Day 2 ish and Day 3....Holy....I saw EVERYTHING....

I am so fucking tired.
I feel all covered in a film of dirtiness...but ALIVE!!!
There was an 86 year old chorine who sang that tonight at the last piano bar I went to....the Townhouse again...which I find very intriguing ...the mix of people...a bunch of sugar daddies...and Ricola was back...he says he is coming to Joe’s...I hope it is true!
The only other time I have heard the “But Alive” song is the lovely Thom Allison’s compact disc...I think he would have enjoyed Helen’s version.
I fit in all there was of NY today.
Yesterday was a lot of work at the computer...after the VERY late night beforehand and the nodes-making singing (I don’t have nodes...what I do have is a lot of drama in my speechifying) I could not get my shiz together. But I worked... yes, I did... then when I met Don, my PR dude, it was a bit half hearted on my part...and the NY cabaret scene was very quiet last night...but that was alright...I did stop off at Marie’s Crisis Cafe...which has always been a lark for me...a fun thing to do...and the thought of trying to get the attention of the drunken tourists who were there....not all were drunken or tourists...and niether of those things is actually horrible together or separate...but there were a couple messy ones.
I didn’t want to sing...I hate to sing where I have to compete...suck it up Matthews.
So, Franca, the fabu lady playing the piano asked me what I wanted to do...and I said “On My Own” from Les Mis...and I walked up to the loud asses who would not shut up and took their hands and sang the song to them. They had to shut up...and then half way thru I started handing out cards.
Ah, the glamour.
So, I made it an early night because I wanted to be fresh for this great day!!!
This big day.
I had a lot of plans.
I was up early....even though it sounded like someone was building something outside of my window all night...so loud.
But I put on one of my fave Fashion Crimes summer frocks and pearls and off I went to the Times Square Welcome Center.
The fabu Blair Irwin was there with her mother Elizabeth...it was great to have Canadians there....and Blair took my Kodak Easy Shot and took all of the shots there!
The place was already filling up for “Live from Broadway”, Seth Rudetsky’s Sirius show...Julie James, Seth’s producer greeted me and gave me the run down...and Seth came and we chatted about how he was at my VERYFIRST cabaret in Toronto at J.J.’s...he was in town MDing Forever Plaid and ended up at my show...so...ssooooo many years ago..I am so thankful that he had me on.
I then met the headliner guest...Katie Finneran...she is nominated for a Tony for her role in “Promises, Promises”....and she COULD not have been kinder or more encouraging.
Seth did a fun interview!

I sang, with Seth on piano, one of my fave mash ups...as the kids say... “Material Girl/Diamonds are Forever”..and I ended it ....ahem...a BIT dramtically.....

We played “Showdown”, which was a trivia game...she and I were on the same team and there were two tourists from Bowling Green, Kentucky on the other team....and Katie (my new BF) and I were playing for a audience member...I think Beverly was her name....anyway...the competitive side of me just burst to the top....and I knew all the answers....it wasn’t until after that I thought I might have wanted to dial it back a bit...wow...I was just a bit much, maybe....but what the eff!!!I WON!!! Though, admittedly, I cheated a bit...but just a bit.

Thanks Blair for the shot taking!
It was a great time.
Then I went to visit Pete and Jed, my NY agents...they have a big new office...well, not new to them...I haven’t been down in a while. They told me how to get to The Public Theatre where Joe’s Pub is. They are good peeps, Pete and Jed....
I wanted to check out the digs.
I rode the train to a part of the city where I had NO IDEA where I am....it could be soho...it could be Canal Street-ie...I have no idea...but I saw the theatre...and then I saw this.

And then I cried....and got super excited.
And then I saw the room...and GOT EVEN MORE EXCITED!
I met with the publicist, the booker, the tech and the liason...and they could not have been more welcoming...it just washes over me how kind everyone has been here...and that is a young crew....young and hip.
The Joe’s room made me think of Sara Farb...hmm.
Then, full of happiness and with a feeling all is right in the world...I proceeded to get lost and enter 3 wrong subway stations...and put my unlimited pass thru EVERYTIME....holy cow it was hard to find.
I subwayed it to midtown to the Iguana where I had set up a meeting with an interviewer for nitelifeexchange.com, Daryl is his name.
We had a lovely interview...I looked down at my flip flopped feet. (I was carrying my 4 inch heels...yes, 4 inches...what the fuck?....in my purse, like any serious contestant on America’s Next Top Model) My feet looked like I was an orphan in the touring production of Annie...dirty....dirty....

from the hot, sweaty city!
Then I had a whorish foot wash in the Iguana's upscale bathroom...much to a older ladies' chagrin.
I then walked the 10 blocks to Lincoln Centre to meet my dear friends from old time Showboat days, Panchali and Kim....oh lord it was great to see them! It was so nice just take a moment and see friends.
Then I was off to Porno Bingo with Will Clark...that was fun...and this is the corner it is on.

Wonder if I am in the right place!!!YAY!!!

I love it.
Everyone at Pieces was, again people, so kind and welcoming....even though I could not stay very long....I had a blast there! I swore like a sailor there....

Then the evening winded down and we (Don and I...he met me at Pieces) went back to the Townhouse...and I am back where I started...
I left out a couple things...like the crazy dude with flags in his har in the lunch place....the guy on the subway with no pants...he was some smelly...I actually had to change cars...
But it is late....
Tomorrow is a day of going over the show for the weekend...I think instead of going out to busk tomorrow...I might just see something...wouldn’t that be great?
We shall see!!!

Sharron on Sirius Radio Tomorrow at NOON!

Holy poopbags!
Tomorrow at noon people I am on Seth Rudetsky's fantastic Sirius Radio show....I will be chatting and singing....OH my LORD!
Did you know that Siruis is a FREE APP to you koo koo IPhone users??? Did ya? Being that I am the queen of the Blackberry...which quite frankly seems like an Atari computer now...I wouldn't know...but Georgie loves his IPHONE!!!
So tune in at NOON!!!
***I think I am taping this TOMORROW and it airs on Friday at 7:00pm***
Here is the info!
SIRIUS XM Live On Broadway
About the show:

Each week, Broadway fans are invited to SIRIUS XM Live on Broadway with host Seth Rudetsky to watch live interviews and performances with their favorite Broadway stars at the Broadway Concierge & Ticket Center.

Listeners can hear SIRIUS XM Live on Broadway each week on SIRIUS XM’s ‘On Broadway’ channel every Friday at 7 pm ET, with encore broadcasts on Sundays at 11 pm ET, Tuesdays at 7 am ET and Wednesdays at 12 noon ET. Now also heard on OutQ, America’s only radio station catering to the GLBT community, on Saturdays at 10 AM ET!

Previous SIRIUS XM Live on Broadway guests include Alan Cumming, Bebe Neuwirth, Ben Vereen, Betty Buckley, Raúl Esparza, Cheyenne Jackson, Lynda Carter, Andrea McArdle, Laura Benanti, Gregory Jbara, Gavin Creel, Alice Ripley, Lea Salonga, Howard McGillin, Norm Lewis, Rebecca Luker, Marc Kudisch and composers Charles Strouse and Marc Shaiman, among many others.

Day One DONE! I am pooped! Birdland, Don't Tell Mama and Town House...hold crap.

Holy Crap.
It is 2:18am and I wanna write it ALL down while it is fresh...fuck...that 24 hour Diner across the street...not so 24 hours after all....asses....
I am spent my friends.
I belted the shit outta...the shit.
I have to watch that I don't fucking get the freaking vocal nodes...I was all singing "Home" in it's original key ...yes, from the Wiz...it was a request...fucking Stephanie Mills and her freak voice...I was singing that song with a big dude named Desmond...so nice and his friend Ricola...really...really..

