National Velvet......

So!!!!

My BFF Thom and I got together tonight for the first time in a while......wanna know how gay we are?

We listened to broadway  showtunes on my MAC...really!

Then we felt the ennui and decided that we needed to go see some trash movie.....

enter 

National Treasure: Book of Secrets!

Oh my.....did all of these actors take this movie because they were told that the other actors were taking it.....

Helen Mirren: Oh well, Ed Harris is in it.

Ed Harris: Well, Helen Mirren is in it.

Nicholas Cage: Why did I get a face job and plugs?

Oh my ......

What the fuck happened to Nick Cage?!!!!!

Thom mentioned that he heard he had work but holy shit.....everytime the camera got close everyone in the theatre winced!

Nothin' about him looked real...which made me sad because he looked like he might be down to earth.

Anyhow...Thom and I got there just before the movie started and sat beside a family of four who had obviously gotten there early to get a good seat....the daughter and son looked like they were totally doing this to make their parents happy.....then just as the lights went down and the movie started the tallest ....I know I have a tendency to exaggerate sometimes but this time not......THE TALLEST man I have ever seen walked into the theatre.....it is like when you are on the plane and seated and the seat next to you is empty and someone walks down the aisle with a new born.....you are praying that they sit with the big dude in front of you.......so back to the movie theatre.....we all just cringe and wait....then he sits his huge self right in front of the daughter....and I lean forward and have to cover my mouth....they rearrange all of their family seating and then the worlds tallest dude gets up and changes his seat....the son leans forward and turns to Thom and I and in his best stage whisper says " That guys was like seven feet tall, right?"

Oh my....laughter ensued.

The movie made me laugh and yawn just a bit....but I was with Thom so we made our own fun talking about how snatched Helen Mirren looked.......how unbelievable the Jon Voight is still out there workin......how good looking Ed Harris is with his texan accent.....

At the end I guess we might have talked too loud because the guy sitting directly in front of Thom and I stood in front of us for all of the credits....he was the last one in the theatre.

Fun killer.

So much coffee.....

I have spent alot of my time at coffee shops this week!

That is how I know I am on an, almost, vacation.

Not really though...I am writing and editing footage on my Mac.

It still makes me poop my pants that I can edit on my MAC.

Met my friend Deb at the Remarkable Bean in the beaches.....or is it the beach......the people down there are a bit particular about that....

I lived in the Beaches....that is my choice....for one year and only one year.....I thought that it would be a dream .. but it was ass-ie......... I have never seen so many yuppies in my life!

You had to have a baby carriage and a dog to live down there....oh and alot of fleece ....oh ya and the weirdest part of all....I have never seen so many white people in my life....it took me about 2 weeks to figure out what was so different then it hit me as I was walking down the street drinking my Starbucks.....

"There is no cultural diversity down here!"

Not even close.

And the house we lived in had a questionable family living in the downstairs apartment.

One of their bastard children stole George's bike out of the garage.

I still hate that family a bit.

Is that wrong.

Where was I?

The Remarkable Bean....

My friend Deb and I did 'Bye Bye Birdie ' at Leah Poslun's in the early 90's.....and if that doesn't take you back......I played .....what was her name.....Ursula?.....anyway the character was 17...that was the last time I played anything under 25...I wished someone would have told me...I would have enjoyed it.

Deb and I are 19 years older.....that makes me shit my pants....

Then I went to Starbucks to meet my new friend Patricia....she is a fancy actress......she was on the Jane Show....I liked that show.....fucking cancelled...anyhow....Patricia and I were surrounded by some strange people....did you ever really notice what weird-ies hang around coffee shops......besides myself that is......people who chat with themselves....ya know.....I am not feeling that funny today....I cannot think of one funny thing to say....I am just rambling on about nothing....usually I can come up with a theme or a dirty joke or something.

Wow.......I hope I didn't lose my funny.

ENCHANTED, I'm sure.

So, I tried to see Enchanted on Saturday night....I have gayly been waiting to see it since it came out but with the 400 Wizard of Oz'z and the Sharron's Parties I had to wait.....so  George and I are on our way there...we had to drive to the Golden Mile at Warden and Eglinton...near the old hood...feels far as France now....and in the car I feel a bit off...but we arrive late...surprise... and have crappy seat choices because it is packed....I am immediately angry at everyone who is in the cineplex for not seeing the movie earlier.....we end up getting seats in the back beside a woman who has taken a whole bottle of the Giorgio knock off and poured it all over herself.....and then bought the biggest tub of popcorn in the land....that is not a the best combination of smells in the world......then the movie does some visual dips and dives and I turn to George and tell him....

"We have to go"

"What?"

"We have to go."

"Why?"

"Because I am gonna puke."

Everyone out of the pool.....nothing makes a person move faster than the threat of vomit.

