Day 7 and the night it had to end!!! AND ENDED BIG!!!

I am sitting in front of gate 52 at the Newark airport.
I am looking am looking at a plane that is going to Portugal and am intrigued.
And then I think of this....

What a last day....
We woke late after I discovered a “running around NY late at night celebrating opening night” injury... just a scrape...but for the life of me I have NO idea where I got it.

Gross, right?
No matter what I do for the rest of my life...and my plan is to do as many more cool things as the universe allows...nothing will ever top my first night at Joe’s....

The last one was taking a drink after I ate the shrimp....these photos were taken by John Maher....thank you JOHN!!!
I had my second night work cut out for me people.
We started the day meeting Sara Farb, Mickey G and James Levesque for brunch.

It was very nice except for the child who seemed to be tempting the fates standing behind me in his booth with his maple syrup covered hands dangerously close to my naturally curly and naturally red hair.

We went back and slept a couple hours.
My thoughts were full of challenge and nerves...the night had been the best of my life...how could this be better....what do you think the answer is?
It won’t....it will be different.
That is what I kept breathing in and out.
I got there early and really sat in that dressing room...and I thought...I am at the freaking ublic theatre...in an awesome dressing room...with my name on the door...and I am the only person here....breathe it in.

I got into a whole new FC outfit and got ready to do my thing...Wayne was equally as unsure of what was to come....
The audience was...PACKED.
PACKED!!!

There were some Showboater’s; Richie McCall, Michael Scott, Brigid Brady...and National touring Les Mis-ers; Nettie Harrington, Jason Reiff...
And there was freaking SANDRA CALDWELL AND TERESA TOVA AND GILLIAN TOOKE...and for the record Gillian was in her “Sharron’s Army” TSHIRT!
The fantastic Grant Ramsay and Tim Hughes...Gail Hakala and her mom Elizabeth...Erika Santilana...Sam Strasfeld....the beautiful Sara Farb and the famous Jeigh Madjus....Carly freakin’ Street....Elenna Mosoff...SO MANY!
Bruce DEAN was there!
I know I am missing a ton of people...but it was staggering...then there was a ton of people that the lovely John Austin from up in TO sent...and then there were a BUNCH of people that I didn’t know...at all....
And Barbra...she had come the night before...and she brought 4 people back with her!
It WAS A FREAK SHOW of fabulousness....and there was my sweet sweet George...god I love him...he has the video camera...and the camera...what the eff would I do without him?
It was a great show.
Second nights are challenging, let us be honest....but it still went swimmingly.
I got a great response...I exited to a standing O...I say it again....that sounds conceited..but I wanna honour what happened..and I exited to one of the waitresses screaming that I “KILLED IT!”

And when I came back to the dressing room I saw this....

Life will never be the same....wow...Wayne...that

is a rack.
What an amazing night.
What an amazing journey people.
I think the most gratifying moment I had...there were many, do not get me wrong...but when I came into Joe’s the second night and saw the same bar staff and they said “YEAH!!! You are back!!! You are our favourite.”
They see a lot of things...and that made me smile...and they wanted to give me drinks after...
I always think if you really wanna get a true feeling of how it went...sit with the bar staff.
I ended up with them for a while.
Then I felt...spent...thrilled...a bit bereft that it was over...I feel a lot of things.
I did have the dream that someone would see my show and PUT ME THE EFF ON BROADWAY!
You know I did.
But WAIT A MINUTE I played two nights...two grand nights at Joe’s Pub. I met so many people...a bunch of reviewers...came....I really felt a part of the community!
And, thank god, they got me.
And had my dear Canadians with my all the way....
After the show Derrick, Wayne, George and I walked out the front doors and I made us all stop and think and then we took these pics of our first outting to the Public Theater as participating artists....yah.

I feel so weepy.
Not at all like I thought I would.
We went to get a bite as I had had nothing since the beginning of the night....RAY’S PIZZA BYOTCHES!!! One of my fave things....
And then D, W and G and I met Carly, Teresa, Gillian, Elenna and had the worse glass of wine I have ever tasted...but it was still sweet.

IT IS NOT DONE!
We were supposed to meet Grant and Tim at Marie’s but after sitting with the wait staff at Joe’s it was a bit late...we were late...and we missed them...I gotta text GRANT!!!
DO NOT HATE ME!!!
Marie’s Crisis Cafe is one of my fave places in NY.

It was pretty empty.
But there was a great player and an older lady ...and after ALL of us sat around the banquet the lady started to sing “Everything Must Change”...it was stirring and thought provoking...and just perfect...a perfect NY moment...and there I was with all of these wonderful friends...
We asked her to sing again...and she did...
Then the man behind the piano, who was fabulous by the by, chatted with us and asked Wayne and I if we would like to do a tune...I HAVE NEVER seen another piano player, who was not working at the Cafe...behind the piano...it was magic....and we did the one song that I had to cut both shows due to time constraints (read: I talked too much in my show) “Hanging By a Thread”....it was awesome...Wayne and I played Joe’s AND Marie’s in one night...