..I bet he gets a lot of guff over that...anyhow...that was the END of the night.
The beginning started with me sitting at the bar at Birdland... after I had run 4 blocks from the Times Square subway station because the rain was wrecking my weave...I was meeting my PR person Don...he told me that if he was late that I should just talk to Jim Caruso, who runs the "Cast Party" night, and tell him I wanna sing.
Now I am going to tell you something that you might not believe...I am shy.
I really am.
In situations like that I am super shy.
But I did my best to be brave and step up...I did...he put me on the list to sing...he didn't know me...but he did it anyway.
When Don arrived, super nice guy by the way...and EVERYONE knows him...it is amazing...when he walks into a club it is like Norm from Cheers...one woman screamed out "Hey Don!" in the middle of "Don't Blame the Bossanova"...Don had a plan..yes, he did.
We sat at that bar for a while...a lot of performers got up, time ticked by and as performer after performer got up I got more nervous.
It is so much easier to do a WHOLE SHOW.
One song....is like doing one day on a TV show or a movie....font font font....(Say that like a fancy french person....)
The wait was just horrifying...the room was so packed and this would really be my first cabaret appearance in NY...I hoped to NOT cock it up...well, the longer I waited the more I came up with every horrible scenario...but when he did call me up...after some amazing performers...I was fit...just nerves...but I did the "Bohemian Rhapsody"...it went over.
Thank freaking jesus...Jim told me NO ONE has ever done that song...that was nice!
Oh lord...what a great moment...I got a ton of business cards...there were a couple Broadway producers in the house...it was a great time...
This is Jim Caruso and myself....

This is William Blake, who is not only a manager at Birdland, he is also a fantastic singer....

And this is Jenna Esposito, who runs the open mike at the swank Metropolitan Room...where I will be on Friday night!

Then we went to Don't Tell Mama...there is a great piano player named Joe Regan and we did a couple tunes...
I gotta tell you guys...the cabaret people who Don introduced me to COULD NOT be more welcoming...COULD NOT!!! Encouraging...taking the cards...that Don hands out...what a concept...not having to sell myself outside of performing...LUXURY!!
Then We got into a cab and we went to a very swanky gay club named "Town House" and that is what it is...the player there...a gentleman named Steven doesn't read music so we jammed on "Stop in the Name of Love" ....and then Desmond and Ricola asked for "Home" and now we are back where we started...I am pooped...what a night.
I am gonna sleep the eff in...I gotta pace myself...
I am so glad that went well...
I love it here.

World Domination Day 1....of to NY!

Wow. It is so much easier to fly on Porter.
(Where is my sponsorship, Porter?)
I am sitting in the super fancy waiting lounge ..I was two hours early...imagine.
It is so convenient, really.
(Again, sponsorship..)
I am just all a flutter.
I was up late packing after having a rehearsal in Niagara on the Lake with the young Wayne Gwillim...oh...the fun we had....
By the time we drove back and I packed the rest of my stuff it was late!
So, I slept for 6 hours and the last dream I remember is ...are you ready?...that I was Carrie from Sex and the City (one of my fashion influences...suck it...she is....) and I was on a ship that was going down...ug...but just before I exited the ship...fighting for my life...out on the deck to find Big (played in my dream by my fabu husband) I stood in front of a mirror clutching my strand of pearls, looking at my Audrey Hepburn hairdo
(I fucking kid you not!) and telling myself...are you sitting people?....
"Don't forget to smile and don't forget your style!"
Seriously!!!
I am a rhyming crazy lady, even in my dreams.
I don't know about the whole "ship going down" business...maybe stress...YA THiNK?
Anyhow, I woke to a long email from my PR dude Donald and he has my tonight all planned, he has me visiting Jim Caruso's Cast Party at 9:00pm, A quick PR meeting at 9:30pm to 10:00pm, Don't Tell Mama's next and if we have time a place called The Town House, a "chic gay piano bar!"...
I am just a bit overstimulated already.
What will I sing?
What will I say?
And most importantly...What will I WEAR?!?!?!?
George could not drop me off so I asked one of the fabulous Sharron's Army...a private actually, Sharron's Private...AHAHAH!!! Love that....I asked the dear Michael Hughes...who said yes RIGHT AWAY!!! What a good friend! He never stops helping the WD cause!!!

I am waiting...I am gonna read my trash novel now...there is a woman on the cover with a bodice ripper dress on....it is called "Taming the Highland Bride"....ooh my lord. There will be some sex, I am sure.
Here we go people!!!
You all helped to send me on this journey!
I thank you!
I will write every day...and take pictures...and when Wayne, Derrick and George get to NY...there will be video!!!
Stay Tuned!
Goodbye TO.
See you soon!

The Last two weeks of TV....series enders! BEWARE! Contains SPOILERS!

I really do.
I fucking love the TV.
I love that, growing up, my mother could be standing RIGHT BESIDE me asking me where my sister was and I didn't hear her at all....I have never had a problem escaping into the boobtube.
(I always thought that title was so titillating....hahhahah...

.AHAHAHAHHA! EFF off people, it is healthy to laugh...even at one's own jokes.)
I have been so wrapped up in the World Domination thing that I needed my TV escapes in the last couple weeks.
I have to say, I HAVE NOT been disappointed.
Only one small hiccup.
DO NOT READ ANY FARTHER IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THE ENDINGS OF GREY'S, SURVIVOR, CELEB APPRENTICE OR LOST!!! I DO NOT WANT TO SPOIL THIS SHIT FOR YOU!
The Survivor Finale.

At the beginning of ever season I plant myself on the couch behind my computer and announce to my husband that I WILL NOT be watching this season. Then I watch it. I announce it EVERY time....except this season.
When I heard about the Villains versus Heroes....oh lord...I got so fucking excited!!!
It really fulfilled it's goal. Those villians were HORRIBLE. Awesomely Horrible.
Did you watch Danielle's fake boobs get more and more pronounced as she lost weight? They were GROSS!
And Parvati....every time she did that smile and that giggle/laugh... I turned to George and said "I hate that bitch."
But she played so well...
And I hated almost every snivelling little shit on the Heroes team...Rupert of the Gross Toe...he was a asshole of the first degree...
James...who I used to love...what a fucking abuser...and a control freak...and that stupid Amanda who cried over everything and had the balls to steal the idol from Danielle of the Wrinkle Boobs but did not have the "what for" to keep it.
And Colby...oh my god...what a mess...how did he stay till the end?
Hated the Heroes.
Hated!
BUT! I loved the Villains ....
Boston Rob...how the eff did you get kicked out...
Jerry... Loved her more than EVER!!!
Sandra...YOU DESERVED TO WIN!!!
Courtney!!!...You skinny bitch, I dug you...
Holy crap people...I even liked that doof Coach...
Who I didn't like...that gap tooth Russell....but it was AMAZING to see him get not ONE VOTE...it was also amazing to see how a person like him is delusional. He still thinks he should have won. Had no idea or refuses to accept that a GIRL like Parvati got the better of him.
I LOVED it when Sandra said that the only people who loved him were 5 people from his family who were in the audience.
I even question THAT!!!
Survivor FINALE= LOVED IT!!!!
The the next finale?
Grey's Anatomy.