George, having been with me for 15 years, knows that I can spew with the best of 'em so he gets me the fuck out of there.

I was super sad.

I really wanted to see it.

Then !

He took me to the Scotia on Monday to the biggest theatre to see it.

We love him....he watched the first part twice.

He must truly love me.

I LOVED IT!

I could not be gayer for it!

I loved everything about it,

I loved that Amy Adams......can you believe that Idina Menzel was in a musical movie and didn't sing.....though she can do no wrong by me, in the beginning she was doing some big MT acting but she managed to dial it back a bit.....don't you think?

I liked McDreamy....when he sang that little bit I cried ....eff you judgers!

I did not like Susan Sarandon's platform shoes......they were too Paul Stanley from 'Kiss'..she should have had a high thin heel.

And George thought that they could have done a better job on James Marsden's hair.....hmm....really George?

But other than that......

GAY FOR IT!!!!

Thoughts?

Anyone Can Whistle

What a lovely night!

Anyone Can Whistle at the Diesel......

The whole community in one place at one time...alot of gay and alot of energy and alot of people needing attention......most of all me.....I need alot of attention....ask George.

I love Sondheim......I don't know that show that well......during the second act I couldn't believe the hits!

'Oh, that is from this show!'

I said that about 3 times.

I love me some Blythe Wilson!

She can do no wrong by me....there is a place I go when I watch other ladies perform.....and sometimes when they are just turning it out I get a bit jealous....just being honest people.....then if they are just so individually good, something that is singular and awesome.... I transcend right past jealous to....wow...right on sister.....I ain't even jealous....that is where I go with dear Blythe...she is some good.

 ( I also feel that way about the lovely Corrie Koslo...who was not in Anyone Can Whistle....I just felt it bared mentioning.) 

And the young Adam Brazier in between rehearsals for WWRY and this....he was fresh as a daisy......the consummate leading man.......you know who made me laugh till I almost peed......

Juan Chioran.....fuck he was funny......gave me 3 of the best laughs that I have had in a while.

It was all good....Jon Munroe, Mark Harapiak...OHHHH and wait....

How much do I adore Kate Hennig!

I did a show with her up in London at the Grand a few years back and just enjoyed her so much....she is Old school good.....like the Divas of Broadway .....ballsy, brash, belty and hot! I am not jealous of her either...okay just a bit....she rocks it.

She was awesome!

As you can see I really enjoyed myself.....all the younguns were really great too.

One of the them came up to me after the show and called me .....

Ms. Matthews.....can you take it.....made me feel important and a bit ashamed of feeling important a moment later.

I had a great night and I got to wear my bright pink, leopard skin pony boots!!!!

What a night! 

Well, it finally happened!

My old dinosaur of an Acer computer, which I have fondly called Edna for the last 6 years.....yes.....six whole years.....shouldn't they last as long as a couch?.....they cost the fricken same amount........where the hell was I?.....oh ya......Edna just turned over and would not let me access her floppy.....yep......I said floppy......she has decided that the interface years are over.

Ug.

What the hell to do now?

It ain't like anyone can afford a computer....but sadly I need one.

So, I pulled out the trusty Future Shop card, the only way I can purchase what I need, peeps....and got A MAC!

(Play heavenly music here.)

I am 

in bed......blogging.

YUP.......bedblogging.

I have so much new news that I will be announcing on the blog today!

New news.....what is that .....repititious repitition!

So, George and I are doing a two hander play in Orangeville next month.

REALLY.

It is called Ropes End and I have to say that I am quite excited.

Life just changes whenever it wants, huh?

I was supposed to have a whole nother different  year in my plans that exist in  my head!

Oh well, go with the flow.

Then I am artistic director for the Dark Night Cabaret Series that Acting Up Stage will be presenting this year......oh what a line up I have come up with....I am also doing a night of a new show!

It is March 10th ( my night) 11th, 17th and 18th @ the Berkley Upstairs Space!

Very exciting!

Then......as if that weren't already enough,

I am doing at show in April for Sky Gilbert @ Buddies.....it is a play with music!

It is called Happy! 

Oh ya.....and I have a Sharron's Party at the Rose Theatre in Brampton on Feb 7th!

Wowie!

Can you take it!!!!

So many awesome things.....and, of course, April is the time that George goes off to Shaw to play Fredrick in A Little Night Music.....

Whew.

Exhausted with the good news!

And happy with the MAC Bedblogging.

One more thing.......what about all of those stinking American Idols being released from their record contracts?

What has happened to Justin Guarini?

Taylor Hicks was voted for by one billion people...yet 6 of them bought his record!

Ruben who?

I am still wondering......where is Clay?

I liked him.

I could not help it....he was one of my people, whether he admitted it or not.

Why would anyone still watch that crappy show?

NO GOLDEN GLOBES!

