Disneys' Beauty and the Beast...

Mood Thoughtful
Music Beauty and the Beast "Home"

So this beautiful Sunday afternoon, I got a phone call from my director (which is odd any day) regarding the role of the young prince. I have been more than curious about that role. In Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the young prince is the vain, selfish, hateful man who is transformed into the Beast ( rowr!) in the first couple minutes of the show. The part wasnt cast last week with the rest of the show, and I sorta wanted to see who would be the pretty boy actor who would represent me, post metamorphosis . So when I got the call I was surprised when Stephanie told me that not only had they finally figured out how they were going to do the transformation at the end of the show (which I was also wondering about - yay live theater), But that they wanted me to play the young prince as well as the Beast.

I cant think they wanted me as the first choice for their 'Young Prince' or they would have cast me as such. I was under the impression that the Young Prince was a type of ingenue to contrast the beasts deformity. I am not now, nor have I ever been, an ingenue (and thats a whole nother ball of wax).

Also, for me to play the young prince in the finale, I have to give up my death scene. Thats not a throw away scene, I mean, its kind of important. Its the fight scene with Gaston and when Belle finally confesses her love to the dying Beast. Now that scene is going to go to someone else (I think I know who too, if they can convince him) who will have to put on that crap costume and makeup for that one single scene while I am offstage switching costumes and getting out of my makeup and attempting to get prettified.

Rehearsals havent even really started and I'm off to a great start fuxing things up. I have accidentally torn my (rented) script and due to a paycheck mixup, I wont even be able to register for the musical theater class tomorrow like I promised Stephanie I would. Turns out there are way too many people volunteering to tech for Fantasticks so I may not even be able to do that...

Good news is, Beauty and the Beast music is so beautiful that its haunting and it tugs at the heartstrings every time I hear it. The audience will LOVE it.

Grand news is the Young Prince does the kiss scene with the lovely Belle.

(Anita, Larken, Julie, and maybe Belle, thats a kiss per lead-- I am one of the luckiest guys in this entire damn town and I know its just a stage kiss but I am lucky lucky lucky nonetheless)

No I dont have low morals.

On the outside looking in

Mood Angry, Hung Over

So it's never a good idea to post when youre drunk. Sometimes there is such a thing as too much truth. Though the post got deleted, it was true, just not something I'm ready to share in a public forum at this time.

Why is it named 7-11? Just call it "18" and get it over with

Mood Apathetic
Music The Jesus and Mary Chain "Snakedriver"

On this night, I am bored out of my friggin mind. Seems like life will get pretty hectic in just a couple days but till then, I can't seem to find anything to spark my interest. Blah...

Video games suck, Movies suck, I'm pretty much OD'ed on my script and soundtrack, I don't really have anyone to visit or anything to do or anyone to talk to.

So im sitting here booooored. Fuggit, I'll go fold my laundry or something.

Heres a link for yall, maybe itll keep you occupied for a couple seconds (btw it actually works).

Some weird psychic bullshkie

Feh.

Imagine me sitting in stunned silence...and ACTION!

Mood stunned, hung over
Music none, im hung over

So I've mentioned how stupid I was before? Good. It's no surprise then. Just saw the cast list for Fantasticks, it blew my mind that I wasn't cast in it. I'm proud of Josh and happy for him, but a little sad because that meant I was a chorus member again (which is cool anyway) and not even going to be in one of the shows this time. On the way back to my room to recuperate, I checked the Beauty and the Beast cast list. I was literally whipped last night by Bob, his skill and experience and training showed during his reading and I love the guy so I was happy for him.

Cast lists make me feel so foolish for trying to predict them. I should remember that I have no clue whats going on in the directors minds. I thought Hana was a shoo-in for Babette. I thought Josh was Gaston. I thought so many erroneous things.

Congratulations Andie on Louisa in Fantasticks. Congratulations Marcus on LeFou in Beauty and the Beast. I guess congratulations me (though I don't deserve it) on the Beast.

Blows my mind.

On the bright side~

Mood Tipsy
Music none, I need quiet to reflect or somethin

Beauty and the Beast Call-backs are done. I can not remember, for the life of me, ever being surrounded by that much talent. Not only do I not envy the trio in charge, I pity them. To have to winnow down all those angels to a final two.

Those two girls are heartbreaking, and whichever one is Belle is going to deserve it.

Turns out its between me and one other person for the Beast. I suppose you could say I had a good audition as I was held back to read against him. I had a good read through and I was proud of myself. However, watching his scene, all I could do was say "wow, I wish I had done mine like that'. No holds barred, the only guy that could take the lead away from me deserved it because he was damned good. To be fair, he's also usually one of the directors. In this instance, I would have to say that experience and skill showed and he deserves the role, he was better than me and the Beast deserves to be done with excellence. Grats Bobby G.

Yes i have been drinking.

P.S. everything is mighty blurry right now, but if you were there at tonights call backs, rest assured that you were amazing to me and I loved watching you perform.

<3

Leoney

(P.S. Heather email me!!)

I am a tower of iron will

Mood Tired
Music Beauty and the Beast soundtrack

Ok, I'm stupid.

