Sitting at rehearsal yesterday, with Samson (Show Pup) on my lap, I watched as Chris Ashley (Director) staged Huey's Act II song "Memphis Lives in Me."
Chad sang this song in Shubert Alley on Wednesday:
Chad sang this song in Shubert Alley on Wednesday:
So the cast is running through the song in the rehearsal studio, no orchestra, no set, no costumes or theatrical lights; there are no fancy dance moves, no swanky special effects, and still...it was hard to keep it together.
Cary Tedder, Kevin Covert and Brad Brass:
It was that overwhelming feeling that comes from being so excited and so proud and so moved that you want to burst.
It was a moment that reminded me why we are doing this show.
Dionne Figgins and Dan'yelle Williamson:
It's so easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of working on a show, whether it is a school production or a Broadway show. Laundry doesn't get done, refrigerators become hotels for condiments and summer movies become winter Netflix rentals.
But there is something happening in that rehearsal room that is very exciting.
It's Heart + Art times Show Power.
Now I have never been much for math, but that is an equation I can understand.
Sidenote: I just finished 5 loads of laundry and am feeling very accomplished.
It's Heart + Art times Show Power.
Now I have never been much for math, but that is an equation I can understand.
Sidenote: I just finished 5 loads of laundry and am feeling very accomplished.
Photos by Chris Owyoung