A SPRINGTIME CHUCK E. CHEESE EASTER BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION WITH BROADWAY AND BABIES ON THE SIDE

Easter truly marks the start of spring for me, and I could not be happier!  I simply love being able to wear brighter, fun, and fabulous colors out and about, in such lovely, sunny weather, without it being too hot!  This year Easter was celebrated at good old Chuck E. Cheese, for my good friend, and fellow actor, Tara’s 32nd Birthday!  She is a true kid at heart and finds joys in the simple things in life, which includes keeping the child in her alive through her love for Dainty Disney princesses, Fairytale Fun, and Buoyant Birthdays, at a childhood playground of sorts.

Needless to say, we all had a blast running around like we were 8 years old again, playing games, like the classic Skeet Ball, collecting our winning tickets, and exchanging them for little goodies from the wall of playful prizes, like fluffy, cloudlike cotton candy in petal pink!  I have included some of the pictures from our Chuck E. Cheese Easter Birthday celebration below, so you too could experience some of our rather animated adventure!

Aside from that, and since my last blog in the form of a vlog, I have been keeping busy working with the oh so talented Bernard Telsey Casting team, in town from NYC, once again, helping them with two new shows, which is always a pleasure.  One is the upcoming Broadway musical “Memphis,” which tells the story of “Huey Calhoun, a fast-talking, ego-driven white radio disc jockey who is fascinated by the R&B music being made on Beale Street” in the 1950’s.  The other is the recent Vegas hit “Peep Show,” currently starring Spice Girl Mel B, aka Melanie Brown, and, from “General Hospital” and “Dancing with the Stars,” Kelly Monaco.  The show takes “classic burlesque and modern music with live bands, singers and dancers to create a contemporary, exciting, sexy, hot show” at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.

While spring has sprung, so has the baby boom, it seems, among my fabulous friends back east, with four expecting little ones around the same time, right before the winter holidays, which is really exciting!  Right now, I get to experience and enjoy all of that through my friends and take on the role that suits me best, for now, Auntie Liesl, which even my friends refer to me as, and it is one of the roles I enjoy playing the most!

Also, I am working on more video ideas to post as Vlogs in the near future, since the response was overwhelmingly positive in wanting to see more like that from me.  What you want to read and see is what I hope to always bring to you!  ‘Till next time, I hope you enjoy the pictures below, are all having a super start to spring thus far, and that things are heating up for you, in a good way, aside from just the temperature!

“An optimist is the human personification of spring.”
 - Susan J. Bissonette

 

 

“THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS” …A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES

This week I thought I would blog in the form of a video, making it what is now known as a vlog. I have been back at CBS filming my recurring role on the Emmy Award winning soap opera “The Young and the Restless,” and thought I would take you with me behind the scenes.

By way of background, I began watching “The Young and the Restless” when I was 15 years old, after seeing Michael Damian star on Broadway in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” with my high school choir class. I noticed in the Playbill that he played Danny Romalotti on the show, so I tuned in to see it, and began developing a rather big, yet harmless, crush on him…just ask my family and friends! It quickly became Jeni’s, my best friend growing up, and my favorite soap opera. We recorded and watched every episode. Needless to say, it is a bit surreal to be on the show today, walking around the stages and sets at CBS. As the famous saying goes, “You just never know!”

Below is the behind the scenes video I put together.  It appears to work smoothly when viewing it in Normal Definition, but is clearer in the HD version.  Whether the HD version will load and run as sharply and smoothly as it should depends on the computer and Internet connection you are using.  You can check and see if it will run by clicking the HD button in the lower right hand side of the video screen after you press the play button.  If the High Definition version works for you, it is more crisp and clear, and the words are easier to read!  The regular definition works pretty well, though.  Also, if you use HD, it does take some time to load, so I suggest pushing pause and waiting for it to finish loading before pressing play again.  While you wait, you can always read some of my Fabulous Fellow FIB Bloggers in a different window.

Finally, feel free to let me know if you like this style and are interested in seeing more like it in the future or if you would prefer I stick to writing in the original blog form. Ultimately, I want to offer you things you enjoy reading and/or watching! Thank you in advance for all of your continued support! I truly enjoy taking each of you with me on my journey as an actor, and hope you will continue to follow my baby steps in this business known as show.

Enjoy and, hopefully, the HD version will work for you and be worth the download wait, but either way you should be able to view it!

Side Note: I had a wonderful time that day with Michelle Stafford, who plays Phyllis Newman, and Joshua Morrow, who plays Nick Newman, on “Y&R.” They are two of the kindest, most genuine actors I have had the pleasure to work with. They instantly made me feel welcome on set and have a wonderful sense of humor that kept it all lighthearted and fun! From what I saw, they are typical of everyone on “Y&R.” It is a true joy to be on that set and among such a friendly and talented cast and crew!

“I like soap opera acting. If it’s done really well, there’s nothing better. It’s old school. It’s like what those melodramas in the ’30s and ’40s were like.” - Parker Posey