Now George doesn't like hospital shows....and especially Grey's Anatomy...I suspect, though he has never said it...that it is the resemblance to a romance novel that offends him....the very thing that makes me love it...so I had the last two episodes in the PVR cue waiting for him to fall asleep on the couch...which he did after playing a long game of Prince of Persia.
I stole the controllers from around his sleeping form and booted that shit UP!!
I cannot even remember what happened in the second last episode....because it paled in comparison to the SLAUGHTER/Blood bath that was the Grey's Finale.
I ain't gonna lie to you...I had seen on twitter that everyone was saying "wow" and "holy crap" and "what the eff is happening?" in response to #greysfinale...and I was intrigued.
When it started and I saw that moustached dude walking down the halls of Seattle Grace I tucked in for a barn burner.
And then that bitchy doctor, Reid is it?, got shot through the head I screamed and George woke up... and he even became interested enough to watch it...
What a great episode...nothing like a good mass murder to tie up some loose ends....encourage people to love each other in the face of death (Arizona and Callie...Christina and Owen)...make people believe in themselves after a period of challenge ( Webber)...and get rid of some extra characters that were cluttered about (all those stinky Mercy doctors)
I loved watching Bailey break down when she realized that she couldn't help that shot Mercy doctor....never liked him, didn't learn his name...and sit there with Mandy Moore...I question why she was in that episode...I also freaked out when Bailey was dragged from underneath the bed...oh lord.
And Webber's monologue to the shooter...Derek's shooting...I knew that crappy weird girl doctor would get him shot...Meredith's pregnancy....It was an amazing episode...
Grey's Anatomy= LOVED IT!!!
Then the Holy Grail.
The Lost SERIES Finale.

I was worried, I am not going to lie to you people.
I was real worried.
I LOVE LOST!
This year I started happy and then got sad...I didn't know what the fuck they were doing...the Temple....bad Sayid....horribly wigged Claire, she a poopy actress, huh?....the sideways reality...I was more confused than ever...and ...I cannot believe I am going to say this...I considered that I might stop watching.... I KNOW!
But I had invested so much...I think the creators depended on this as they tied up a bunch of loose ends...Richard and the Black Rock ship in the middle of the island...the two people in the cave....I didn't even remember that...they had to flash back 4 years for that...Jacob and the other guy and the chick from the West Wing KINDA telling us how it all started....but not really...that Jacob looked like a dick, huh? Why Jack's dad walked...
BUT WTF with the Temple and they guy who pretended to NOT speak english?
WHAT THE EFF is the ISLAND!?!?!?
Oh, lord.
I was so confused...but I was ready to go the distance.
We got home at 12:30pm last night from an excellent party and I began to watch.
I gave up pretty quickly that there were gonna be any answers.
I let it go.
But I got sad.
I hate the ending of just about anything...a great movie, a good book....but I felt like I knew these people...that is the way I felt when I was young...when Edith died on All in the Family I was inconsolable. And here were all these people with loves and lives....SUCK IT PEOPLE...I have a tender heart!
I was proud of Hurley.
I was almost proud of Ben.
I tried to like Kate again...but it was hard...her character bugged the eff out me.
Why didn't Sawyer take off his shirt...but I was happy when he and Juliette met again...and Jian and Sun...and Shannon and Sayid...BOONE was there...Libby was there but I think they cut her scene with Hurley...Desmond and Penny....oh, the crying...I wept like a 4 year old...I had no idea what was going on....but I wept....
When did they die?
When their plane crashed?
When there stories ended....
Oh...the sadness...yes...
And then Kate changed her outfit!!!
WHY?!?!?!
And...where was Walt and Michael?
Though I was still confused...
Lost SERIES Finale=Loved it.
And then you know what happened?
I was too tired to watch Celeb Apprentice and flicked on TWITTER AND SOMEONE SPOILED IT!!!
I still haven't watched it....but I guess Brett Michels won.

Yes, this guy.
I quite enjoyed watching him on this show...I had never watched it before and George is responsible for the fact that I got sucked it...
I am just glad he beat that Holly Robinson Peete...I am happy that she is helping Autism...that doesn't make her any less a byotch.
Ah well, I guess one outta four ain't bad, really.
And now....what will happen?
How will I fill my evenings and wind down?
After the disastrous last season of "So You Think YOu CAn Dance...." I don't know if I can do it.
Sigh.
Time Well Spent.

THE PUSH HAS BEGUN!!!

The push has begun people!!!
The Army is ramping it up and I am going whole hog!!!
I have a fantastic PR guy in NY and a lot....and I do mean A LOT of helpers...and Sharron's ARMY needs you!!!
Spread the word...like a big fabulous, glittering, pop music singing, awesome dress wearing, big hair sporting, potty mouth inclined VIRUS!!!

I just keep thinking...wouldn't it be amazing if a Canadian cabaret perfromer...yes, me...sold out their NY Debut...not a performer attached to a Bway show, not a TV star...a cabaret artist...oh fuck...I just passed out in a cloud of pink talcum powder and fur....CAN YOU SEE THE VISUAL?!?!?!
Yes, I do need your help!!!
Here is the link to my Joe's Pub Page!!
Spread it around!!!
http://www.joespub.com/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,40/id,5106
and here is a lovely article written by one of Sharron's Army and fabu blogger, Amanda Campbell....
http://www.twisitheatreblog.com/2010/05/start-spreadin-news-new-york-sharron.html
And here is my postcard....

If you email me at
me@sharronmatthews.com
I will send you an email embedded version OR a pdf...if you WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS CRAZY WORLD DOMINATION!!!
I am going down a week early to do promo and sing at open mike nights!!!
My fave day so far is Wednesday June 2nd...I will be on Seth Rudetsky's Radio show and THEN in the evening I will be at 8 Christopher Street at a bar called Pieces calling a round of gay bingo and singing a tune....
WTF?!?!?
I LOVE New York.
I do.....
AND I LOVE YOU!!!

My new promo video...

Hey ALL!!!
Here is my newest promo video!
I would like to thank they helpful and very lovely Michael Murphy for giving of his time and doing this!!!
It is in fucking HD!!!
Fast and furious...I try to win you over with a bit of Britney, my reviews and all of the faces I can pull...
And I can pull A LOT of faces.
Checks it out here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMj79FDjWgk
Loves to you all!!!
17 days till NY and 96 days till Edinburgh.
Holy shit.
I am SOOOO excited!

Where's My Money? The play....not the plea.

Hey ALL!!!
Guess what?
This is me promoting.... SOME ONE ELSE!!!
Could you just freak out....I am getting off the floor myself.
My dear friend Mary Francis Moore....

director of the award winning "You Fancy Yourself" is in a play that is being directed by David Ferry and she just keeps talking about how wonderful the whole experience is...for that to come from someone who is also a director...I always figure that is high praise....the show is called
Where's My Money?
I love the title...and the cast is most awesome... besides Ms. MF, the young and talented Christian Bellsmith is in it!
Tomorrow at 1:00pm the Pia Bouman Studio Theatre (6 Noble Street) there is a Pay What You Can....you can check it out ...and if you like it SPREAD THE WORD!!!
Let us support our artists....
Here are the deets...
May 13th to 30th
Tuesday to Saturday
For tix go to www.artsboxoffice.ca or call 416 504 7529
You can find out all of the juicy info at
http://www.alleyco-op.org/
Checks it out people...the tis are only $20.00...you cannot go wrong...you can see how Mary Francis has taken on my hair colour and I hers...I know...not huge important info...but it is me after all.

Wow. This is hard....REWARDING as all get out...but hard.