What a way to almost end our night.
ALMOST THERE!!
I made everyone come with me, it is 3:00 am not, to Manitus, a 24 hour restaurant in the village and we ate and laughed.

That, by the way, is George's new photo pose.
God, I laughed while I was in NY.
I felt the goodwill and support of my friends....the thrill of victory and the wood burning moments of working it out.
The melancholy of a job finished.
Oh my god...I sound all freaking Farley Mowat right now.
I have NEVER worked harder in my life.
I am spent.
I am.......
At the end of the night Carly, George and I watched the sun come up on Broadway....just like from The Producers.
So NY!

Here is what was Twittered during my show last night from the management at Joe’s Pub......
@JoesPubNYC
Sharron Matthews covers Bohemian Rhapsody and somehow this was surprising in a set of great surprises


And this is from Magda Katz, a reviewer from Broadwayafterdark.comwho came Saturday night...

The Canadian cabaret artist Sharron Matthews made her New York City appearance last Saturday night at Joe’s pub. What a debut it was. Sharron took the stage wearing a pink tutu like halter prom dress With 60’s style white heels. She is a is a full-figured lady with an amazingfull-sized voice. She is a pinchof Ethel Merman and Bette Midler. Her show is deliciously campy and her interpretation of a song is unique and wonderful. Sharron Matthews’s personality and talent really shines as she sails through some of the contemporary hits of the 80’s. When she combines Shirley Bassey’s “Diamonds Are Forever” with Madonna’s “Material Girl” she is able to recreate the original sound of both artists. Her voice is so great that she leaves her audience wanting to hear more. Joe’s Pubhad a full house full of adoring fans that knew her from Canadian Cabaret. She turned the room into a private party. I felt as if she had a personal relationship to everyone in the audience. Sharron is one of thoserare performers that comes along once in a while and gets notices in a downtown club and builds a loyal following a la Bette Midler.

Holy Crapbags!!! YAY!!! YAY!!! YAY!!!

My Cabaret Debut in NY!!! REally!!!

What do you say?
WHAT THE EFF do you say?
How do I describe it without totally sounding....hm.
First of all....I could not be more tired and am going back to sleep asap!!!
But I wanted to get it out there....
Last night was...without a doubt...one of the most amazing nights of my life...
When we got to Joe's for the soundcheck I was nervous...not over the top...but a bit nervous...okay...I was a bit "my bowels feel untrustworthy...". That is just honesty folks.
Then we saw the awesome...and I do mean awesome...dressing room....

The walls are covered with very lovely drawings and pictures of people who played the Pub.
Judy Collins, John Lithgow, Carly Simon....and this one right beside my chair...

Um....yah. Wowie!!!
I mean, really.
And then I started to get...flowers!
The Blackman sisters....all the way in London England sent a beautiful bouquet....and then it turned out that my sweet doggies, Cassie and Tyson sent us flowers...I think that they must have had a hard time talking on the phone...because the note said they were from Cathy and Tyson. The humans who are loving them up while we are here must be giving them a lot of leeway.
Then into the room.
It truly is fabulous....truly....it is the best mix of the Gladstone and Tallulah's....and there is an AMAZING sound and lighting crew (Kevin and Jeff)....
At dinner George and Derrick insisted that I eat...I ate a little and then I felt all pukey.
Back to the theatre....show time came so bloody fast...SOOO fast....
After describing my gig to Helena the stage manager, it was pretty much time to go...donning my sweet, pink, FC dress with a flower on it as big as my head...and putting on a pair of high heels that a drag queen would say "Damn girl, those are high!" to...I went out to say hi to everyone...that is one of my fave parts...there were tons of people I didn't know...old and young...who had read about it on the Joe's site or from their mailing list of 150, 000....staggering, I know.
It was an amazing house.....
Constance and Sasha came down from TO, as did, Bradley, Devon Tullock (already there, but that counts!)...the same can be said for Leah Oster, Jennifer Stewart, Angela Wright, Michael Gianfrancesco, James Levesque... Paul and Chris came down from Montreal!!!
And then there were all the NY people I have known...Kim Lindsay, Dathan Williams and his partner Parker, Lorna Hampson, Tyley Ross, Eric Robertson and his wife Linda, John Maher, Shane Bland and his wife Dale, Lexie Gallant, Whitney Webster, Pete Kaiser!!
This list goes on!
And my dear PR dude Don invited a lot of folks....and there were, as I said, a ton of new people....it was packed!
And then I got the sign that it was time...and I started.
And I felt it right from the first moment....it was gonna be a great night.
They were with me at every turn...Wayne was flawless.
People were eating through the whole show and a guy right in front had a shrimp salad...so I had a piece of shrimp...during the show...and washed it down with his whole drink.
And he smiled throughout!
I ran a bit long so I had to cut 2 songs...I fucking talk too much...and let the audience pick the last song...
When I bowed...it was like that very first cabaret I did at J.J.'s on church street....I am gonna say it...it is gonna sound conceited...but I wanna say it and share it with you all...judge me if you will...but know that it comes from celebrating all the hard work beforehand ....I got two standing ovations.
On my NY cabaret debut...at Joe's Pub.
It was just so special....and we went out to celebrate after!!
Don't worry...I don't work tonight until 9:30pm...I am good.....
I love you guys!!!!!
Thanks to George, Wayne, Derrick and Donald for making the night happen!

