Spell This!

I know....I know....

My spelling leaves a little to be desired.

The comic need to spell the last word wrong was something I fought with for a couple of minutes...but I think I did the right thing.

While Georgie read my last blog he told me that he thought that I should use spell check.

Know what I think?

Spell check is for pussies.

So, I will now try to do my best to write properly so my husband can read it.

Humph.

Okay.

Last night I went to see a show that my hubby is in called "Glory Days" at Theatre Aquarius.

That is in Hamilton for those of you who don't know.

The show was about the Stelco strike that happened in the fourties and how it affected the town.

Now, for a lover of the musical theatre I was a bit scared.

Though I know the show has some union songs in it ...I was sure that I might be bored out of my tree.

But no, my friends.

I am happy to report that it was quite a night.

Very well cast and the actors are at the top of their game.

All led by first time director Lee MacDougal.

Lee wrote "High Life"...a play that has won much acclaim and has been performed all over the world.

I saw him for the first time in a dress playing a role in "The Boyfriend" at Stratford years ago.

( May I add that he was awesome in that)

Anyway, I totally enjoyed myself and was reminded why I think my husband is one of the best actors I know.

He broke my heart as well as my mother-in-laws heart right beside me.

Enough soft stuff.

I decided to wear an awesome dress that I aquired from "Fashion Crimes" that I hadn't had a chance to try out yet.

It is a bit low cut.

Not totally inappropriate but still daring.

Whilst I made my intermission trip to the Ladies

Room a woman in a powder blue suit and ruffled top who appeared to be in her early sixties stared at my decollatage and then into my eyes and then repeated the gesture a couple more times.

I responded by circling the afore mentioned area with my "pointer" finger ( that is what I like to call it) and saying

" Never seen this before?"

And walking away before she could respond.

Eff her.

I effing hate Tyra......

It is like a car accident that I can't stop watching.....

I cannot stop myself from pressing the record button on the PVR.

America's Next Top Model goes against everything I believe to be good in this world but it is TV crack.

I taped the two hour opener ....for George, to be completely honest......and sat there and watched the whole thing.

I just love how they take it so seriously.....like it is important ....like.....university or dinner or something.

One girl...named Evita...I shit you not....left her two children at home, while her soldier husband is in Iraq to pursue this dream...." I had the American dream of the soldier, the model and the two children...." Evita proclaims...

Did I miss that dream?

Did they forget to tell the world that one?

OH YA!!!>>>>>>

And they made the girls, who's ages begin at 18, take off their clothes for their first photo shoot!~!~~!!

It was like Coco in Fame....the movie, people, not the TV show.

I just kept shaking my head and pinching George ( I cannot pinch myself as my skin is tender) to see if I was truly in La La Land.

And you guys know I love a drag queen as much as the next cabaret singer but.....

Miss J?

Pulease.

Get a life Miss J.

I love it when he starts a shot in pants and then ten seconds later he is in a skirt or better yet......he just takes off his pants and straps on 6 inch heels.

"Super Queen!

Able to shed clothes, swirl , strut down a runway and put down 10 people in the bat of a false eyelash!"

And the blond headed bitchy guy?

Whatever.

He wore a shirt last night that was rejected at some point by a twelve year old at La Senza Girl.

And then there is the cake.

Tyra friken Banks.

Her Momma musta put her in a little glass case and then let her grow up.

Her personality just screams spoiled brat.

My favourite thing....the thing that makes George laugh because it drives me insane....at the end of the show when she does her whole

" I have 10 beautiful girls in front of me....."

speech...she can't say

" America's Next Top Model"

without starting in a normal voice and then dropping down to a barely heard whisper by then end.

EVERY YIME SHE SAYS IT!

I can just hear her acting coach telling her people will think she is serious if she does that.

And, I am not done, she has a face that she puts on when she is trying to be sincere.

She squints her eyes and effects a half smile.

IT DRIVES ME INSANE!!!

I can't wait till next week.

PMS-Y but.....happy

"OHHHHH...what a night......mid september back in '06"

...

Remember that song?

"Oh.....I got a funny feelin' when she walked...in the room"

blah.....

Ya know how I love the retro tunes...

Well ...what a night it was....It was a mighty lovely group of peeps on and off the stage.

I do have the best seat in the damned house.

And I do love the Gladstone.

My guests were so diverse and I was just bowled over by their talent....Kathryn Rose sings like a bird.....and people flicked to buy her CD...which you can also get at her website

kathryrose.com

She has such an original sound and I watched the audience sit farther forward in their seats as she began her set.

The "Songs for a New World" people killed....oh ya ...disclaimer..I was in that part.....but we still killed......after "Flying Home" we got a standing ovation....I know it was a bit for Thom but we will all take the credit cause that is the kinda people we are!

And SURPRISE...............

Jennifer Stewart just lit up the stage.......

She sang from the Spelling Bee and from Footloose and from

Rocky Horror....

she just sang so purdy.....

And her sweet heart , Sammy, was my card bitch for the sing-a-long which was by far the best one sooooo far....

FOOTLOOSE....

I broke the group into three and then we all rocked out on the C section of the song.....

It is a challenge to pick something that will be fun for the audience.

But

I also love it when they sing with me on other tunes.

Like they did on "Tainted Love"

....gotta love the tainted love, baby....

For a birthday night it all felt pretty special...there were some new faces and the old faithfuls who I always am sooo happy to see...........

my Hamilton Crew...thanks.....

little Scotty Fink...he always warms my heart

...Great Grampa Randy....

Harry got a T-shirt.......

James' work buds...Graham....Kimball and Jay....Weesie and Rob...