May 8th and 9th Buddies in Bad Times SUPERSTAR TORONTO
www.traceynolanstudios.com

It is late at night.
The big dog is leaning against the wall staring at me...and now he lies down and I think about joining him...I am so tired.
The last month and a half has been a whirl wind...and now it is Week 20 of World Domination...how the eff did I get here?
You know what is funny? When I put the down payment on my Edinburgh plane tickets...did you know that you could do that?...the lovely person who found and arranged the deal for me (at a fabu discount) asked if there was a company name I said, of course, Sharron Matthews Superstar....they laughed and I realized that I am so used to saying it that it is like saying... Kleenex Toilet Tissue...do they make toilet tissue?
I have gone from crying in my bathtub when I didn't get the grants to sitting on my couch totaling the cash in my "Superstar:World Domination" account....I have paid a lot of things already but I have raised, with the help of a lot of dear people, just under $20,000.00.
I have $10,000.00 to go.
I just had to stop and breathe.
You see, I tend to just keep going great guns until I reach my goal....I need to be all like the inch worm and stop and see how beautiful the garden is...or some shit like that.
I have hosted a huge fund raiser...I have performed the first stop of the tour...I am less than a month away from Joe's Pub and I just booked the Edinburgh tickets and am putting a down payment on a Scottish flat tomorrow....holy crap bags. AND, thanks to Nada Ristich @ BMO, I just received by first corporate donation.
I have come so far.
It IS NOT even close to being at all easy.
It is fucking rewarding as all get out....when I get to all these places it will be a bunch of small donations that got me there...a community....I appreciate ANYTHING that anyone has done to help...and I have been humbled OVER and OVER again by the kindness of friends and strangers...but it is fucking hard, all day long, work.
Today was one of those days.
I woke to thoughts about where to rustle up the last $10,000.00.
I am trying to stick to my very specific (read CHEAP) budget while finding a place in Scotland...you know how much the cheapest place costs...that isn't a hell hole....about 2800 Pounds....$4100.00 Canadian...holy shit, eh?
I am worried about getting a good place to stay that is not a long walk form downtown as I have to bring my costume to the theatre every night...and it has to be close enough that Derrick and I can run down to the Royal Mile (the hub of the Festival and sell the show and meet other artists and producers) all day long before the show.
The next thought I have is that I have to send out more invitations to New York today...a lot of them.
I have to...I have to...my husband looks at me and I sigh.
I have to take a couple days to breathe.
A friend called today to talk to me and I could not even take the call...I felt a bit overwhelmed by it all...after a big show (and I have done the fund raiser and the May Buddies show with less than four weeks apart with no break in STEAM) I usually take a couple days to just read. That is all.
I buy a really trashy book or two and eat chips and read.
No such luck.
But the shows this past weekend?
Magic.
True magic.
I had such lovely crowds and I loved the songs...the first night I had a whole "Holy shit I am going to take this around the world" crisis of confidence. I felt good about my work that night but I had to fight the jimmy nerves the whole show.
The second night I promised myself I would have fun.
I did.
Both nights were totally valuable for different reasons....mostly because I actually got to sing.
That is what I miss the most during all of this admin work, which, most of the time, I actually quite like...BUT I have to remind myself that this is all about how I want to sing more often.
I am excited that there are so many people getting on planes, trains and automobiles to come to Joe's in New York. I feel lucky that people give that much of a poop about what I am doing.
I feel lucky and a bit exhausted.
I think I need to do some work and cap it off...take the time...just a couple of days.
I am beginning to dread my phone dinging.
I have to have a fresh mind to tackle the last $10,000.00...I have some ideas but I think that if I have a break a will have more.
Mostly, I just want to give George my full attention.
How much can one guy take of the same subject for 20 weeks straight....he truly is the best man.
He is in bed right now.
Sleeping.
I am going too.
I hope you are all well and ...thank you.

Raffle and GET THERE EARLY!!!!

Alright people, here we are!!!
Tonight (and Tomorrow) are it!
Don't know what you are up to tonight...COME ON DOWN!!!
Buddies in Bad Times 12 Alexander Street!
It is my ONLY dates for Toronto and it is just me and you and the music! I am super excited!!! I would love to see you.
I have been advised by Chris @ Buddies that it is best to arrive early as there is a show in the big space SO you don't wanna get stuck in that line!!! We are opening the doors at 7:15pm!!

Come early and have a drink and buy a Raffle ticket ! The prizes are really amazing and total about $1500.00!!!
Tickets are 1 for $5
3 for $7
8 for $20

Pretty as a Superstar Package
Minerals from DTBeauty
Necklace from Just for You by Alex
Worth $230.00


Opening Night Tickets to the Mirvish's
Legally Blonde

Signed Bruce Dow CD

Sharron’s Army TSHIRTs


Be A Superstar Package
Photo Shoot with Tracey Nolan
Styling and $25 Gift Certificate From Fashion Crimes
Worth $300.00

Harold Green Jewish Theatre Package
2 Seats to the Sunday March 27th performance of Zero Hour starring Jim Brochu and directed by Piper Laurie.
“ a one man show based on the life of Zero Mostel”

Also 2 tickets to each of our Conversations on the Green
Jane Mallett Theatre – 5 Mondays throughout the year

“This one on one chat, hosted by Ralph Benmergui – is with a celebrity discussing how Jewish culture has influenced their career”
Package includes chats with Amy Sky, David Mirvish, Eddie Greenspan, Jeanne Beker and Norman Jewison

Worth $285.00

Necklace and Earrings by Just for You By Alex
Worth $110.00

AND
Pick the Last Song of the NIGHT!!
Bohemian Rhapsody
Don’t Stop Believin’
Hotel California
How Deep is Your Love
Glamourous / Paparazzi
I Walk the Line / I’m On Fire
Tainted Love / Slave 4 U
True Colours

AMAZING!!!
And you can buy your Sharron's Army TShirt for a mere $20.00!!!
If you doante over $100.00 you will get a charitable receipt, a Tshirt and your name on this wall!!!

http://www.sharronmatthews.com/donors.htm

Hope to see you there!!!

I FINALLY WON AND AWARD...AND IT DOES SOMETHING DIRTY!!!

I won an award. THANK YOU Diane Leah. It almost looks like an Oscar... almost.

So...a couple months ago I get asked by the dear Diane Leah (fabulous musical director and head of music at MCC) to sing at a gig...she is very non committal about what it is...where it is...who it is for...that should have been my first clue.
In the next few weeks every time I ask her about it she tells me there is no money...that they were looking for someone wacky...and that it would be great exposure....all my fave things.
(Not my fave things...sarcasm is hard over the intraweb)
But the amazing Ms. Diane Leah has played for guests on Sharron's Party for absolutely free many times...I see no problem with doing this, VERY ambiguous at best, gig.
And Diane Leah doesn't ask for much but when she does...you do it!
So, last night I end up at something called the "Harold Awards".
I had heard about them...they are for the independent theatre artist...so, they were always too cool for me...they are all about being set up and surprised...secrets and lies.
I think that Diane, who has told me not to write about it online and has arranged to pick me up for the night and everything, is either A: Setting up someone else...possibly Louise OR B: taking me somewhere to kill me after.
I am scheduled to sing Bohemian Rhapsody with Diane accompanying.
When we get pulled up onstage...the keyboard is...not a fucking word of a lie...30 keys...it was a perfect mess...we did a comedy show...we tried to cut a verse and the audience said no...Diane was supposed to stop me....and I was NOT to be stopped.
And then Diane presented a Harold Award to me.
The inscription reads..."Named for the Late Harold Kandel, a theatregoer and frequent heckler, this award is for outstanding contributions to Toronto's performing arts scene."
I had an idea it might be something but I NEVER expected it to come from Diane Leah...I didn't even know that she won last year...that is the thing about the award...it is passed down from the person who got it the year before...before her was Leslie Arden and before Leslie...Jonathan Munro. My award started with Don McKellar and went first to Sky Gilbert.
Wow.
I am always honoured to be recognized by our community...and the lineage just makes it all the sweeter.
Diane Leah's respect is something I will hold close to my heart. It was, don't tell, one of the best parts.
That and Keith Cole telling me a story about how when he accepted his Harold award that he was in a sweat shirt covered with questionable stains (think Monica Lewinski's Blue Dress)....VOTE FOR KEITH FOR MAYOR!!!
It is one month tomorrow till my Joe's Pub debut and I FINALLY WON AN AWARD!!!
WORLD DOMINATION WEEK 19!!!!

