice!! And much cuter in person =)

Soon after that, the show started…woohoo!!! The show was so freakin hilarious!!! I couldn’t stop laughing, it was so funny!! Kerry was absolutely adorable as Kira, in her leg warmers and skates lol she has skates on most of the show! Her voice was flawless. When she sang, she gave me chills so many times during the show. It was hilarious watching her trying to be sexy lol so cute!! She had like the finger in the mouth and stuff and down on her knees…oh my god she was hot!! Cheyenne Jackson was Sonny and he was really good. I heard from some people that the original guy cast as Sonny, James Carpinello, wasn’t very good. So I was so happy to see Cheyenne. Not only can Cheyenne sing, but he is extremely hot!!!! He was in All Shook Up with Jenn Gamby! Tony Roberts played Danny. He was also very good. For someone his age still singing and dancing onstage is pretty damn good. He was in a movie with Sandy Duncan back in the 70’s! So yeah anyway Jackie Hoffman and Mary Testa were the evil sisters…they were so funny!! Both of them were ridiculously funny and just feeding off the audiences’ laughter! It was great. Andre Ward played Terpsicore. Every line that he had was sooo funny!! The way he delivered them made it even more funny. He was so over the top and just brilliant! Curtis Holbrook was also hilarious and he was in All Shook Up with Jenn Gamby too. Pretty cool right? The entire cast was just brilliant and hilarious. Xanadu is now one of my fave shows!! I can’t wait to buy the cast recording when it comes out. So the show ends and everyone came out to take their bow. Kerry received a standing ovation and lots and lots of cheers!!!! Yay =) On my way out of the theatre, I saw Kerry’s husband again! He was sitting only a few rows behind me. I stopped and talked to him. I said “I loved the show! It was so funny!” Then he said “oh good! I’m so glad you liked it!” He introduced me to his parents and we talked for a little bit about Kerry, the show, my tattoos and other stuff =) He asked me if I was going to the stagedoor and I told him I was. He said he would meet us out there! So I get to the stagedoor. Tony Roberts is the first one out. He signed a couple autographs and took off. Andre was the next one to come out, he signed a couple autographs and took off also….bummer…I really wanted to meet him. Then Cheyenne came out and all the girls ran up to him! I stood back from the mosh pit haha and watched him sign autographs and pose for pictures. Then Kerry came out!!! She had her hair down and her make up was gone. She looked gorgeous. She’s so stunning to look at. I watched her sign autographs and pose for pictures. Then I went up to her and she said “Hi!” with a big smile on her face =) I told her I met her husband and that he was really nice. She said “good! I told him to look for you!” I asked her to sign my poster, which she did. I asked her if I could get another picture with her. She smiled and said “sure!” then she asked me if she could get a picture of my tattoo!! How cool is that? She took out her camera phone and took a picture! I know she’s going to show everyone lol I asked her if she liked the bag and she said yes! I told her that she can take the pictures out and put in other pictures if she wants. She smiled and excitedly said “oh I can put pictures of me and my daughter in there!” she’s too cute =) I told her I loved the show!! We talked for a little bit and she gave me a hug!!!! =) I was so excited! Kerry hugged me! Then she went to the next girl to sign her playbill. I looked around and my mom was gone! Then I saw her talking with Kerry’s husband!! So I went and talked with him some more. Then we said good bye and he said “I hope you enjoy the rest of your time in New York.” I smiled and said “thank you!” He smiled and said “Have a great night.” After that I waited for Cheyenne to sign my poster. He looked at me and said “ok I have to see all your tattoos.” Kerry told him about my tattoo!! When he saw the Jenn Gamby portrait he was so excited. He was like “Gamby!” lol he kept touching the portrait of her! It was cute =) He was blown away by my Kerry portrait. He really liked it. Kerry was standing next to us signing stuff and she joined in on our conversation!!! So I had both Cheyenne and Kerry talking to me about my tattoos!!!! So fucking awesome!!! =) then I asked him to sign my poster and he did. I asked him if I could get a picture with him and the pic came out really good. We look so cute together haha I thanked him for everything. I saw Curtis so I went over to him and he signed my poster and posed for a pic. He was super cute! After that, I went over to Kerry one last time to say good bye and to thank her for everything. She’s such a sweetheart!!! As I walked back to the hotel, I was on cloud 9. I was so happy and excited about everything that day. I couldn’t wait to get my film developed and see my pictures!!

So the next day, we went back to the Stardust Diner for breakfast. It was really yummy and a lot of fun! After that, we went to the American Museum of Natural History. When I first walked in and saw the gi-normous dinosaur I was in awe. It was amazing. The entire museum is just incredible and so interesting!! It’s so freaky seeing some of those animals because they look so real! It looked like the tiger was going to jump out of the display and bite my face off lol seriously! It was kinda creepy haha When we left the museum we walked around times square and the theatre district for a bit. I bought so much shit!! As we were walking back to the hotel to leave for the airport, I saw Josh Strickland from Tarzan!!! Our hotel was right down the street from the theatre. He was out signing autograps and posing for pictures. It was the perfect end to a perfect weekend. I love New York!! It is unlike any other city in the world. Only in New York will you meet Kerry Butler and her husband, meet Cheyenne Jackson, see Kerry in Xanadu and laugh your ass off, and have Suddenly Seymour sang to you while eating! New York…it’s a hell of a town =)

Kerry Butler rules!

So anyone who knows me, knows that I'm a huge fan of Kerry's. For those who don't know me, let me tell you a little about my idol. She is one of the nicest and sweetest people you would ever want to me. I've gotten the opportunity to meet her a couple times and she is an absolute doll. Not only is she super cute and funny, but she has an amazing voice!! She is currently starring in the Broadway musical "Xanadu." If that sounds familiar then you are thinking of the movie "Xanadu" that was made in like the 80's and it was fucking horrible haha Anyway, she was also in my fave musical, Little Shop of Horrors. She played Audrey and she fucking rocked!! I saw her in it a couple times and I would kill to see her play Audrey again. I was listening to the Little Shop cast recording so I thought I would blog about Kerry and how much I adore her =)