Shout out...holllaaaaaa!

You are appreciated by all of the Sharron's Party Crew.

Yes, we do have our own crew.

And I got to sing a little Sondheim....how could that be wrong?

Now....I am just crampy .....

But happy....

I laid on the couch and read romance novels and ate cookies all date...isn't that a lovely white trash way to wind down?

Then I will go on an 8 hour bike ride tomorrow.

Then it begins again!!!

Oh ya.....for those of you who don't know....we have a line up change.. Adam Brazier had to cut out on the Oct 16th date but

we have an awesome addition....

Dora award winner for Real Live Girl and start of this season's Slings and Arrows

DAMIEN ATKINS!!!

Woo hoo.

I will be putting up the changes and the dates for Songs on my webpage ASAP!

I love doin' the show.

What a dream.

Life is good.

Judgers can eff off!

What? where?

What?
ZZZZZZZZZZZ................................
Oh my .....these all-night shoots?
It is the first time I have ever really done one ....it started at 4:00pm and ended with my last dance move being executed while the rain fell on my pink wig @ 6:15am....
in the morning......
holy crap.....
John Travolta looks amazing........really it is uncanny...
His wife Kelly Preston was there....
she is very tiny....
How do those Hollywood girls survive?
I could only think of the scene in "Jerry McGuire" where she is doin' it with Tom Cruise screaming " Never stop fucking me!"
She seemed lovely.
Allsion Janney, who is playing Mrs. Pingleton, was there last night....she is very tall.
And today ....
Jerry Stiller....as Mr. Pinky....I am very excited....the girl playing Tracy, Nikki, talked about how excited she was to work with him because " King Of Queens" is her favourite show.
Sweet.
She is 17....
Years old.
Can you take it?
The most amazing part of yesterday was the dancing.
We got to the set and about 100 people were dressed and made up and the dancers looked amazing.
We did what I have always dreamed of ....I got to dance in a movie musical....it was magic.
I felt very blessed.
I wonder if I can get any of them to the show on Monday???
Hmm.
I go back to set in 3 hours....
I am tired and excited..........

Rain Rain......

Is it winter?
Did we disturb the balance of the summer somehow?
Could this finally be the retribution for my wicked potty mouth?
Could I be more self-centred, that MY pottymouth would change the weather?
What if it did?
Would I stop swearing..........?
Probably not.
I have so much to accomplish today but I just can't seem to get my ass in gear.
Staples, library, work......
Ho hum....
Yesterday I finished on "Altar Boy Gang".
Had a great time...it is a very edgy script and I hope it turns out and the people like it. It was written by a lovely fellow named Norm Hiscock.
I know.
He spent three seasons writing on SNL and we chatted about my idol.....
Will Ferrell.
He mentioned that ...Will.....Mr. Ferrell.....I don't know what to call him.......was a easy going, not "ON", ordinary guy and that made me like him more. Will....Mr. Ferrell....that is ....not Norm....I already liked him....as a friend.....wow.....I am a mess.
I always wanted to ask Tina Fey what he ( W.F.) was like while we filmed Mean Girls but I didn't want to disturb my very effective "I-am-unimpressed-by-your-fame-but-I am-nice" aura that I like to wear around sets. It saves me many a time from making a fawning ass out of myself.
Well, my self tanner is almost dry so it is time to get out of the house.
I wear it for medicinal purposes.
Oh ya, who wrote the song " Oh What a Lonely Boy?"

Postcard

Dammit!

I have forgotten an important person for the last...... many weeks and am here to rectify it!

Andy Parks is the awesome guy who has been doing the graphics on our official postcard!

He brings his Mom to the show every month.....could that be sweeter?

Anyhow ...he has a really cool webpage so check it out!

www.andyparks.com

Other than that?

Chillin'

Getting the next show ready....

Back to set with Linda today....

It is almost my birthday.

Already two weeks away!

I am not believing the calendar as I look at it and see that the next show is only two weeks away!

Holy shit!

I got shit to do!

But let us not forget the last show!!!

What a night!

Could I use more exclamation marks?................................... !

The day was wonderful with my Hairspray rehearsal and meeting John Travolta and all.

My ass was killing me from all of the dancing, real dancing with jumps and shit.

Anyway...I got to the Gladstone in tons of time and got the guests soundchecked and all!

By the time 7:15 rolled around the lobby was so packed that we decided to open the doors so as not to have a back up.

It was our biggest crowd yet!

We were just so happy with the turn out and how it seems to get more different kinds of people from all walks of life.

There were surprises on and off stage.....during my last number I thought I heard someone say something about my nipples....can you imagine?....and so I decided to stop and ask what was going on and then I sang a whole nother song....how can you sing a ballad after someone comments on your nipples?

I ask you.

Short form the night!.........

Songologue was called " 20 Pounds" all about my wieght struggles and everyone elses struggle with my weight.

Featured the songs "Bitch", "Unpretty", "Fatso" and " Bushel and a Peck" from Guys and Dolls.

Eclectic, no?

Had some sweeties up for the game.

Fab was one of our contestants.....and was just that.. fab..he was easy on the eyes and wrote me a very nice email after the fact.

isn't that nice?

The Bittergirls were up and we tried a whole new thing....with the interview and all and finished with us singing " Enough Is Enough" .....Babs and Miz Summer would have been proud.

Thom Allison sang " I am Changing".....need I say more?

He needs to be doin' his own thing.....I have a link to his website on my links page at sharronmatthews.com

Write him and tell him so!

Then the surprise.....drum roll....