Me and Grant Ramsay....we celebrate the Harold!!!

And Scroll back and forth between the pics....that is me and one of my dearest friends and supporters Grant Ramsay, by the by....if you scroll back and forth my award gives you the finger.
Perfect.
Don't you think?
And I would be remiss if I didn't say COME AND SEE MY SHOW AT BUDDIES THIS SATURDAY THE 8th or SUNDAY the 9th!!! 8:00pm....
P.S. The raffle prizes are off the hook...opening night tickets to the "Legally Blonde", a subscription to the Harold Green Jewish Theatre, "Pretty as a Superstar" Package that includes Dan Thompson Make Up, Beautiful Jewelry and a Styling and $25 voucher to Fashion Crimes, Tshirts and, of course, the honour of choosing last song!
Come on out!!!

Eddie and Dame Edna and World Domination

I got to see one of my idols in person this weekend.
Okay...I was sitting in the 8th row at Massey Hall...but I could still see him REAL clear...
I never buy tickets to anything...we can never afford them and George loves a good concert, so we have been left lacking the last couple of years BUT when I heard that Eddie Izzard was coming to town I was on it.
Do you know him?
I saw him for the first time when I was on tour with Les Mis. I was in my hotel room in Washington DC, probably eating a piece of Papa John’s pizza...fuck I loved that stuff...and smoking one of my last cigarettes...who knew I could quit cold turkey?...not me....I didn’t even know I was smoking my last cigarette. That sounds like I was going to be shot by a firing squad.
Anyhow, I was watching HBO....god, I love hotel rooms...I do...and there he was...in all of his transvestite glory. He was wearing a blue silk chinese style dress, wide leg pants and a pair of chunky high heels. Doing some of the funniest comedy I have ever seen.
And everyone in his audience looked quite conservative...and they also looked like they were having the time of their lives...how did that happen?
In a culture where the different and the special are not understood... here was someone who was very different and everyone was just....accepting. Because that motherfucker was funny...and smart...and I wanted to be him when I grew up.
Now, here I am over 10 years later FINALLY seeing him live.
He inspired me.
He is my idol.
He accepted himself, clearly, and the fact that he was a transvestite was a simple side bar in his comedy.
LOVE THAT!
I told George before we left on Saturday night to see his show that I was super nervous...he said “Why?”...I said “Because I am so nervous because I am afraid I am so excited that I will pass out and miss the show.”
See, I really like him.
I don’t like anyone like that...except...except...Dame Edna.
The first time I saw her was on a TV program in which she went into people’s homes and went through there dresser drawers in front of a studio audience...funny shit.
But it was her variety show that was my big inspiration...she had on all the stars of the day...and she was glamorous in a tacky kind of way and she made you feel like you knew her...and she was also a dude in a dress...Barry Humphries plays her...but I ALWAYS think of her as Dame Edna.
She is a raconteur...my computer dictionary definition of that word is...a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.
Oh lord.
Doesn’t that sound delicious?
I wanna be that.
I couldn’t (and can’t) wait to see either of these performers again. I feel like I know them. I wanted that. I want that.
So, when I put my shows together they are in the back of my mind.
Accessible.
And FUN!!!
Over the top....and just a bit in charge.
And now here I am...
All of my work has brought me here.
This weekend, yes, Saturday May 8th and Sunday May 9th @ Buddies, is the first stop in my dream tour.
This is the first show of this type that I will do alone in a long while.
I have not beat the shit out of it promo wise...because I thought you all might be exhausted from the Fund Raiser...but this is really the culmination of all of my work....and, oddly, the beginning of the rest of my work.
I am very excited...I have agononized over the set list...that is the thing about this tour...the show will be different in every city....I will do a show specifically for that place.
So, this is special for you guys....as a thank you.
A thank you for your support and donations.
I knew that I would not raise these funds from big dollar donations...although I have had a few larger ones... this tour is happening through $5 to $500 donations...this tour is being built brick by brick and when I get the money to go...and I will....it will be a community that sent me...our community...and I cannot thank you enough.
Thanks for reading all my posts and emails....for not de-friending me, but letting me promote.
Thank you for donating your money, your time, your tickets, your art and your ideas.
The letters you have sent me and the kindness you have shown me gets me through everyday.
God....I sound like I am on my death bed and all serious....
If you have been following along on this journey....it is Week 19 of World Domination...and it has not been easy....and some days have been unbelievable...some have made me lay down for a “mama” nap!
I need about $14,000 more dollars to reach my original goal. With a recent (and very exciting) corporate promise of $2000.00 that puts the total at $12,000.00 left to raise.
I have to give a shake and remind myself that I have raised $18,000.00 dollars....holy fuck doodles.
But I see the total that I need and I begin to work again.
If anyone has an extra $5.00....actually $25.00...COME AND spend $20.00 for a ticket to my dream tour show this weekend on the 8th and 9th...sit with me as I tell you some stories and sing some tunes.
There will be a raffle...there are amazing prizes...the tickets are...WHAT? $5!!!
Buy a TSHIRT and become a part of Sharron’s Army....the tshirts are an easy $20.00 or you can even donate MORE!!! If you donate more than $100.00 you get a tax receipt!
EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS!!!
It is my dream AND GOAL to have the money that I need by the end of THIS month so I can focus on performance and promo!!
When I sat in the audience at Massey Hall this weekend....I closed my eyes and visualized...I visualized the day that I will walk out there on that Massey Hall stage... it will happen.
You heard it here first.
Oprah says it...YOU GOTTA DREAM BIG!
Thank you all....below is the list of Sharron’s Army so FAR!!!
THANK YOU!!! DO you wanna add your name?!?!?!?

Donors For “Sharron Matthews Superstar : World Domination Tour 2010”

General $2000.00 or more

I am waiting!

Lieutenant $500.00 to $1999.99

Curtis Barlow
Gary May
Joan Mathers
The John McKellar Charitable Foundation
Jerry and Kathy McRoberts
Ian Epstein and Kathy Kacer
Kevin Finora
Nancy Ruth

Army $50 to $499.99

Ari Weinberg
Becky and Kathy Liddle
Betty’s
Brian Goldberg
Buddies in Bad Times
Canadian Stage
Clinton Walker
Dan Thompson Beauty
Doug Price
The Elgin Winter Garden Theatres
Esther Yermus
Gillian Tooke
Harbourfront Centre
Jamie Porter
Just for You by Alex
Karen LeBlanc
Lorraine Kimsa Theatre For Young People
Luminato
Lynne Jamieson
Marcel Watier
Marcello Tulipano
Marie Baron
Mary Lu Zahalan
Melissa Yetman
Miriam Flynn
Mirvish Productions
Natalie Heron
Opera Atelier
Patricia Wilson
Peter Martyn
Rod Kelly
Ron Cameron-Lewis
The Shaw Festival
Soulpepper
The Stratford Festival
Sophie Radecki
Stefan Moccio
Tim Hughes
Veritas
Visit Scotland



Sharron’s Privates People who have supported, given their free time and/or skill,promoted and/or helped Sharron immeasureably on this World Domination Tour!

