SYBIL

GUESS WHAT???

I finally went on for ALL of my tracks! W1, W2, W3, W4, Carla! Done. Check! I can officially swing the entire show!!! I am proud of what I did this weekend BECAUSE: ChaCha--the other swing--normally covered W3 (the "girl in the red dress"). However, this weekend both of them were "out" so I had to figure out her track and do it. I knew it better than I thought, but also some things were a definite SURPRISE.

My favorite part was in the Club, realizing, I was THE GIRL IN THE RED DRESS and the entire company was supporting me; screamin for me and laughing with me.... it was really an amazing experience. Not to mention, Seth was the best partner I could have had on that stage. He was walking me through EVERYTHING and throwing encouraging words at me between back breaks and cross-body leads :)

We're in Austin now--going to see the BATS fly out from a bridge. Apparently its amazing and quite famous in Austin. After going on for split tracks the first weekend in Houston (last city) and going on for my last track, the last day.....maybe this week will be less eventful. Maybe not :)

GO ASTROS...:)

Our lovely singers sang the national anthem at the Astros game in Houston the other day!! Aren't they FABULOUS!??

CARLA DEBUT! (Ft. Lauderdale)

ONE OF MY DREAMS CAME TRUE IN FORT LAUDERDALE!

Our Carla was feeling under the weather Friday night, so I asked her how she was doing. Her reply "get ready. there's a good possibility I could be calling out tomorrow....... ok?" followed by the little Genny laughter we love so much. So, I went home and listened to the Carla recording I have on my ipod for the entire car ride. With Natalie, we went through her entire show!

I got the text the next morning and IT WAS TIME. I was on.

I got to the theater extra early, I did my hair in amazing crazy curls, put on my HOT pink lipstick and before I knew it, I was in the middle of "circle" @ our "places" call with 20 or so hands on me, blessing my performance. Shaun said some very personal and caring words that made me tear up just before my debut!

Let me just say it was the most fulfilling performance of my LIFE. :) I have always told myself that my voice came second; I am a DANCER first. I was intimidated my contract even said "Carla U/S" at first, but the time is now to take a step in my career. I was finally forced, or given the opportunity (either/or) to have confidence in my skills. I CAN DO IT. I CAN hold my own in a principle role. I CAN MOVE UP from here!!!! It is POSSIBLE. Dreams DO come true. Believe it!! hehe

Finale Costume

Carla's opening!!!!!

Boston Video!!!

Celebrate 100 Shows with the Cast backstage and wish Yvette Happy Trails!!! :)

More to come later.....

Cleveland OH and now onto Baltimore!

GOOD MORNING BALTIMORE!!!

OK, so I don't have a camera anymore because it broke. I think I shattered the screen in my jacket, unfortunately. :( I need one, however, before I get to FLORIDA!

Cleveland was rather uneventful. We spent most of our time at Bricco--an amazing restaurant across from the Palace Theater downtown. www.briccocleveland.com CHECK IT OUT.

We went salsa dancing at the View on the last Friday night, which was so FUN because there was a live band and all levels of salsa dancing. The locals in Cleveland were SO gracious and appreciative of our show. We got several compliments per night at Bricco, of course because the restaurant was filled with theater goers. Other than that, Cleveland was great to perform in, but we are glad to be in Baltimore--one step closer to warmer weather BRRR.

Minneapolis MN

Minneapolis Video Try Again

Rock n Roll Hall of Fame

Cleveland OH...wowowow. The Rock n Roll Museum impressed me completely. It is actually right on the lake and over the water. I'm sure in summer it is beautiful.

Some of the artifacts they have such as costumes and 5 year old art drawings from Jimi Hendrix are detailed and make me question society a little bit. Isn't it fascinating that Americans are so obsessed and in awe of "rock stars" that we pay to see the artwork they did in school? The actual pictures made history such a reality though. My mother's stories and father's stories physicalized in the museum, which was a cool experience. I wish they could be there with me. Miss you...mom and dad.

All in all it was inspiring and made me think a lot about my life as a performer. Watching a documentary on the transformation of music throughout history, someone said "when you become one with the audience, you fill a single moment fully and completely" AND I TOTALLY AGREE. I thought it was so well put--the filling a moment completely part--because though the show may go by quickly, or you may take it for granted when you have 8 shows a week, when you look back at the ending note, or when you belted your face off, or danced until you couldn't anymore; you were complete. You can always draw back on that moment of your life and say, in that moment, I AM "HOME", I AM WHOLE. I guess that's why I LOVE to perform and wouldn't live my life any other way.