Steve Ross.....he burned up the stage with " Someone to Fall Back On" by Jason Robert Brown....then told some killer stories.....Fat Jesus.....oh my I laughed more than I talked.....I had alot of fun with my guests and again felt so lucky to have the friends that I have.......

I announced the rest of the dates this year and talked about our TShirt campaign.

You can get a "Sharron's Bitch" Tshirt for 15 bucks and all the money goes to our live CD that we are planning.

Patrick had been wearing the original around and getting comments about it so we thought ...why the frick not?

After the big show I ran home and got into bed ......got picked up by 7:50 am and was on set of the new CBC comedy " Altar Boy Gang" by 9:00am.

I felt very fancy and very blessed and .......very fancy.

Linda Kash, you will remember her from "Guffman" where she played Eugene Levy's wife, Mrs. Pearl........she is one of the leads on this show.

She and I did the Music Man movie together so I was very happy to be there with her. It always makes doing a few days on something a bit more free and fun....and I think this show is pretty funny.

I am playing a Catholic League Woman.....that is my title.....again......playing type......or no? I have decided to name myself Susan.

What the frick, eh? Not that I am method or anything....just nice to have a name......

Anyway......I felt a little fried by the time I finished yesterday but....again....I felt pretty happy.

It has been an amazing whirlwind of a couple of days.

And tomorrow I awake and begin the work again!

It is my birthday show on the 18th.....I forgot to say that.....so it will be my favourite stuff.

Wooo wooooo!

Hope we are packed to the rafters!

Summer Party had me all excited!

I am soooo excited!

I feel like it is back to school time tomorrow and it kinda is.

To make my day even more exciting I start rehearsals for Hairspray tomorrow morning....kinda wish it was another day, but ah well, I am gonna be like a little puppy on Tuesday.....all pooped out.

I have been working my ass off all week to bring you the goods......I think that we are gonna have some fun.

and my Mom is coming so it we could cap the dirty language.....oh wait.....I forgot that one of my fave words is m#^&*rf+@?#*r .... that so wrong.

Yesterday I was running my Songologue for Mary Francis Moore ...the awesome director and Bittergirl ...at the park and I became a little freaked that I will sing and do my thing anywhere....I have no shame..

What else.....wait till you see our new swag...Thom will be selling his CD's and the Bittergirls are gonna help us learn to get dumped and be awesome ....at the same time.....

Is Gravol addictive?

It is 12:50pm.
My Mom went to bed on the living room couch......don't judge me harshly....it is a great and comfy couch.....at 10:00pm and I was relegated to my bedroom like a teenager.
But I used the time to read some more of the "Bittergirl" book ...oh dear...I have been laughing out loud and you all know that I only truly do that when I watch America's Funniest....so it has gotta be good.
The show is coming up soon and I gotta say....I am excited....so much so that I haven't been able to get to sleep for the last few nights.
Yup....just like before the first day of school. It really is gonna be a fun show....new stuff.....
I went to Fashion Crimes today...fuck I love it there.
I got two AWESOME outfits.
I brought my Mom with me...she couldn't get over all of the clothes and the women who help me.....I always feel so sexy in those clothes......whew.
So....after trying to sleep .....I am just not getting sleepy....so I cracked half a Gravol.....is that so wrong.......does it make me a drug addict?
I thought that I might come here and write something down to my faithful 3 readers.
How are all three of you?
I have an audition tomorrow for a film........I am playing a woman who runs a daycare centre....wow....have they ever got me pegged wrong.....but I am an actress...sigh.
Two words before I go on.
Rock....star!
Awesome.....Dilana is going bad ...which is sad cause I really liked her...but now I am hoping that Magni will win...he reminds me of George. Watch it....it rocks!
Survivor.
Weird.
Just read that they are separating everyone into groups based on race.
Ew.
How is that gonna work out?
Am I done with it now.
Random Gravol induced thoughts.......
Why is it suddenly winter?
If you blow your nose ....do you lose weight?
When will "Lost" start again?
When will the Gravol kick in?
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

OOOPIE!

Sorry guys.....the Bittergirls website is

thebittergirls.com

that is the place you should go to....

if you don't get this go down one blog entry and it will all make sense!

Bittergirl!!!

Hey Bloggers,

I have a mission for you!!!

The Bittergirls.... Alison Lawrence, Mary Francis Moore....Annabel Griffiths cannot come as she is quite pregnant.......(check out their website bittergirls.com )

are coming to Sharron's Party on August 28th ...they know all about being dumped and are not afraid to talk about it.....they have had a hugely successful number of runs of their show, wrote a book, were on the Today show to promote it and are now developing it even more......I wanna ask them some questions but more importantly I want you to ask them some questions .....sooooo... bloggers.....go and and get their book....read their website and give me some questions to ask them!!!

We had a little meeting today and gosh am I excited to have them.......they are great....we talked about clothes forever and Patrick just looked confused.....ah Girls.......

So.......get on it!!!

Or Get down on it!

It is gonna be awesome!

Write them here or email me via my website...sharronmatthews.com!

Ta.

Fancy Pants

Well, I don't usually mentions articles.......but Paul pointed out that I had glossed over that fact in my blog yesterday....as I said to him....... I am always terrified that I will come off like an ass so I like to read it first.

Very Happy.....Rita Zekas did a great job...I really like the way she coins a phrase and we had a great time doing the interview part at the Rivoli...she is very nice and we were chatting like girlfriends. It was a great day and I am happy that Fashion Crimes got such a great spread...they are the best....

One problem....when I read and article for the first time I usually skim it......by the time I got halfway down the page I thought...."Who is Paul?"

Oh god.

Oh no.

Patrick.

I called him by his name.