Alex Saslove
Amanda Campbell
Ari Weinberg
Andy Parks
Bruce Dow
Charlotter Moore
Chris Lorway
Chris Mitchell
Constance Marlatt
Chrystal Donbrath
Crystal Rickard
David Oiye
Ed Sahely
Evan Smith
Gabi Epstein
Grant Ramsay
Jean Stilwell
Jeff Breithaupt
Jim Russell
Julia Gardener
Kathryn McEwen
Keith Cole
Kelly Holiff
Kyle Golemba
Leslie Arden
Louise Pitre
Mark Davis
Michael Gianfrancesco
Michael Hughes
Pablo Kessleman
Pam Chorley
Paul Sportelli
Patricia Wilson
Patricia Zentilli
Patti and John Loach
Peter Phoa
Rob Kempson
Robert Missen
Sara Farb
Shawn Daudlin
Shelley Quinn
Sky Gilbert
Susan Bourcier
Sutton Foster
Thom Allison
Tracey Nolan
Tricia Lackey
Wayne Gwillim
William Humenick

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Sharron's ONLY Toronto Superstar dates...and HOW much did you raise???

So, here we are people! Week 18 of World Domination and things are shaping up!!! Derrick and I are about NY promo and flights, and accommodations and listening to Scottish people over skype and NOT QUITE being able to understand them. RIGHT!!! But here is the awesome and amazing news...all of you who came out to the fund raiser...who bought a ticket, who purchased a raffle ticket, who bought a package, a tshirt or a song....THANK YOU...you helped us raise....are you ready? $10,000.00. I am serious as a heart attack. I just about passed out. I thank you....I thank you. So, I am just over $16,000.00 in funds...my goal WAS $30,000.00....but now I am all dreamy and motivated...I want to add a couple of London (England..not Ontario...though it is lovely) dates on after Edinburgh...we are over there anyhow, right? So, now my goal is $40,000.00. Yup, you heard it...I am all MAGICALLY THINKING!!! Why not! SO....here is the thing...I have been trying to give you a "SHARRON MATTHEWS OFFICIAL PROMOTIONAL BREAK" but I gotta tell you a little secret... it isn't a well kept secret but now I have to announce it here... Next weekend, On Saturday May 8th and Sunday May 9th I will be previewing my "World Domination Tour" show at Buddies. These are the ONLY TORONTO DATES! I want to do my show for the people who have been SO SUPPORTIVE in my journey thus far (that sounds lordy...you know what I mean!) It will be a one act, 60 minute show...at the fabu price of $20.00 with $15.00 arts and student tickets. You can get your Sharron's Army Tshirt for $20.00. And there will be a raffle....YES!!! More awesome prizes!!! Tshirts, CD's, Theatre Subscriptions....LAST SONGS!!! So, call 416 975 8555 (Tuesday to Saturday between noon and 5:00pm) or go to www.totix.ca for tickets. I would love to celebrate this tour with you!!! Maybe you can tell me what songs you want to hear....it is the best of the best.... Hey ALL of my NY friends... it is never too early to get your tickets for NY...my New York cabaret debut at Joe's Pub on June 5th and 6th.....here is a link to my Joe's Pub Page!!! http://www.joespub.com/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,40/id,5106 I have attached a pdf of the official tour postcard to pass around!!! I am going to NY for the entire first week of June to promote myself....it is getting very EXCITING!!! Thank you for reading and for supporting!!! I hope to see you in Toronto next weekend...or NY in June....maybe Scotland in August....oh the DOMINATION !!!! Love
Shar

Oh my sweet lord...I am tired...but proud and humbled...and a bunch of other stuff....

I would like to start this note, blog...wherever the fuck this ends up...with a quote put up by Nora and David on their status. Favourite quote of the week so far..."When Canadians are awarded things, they look behind them to see if it was meant for somebody else." Margaret Atwood on receiving her Order of Canada D. Loves it...so true... I felt like was looking over my shoulder ALL WEEKEND! With a mix of liquid bowels....come on, let us be truthful people...allergies, nervous " I can't string two words together" brain, Attention Deficit Disorder (I could NOT concentrate on ONE thing for longer than...what part of the Silent Auction is that a part of?....SEE!) and just plain terror that I could not pull this off.
Though I do enjoy a good challenge....this was just ridiculous. But not impossible...nothing is impossible.
There was a lot to focus on...but I had the great fortune and luck of asking a number of people for their assistance. Just so we get this straight...the Project Manager of this little shin dig...of which I was the Donald Trump (POWER and a hairpiece to prove it!) of...was none other than the long suffering, but much loved, George Masswohl. (His gorgeous hair salt and pepper hair began to turn silver THE MOMENT he said "I do!")
He made sure I was where I was supposed to be, made sure that if you were paying with Visa or MC that you were whisked out of the room with the greatest of ease...and when I ran long, was probably the ONLY person who could tell me that I needed to cut a song without suffering some sort of head injury. I mean, let's keep being honest.
Also, I would like to say here...and I hope he doesn't hate me for this...that he was wide awake on Friday morning...way before me...and when I opened my eyes he looked at me and said "I am so excited!"
I love him.
Then there were team managers (and don't forget a co-producer) Derrick Chua....Sara Farb....Michael Hughes...Shelley Quinn... And we had the all important runners, hander outers, helpers. "Sharron you look like a crazy person maybe I can do something for you"ers and idea people...Kelly Holiff, Evan Smith, Gabi Epstein, Constance Marlatt, Susan Bourcier and Alex Saslove.
The outpouring of kindness from theatre companies, recording artists, producers, restaurants and independent artists and artisans was not to be believed.
I mean, I am an independent artist who decided to do a silent auction 3 weeks ago based on maybe getting some Soulpepper tickets to raffle off...I got scoffed at, let me tell you...but I had the luck of the above mentioned people...especially George, Sara, Michael and Kelly...and they rocked it...there isn't a final total but we made upwards of $3000.00 alone on the Silent Auction!
And the raffle was Kelly and Michael's idea... and we made just under $800.00 on that!!
OKAY!!!
We have Sharron's Army TSHIRTS that will be available at EVERY gig until they are gone!!! And they are now priced to move at $20.00!!!
We have not even counted the LAST SONG people!!
April 16th Peter Phoa, for $200.00, picked "True Colours"....I effed up a couple of lines...not too bad but I offered him $5 back just to keep it square...he said no...thank god. (I need that $5 for coffee in NY!)
When I was told I could do the official Chris Skinner "One More Song", even though I had run over something awful...fuck I can talk...Patricia Wilson, the bar manager, said I could only do it if someone paid me $100.00...and CLINTON WALKER picked up the slack...and we even ALMOST frenched in front of EVERYONE!!! He asked for "Hotel California!....HOT!!! And I sang "Brandy" for the ever remembered Chris Skinner...that one was on me...of course.
April 17th I decided to NOT let this one go for less that $500.00...and there was a quiet man named GAry, who was there with his man Kevin, who, incidentally I had given some Tangy Cherry Lube to earlier in the night (long story) who had his hand half in the air...and then Shelley Quinn hit him so it went higher...gotta love Shelley!!...and he asked for Bohemian Rhapsody!!! AWESOME!! Patricia said I could do one more if...you guess it...someone bid $100.00....a lovely lady in the balcony named Natalie Heron said "I'LL DO IT!!!"...so she got a little Last Dance...perfect...just perfect....
What an outpouring...and the guests were fab...Iain Robert Stewart, Matthew Villmare, Colin Noel-Baldwin, Jordan Till ( who was my percussionist extraordinaire all two nights) Jocelyn Regina, Mike Cox and Joel Gomez....they are my Sheridan Students and I COULD not have been prouder!!
Anyhow...the clothes were awesome of course www.fashioncrimes.ca and the audiences were amazing...and the love and support...well, as I said....I just kept looking over my shoulder!
I am on my way!!
But I still have a ways to go...but I will make it!!!!
I know that I have just promoted the SHIT out of the fund raiser...and I will leave you be for couple days...but I gotta tell you that the only Toronto dates for the actual World Domination Tour are Saturday May 8th and Sunday May 9th...it is a short show...60-70 minutes with no intermission and it will be the show that I am doing in NY.
I want to try it out in front of my hometown supporters and peeps first! Tickets are $20.00 with a $15.00 Student and Arts Worker Ticket. Call 416 975 8555 between noon and 5:00pm or go to www.totix.ca I hope that you can come...as always, spread the word! Become a part of "Sharron's Army"... I would love to have you...help me take over the world one person at a time.