Much love to the friends I saw tonight: Andie, Dom, Deana & Rachel Jackson, LIBBY!, <3 Hana <3, Josh, and Marcus.

Where are the rest of you?

Fantasticks call backs are over, now on to Beauty and the Beast. I have no clue what I'm going to get, realistically. For many reasons, I am well suited for chorus in these next shows, they would be crazy to cast me as anything else. Lots of talent showed tonight and you can only expect more tomorrow (Andie and Hana were my favorite -- I'm so biased tho)

Tomorrows going to be a circus!

kk, back to work tomorrow morning but the emails and posts will be caught up with soon, trust me.

A wise man once said "Life is a shit sandwich, and every day you get to take another bite"

Mood Resigned
Music Angela Gheorghiu "Aubade: Vive amour qui reve" from Cherubin

Well, this weekend has not been a good weekend for work. you could say that I am currently in a pile of shit because of the arguments I have been having with my boss. Today I took off from work and just came home. Honestly, there is only so much a guy can take before he either has to find a new job or come out swinging. I also turned off my phone/radio so they cant get in touch with me. Childish? mebbe, but I am pretty fed up with the bullshit (like sitting around for 2 hours WAITING to get on the clock and start work). Maybe I need a vacation. I probably need a new job. Just thinking about it makes me tired.

Don't mean to sound negative, because thats not how I'm feeling. I'm fairly clear and rational right now, just a little worn out. I am weighing my options very lucidly.

I miss my very special New York buddy and her common sense.

Ciao

Qualcosa che Viene

Mood Casuale

Ave Maria
Vergin del ciel,
sovrana di grazie e madre pia,
che accogli ognor la fervente preghiera,
non negar a questo straziato mio cor
tregua al suo dolor!
Sperduta l'alma mia si prostra a te,
e pien' di speme si prostra ai tuoi piè,
t’invoca e attende
che tu dedia
la pace che solo tu poi donar.
Ave Maria

Amore e baci~

Someone gimme my favorite N-dogs email addy~!

Mood boy I'm beat
Music Phantom of the Opera soundtrack

Ok, I'm back from my little week long jaunt down to the bay area. While down there, I basically slept a lot, read a lot, relaxed and visited friends a lot, and ate a lot of Amato's. Last night, to celebrate my impending homecoming to cold 17 degree farehnheit (sp?) Carson, I went to the midnight showing of Phantom of the Opera.

wow.

I dont know how to say it and express just exactly the depth of feeling this show evoked in me. wait...

omfg WOW!!

From a fresh unbiased never- before- having- seen- the- show phantom of the opera virgin, I have to say that if the movie touched me like that, what will the live stage production do?

Holy Shit (pardon my blue collar vernacular) but that show was amazing. I'm not a 'marcus' but allow me a moment to expound on the sheer skill and unadulterated talent displayed by Patrick Wilson in the role of Raoul de Chagny. That guy just blew me away. I liked him in the Alamo but I had no idea he was a broadway actor with a voice that (seriously made me ooooh so envious) came straight from Heaven. This guy makes me want to take voice lessons.

Minnie Drivers' Carlotta (fu syntax) amazed me. What skill to be able to transform herself so completely and believably from a beautiful talent into a limelight seeking joke. Bravo!

Emmy Rossums' Christine makes my heart ache.

Those three made the show for me (well, I really liked Madame Giry and her blonde ballet daughter as well).

The Phantom himself actually had me punching myself in the head everytime he started singing. Don't get me wrong, the dude can act (as he managed to evoke true emotion during one significant- at least to me- scene). But his voice seemed so...I dunno, weak, compared to the Raoul and Christine, and his part is so integral (I mean come on, for fucks sake, the show is named after him). I kept hearing him reach for his high notes, straining and covering, and cutting short certain other weak notes ... I'm just glad there werent many people in that showing as I was going out of my mind trying to stay in the story everytime he had a song. GAH!

I would have to say that I think the music to this show is just Heaven. What genius. Its haunting me still, running over and over through my head. And on my speakers.

I love teh Theatah!

(btw critics and critiques suck ass so this wasnt and i aint one, this was completely imho so there)

Wow, rambling run on sentences and stuff and did I mention i'm beat?

Peace love and aloha~

No more waking dreams...(Get out the Map)

Mood Refreshed, renewed
Music Indigo Girls "Shame on You"

I feel good. Strangely, my newfound vigor coincides with the turning of the new year. I love the new year (when its done) for all that it symbolizes. I am also rolling my eyes in disgust (thank you newfound mindset) at all my angsty blah blah blah poor me poor me posts during the holiday season.

I feel horrible every year right about that time, nothing new about that at all. You'd think after all these years I would find some way to prepare myself? Now that its done however, Im ready and rarin to go.

Quirky hehe.

Why oh why does everything seem neat again? Some wise man better come along and explain it because Im at a loss.

Didn't sleep much last night so I'm scatter brained (sue me) but cheerful and as upbeat as I know how to be! YAY!

Now some random yays because I like pressing my capslock.

YAY YAY YAY!!!! (hahaha omg im cracking myself up irl).

They say a good picture is worth a thousand words, here are three (thousand...words...in a manner of speaking).

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