And you thought I was talking about Nicolette Sheridan's fake ta ta's.......( I tried to pick the most fake looking pair that I can think of).......

George was watching the People's Choice Awards while I was dismateling ( I can't spell, you know what I mean) the XMAS tree and then I asked him where the audience was......no audience?!

%&$#&^* What?!

Then the news started that there was gonna be NO GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS!

#$@#%# WHAT?!

Oh my lord!

I live for award season.

The dresses, the hair, the fashion misteps, the fake tans, George Clooney.......

Other things......

OH NO!

And the G.G.'s are my fave award show....wanna know why?

Two Reasons

1. Because they are at dinner and are allowed alcohol.....remember the year Sharon Stone got up and all but showed her woo woo during a speech for Martin Scorcese.

They get a bit drunk and then they speechify!

What could be better?

2. The Movie People have to mingle with the TV people......who are seated 3 football fields away from the stage.....if is like the caste system in India for shit sakes......

make one crappy film and you get to move to table #470 with a Baldwin Brother....who is not Alec!

I am sooooo sad!

What about the Oscars?

What ABOUT THEM?

What if they cancel them?

I just fainted and came back to.

Otto, my dog, licked my face with his bum bum breath and woke me!

Say it ain't so!

On another note.....Paul from Montreal.....I tried to get that Lynn Crombie article on line but they wanted to me pay for it!

Now I am gonna have to buy it.....I can't stop myself...you know how I am obsessed with Britney.....so you and my obsession are costing me a buck......

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

I, obviously, must have finished working with other humans everyday because I find myself at the computer writing on my blog everyday.....these are the thoughts that I would pester my dressing-room mates with or my piano player.....but with Oz being over, me taking a little break from the Party, Georgie rehearsing in Hamilton and Otto ( my 14 year old pup) clearly using his age as a weapon to pretend that he is deaf to my natterings....I must turn to the fabled three of you who read this....

I really have not left the house much since Jan 2nd.....I happily get into my pajamas when I get home from anywhere.....even when it is 2:00pm in the damned afternoon and could not be happier!

I think I could quite possibly be a hermit wih great ease!

Weird!

Anyhow.

As I was laying on the couch today at noon in my robe and slippers watching my newest discovery.....Paranormal State on A and E...awesome!......Blythe, my friend, called me an invited me to a movie.......well....my slipper-covered feet screamed...... "NOOOOOO! Stay home".....but my ass screamed..."Get off of me!!!! I am can't see anything"

So, I say yes....then she tells me it is at the Cumberland.....and to me that only means...subtitles.....oh, and that this is the place where they still put real butter on the popcorn ...good to know, eh? See what you can learn on ths blog?

Even though th subtitles make me wanna stay on the couch ......I don't get to see Blythe enough because she lives away ......so I say "YES! I should get out of this house!"

After I say yes....she tells me that it is this film...yes, it is a film, not a movie.....about a man who can only communicate with his left eye.......

Really.

I should get out of the house.

I should get out of the house.

I should get out of the house.

I decide to remain firm on my decision.....then she says the name and the time and I agree to meet her.......

I thought that it was called 'Driving Hell to With the Butterflies" ....which I soon found out .....after my 9 minute cab drive to the Cumberland where my cabdriver taught me about all the the evils of communist party in China.....

did you know that the communist party has been in power there since 1949 .....and that 80 million people have gone missing since that year in that country....I did find it very interesting.....

Where was I?

Oh ya.......I soon found out the title was 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'....just for the record...I like my title better.

We got in the theatre a bit late....and have to say....I was a bit worried about my enjoyment level for the next two hours.......it seemed 'all serious......ness'.....and though I thought it good to embrace my serious side.....I was till worried about the part of me that loves anything staring Will Ferrell.

Do you ever feel like you go to fancy serious movies.....I am sorry, films.....to feel a bit smart and superior?

Me too.

Anyhow......the film was soooooo good.....I loved it!

It is about a very successful french dude who suffers a stroke and then has 'locked-in' syndrome.....he can hear and see out of one eye but cannot move or talk....at all....you might think it too maudlin but it was suprisingly funny and moving!

The last ten minutes of the movie ......oh.....wait ...I don't want to give it away.....but let me just say....it was shot without the benefit of steady cam .....so I felt a bit sicky-sicky.....so I left to go to the bathroom and missed the last 5 minutes of the film.....

Ass.....but still....wowie!

Now, I am home after taking a gravol....still feeling a bit naseuous......god I am fragile ....I am all over sleepy and feeling sad and inspired by this film.

Go see it!

I am soo glad that Blythe asked me to go.....especially when she knows the low level of my entertainment factor....thank god I have good friends who are helping me try to stretch my 'Kraft Dinner Hamilton Girl' tastes.....

Mmmm....Kraft Dinner........thank god there is a store across the street!