THE FUND RAISER!!! Silent Auction!! Awesome. And The Fab Magazine Article!

So!
It is only one day away people!!!
Can you fricken take it??!!!
I know that some of you will just be happy to not see my self promotion....I understand...but till then..here is the list of my fabu Silent Auction Articles...I cannot believe how much people have given... I feel very honoured!!! Plan what you want in advance!
So, here is the list!!!

Lot 1“Sharron’s Official Tour Companion”Package

2 tickets to “Sharron Matthews Superstar” in TORONTO Buddies in Bad Times May 8th or 9th 2010
* 2 tickets to “Sharron Matthews Superstar” in NEW YORK Joe’s Pub June 5th or 6th 2010
* 2 ticket to “Sharron Matthews Superstar” in EDINBURGH theSpace@Surgeon’s Hall
1 Picture with Sharron that will be featured on her Website declaring you her OFFICIAL TOUR COMPANION! for 2010
* 1 “Sharron’s Official Tour Companion” TShirt
Est Value: $200.00


Lot 2 “Rock of Ages” Package

2 Tickets to “Rock of Ages” at the Royal Alex June 1st 2010
1 Official CD Soundtrack of the Original Company of “Rock Of Ages”
1 poster for the Canadian production of “Rock of Ages”
EST VALUE: $250.00


Lot 3 “Toronto Theatre Lovers” Package

2 Tickets to the July 12th, 2010 Performance of “Jitters” at Soulpepper at the Young Centre
2 Weekday 3 Night Season Subscriptions to Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
2 tickets to the October 30th, 2010 Opera Atelier production of Handel’s “Acis and Galatea”
2 Tours of the Winter Garden Elgin Theatres
Est. Value: $450.00


Lot 4 “Sharron Did a Kid’s Show?!” Package
(And she loved the Kid's show by the by!)
Family Four Pack (4 tickets) to any show in the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre For Young People 2010/11 Season
1 Framed Photo of Sharron in her Dora nominated performance of The Wicked Witch in Lorraine Kimsa Theatre For Young People production of “The Wizard of Oz”
1 Photocopy of Sharron’s Dora nomination to prove it!
Est. Value: $80.00


Lot 5 “Bruce Dow’s Package” Package

2 Tickets to “Two Gentlemen of Verona” at the Stratford Festival in which Bruce Dow stars
2 Signed copies of Bruce Dow’s CDs “Lucky to Be Me” and “Keepin’ Out Of Mischief”
1 Backstage tour after “Two Gentlemen of Verona” conducted by Bruce Dow HimSELF!!!
Est. Value: $200.00


Lot 6 “Come See and Drink with Sharron in Edinburgh” Package

*2 tickets to “Sharron Matthews Superstar” at theSpace @ Surgeon’s Hall in Edinburgh between August 16th and 28th 2010
*2 Drinks (total!) after the show with Sharron!!!
*2 Edinburgh 2 Day Passes (Bus Passes, Airport transport passes, Free entrance to most attractions in Edinburgh
*2 “Sharron’s Army” TShirts
Est Value: $310.00


Lot 7 “Come See and Drink with Sharron at Joe’s Pub in NY” Package

* 2 tickets to “Sharron Matthews Superstar” at Joe’s Pub June 5th or 6th 2010
* 2 Drinks (total!) after the show with Sharron!!!
2 “Sharron’s Army” TShirts
Est Value: $200.00


Lot 8 “Bird on Head on Field of Red” Painting by Toronto’s PattyZee
Est Value : $300.00


Lot 9 “Cat on Head with Butterflies” Painting by Toronto’s PattyZee
Est Value : $300.00


Lot 10 “Toronto Cabaret Lover’s Cd Package”

* 6 CDs, one by each of these fabulous artists George Masswohl, Patricia Zentilli and Patti Loach, Jean Stilwell and Patti Loach, Gabi Epstein, Michael Hughes and Thom Allison

NOTE: There are two of these packages. One for each night
Est Value : $120.00


Lot 11 “Be Your Own Superstar” Package

$150.00 Worth of mineral make up from Daniel Thompson Beauty ( Sharron’s Fave Make UP!)
Jewelry from Just For You by Alex (Sharron’s Fave Jewelry Designer)
1 Styling session and a $25.00 Gift Certificate from Sharron’s Fave Clothing Designer and clothing sponsor “Pam Chorley’s Fashion Crimes”


Lot 12 “ I Wish Sharron Had Sung...” The Last Song of the Night Package

Purchasing this package entitles you to choose the LAST SONG of the night TONIGHT!!!

From this list:
Bohemian Rhapsody * Hotel California * Don’t Stop Believin’
Creep * Material Girl/Diamonds Are Forever * Hanging By A Thread * How Deep is Your Love * I’ve Never Been to Me
Last Dance* Slave 4 U * True Colours * Brandy

AND IF YOUR BID is over $2000.00 you will recieve an appearance by Sharron at the event of your choice! (Anywhere within 75 Kilometres of Toronto)


So...there will be TShirts...and surprises and god knows what else!
But I suggest you buy your tickets NOW people!!! I don't want anyone who wants to be there to be turned away! Call 416 975 8555 or go to www.totix.ca

Here is link to this weeks FAB Magazine....download the PDF of this week's magazine....there is an awesome article!!!
http://www.fabmagazine.com/

Can't wait people!!!

Curtains Down, Vampires, Milkshakes and Derrick Chua.

So, I was in the bathtub last night after a long day of DOMINATING!!! and I got a text, yes, I put my blackberry near the tub, and it was from the young Sara Farb....it said "Come to Curtain's Down". I love me some Jennifer Burke...this gal has worked it...she must have been hosting her creation "Curtain's Down" for two years now...this month!!! I think I am right..Jenni? Anyhow, I have been going for the last three weeks to sing and hand out my cards for the big Fund Raiser this weekend (April 16th and 17th Call 416 975 8555 for tickets or go online to www.totix.ca...they are really going fast and I am not just saying that) like a media whore...I don't give an eff, a gal has got to sell herself...but last night I was super tired...and naked in the bath at 10:00pm...but George yelled over from the couch, whilst he was playing his beloved "GOD OF WAR' on his PBox490...I have no fricken idea what it is called...he yelled over "Didn't you promise Jenni you would come tonight...I put aside my vampire romance novel...yes, suck it people...it is the one of the only thing that relaxes me during the World Dom...HEY, SUCK IT...vampire...whatever...

