42nd Street Comes To An End

"Come on along and listen to the Lullaby of Broadway", but no longer at the Cohoes Music Hall. Today, we close 42nd Street, after 7 thrilling weeks in Cohoes. I'm honestly not entirely certain whether or not I am happy to be closing another show. Its always a bittersweet day for me. You would think that after 13 years of performing I would be able to close a show without being overly sentimental. My problem is that I find so much love and care within each cast that I become attached. Sure, some casts hold stronger places in my heart than others, but I care for each nonetheless. This experience was particularly wonderful for me, having performed with a portion of these people in White Christmas. I also had the pleasure of doing a show with Chad again, which I always appreciate. There's nothing more wonderful than sharing a moment onstage with someone whom you love and care for. 

On the flipside, this has been a rather tumultuous production. We had our fair share of drama, though I feel the relationships we built were able to overcome the drama. From the potential injury of our star to the disappearance of our set, we were faced with adversity every day of this process but were still able to create quite a production. We have been well-received by the press and the public, alike, and have been selling quite well this final weekend. Unfortunately, the producers are not quite as appreciative as you would expect. This is maybe why I leave Cohoes with a mildly bitter taste in  my  mouth. I hope that one day they can learn to treat their company with respect and understand that we ARE working very hard, and that we all have a common goal. I refuse to digress on that, however. I want to leave the Capital Region on a positive note, so I will leave it at this: I have made some friends for life I feel and I hope we can all keep in touch in the city. That's where I stand at this point. I'm leaving happy:)