Perez...............

Now, I don't think that I am all that.....and a bag of chips....

( I always agree with that saying because doesn't a bag of sour cream and onion chips make everything better?)

...but I have this little blog and sometimes I just gotta speak my mind....

I LOVE Britney Spears.....

that girl worked harder before she was 20 years old then most of us have worked in a lifetime.....and wearing something resembling a bikini most of the time.....which takes balls.....that poor girl.

George, my husband, kept saying to me that someday......well...the media ain't gonna be truly happy until they kill her......and now it seems ....that they are close.

I try not to read too much about it....but I cannot stop myself from checking in every once in a while.....I wonder how the debacle that is her poor life is going......she is 26 people.....26 years old !!!

So....sometimes.....I am totally embarrassed to say......I go on perezhilton.com......

UG!

That guys is a fucking mess.

You know.....YOU KNOW that he was a total geek, wore low-slung hipster jeans with the muffin top and got his head flushed at least once while going to highschool.....you know what a mess that shit was....and now my friends, he is making all of the popular people pay.......

I feel something akin ( yes, I said akin) to a religious outrage about that guy...I see why people get into the jihads.....he is a nasty little bastard and has focus alot of his energy on outting people who want to live their sexual orientations in peace and little pop stars......

Maybe he wanted to be a little pop star.

He hates Avril.....now I have to get pissed off right away because I am bound by my patriotism to defend her rockin' ways......

And he REALLY hates poor little, misguided and effed up Britney.

He has made it his personal mission to put that little girl in the ground.......

He puts pics of her on his webpage in straight jackets and makes her body look all fat....that would be the thing that wuld finally drive me over the edge.

And, dears, his glass house is very, very tall......I do hope that the windows start getting shattered very soon......

(ooooooh almost poetic.....I think I am all fancy.)

Clearly, that young girl has got some problems.....and like the Spears family needs anymore shit....little Jamie is preggers!

My........just leave the poor girl alone.

Maybe without all of the media attention she might be able to string something together that looks like a normal life.

It seems that people like Perez forget that these people are real.

I wonder how long this ass would be able to hang tough under the same kind of media scrutiny.....not as long as dear Britney has.

I am praying Britney.

I barely ever do that.....but I think you need the help, ya poor thing.

And I wish a yeast infection on that Hilton dude.

Nothing life threatening.....just weird and itchy and embarrassing to explain!

I know!........

Happy 200-and fricken'-8!

I have been told by some that it is time to write something here!

Well, you guys, it has been so busy I have not had a chance to keep up....I thought that maybe no one was following along anymore but here we are.....I am gonna try and keep on it!

What a fall and winter, people!

Between the Party and Wizard I have been running my ass off......which actually needs to happen.....it seems that I started eating mid December and stopped exercising the same day....ouch......but it was sooooo busy!

Wizard was awesome!

Who woulda thought...Children's Theatre and Sharron Matthews....together again for the first time!

But what a good time was had....I really enjoyed it...although those little ones sure kept me on my toes....you never knew when they were going to scream something out!

I mean really!

Boooo.....Hisss......well...I got to say boo right back and when they decided to talk to me while I was being an actor I could just reach down and be extra wicked!!!

AWESOME JOB!

I did love working at LKTYP and all of the people were excellent.....it was a happy place....and what with Georgie being there....sweet.....and Thom......sweet...and Shawn Wright.....what?......awesome......he is an excellent mess.....what fun I had with him and he is just great to work with......and I shared a dressing room with Molly Atkinson.....we were older and jaded together ......although we sure let our lines blur between who was good and who was evil.....backstage we passed it back and forth!

You know it is true, Molly!

And the Party?!

Well, I went all over Ontario!!!!

Hamilton was my first stop on my Christmas tour!

That is where the picture is from......oh my old principal Mr. Swan, who comes to see everything, was there......all of my friends from highschool, holy crap, and many others.....family and friends.....it was a great night with Allie Hughes, awesome and Stephanie Yelovich...also awesome!

Zachary Florence, young composer and player accompanied me that night....he was sweet and light of finger!

Then to the Diesel..... packed it out at about 200 people!!!

Woo hoo!

I wore three, count 'em, three outfits and debuted a bunch of new stuff....the Hooker medley seems to be a Christmas favorite.....who knew?

I video'd that night so look for footage in the next month on the old website!

Then off to Peterborough.....I had about 100......oh, they were naughty at the Showplace in the lounge....they already asked me back for next season!!

Randy Read was one of my guests there and he just told the best stories .....he told about how he got his partner Steve an Easy Bake Oven for Christmas a few years ago!

I had a blast there....then to Alliston......where there was a small but mighty audience.....there was a 9 year old in the first row......um.....they were quiet....which is always a challenge for me....but they all stayed and I got a nice review...go fig!