She wrote it twice....and once with ME saying it in a sentence.....ah Diva...that is what I call him...the unsung hero of the Party.

He took it way better than I would have.....I hope he isn't smashing down on the inside!

Now, at the next show we will all let him know how great he is....although Thom Allison thinks we should address him as his alter ego....Paul Burtman. When I want something.... and he doesn't do it...I should say " Paul Burtman would do it."

!

?

Maybe that Is only funny to Thom and I.

Summer Lovin' Had Me Stuffed up!

ALRIGHT!
Why allergies now?

My eyes are puffed out like marshmallows...mmmm.... marchmallows......

And out at Fran's a couple days ago Susan Gilmour informed me that it was Ragweed season...well...eff that.

Anyhoo....all is well....the show is in a bit of time....super excited.

I was practicing the sing-a-long in my car today on the highway and had numerous people staring at me....I don't care!!! It is gonna be a great one.

George just called me from Scotland where he is at the Edinburgh Festival.... fancy....he is playing the lead in "Rob Roy " there.

Sign.

I miss him.

Though he called me on my cell phone....that must have cost us a freakin' fortune!

I couldn't go to Scotland 'cause have to take care of our hundred year old puppy .....and rehearse for the Hairspray Movie!!! Woo Hoo!!

I am excited..... I start shooting in September!

Patrick and I have a big surpirse for you at the next show....I wanna give it away but.........I will wait!! It is super, though.

( it has nothing what so ever to do with Hairspray...I don't wanna hear any bitchin' about John Travolta not showing up)

We are getting ready to release all the info about the next block of dates and guests!!!! That will be at the next party on Monday August 28th!

Other than that I am chillin' ....really not alot of time for that, really.

See y'all!

Theatre in Toronto?

Ya know how I don't like to go on about my big show that happens at the Gladstone once a month, this month it happens on August 28th....it is three weeks away....and I feature some of the most talented artists in Canada, if not the world and I wear some of the snatchiest dresses?....Recall how I don't like to chat about that?

Well, I am just starting to work on it right now and something has changed in my life due to it!

Before the big show I barely ever saw theatre.

I have been doing it professionally for 23, gasp, years and I just started to detest going to see it....funny that.

Well, Sharron's Party started and the artists who have come and supported me have been so great that I started to think, " I better go support them, too".....also, I think it is good to have current theatre gossip in the show....

So, off I go.

I have to say that I have been having the time off my life.

When I was doing the big musicals downtown my week was so full of sequins that the last thing I wanted on my day off was to be shoved into a small room and see a bunch of actors "workshoping" something.

I have seen big and small....about 5 shows a month since I started in March and though our big theatre is in dire straits I think it is inspiring some great work elsewhere.

I spent time at the Fringe, something I never did till I did my horrible, horrible, horriblbe Fringe show last year, and I had a blast....so creative and inovative and if the didn't work....who cares...it is interesting and informs and inspirses others to so new things.

Even my crappy fringe piece of shit.

This week I went and saw two shows at Summerworks.

The Review, written by Adam Pettle, Allana Harkin and Jonathon Monro. Starring Andrew Kushnir, Sarah Cornell and my husband ( in the interest of full disclosure) George Masswohl.

I had a blast. I love seeing artists challenging themselves..I think that in Toronto musical performers ( we are loud and proud) don't get enough chances to exercise their considerable talents doing new, interesting and maybe avant garde works.

You can go and pay 10 dollars and see three fanastic performers playing ....it was a treat.

Yesterday, I went to see "Letters to Kathleen" written by Brendan Wall and his sister Fiona starring Brendan, the fantastic Mary Francis Moore ( she is my new best friend) and Geoffrey Pounsett.

Now, usually I don't like seeing the shows that don't have songs....but a good Irish story is the next best thing.

By the end ....there I was weepin'.

I felt very inspired by both of these experiences.

People are out there being more than actors, not that you have to ...being an actor is more than enough to fill the brain....

but they are acting, writing, producing, directing.....and in Mary Francis and Brendan's case (I passed by their little son Finbar...I am sure that is not the way you spell it...... on the way into the show and he was being told that Mommy and Daddy were going to play just like he was) raising a family.

Oh yes....I am filled with the joy that is the theatre.

Also, I am just so excited because " Slings and Arrows" just started again on TMN.

And if it could get even more awesome then the last two times....well.....it is.

Lovin' it.

Bike Ride

So, I decide that since I have to take a trip to Yonge and Bloor I will not pay for parking or the subway..I will ride my bike.
Very economical and environmentally concious of me, non?
I pat myself on the back as I ride away from my house ( which is hard on a bike...yuck yuck...I am above that humour ) on my awesome silver bike that George bought for me.
The sky is overcast but I remain positive.....as I cross the Bloor Viaduct it begins to sprinkle. I have lived in Vancouver....so what! Then as I get closer to my destination it begins to rain a bit more.....by the time I try...yes..I said try to lock my bike up I am a bit waterlogged. But I remain positive all throught the 10 MINUTES it takes me to lock my bike. Eff off.
By the time my appointment is done I decide to wait out the slight drizzle....maybe it will stop.
I check messages and mess with my palm pilot ....blah blah blah. So, I wait twenty minutes...this is important in the telling of this tedious story.......I get on Flash, that is the secret name I have for my bike...yes, I am 37 years old but I must remain young is some ways.....and start the ride home. Twenty minutes...yup here it is....before the end of the ride the skies open....I can't even see the rain is pelting so hard....and if I can't see I don't trust the drivers so I pull my bike into the doorway of a wedding shop. The old greek lady wo runs it comes to the door and shakes her head disapprovingly. I smile and shrug while mentally I am giving her the finger.
Wait....nothing much happened but my lame bike ride....I just bored myself but feel that I must publish this anyway.
I will write more exciting things, I promise.
One question...does anyone dislike Star Jones as much as me?

