CINDY & THE DISCO BALL Gets MAC'ed!

Okay! So the lovely ladies of CINDY AND THE DISCO BALL and the show's director, Joe Leo Bwarie, headed to the Beverly Hills to the MAC makeup store. Oh man, we had fun! As I sing in the show, "Frosted lips, shadowed eyes. I'm where it's at and its no surprise." To help the cast get that 70's makeup look, John, the show's makeup designer greeted and helped us through our makeup journey.

Each character has a makeup "color palette" and design. I was the first one in the chair. John taught me how to apply my makeup using style techniques that incorporated my character 'Eleanor's" traits. I'm the sassy stepsister so the makeup and "look" has to be just right. John would do one eye, then I would get to mimic his work on the other eye...and so on and so forth! (His side was WAY better, but by opening I'll get.) He showed me some great "theatrical" tips for the stage. The colors he chose for "Eleanor" are "Fabulous." We're talking colors that are called, "Vibrant Grape," "Flash Mode" and "Show Orchid." Each cast member got their consultation with John then we bought out the store, grabbed lunch and headed back to the theatre for a designer run through. Whew!

PS: For anyone who saw a gal with "stylin" makeup at The Newsroom Cafe grabbing lunch... that was me! Hilarious. People kept staring. I kept forgetting I had bright makeup on and our poor waiter must have been thinking, "Really?...who does this Disco Queen think she is! I had to keep my makeup on through lunch to see how the colors showed up under the stage lights back at the theatre. So there Mr. Waiter Man!


The Falcon Theatre and CINDY are teaming up with the Lollipop Theatre Network!...

"Garry Marshall’s Falcon Theatre will make a donation to the organization that brings movies to children in hospitals. The Falcon Theatre is proud to announce that it will be making a donation to the Lollipop Theater Network in honor of its current family musical, Cindy and the Disco Ball. Click on the title of this blog entry to learn more about the charity and read the press release.

So 'Fabulous': CINDY & THE DISCO BALL

The Return of the Hit Musical CINDY AND THE DISCO BALL @ Garry Marshall's Falcon Theatre

Falcon Theatre is thrilled to bring back the retro retelling of Cinderella, Cindy and the Disco Ball. This all new 2008 production is bursting with more songs, more dancing and more magic— it’s more ‘70s fun than you can shake a tail feather at! I will be reprising 'Eleanor," the sassy stepsister, ... 'Fab-u-lous!'

Please click on the title of this blog entry to visit the Falcon Theatre's CINDY & the DISCO BALL show page and press release.
And come to the show! We open March 1st-may 18th!

Alive Theatre

Okay this week of "live" theatre tops any I've ever experienced. "Jersey Boys" continues to sell out and the crowd roars, but man some crazy things happened in front of sixteen hundred people! Thursday night the opening number began four minutes after 8pm. The gals hold 3 counts of eight before we appear as French rappers from stage right.

This performance marked Jen Evan's (swing) first go as the "Lorraine" track. I like when 'swinging' occurs because everyone has to be on there toes and adapt. Things were off to a great start! The cast was rapidly manuevering through the scenes of the first act. I did a double take of Jen as the church lady in the "Sunday Kind of Love" scene. "I told you it was no vision," got a great laugh. She did a great job this weekend filling in.

And then came "I Cried For You."

You know when the Four Season's sing around the piano for the first time and Jackie, Miles and I are working at the bar grooving to the music? We finished the song and dance and settled on the bar stools listening to "Tommy" and "Frankie" duke it out.

AND THEN- BASH, BANG. I thought one of the curtains or "Brill Building Doors" was falling too early and had crashed on stage. Cast, crew and audience all felt the big shake. The audience heard it too. First, they gasped. Then they laughed. That was followed by talking (sixteen hundred people talking is really loud when you are trying to talk over them!) The audience got so loud during the scene that finally Erich gestured to the audience, someone said "we'll be right back" and pretty soon we were all walking off the stage. All the actors walking off the stage in the middle of a performance...WHAT IS HAPPENING?

Ladies and gentleman, it was an earthquake. A 4.2 level earthquake. Immediately, Patty, the stage manager calling the show, made an announcement telling the audience to remain in there seats while "Jersey Boys" checked props and the building and made sure we were all safe. A minute later the cast was walking back on stage and was greeted with applause, cheers and laughter. It took us two tries to start up the scene again. I think everybody in that theater had the giggles (me included.) And that was that: on with the show!

During the same performance during the "Who Loves You" finale we had an extra "prop" make an appearance in the show. A PINK LEOPARD THONG landed on the stage apron in front of Chris Kale Jone's feet. I didn't even notice the panties until after we cleared the stage and started bows. After the final bow, "Frankie" delicately picked up the panties and placed them in his front breast pocket. The audience roared and clapped and then on with the "Oh, What a Night" reprise. Jackie and I were cracking up during the dance trying desparately to keep our balance in 3 1/2 inch heels.

What a show! Swings, earthquakes, panties: all in a night's work. This currently just might be one of the best jobs in America.

PS: The week began with assistant stage manager Michelle's cupcakes, Eric Gutman's shipment of famous peanut butter squares which he always shares (thanks Gutty) and ended with Brandon's Sunday crispy cream donut suprise. Three dozen. I'm stuffed.