The topper to the year was New Years at the Waterloo Entertainment Centre.....what a night....the audience was from 24 years to 80 years....and they all had fun and laughed......it was truly a great night!

Steve Thomas played for me in Waterloo and at the Diesel.....I have known that man since I was 24.....he is just excellent and makes me laugh....his playing is full and excellent!.....oh and he likes pretty girls.

I am excited about the year to come......with theatre and the Party branching out a bit more.....I am booked in Brampton on the 7th of Feb......I was there in the summer and had a blast I look forward to going back!

Who knows where I will go next?

Oh...but I will be Artistic Director of the Dark Night Cabaret Series for Acting Up Stage this March.

The 10th, 11th, 17th and 18th......I will announce the guests very soon......I will be previewing a whole new show on March 10th.

I think I am gonna call it

'Sharron Does Canada'

......

Sounds Patriotic, non?

Eric Bana was at my movie!

Holt shit!
I mean......HOLY Shit!
I went to see 'Into the Wild' with my dear friend Vicki tonight ( at the Carlton...the smallest movie theatre in the world)....and in walks Eric Bana...The Hulk....the brother in 'Troy' .....Vicki, of course, doesn't remember him and nor does she care....which, of course, drives me insane! Even though she and I saw 'Troy' together.....I turned to her halfway through it , 'Troy' that is, and said "This is a Harlequin romance!" ......she said it wrecked the whole movie for her....anyhow.....she doesn't even remember who he is.
The neat thing is after the movie he walked out front and got on his bike and rode away....he is all environmental! When I mentioned that to Vicki she told me that I was a butthead. She is so unimpressed!
Oh ya....and the movie was great!

Holy Crap!

This was Thom's birthday party at our place!

It was our first party in our new loft.....new....we've been here for about 6 months but it still seems new!

What a time we had!

Ed was there, Jenny, Scott ( McFlurry to those in the know), Ejiro, Todd, Lisa, Molly and Grey.......it was a wonderful night.

Bill, the hair guru, had strep throat so he stayed the hell away but was missed!

Thom is always so conscious of other people's birthday ...... he needed some birthday lovin' himself!

George made a full turkey dinner!

It was soooooo good. And in honour of mine and George's Hamilton roots there was a bowl of cranberry sauce on the table that looked like it had been sucked out of the can! Yummy!

Happy Birthday, Thom!

Oh my god you guys...... I hope someone is still reading my blog because so much is happening!

Last night we opened 'Wizard of Oz' at the Lorraine Kimsa....it was an excellent night...I was all but booed off the stage....IN A GOOD WAY! It is a such a great pleasure to work there......the staff , the crew and the artistic team....what a dream!
Michael Gianfranceso did my costume.....holy crap!
It is so great that when I enter I just fly on and then give the audience a Tyra Banks pose!
(Fuck, I hate that bitch.)
How happy am I to work with the cast I am working with?
Thom...need I say more?
Shawn Wright.....funny and sweet and he makes me gut laugh.
Paul McQuillan.....he is fab in the show and also a gas.
Molly Atkinson.....she and I are Alexis and Crystal....no really.
The Girls....Sacha, Sara and Roz.....I think of them as the younguns but they are older and wiser than I at most times.....and workin' their young asses off..... Sacha has to sing all of her solo with a dog on her lap and she handles it well and it makes the scene very lovely.....I probably would have thrown a diva fit......I would like to think that I wouldn't but I know mysel too well.
Sam Moses.....he is funny and knows alot of good stories and plays a flying monkey!
And George.....it is so nice to see my husband everyday and his guard is to die for.
Anyhoops, I hope that you can make it down...people small and great seem to love it!
Check out Richard's Review at
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/Theatre/article/274938

And after a trimphant travel around to some Ontario destinations.....check out the website for the Waterloo Review of the Party....it is a scream.........I am coming back to TO for...One Night Only.....One Night Only....That is all I have to spare!
The Diesel called and asked the Party to come on over....How could I resist?
And I don' t know how many of you remember but that is how the Party started.....At Christmas
2 years ago at Buddies in Bad Times...shout out to th peeps at Buddies....I love, love, love Christmas!! So...On December 10th you will see a whole new Christmas show at the Diesel.....check out the Details on the webpage!
And 3 days before that, on December 7th, in my hometown of Hamilton I will be playing the Party at the Westside Concert Theatre....I am totally excited about that as well!
I love my hometown people ....and what with the freakiness of Facebook I have just reconnected with a whole bunch of people from there...all good, thank god....ya know how that goes!
Who will show up to take the wind out of me?
Who knows!!!!!
Here is an article written by a fave of mine, Gary Smith, who has been helping my career along since the start.......
http://www.thespec.com/Entertainment/article/279210

Can you get over all the fricken' press!
I can't... I am very happy about it...cause I want to sell both of those dates out!!!!!
Other than that...George and I are still in our PJ's for the first time in weeks.
The days off have been devoted to promoting and doing the show.......in Kingston they seemed to have a great time!....and in Waterloo I said 'motherfucker' pretty much right away and they loved it! I will be going back to the same venue for New Years!
I also just ate a whole bag of Chips and Dip!
um.......oh...I feel a bit sickie.