Hot as shit.

Is there any other way to put it? I mean I know I have the potty mouth but it is so effing hot...I have never seen Toronto so grummpy... and we are a grummpy people..not as grummpy as New York.

Can you imagine what it is like there right now?

Can you?

Can you???!!!

I went for a bike ride yesterday...wait before you judge me....I waited till 5:00pm...and I still broke out in a heat rash after...attractive, no?

And what better thing to do when you are in the hottest weather on record...

Yes, my loves, on record....I wonder when they started recording?

.....anyway, I digress, what better to do then.....dress in upscale,mother casual ( for those of you who are not actors that means khaki's and a v-neck shirt with sensible shoes) and go to an audition for a Ikea commercial.

Fun, wow?

I sat there meditating on how not to sweat and trying to ignore the hell out of the woman who is staring at me with hate in her eyes because I scored the seat underneath the air conditioning vent.

And beside me the girl who needs to eat a burger is talking too loudly about her recent months in L.A.

"There is so much more going on there!"

Oh ya...why did you come back?

Oh my....I am very cranky......due to the heat..ya that is it...the heat.

Everyone there had straight TV hair.

Do you know how hard it is for a curly haired girl to get straight TV hair in 38 degree heat?

I eschewed it!

I had hair that Shirley Temple-Black would look at and drop her conservative-ness for a moment and say

"That is some fucking curlyhair.....bitch."

Anyway, I went in and did my bit and went to the gym.

I am not liking the gym right now.

I am going but I am not liking.

I hope it will pass.

Maybe I'll take a class or something.

My dog is staring at me right now like the heat is my fault.

I did not watch Canadina Idol last night.

I read a book while George did.

I caught some of it out of the corner of my eye.

Embarassed!

Cindy Lauper....why did you come here?

Ug....I am sorry Junior but Stephie D?

Come on?

I await Rockstar tonight!

Love that show!

BIG LOVIN'

Now...I am not gonna say I am addicted to the TV but any of you who have seen my show know that I am fond of the boob tube.

As it were.

I always like to use that in sentences "As it Were"...that way of you are talking shit and don't know what you are spouting about people are all dazzled by " As it were" at the end ....don't believe me...try it.

Anyhow, back to the old tube.....

So, even though it was overcast as shit at the beach last week I still managed to burn...because my skin is a bit from hell. So, I was feeling a bit damaged and decided to stay in and out of the sun and watch some TV.

I have the PVR and TMN on demand, like any good TV lover, so I decided to watch " Big Love" the HBO show about Polygamy.

What a subject.

Anyhow the lovely Jeanne Tripplehorn and the always-mistaken-for-Bill-Pullman, Bill Paxton were heading the cast...I thought how bad could it be?

Well, who watched all 13 episodes?

In a row.

Me.

Me Loved It.

Couldn't get enought of all the character actors all over it and the plot line.....gripping as hell!!!

Chloe Sevigy...did I spell that right?....plays one of the three wives ....I just hate her/love her.

I haven't liked her in anything before but I really like her in this.

The other wife is played by Jinnifer Goodwyn.

Where have I seen here before?

I know that I could IMDB it but it is more fun this way.

Anyhow, if you get a chance pull up a chair and be engrossed.

Speaking of grossed I hear that the new season of "Slings and Arrows" starts soon and playing a role this season is friend to "Sharron's Party" Damien Atkins!

Woo hoo.

Love TV.

Hate my demon skin.

Gonna go the gym.

OH My God!!

Lance Bass is gay? No way? Who knew? Well, some of us........I loved Reichen on the Amazing Race ...but what happened to his Crazy, with a capital C , husband Chip??? He was kooky! I guess they went to an NSYNC concert and Lance spied him from the stage and sent his minions to find him and then they lived happily ( secretly ) ever after.
Hmm.
I went to the beach today...in Turkey Point. It wasn't supposed to rain ...so guess what it did?
Rain...and buckets....shitloads.....so much so that the sewers were spitting the water back. You might think that I am being dramatic, cause I am known for it....but it is all true. I still got a great swim and then did a little window shop with my sis and niece. We had a great day.
Okay....one more thing....Allison got booted ofa " So You Think..." What happened there?
Natalie should have went.
Oh my summer reality shows make me think too hard.
I am going to Fashion Crimes tomorrow to do an article for the Star with Rita Zekas....awesome!!! Any chance I get to dress like a diva I am a happy girl!

That is it!

That is the LAST TIME I watch crappy Canadian Idol. I know I said that yesterday was...but I lied....sue me.....Ug. George wanted to watch the results show. The best singer on the show got booted....she looked shock and a bit pissed. I applaud that reaction.
It is just so ...so....lame. That is the best I can come up with. Those young-uns sing songs with crappy arrangements with a kick- ass band...backed up by my friend Saidah, incidentally one of the best singers I know,....and they couldn't be worse and then the lame judges tell them that they were great. Did you see the episode where Sass sang last year?? I was so shocked and freaked that I watched it from the other room, the kitchen with my head sticking around the corner. She was turrrrrrrble.
Oh my ...my cup runneth over with contempt....I am usually trying to find something positive in performers but I just couldn't. There are so many awesome people out there...I know it...I have seen them and he we are on national TV represented by Stephie D.....if you don't get it ...watch one episode next week...I would love to hear what the three of you thought. I won't be....watching that is...I'll be reading my People magazine.

