The Great WALT DISNEY

"If you can dream it, you can do it."

"I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter."

"All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."

"All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them."

Saturday, May 9, 2009

"This is living, this is what I call living..."

Musical theater is just in my blood! Whether I'm really all that good or not, I love playing on the stage so much! I've spent the past 2 months functioning on very little sleep, eating who knows what, but it's been worth it. "Thoroughly Modern Millie" is such a great show! I feel like it's kind of a dream come true that I have been able to be in it! I saw the one and only, amazing Sutton Foster as Millie from the front row on Broadway 6 years ago. In my dorkiness, I then taught myself the tap dance to "Forget About the Boy" by watching the Tony Award performance over, and over, over......
And now I do that dance every night! One more time! Hurray for closing night!

Oh how I enjoy my fellow cast members!!!! We have had such a blast during the whole process of this show! I am so happy to have met some new awesome friends as well as spend time with a couple pals from previous times! And it was the first time Cody and I have been in a show together!



We play YAHTZEE!! at intermission and at various times throughout the show when we're not on stage. It's an ongoing competition and it's the best time!


My hair/wig situation has been through some evolutions...
wig 1

wig 2

My real hair


So, these are my favorites: Chris, Kalli, and Mindy!

7 comments:

Rachel said...

Dang!!! I'm so sad I missed it. Argh!

Torre said...

You look so cute!! You do the retro look so well!

Lisa Lou said...

oh yeah kitty! Mirrie!

FamilyKolbaba said...

I'm so jealous! The only theatre in Phoenix that doesn't perform on Sundays is having auditions for Beauty and the Beast THIS WEEK. Uh, right, I had a baby two weeks ago. I'm going to be out of town for part of it anyway, but I'm sad I can't even go audition for fun. But they're doing 7 Brides this fall....:)

dr. o said...

looks so fun cant wait to see you bring the dvd of this if ya got one!! x o x o carrie

The Giffs said...

Man I wish I still lived there so I could have seen it. I saw it in NY and LOVED it so I can only imagine how much better it would have been with you in it. I want to get into theatre so badly but I can't find anything here. It saddens me so!

Teresa said...

Shelly! We love you and love reading your blog! You are such a silly girl and you always make us laugh! :) Hope to see you soon.
Good job on the play, wish we could of been there to see you perform. We know you did Awesome!