Day 4 and Day 5 ....and "It's Today"!!!

“BLAH BLAH...hats out....blah blah....hands up.....blah blah curtain....IT’S TODAY”....sing that to the tune of “It’s Today” from Mame....do you know that song? Clearly I do not.
I can’t believe it...and I can at the same time...all the planning and here it is..although, I gotta say after all of the work that I have been doing this week it just seems like a continuation...which is a good thing.
I took Thursday off....I mean, I worked on the computer like a motherfucker...but I didn’t do any promo!
I went down to Soho, nope that is not it...Chelsea....not that either....OH NYU district....er something....basically I got off a Union Square and sweated around the...square lookin’ for my gal Elenna!!!
She is down here interning at a theatre...WAIT!!! theatER company and we met at a super nice restaurant called “Republic”...you kinda have to sit at long tables with other people....I don’t take to that, people.
But the food and the COMPANY was fabu.
Then! I thought...okay...I am here..I am not going out tonight to sing...should I? Would I?
I picked up my purse and off I went to TKTS...the line was short and the guy at the booth was surly!
I had a lot of suggestions from all of you but John from Toronto really was adamant about Sherrie Renee Scott in “Everyday Rapture”....so I said “One for Everyday Rapture , please” the dude in the booth scowled. He said he had an EXCELLENTticket for $63.00....that sounded very expensive...he scowled...I asked if her had any crappy tickets that were cheaper....he scowled. I left.
I really wanted to see it...so I started to motor across Times Square and ran into, none other than, Gail Hakala....she is down here with her mother...and I told her that we would run into each other...it is a small big world.
Anyhow...after our chat I went to the theatre where “Rapture” was playing and asked the nice gentleman in that booth it he had rush seats....he could not have been kinder and I walked away with a not so awesome....but still I had one....seat for the show for $21.50, suck that scowlie.
I went next door to have a bite and in the middle of my egg salad sandwich I looked up and there was freaking Ben Vereen...I gasped and smiled and he winked at me...AT ME!!!
What a great day this was!
I really enjoyed the show...it was a great story and the music was gravy...she “took a good part” as my mom would say. I really was inspired.
And then Ben Vereen walked out of the theatre behind me....I shit you not...I wanted to ask for a picture...but I was too shy...TOO SHY!!
And I went up to Amsterdam and W 80th and met Sara Farb for a drinkie...it is like Canada in NY!!!
Then yesterday Wayne and Derrick arrived...we metted....we rehearsed ( yes, we set up that pic...eff!) in a room that Joe’s helped me find across from their theatre...and Wayne and I went out for dinner...(As you can tell, I will be speeding thru yesterday as I need to sleep more and Georgie just arrived after taking the Megabus and I want to hug him.)

Then I went out...again!
Short FORM IT!!!
I took a million dollar cab ride to the Metropolitan Room.
Fucker got lost 2 times and took me to the wrong address.
I sang at the Metrojam...small but lovely crowd...
Don and I (did I mention that my PR dude is the ABSOLUTE best...he is a dear man) get in a cab and go to the Laurie Beechman Theater.
THERE IS WAYNE waiting for us in a tie.
He is cute!
The crowd seems a little small...and I gotta say it...a tad surly....but I get asked up and I sing with Wayne and I feel great about what I did...the gentleman who runs the night, Brandon, it very complimentary and I see that Sara and Derrick have arrived and I feel good about it ALL!

Then I hear a young, entitled and soul killing drunkie making fun of my card, and my title...mocking me ... saying “Oh come see my show, because I think I am fabulous”....I feel a litte curfuffled...I let it bug me for a while...and then I think...why can I not be fabulous?
A Superstar?
Suck it loser!!!!
Then we leave to go to another place and we stop out front to talk to these lovely gentlemen....

Wayne is flirting.
I cockblock him and steal him away.
We go to Mama's...and see this wonderful man named George be fabulous and outrageous...

Look closely...those aren’t his.
I begin to fade.
I sing my tune with Wayne...who is, by the way, having the best time...THE BEST!!!
I cannot even write down here what time it is....
And I get my ass in a cab.
Sleep...
I am now going back to it!
Tonight at 7:00pm!!!
I am excited.
I really am.

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