this stinks

I have published two blogs that have not come through....I haven't forgotten....I am just tyring to figure it out. It was about camping and Lord of the Rings and the Catering Queen.....some bonus stuff.....ah well.....Just finished watching Canadian Idol. It is the last time...talk about bad, lame, mediocre, crappy....oooh ug......Stephie D........please!!!!!! It hurts my feelings......it is just everything that is wrong......but don't ever touch my So You Think You Can Dance...that is just good shit right there.The show was awesome fun last week.Not alot of regulars but a ton of new peeps.We sang Lionel Richie's "All Night Long""Tumbo leeta sa de mool ya....."Well....... that is what it sounds like to me.Finished shooting on the "Camille" movie this week with Sienna Miller and James Franco. Nice.Jude Law was there in the make up trailer but I couldn't come up with a good excuse to go in.....pussy.I am sure that he is short.Going to work my ass off this week on the next few shows...new guests...new attitude.......well, same attitude.

Camping and Orcs

Well, George and I got back yesterday from our only vacation this year and our last until next January, boo hoo. George is working like a dog starting tomorrow until the middle of January. He is doing a show at Summerworks , then a show at Theatre Aquarius, then he is playing Horton in the Suessical at LKYPT. He is busy.
We went.......are you sitting?.......camping.
Really, me.
We went to Turkey Point...just outside of Port Dover. Our tent was so small that at about 4:00am we would open up the door and stick our feet out so that we could lie straight. But is was nice.......and a bit dirty. I think camping is just an excuse for poor hygiene, really. But we cooked outdoors and ate outdoors and , since I have recently taken up drinking again, drank wine ourdoors. We spent our days at the beach, which was excellent. I was under my umbrella 'cause I have the sensitive skin and George would not put on sunscreen so as a result got a 2nd degree sunburn and every four hours I put aloe vera on him.
Bless.
The water was very cold but I went in anyway. I tried to stay away from the screaming children 'cause you know they are just peeing their pants off in there.
Then we came back and our dear friend Cory got us $20 tickets to Lord Of The Rings.....which I loved! Fuck all those reviewers. I do love the genre....the whole sword and knight deal-ie but it was so beautiful on the eyes and the ears....so incredibly creative..... I could not help but applaud it's excitement.
Then we came home and watched the PVR we had of So You Think You Can Dance...two words...awe-some.
Patrick and I are off this week to Shaw to rehearse Mr. Dan Chameroy. WE are taking a gay day trip. It will be very festive and filled with fabulousness.
The Party is next week....July 17th...they are coming up faster and faster. I was just getting the Songologue together! Woo Hoo.
Friday I start on the film Camille, the Sienna Miller and James Franco movie shooting in town...maybe I can get her out to the show....Hahahahahahhahah!!! Ya never know! I am playing a paramedic. Very serious.

Ho Hum

The week after the show always feels like summer vacation. I feel very happy with how it all went, I have thoughts rolling around in my mind about the next show and I feel that I really don't have to focus on them too, too much. So, I am spending time in the garden...it is excellent ...if anyone had told me 8 or nine years ago that I would have a garden I would have told them that they were on crack. Literally.
I am reading and......composing a huge list of possible new songs to do.
Speaking of new songs......we have really gotten our feet wet with starting " Songs for a New World". We have had three rehearsals and have, hopefully, nailed down a director...which I am very excited about......but I can't tell the three of you who read this who it is ....... Yet. But it is cool. Super Cool. Tracy, Thom, Jason and I, our original Canadian cast have reunited and we will be performing it in November at the Young Centre. We are super pumped and we are singing away. And then stopping and looking really close at the music....then proclaiming..." I NEVER sang that!" Ah, honesty is such a scary word!
George and I are getting ready to take a little overnighter with Otto our puppy to Stratford to visit friends. Fun!
What else?
I have only flipped off about 20 people so far this year on my bike....which is awesome...a record for me.
And someone who tried to cut me off got the bad side of my attitude and then they told me, and I quote "Go back to Britain!"....no really.....I was so gobsmacked that I didn't know how ot respond....so after the shock wore away I called him every swear word that I could think of. we have to stand up for our brothers across the pond.
Oh ya!
I saw Jonathon Munroe's workshop of " variations on a nervous breakdown" . First of all.......gay gay gay for his music I am. He is awesome! But his show was just an amazing collection of smart, funny, moving compositions sung by some fab singers.........Adam Brazier ( Woman in White on Broadway but a good ole Canadian Boy), Elizabeth Beeler ( who I did Showboat with) and Sarah Cornell ( Ulla in the Producers)...they were great and clearly had done some huge hard work. Oh and Jonnie sang too. Too many talents too little time.
I saw some "Sharron's Partier's" at Jonnie's show and it warmed my heart.
Wednesday night I am going to see the amazing Steve Gallagher ( first suprise guest at the Gladstone) playing the MC in Cabaret at Stage West. Love him ....cannot wait!
Wow, that is alot.
I hope that the three of you are well.
Put on your sunscreen and don't drink too much.
Love Sharron

Can't Sleep

What time is it?

5:15 am and I am sitting here reading answers to my blog and am shamed by Paul saying that since George has been home my entries have stopped.

Well turned, sir.

Cannot sleep....could be the aftershow pizza and wings.

Could be the excitement......we are waiting for offers on our house today and that put us on tenderhooks.

We spent the last two weeks fluffing the house and getting it ready.

Fluffing...interesting term in regards to this process.

I had to tell my sister what it first meant and then what it meant in regards to the house.

She was surprised!

Too much...painting, plastering, cleaning, planting and then when I had a few moments.....

rehearsing and writing.