We watched Next Top Model last night....hmm....they sent away the 'fat' girl......she was not fat....and she is super pretty ....prettier than some of those other skeletal bitches....and that Bianca......ahhh.
Sometimes, I get that feeling that I want to take the worlds biggest pillow and slam across peoples' heads.....Tyra, Elizabeth Hasselbesk, Bianca......a girl from the show 'Whistler' who I saw on an episode of 'Diary' on MTV.....her name was Amanda and she could not have been more infuritating......yes, I sometimes watch MTV....ya gotta keep up with the young'uns....
Oh.....Life is nice!
I hope that you are all well......

TOOO Long

We went to New York on vacation.....after 2 years we got to go away together, George and I....we had three days and I tell you ....we filled it up!!!!

I was so freakin' excited I could barely take it!

George bought us tickets to Spring Awakening....ahhhh.....and we were gonna play it by ear otherwise....and we did.

We went to see tons of cabaret, we met tons of people we knew....I will talk about it more when I ain't all pooped out from playing the WWOTW.....awesome fun that too.

I also popped into Kyle Golemba's cabaret @ the Gladstone tonight.....it was fab......lovin' that Allie Hughes.

He has the great ideas with the follow through and has the talent to back it up...Kyle that is....and he is cute as a fricken button!

Lovin' doin' the show at the Lorraine Kimsa.

It is one of my best professional experiences so far, my friends....who knew?

We laugh alot.

And it is around the corner from my house...who could ask for anything more?

Those fabu Blackman sisters, two of the biggest supporters of theatre in Toronto and surrounding environs are moving to England....they will be sorely missed by this girl, I must say.

I wish them the best!

Beatles Night!

I know I say this often but.................

Oh, what a night!

I love doin' benefit type things !

Most anyway...but this was just all too awesome!

The cast of people was dreamy....

Steve Gallagher, EJ Scott, Patricia Zentilli, Thom Allison.....MY HUSBAND!!!!.....Jennifer Stewart, Kyle Blair, Dean Armstrong, and Joe Matheson...

And we sang Beatles tunes....it was a great night put together by Mitchell Marcus, who's youth just frightens my ass...I have shoes older than that boy....but he has his shit together and is producing some of the most interesting and comtemporary music theatre in Toronto!

And the MD of the evening?

Look out people...for a man named Reza Jacobs....he was quite thrilling to work with. His ideas were new and his enthusiasm was infectious....I think this man is on his way to some place......and a good place @ that!

Everyone was wonderful but I would like to point out some of my favourite moments of the evening....

Steve G starting the show screaming ( in a awesome rock and roll way) 'ST. Pepper'...that boy is in a club that I think I belong to ....

( someone else said this joke...I cannot take credit)

the ' I-really-deep-inside-think-I-am-black' club.

That man has got some pipes!

My honey singing the pop tune ' Day in the Life'....I love it when Georgie sings pop.....it makes me giggle-ie.

He so handsome.

Patricia Zentilli sang a version of 'Strawberry Fields' that just blew me away....it was so honest and pure.....I went from 'wow' to' Wowie' to 'Jealous' to ' I am past jealous and just impressed'.....that was alot of emotions to got through in one song, let me tell you!

I cannot wait to see her in 'Little Shop' @ Canstage.

EJ....she is just the bomb.....both of her songs ( 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer' and 'Something') were so original and dynamic...gotta buy her albums!!

My fave of the whole night was Thom singing 'Lady Madonna'.....it was...it was...just luminous.

What a night we had!

The audience was sold out and I had a drum solo in my tune!!!

What more could you ask for?

My Friend Thom.....

Now....this wasn't what he was wearing at Statlers tonight....this is what he wore when we went to the zoo.....doesn't he look cute?

Tonight, Thom did a cabaret at the new Statlers...nice room by the by.....

It was packed my friends....PACKED!

Thom did 3 sets.....yup.....3....that is 36 songs....full-the-fuck-out!

He rocked....

he sang 'Gorgeous', 'Miss Celie's Blues' and ' I Am Changing' to name but a few.

He told stories and had an awesome theme 'Past, Present and Future'....he was just stellar!

Can anyone sing like him?

I was sitting with my friend Ed Sahely, the funniest guy in showbiz and Jonathon Wilson, who is so creative.... and I turned to them at one point and I told them that I felt like I was in New York.....oh I hope the days of cabaret are here to stay.

