Finally a Posting

I know I've been a blogging slacker. The show is going well. We're camped out in Newark for the week, just a stones throw from Manhattan. I was in the city on Monday night and got to see a lot of friends I haven't seen in anywhere from months to years.

I also hit 'The Apple Tree' with Kristin Chenoweth on the Wednesday matinee. The show was all right. I loved the first act and was fairly indifferent about the other two. The three leads were fairly good but the tiny ensemble didn't seem used very well. They didn't come off as the best performers but it was hard to tell why. It's easy to see why the show itsn't done that often.

We got a great review in Jersey and good review in Jersey. One said I conducted the orchestra with panache. I think that's a good thing but I haven't looked it up yet.

I think I'm heading into the city on Monday to have Chinese food for Christmas Dinner and maybe see Dream Girls, the movie. If the weather is bad we'll have to leave that day though so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it doesn't snow.

We've had some pretty great audiences lately. The crowds in Scranton were ridiculous and filled with several crazy laughers. After you do a show for a few months, it's usually the insane audience members that help to break up the monotony.