The show ended about 8 hours ago and I am still thrilled.

It surprises me everytime how much I really enjoy doing it.

For those of you who could be there the songlist was:

"Life of the Party"( the best opener ever)

"All in the Finale" ( Songologue....featuring the theme songs from some of your favourite shows)

Ted Simonett and I sang "Just the Way You Are"

" New Girl In Town" ( Alice) into " Wig in a Box/ Science Fiction"

Don't Cha ( Pussycat Dolls) / Wanna Be (Spice Girls).....I know, right...it was awesome!

Nobody's Girl ( Bonnie Raitt)/ Mr. Brightside (The Killers) yes.....those Killers.

" Gloria" was the Sing-a-long and boy did they sing....knew all the words, too!

"Don't Stop Believin'"....Journey, Baby...you cannot go wrong there.

" Last Dance" Donna Summer....as always

and we encored on

"Stop in the Name of Love"

It was Awesome!!!!

We were packed again....I am constantly amazed and flabbergasted that we have such a great turn out!

We played games and Lisa Horner was the surprise guest...she sang " Total Eclipse of the Heart " with full choreo..Patrick sang back up for her.

She is one of the funniest ladies around.

Graham Abbey brought down the house with a Girl Medley that included "Sister Christian" and " Baby, One More Time" by Britney Spears and then he classed the place up with a bit of Shakespeare.

Ted Simonett, ex Canadian Tire Guy, sang a tune by John Bucchino

then as I said he and I dueted on " Just the Way You are"

I know that I say this everytime but....it was my favourite show so far.

I do always have the best seat in the house.

Patrick and I so enjoy putting it together....do come on down.

I am gonna try and put the wings and pizza tummy to bed!

Nighty night.

Thank god!

Thank God!
I went to the airport today two hours early because I was so excited! Georgie came home! And what a shock for him....from winter in Halifax, he was still wearing his leather jacket two days ago to ......and I quote the car thermometer ( is that spelled right?..can't bother with spellcheck..too hot) 38 degrees. He said it felt like he was going on vacation getting off the plane here.
Everytime I see him standing around the house it feels like a mirage. And to make it all the more exciting Blythe Wilson offered us tickets to the Oliver opening tomorrrow night in Stratford. Fun, Wow!!!!
Cannot wait, it is going to be total culture shock for George.
I wonder what it will be like? I do love the Colm Feore, he can do no wrong by me onstage. His confidence is thrilling. Wanna know a secret? Whenever I am nervous I always ask myself ......"What Colm Feore would do?"...... Then I am filled with bravado and other things and nerves go away!
Funny.
Other than that all is quiet...it is three weeks till the party and Patrick and I have already had some rehearsals...exciting!
I am trying to think if anything else exciting is going on?
George is home.....what am I doing sitting here writing on my blog???
Frick this.......

Whew...Victoria!

Whew!

What a week, what a night....what a musical cavalcade...I am just spent!

I had such a great time on Monday night!!!

How many excalmations points is too much!!!!!!!

What a great crowd, I was impressed for a holiday weekend and we had a bunch of new people, too.

Middle Earth showed up from the Princess of Wales theatre to see the fabulous Evan Buling sing one of my favourite songs that he wrote himself called 'Front Bum"...yup it is what it says. He was great!

Micheal Therriault who plays Golum was there...people were very excited to see him...and he was sitting with Neil Barclay from the Shaw festival company and the lovely Tracy Michialidis who I will be doing "Songs For A New World" with again in the fall.

The illustrious Graham Abbey who will be a guest next time...June 19th..was there with Michelle Giroux of the Stratford Festival company...I must be getting legit....all the classical actors are beginning to show up!!!

It is about time!!!!

I had two awesome dressess from the wonderful ladies at Fashion Crimes who were there lookin fabulous! They make me want to dress better every day!

Mary Ann McCord was there...who can ever get enough of her??

I sang alot more musical theatre than I usually do at the Party !!!

It went over but I am sure looking forward to getting back to more new pop tunes!

I do love the exclamation marks it seems.

Jennie Waiser was just great...she sang from Wild Party and Avenue Q...very contemporary....she is gonna be on Broadway in the fall! The Pirate Queen.

And Surprise guest....drum roll please.....Jonathon Munro.

He was just excellent and I am a big gaylord for his talent.

He sang two of his own songs.

Brill.

My favourite part is just seeing who shows, seeing new faces and watching them watch the guests and be enthralled!

Patrick and I had a great time kibitzing and he and I worked our little asses off.....we love the Sting into Bono medley and always look forward to doing all of Bohemian Rhapsody...yup...all of it!

See you soon...

Creation, Ideas and Freakin'

Holy Cool!

Last night I finished up my week long Canstage experience of the Festival of Creation and Ideas.

I didn't know what to expect but it was amazing!

I have never had an experience quite like this one.

First of all working on these pieces was a treat and a challenge.

Working outside your comfort zone it a new enjoyment for me. If you would have told me that 10 years ago I would have laughed in your general direction.

I got to work with Thom Allison, always good shit, Mary Ann McDonald who I have been dreaming of working with forever and Jonathon Munroe who was one of the performers as well as genius composer.

And then add to the mix Jenni Burke, who I went to school with and Ann Morifee, yes, that Ann Morifee. What an inspiring woman.

After hearing her talk for 10 minutes I was all welled up and would have voted for her....for anything.

She has balls and bravery and a spirit that will not quit.

We were all sitting on a break and she said that our's, as performers, was not to worry about who comes to see us or what they think but to dream the dream and hopefully help others dream right back.