It was AWESOME!!!!

Otto + Chicken = Trouble

Oh yesssss.....

Daddy please.....

Just one little bit....

Just the skin part......

Oh I am sooooo tired but...

There is chicken.......

I am so cute, aren't I.....I know I am a bit stinky, but hey, I am 14 fricken years old.....

Why must you keep it from me .....the special meat?

Mommy....

Wait! My ass smells heavenly......

CHICKEN~!

That Otto has quite a vocabulary.

2 things....

ANTM Cycle 9......looks just so promising......there is a girl named....

are you ready?.....

Spontanoiuse.....

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

It just looks like it will be delicious.

And the next thing....Survivor.....

AWESOME!

Speaking of Chicken.....

GONE!!!!!!

The Party's Over.......

How tiny is this picture....I am still too tired to make it any bigger....I tried some others...but god bless you all who took them......the angle was bad for my ego or they were, believe it or not....smaller.

Oh my.......I cannot believe that we are done at he Gladstone....I say that with sadness and a bit of creative relief.

I look forward to utilizing all of the material that I have written and songs that were arranged for the version that will be on the road and that we will bring back to Toronto to a bigger theatre.....Yes my friends....that is the plan.....I am gonna use the road to finesse and then the Party will re-emerge when you least expect it....

Woo hoo.

But back to the night of September 17th....

What a NIGHT!

We were so worried about everyone fitting but, of course, in the back of my head 'what if no one came'?

Well, Sean from LKTYP was in line reading the Now mag at 6:00pm.....new record and I love him for it.....it was very soon after that the line started to grow and by 7:00pm it was around the corner... 'Sharron's Bitch' t-shirts were everywhere!

At 8:00pm they came and told me....well 'they' was George....that I couldn't come down yet because they were still letting people in....2 at a time....and it was too many people for me to go down and say 'hi' to at this late time.....I always love that.....

But it was 230 people.

Yup....you read that right!

And we decided that this night would have not guests and be all Me.

Patrick and I would celebrate the two years and then show the audience and ourselves what it would be like on the road.

It was cool.....I did three songologues.

One was the first I wrote ....called 'My Name is Sharron Matthews and I love Britney Spears' and another was called 'Highschool Dancing' and it has me ending with 'I Will Survive'....

Ending with a disco tune never fails....

It was an amazing night....so many faces that I love and so many that have been such wonderful supporters.....

I felt very blessed and proud.

The CD Party Girl was released and we sold almos 100 copies!!!

Woo Hoo!!!!

I am really proud of it.....Patrick produced it and did a wonderful job.

And now.....on to the new life of 'Sharron's Party' and whatever is next.....I am very excited and have a whole bunch of new ideas rolling around my head...who knows what I will do next...but one thing is for sure.....the Party will keep on going.

On Monday September 24th I am doing a show called

' A Little Help From My Friends'

for Mitchell Marcus.....

Here is the webpage.......

http://www.actingupstage.com/index2.html

So, check that out....

George is in it and Thom and Steve Gallagher....to name a few.....

and October the 11th I am in Kingston...check out my website.....

And the next day I start 'Wizard' ......wowie....wow.

So, I am movin' on out.....but to where?

That is the exciting part.

Don't stop reading Bloggers....we are just beginning.

Too Long....

Holy crap you guys!

It has been toooo long ...are you still there?

I am so excited and this has been such and awesome time.....and of course I feel that it was important enough to tell the whole interweb!

We spent long days and nights working on the Cd with Patrick as the producer......oh my, but I am really happy with the whole thing......it is fun and funny and I don't sound too bad.....if I do say so myselF....

Sharron...

that does not sell CD's.....

It sounds AWESOME!

We will release it @ the last Sharron's Party on

Monday September 17th......

ahhh the last party....

sigh....

sad and happy...

we have bookings all over Ontario over the next 4 months and have already done two.....

We were in Brampton...where the audience was 17 years old to 80....not lying....I asked right away if I could say cocksucker.....

that seems to be the barometer for the evening for me....isn't my mother proud?

Last night we hauled our cookies up to Waterloo for their subscriber night...

the Waterloo Entertainment Centre just bought 8 months of Sharron's Party with extra shows @ Christmas and New Years....once a month just like here......

It is super exciting that the AD up there wants to build an audience!

The lovely Barb Barsky was there....she is doing Master Class...and her husband Marek....who I love....was playing piano for her when she sang "Infinite Joy"....ah that song is nice.

Jean Stillwell was there....singing pretty and lookin' fierce...as was her accompanist Patti Loach....she cool.....

Young Ari Weinberg was singing from Bunnicula....which they are also doing there.....

then I brought up the rear with some Britney Spears and Pussy Cat Dolls....I am nothing if not fancy.....

