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February 2025 Edition
All right. Told ya I’d be late. Just two days. None the less. Late. Halfway thought I was going to get on this last night. Was just too knackered. Had been up early working through ensemble roles and then had rehearsals with our accompanists. After that I rushed home and then back out again to take my old Folk Art bud Clyde to an early supper. Back home with a belly full of catfish, fries and slaw, and I was done.
So here I am into my third cuppa joe at 6:01 AM. Have already sent a thank you for a recent donation to our SUNNYLAND Go Fund Me and generated an update. Which I am happy to report has been successful! Lifts a huge weight off my shoulders. True gift not having to worry on how I’m going to pay our actors and accompanists. Frees up the brainpan. Allows me to focus on the words and the music. So yeah big, big thanks to everyone who chipped in to help make SUNNYLAND sing! So hey, check this out! Today February 2, 2025, is not only Ground Hog Day, but the first day for rehearsals with our full cast. True fact. It is what our director Joseph Megel has dubbed, “Learn Your Song Day.” So just as it sounds, we’re gonna introduce everyone to their songs and yeah gonna be awesome. I mean, up til now it’s been mostly all in my head or on my laptop. Did do a session with Taz Halloween early on. Taz is playing RORY, and it was awesome to hear what RORY sounds like, ya know? Sure, I sang on the original demo, and I can hear RORY in my head but to hear RORY for real, is well, the real deal. If ya get what I mean. Dig it, so have already mentioned that Taz is playing RORY. Rest of the cast is as follows.
Yeah, gonna be crazy to hear these folks start to bring my characters to life today. Exciting and scary. But it’ll be good. After accompanist rehearsal yesterday Daniel our drummer, gave me some great advice. Said I should let the weeds grow. And he’s right that’s the nature of collaboration. Best I can figure is it’s kind of like sending your kids off to school that first day? Anyways here we are and it’s happening. After two years of hard work, it’s all coming to a head. Pressers and posters and enquires & prompts for reviews and write ups. Lions and tigers and bears, oh my. Okay welp. Everything to do. Coffee is landing hard this morning. Need to get something else in my belly. Link for you local folks to reserve your tix for the reading is RIGHT HERE. Seating in the Black Box Theatre at Swain Hall is limited though so don’t dilly dally. Okaythen. In the final stretch. Check out the GFM. Give what ya can. And if you're local (or not), and wanna then click this LINK to reserve tix for the staged reading of Sunnyland in February. And as ever follow along on Instagram and Facebook for more regular updates. Cheers! XOBF
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Here's the promo poster I worked up for the show.
Riffed off a photo image captured by my old bud Joanne Mildenhall on one of her trips to Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Here's a version of 'Charmed, I'm Sure' that features Taz Halloween who I've tapped to play RORY for the reading. Listen through to the end. Curiosu to know what you all might think her minions might be singing in that final chorus.
And if ya wanna do a deeper dive. Here's the SoundCloud Playlist where I've been parking sketches for Sunnyland. Go get ya some. Hope ya dig what you hear.
Video featuring the first live 'workshopping' of my new project Sunnyland. Watch it in the YouTube app for full affect and to be able to learn more about the project and check out the lyrics for the numbers performed lyrics.
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