Boo hoo and woo hoo.

Anyway, I gush but it isn't often that you get to "play in the sandbox" as Iris Turcott said last night at the presentation.

Also, I forgot to mention that we were also led down the path by the fabulous Martin Julien and my dear friend Neil Bartram.

It was a total pleasure.

Last night was electric.

We were all a little unsure but I really think that added to the evening.

Leslie Arden was there, Vincent De Tourdenett, Corrine Koslo, Paul Ledoux, comedy woman extraordinare Shelley Simester, Damien Atkins, Ian Ross, Ronnie Burkett and a host of others. it was a room full of fabulousness.

We did out thing and it went well.

Then after the piano was open and because of the theme of the evening people like David Sereda and Coco Alcorn got up and sang their own compositions and, my favourite, Leslie Arden sang from Martin Guerre, which was awesome and reminded me of rehearsing that show in that very room 10 years ago .

I do go on.....but it was really cool.

I was inspired to create.

It was something else.

I can't wait to see you all at the party and we will create a freaky night together, all our own!

See you there!

Ooooh Rexy...

OOOOh Noooo!
I went to see the opening of "Song and Dance" last night.....Joe Matheson was kind enough to invite me...I knew that I would have good seats at the very least, him being Louise Pitre's loving man.......and I loved the show....Louise...awesome...of course! Then during the excellent second act.....I loved watching the dancing and seeing Eric Robertson who I think is one of the best dancers in Canada...and saw Rex Harrington, can he be any better looking?....hurt himself and pull himself offstage.......then saw an empty stage and watched the musical director turn around and look perplexed. The cast soldiered on...but you couldn't help but wonder what the fuck was going on backstage.
All the thoughts running thru my head about what the hell they would do....he was Rex Harrington for shit sakes.....people are coming to see him.....would he be able to come back....how badly was he hurt.....how crappy for it to happen at all let alone on their opening night!
UG.
I felt for them.
It was a star studded Canadian Event though last night and I was excited to see an opening at a new venue and all the broohahaha surrounding it and over on my side of town too.
I hope it bodes well for other new things to be there.
I, of course, handed out my new card like a whore.
"What am I doing? Well......"
Today, I am back at Canstage.
It is really nice to be back there and also to work on new material.
Zachary Florence is an amazingly well spoken and sweet 22 year old, yes 22 year old composer who wrote a song that is fast and funny with a very interesting character, it is quite a complex piece and I plan to spend the day cramming it into my head as we perform tomorrow.
Holy shit.
And Jonathon Munroe, who I have know for a while as an aquaintance, is a composer, singer, actor and yesterday in rehearsal he did some tap dancing moves and I told him that was too much talent in his body. A star that boy is.
He gave me a lyrical piece to sing and I am challenged and excited.
I find myself challenged by both of the pieces.
Which is good. I keep reminding myself of that.
It is amazing to be around creation all day.
Piss off.
I am allowed to say arty things whenever I want.
Anyway, a week and a half till the Party!
It will be awesome!

I keep tryin'...

Hey All,
I keep trying to write down my thoughts here on my old blog but I keep getting waylaid by the business that is life. I feel lucky that I have projects because, as I said before, without Georgie...it is lonely. boo hoo.
But he is keepin' busy..I called him last week to tell him that I was wearing shorts and he told me he was wearing a parka.... our love ....separated by weather, a time zone and a 2 hour plane ride. It is star crossed. But we have a great phone plan. We like to call each other and for the first two minutes talk about how it is free to talk. We are very exciting.
Anyway, now that I am DONE MY TAXES!!!!..... ya gotta love it when your accountant tries to tell jokes....just finish my damned taxes and tell me the damage and leave the levity to me, alright!....and done the spring clean.....how do dust bunnies grow????......and gotten the backyard garden on it's way...is that dead forever or just waiting to grow? ...I am freakin' Martha Stewart...maybe I can figure out how to turn a ....oh.... I don't have the energy for a joke...I tried a couple there and they were just bad.....I am getting ready for the show. I was just goin' over some music and makin' some calls to schedule rehearsals. I am really excited about the show this month. I mean, I usually am but now that it is getting to be a more regular thing I feel like I can get more excited instead of panicked as shit.
Oh, I am sure the panicked as shit will come...but not right now.
It is lookin' good.
Thom Alison and I went and had a movie date last week. We saw two in one night because we are hard core ......oh, and we really have no schedule to speak of.
We saw Kinky Boots....awesome ...... Thom wondered for the whole movie where the auditions were and why no one called him!!!! Then we saw Bettie Page.....it was a second choice and we loved it!!! That Gretchen Moll was just fabu.
He and I start on Monday at Canstage as a part of the Fesival of Creation and ideas. We are working on two new musicals for 4 days and then presenting them and then I think we are doing a little cabaret on the 11th...which is a Thursday. Anyhoo...the whole Festival sounds interesting Leslie Arden, Denise Clark and Edward Albee ( fancy!) are involved and if you are interested call Canstage at 416 367 8243. A plug for them....they can't say I never did nothin' for them.
Tuesday night I am goin' to the opening of Song and Dance at the Music hall and I couldn't be more excited!!!! It is an old fave of mine and that Louise Pitre can belt out a tune.
There is alot goin' on......it keeps me from being bored and lonely, don't forget! I ain't braggin' just tryin' to cover the pain. boo hoo.
My mom is coming for the week to take care of the oldest schnauzer in the land, while I rehearse and stuff.
I hope she doesn't feed Otto too much people food.
I hope she doesn't ask me if I swear that way around my friends.
I hope she doesn't make me watch Coronation Street.
Have a great day peeps!