You guys....I am so excited about the 17th....

here is the info from my webpage and Facebook

Can you believe it?
One more show!!!
And that night 'Sharron's Party' is full of things that are awesome.....
The Cd 'Party Girl' will be released....it will hot off the fricken press...
Our last 'Party' ...for a while at least, while we spread the funny and the potty mouth to the rest of the world...... starting with Ontario.....
We will tell you what is next for us!
And most importantly.....It is my BIRTHDAY!
What a day....what a day!
Patrick is exhausted by my excitement already!
So, come on down to the
Gladstone Ballroom
1214 Queen West
on Monday September 17th.....
.....come early.....we will make you comfy and happy!
The doors will be @ 7:30pm and the show @ 8:00pm...
And what a night we have planned.....
You don't know what is gonna happen.
Surprises.....prizes......other things that rhyme with those two words...
Come hear new things and all of your favourite old things that you have been waiting to hear again!
What will I wear...who will you see....ah....who knows....but come be a part of something we plan to make a very special celebration of our two years
of Sharron's Party!

Write me, you guys, if you are still reading.....I am lovin' the bloggers....even when I am not bloggin'!

The Party.....The Rose Theatre...and what else?

What fun we had!!!!

My fave party yet!

I just love the different-ness of it everytime.....

As they say...you will never be more beautiful than you are at this moment.....

Or wait.....did Brad Pitt say that in the blockbuster movie 'Troy'....

anyhow.....

That is how I feel about the show.....it is of the moment....that is my favourite part!

We were packed.....I cannot even tell you how many people were there but it was more than ever.....

Neil Barclay from the Shaw.....Laurie Lynd who directed me....fancy huh?.....in the BBC mini-series 'I was a Rat' with Brenda Fricker...she was a bit rude to me..I digress......

Mitchell Marcus of Acting Up Stage........my husband George Masswohl.....thank god....Susan Gilmour....oh I just love her......

it was SRO, baby.....

and , most happily, no one complained about standing....

The guests were wonderful.....most excellent in the inteview, which is always great......

Ari.....funny, yet, poignant....

Gabi.....bundle of dynamite....

Blythe......well...what can you say....she is one of my favourite singers.....and she was so funny...even when she talked about her pee-pee dress....

FUNNY!!!

I am so excited about next month.....

And about

This Tuesday August 28th

Sharron's Party will be @

The Rose Theatre in Brampton!!!!

Call The Rose Theatre Box Office @ 905-874-2800
Rose Theatre Brampton
1 Theatre Lane
Brampton, ON
L6V 0A3
or go to the website and check it out!

http://www.rosetheatre.ca/ALTdot-aug28.tm

Anyhow ......I hope you all are well and read happily....

soon!

Beach and Mr. Brightside

Hey Blogging Peeps!
How is the summer shaping up? George is home, so all is happier and fabulous with me....he is tired from all of the.....Halifax-ing....they do know how to get down out there.
And by "get down" I mean party....but I hate saying party like a hoser....ya know.....
Well.....Georgie and I just got back from two glorious days of lying on the beach at Port Dover.....we had such a great time....the weather was great and we swam and ate everything that was deep fried or came in a cone....wow...I gotta drink some slim fast for a couple of days!
We showed up at the Lighthouse Festival and snuck around till we found David Nairn and Norm Foster ......then they gave us tickets to the night show of "The Long Weekend".....we actually had to perch on the top of two folding chairs to see the show but we didn't care....we loved it and laughed and then went across the street to a place called Lightning Jacks ....I asked for a Pina Colada because they said those two words alot in the show, and the bartender looked at me like I had ordered a glass of poop......she gave me a cooler that put hair on my chest instead......
Hey...someone wrote to James, who is in charge of all the Youtube stuff, and asked if we could put Mr. Brightside on the site because they were sure that is was in the same show as "Gloria"...so we must have footage.......now let me see....I don't remember what is in the last show......this person has my deep admiration and thanks for caring!
And I mean it!!!
Here is the link for anyone who wants to know...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kssaQFynPmw

I am off to my dear friend Ryan's wedding tomorrow....he is marrying the very sweet and lovely Kerry.....I have known them both since she was 16 ...how crap ....and he was 21....isn't that sweet!!!!!!
They asked me to sing and I said yes....they are so dear....but don't tell them but I am always a bit afraid of singing at weddings .....here is why.....I am weepy.....at the very best of times.....I mean when am fully rested and everyone is well and I am not on my period I cry watching "So You Think You Can Dance".......( though...can I say....I thought the "Flower Number" by Mia Micheals was a bit much....)...so...I am always afraid that I will just become worked up and cry like a baby....and contary to what you all might think about me.....it is not always about me....I know!.....surprising.
Anyhow...here is to hoping that I don't ball like a prom queen.
I do love weddings....the food, the dancing....drinking my weight!

All so exciting!