.I put aside my Vampire novel and get out of the bath and there George and I are 30 minutes later.....getting out of a cab outside of Curtain's Down.
It is now at the swanky Pantages Bar in the Pantages Hotel...and if you haven't gone...you HAVE to go!! What a great night Jenni arranges and performs...and there is a young hip crowd there...and celebrities galore...a gal from the new 90210 was there last night...I didn't really care because I still remember Brenda and Dillon...I don't go for the TV remakes... THEY NEVER WORK...and Mindy Cohn, Natalie from the Facts of Life was there...Canadian celebs Charlotte Moore, George Masswohl (heehee, it is true!) Nora Sheehan and David Rosser, the cast of the Jersey Boys fresh from singing O Canada at the opening Blue Jay's game showed up, Mark Cassius and an amazing singer named Farah from Vegas sang....amazing young performers Sara Farb, Michael Hughes, kelly Holiff and Gabi Epstein sang...what a night!!! It was fabulous!
It was fresh, hip and camp all at the same time!
I sang the Bohemian Rhapsody to promote my show...Mindy Cohn told me a bit about the Edinburgh Festival, where she has produced 2 shows...then Derrick poked me to hand out more cards...slave driver...and then, like 22 year olds George, who was so handsome in his white jacket and I joined the kids at Fran's for milkshakes and french fries...just like after the opening night of your high school musical...except all of the people at this table were busy texting each other...we were right beside EACH OTHER!
But one of my happiest moments was when Derrick Chua's drink came...everyone ordered milkshakes and Derrick ordered the confection you see above...it made me love him a bit more.
This World Domination gal needed that...back to the grind!
Getting together the SUPERIOR silent auction, picking up TSHIRTS...doing interviews, rehearsing!
Oh, what a whirlwind!!!

World Domination is a 24 hour a day business.

It is Saturday Afternoon.
I am in bed with the dogs.
No, not the reason you think...I am not lazing...no...if we bring the dogs up on the bed they are so filled with rapture that they will sleep another 4 hours before asking to go outside.
So, it is a tad selfish.
And I am sick of myself today.
Don't get me wrong...I think I am a decent human...I enjoy my hair...there are other things that I can list as traits that I like...for which an I thankful...but today...as I swing into the final push before my big "Sharron Matthews Superstar:World Domination Tour 2010 Fund Raiser Kick Off" officially the longest title in the history of all cabaret (I still LOVES IT!) I am a bit sick of myself.
I am going to share something with all of my faithful readers that you might already know if you are faithful enough to follow along....World Domination is a time COMSUMING PROJECT!!!
Sorry to yell at you there...I just got carried away.
Here is yesterday...and believe me...I am as sick to hear about it as you might be. But if not...it gets kinda funny so hold on.
I ran around getting hard tickets for the fund raiser for one of my faithful supporters who is selling them from her office...like crack....and she is selling the SHIT OUTTA them. Thank you, Trixie.
While I was at Buddies getting tickets...how does one get tickets there, you might ask....sigh...(416 975 8555 Box office open at noon till 5:00pm) I took a donation from the lovely John McKellar to Buddies to be processed...yes, even before this fund raiser I have ....raised funds!!!
Then I put in my hair piece, yup I said it...and John "Honey" Hughes picked me up and, though we were gonna leave at 4:00pm...George told us to leave earlier....just in case...we left TO at 3:00pm arriving in Stouffville at ....3:30pm...for my 8:00pm show.
We were a bit early.
What to do...we went to Swiss Chalet...for 3 hours...
I did a second show of my "Sharron's Big Broadway Show" in the FABULOUS Lebovic Centre in Stouffville...what a gorgeous space people...and Kathy and Becky came up from Toronto after seeing the pic of John and I at the Swiss Chalet (suck it people, social networks work!!)it was so lovely to see them in the front row. It was a wonderful show! I loved the audience and we all had a great time...and I am a media whore so I came out after and handed out postcards for my fund raiser...see, sick of myself!!!
We got into the car came back to TO in record time and I went to see the beautiful and talented Pattyzee off...she is moving to Edmonton...sigh...and promised one friend, who shall remain nameless, that they would get their awesome set up date in the next two weeks.
ON IT!!!
Then ...yes, it is 11:30pm...I went to Buddies to hear the dear Keith Cole talk about his campaign for Mayor (LOVES IT)!!! He also had an amazing drag queen from Montreal on the show who did Edith Piaf...Sky Gilbert and I agreed that we have never seen the like before...it was something.
Keith called me up onstage and while in my coat and holding my huge purse I sang that song that those fucking Glee bastards stole from me...yes, I know Journey sang it first but WHAT EVER!! And I gave out cards for my fund raiser...sigh...and then I found myself dancing the night away with David Tomlinson, Ryan Kelly and David Lopez.
I guess I, all of a sudden, thought I was 21 years old for fuck sakes.
Fun.
But I am not 21.
I need sleep...to take over the World and all!
Then I walked to my car and drove home.
I love World Domination...but this shit is 24/7 people!!!
So, today I lay with my dogs and made an event of FB...talked about myself some more...sigh...sick...and then I get to the good part.
I am rehearsing the show today...and Steve Thomas, Wayne Gwillim and myself have worked on some AWESOME arrangements...this shit is off the hook...as the young people say.
I love the singing part...the other is not bad...but sigh...today is one of those days...just gotta be honest...
I have not done a new show since last June...and I realize I have A LOT TO SAY!!!
So, help me get over myself and come on out to this fund raiser people!!!

Ari Weinberg asks you to come to my Fund Raiser.

What a lovely young man.
I hope this works....
Checks it.

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Spring and Random Thoughts!

Dear Mother Nature,
I know we have had a rocky and tumultuous (I thought that word had an "R" in it, who knew?) relationship but I am in love with you...and I have spoken to my husband and he has agreed that it would be okay if you wanna come and make sex with me...not that I think I am super special in the bedroom...but sex is sex and I am willing to take one, as it were, for the team.
Dear EVERYONE else!!
Can you believe the fucking weather?!?!?!!?
YAYAYAYAA!!!
Thank god for the good weather because the World Domination tour is ramping up and I need to sometimes go outside with my monster dogs and walk it out!!!
SO BUSY!!!
But I have a few random thoughts...besides the fact that the World Domination Tour 2010 Kick OFF is less than two weeks away!!! Oh!!! I have been working on some cool stuff!!! Go buy your tickets to this exciting show!!! With Guests, surprises and who knows what else!!
Call 416 975 8555 or go online to www.totix.ca
RANDOM THOUGHTS...
Yesterday, I turned to George and said "I am worried about Sandra Bullock." He looked at me strangely and kept doing what he was doing.
At our midnight tour of St. Mike's two nights ago...don't ask...I thought "Thank god we are here early enough that the club girls ( and drag queens) haven't had too many Long Island Ice Teas (yes, that is the last time I have been to a club) and fallen off of their 4 inch wedgie heels and been brought by hot paramedics to emergency."
(Then I fell asleep with my scarf as a pillow, which, when the nurse woke me up, fell into the disease infested garbage...she shook it out and told me to wash it...I put it back in the garbage and washed my hands for an hour)
I love spring.
I love it.
I love it.