got a hug from Debra Monk tonight
can die happy.
On behalf of every house manager and usher (and sane, respectful audience member) in New York, I thank you, Goddess Audra.
Kate Bornstein.
I love her. So much.
Blew my mind.
Between Peter and the Starcatcher and Once, my faith is reaffirming in the current high-profile theatre community. (Thanks New York Theatre Workshop for those amazing contributions, and thanks producers for the Broadway transfers!)
Tonight at Starcatcher, my imagination was swept away all over again by the extraordinary powers of great writing, impeccable direction, amazing design, and fantastic acting. This piece is wholly original, honours its source material without being heavy-handed or going for an easy joke (see: Wicked), is clever, engaging, authentic, emotionally immersive, and blissfully fantastic. I have always been moved by all things Peter Pan, and Starcatcher embraced my imagination and sentiment for the story from the first second and I wanted to be on that stage playing out the fantasy and living in their world.
As people, we crave stories. We are drawn to the theatre, film, literature, music and art in search of them; to meet those of others, to find those that remind us of ourselves. The power of theatre and drama to engage us intellectually and emotionally through thoughtful and beautiful storytelling is a remarkable gift, and to know that there are artists out there creating amazing things like Peter and the Starcatcher in this landscape of flashy crap like Spider-Man and soulless recycled cliche like Leap of Faith (which I saw and despised with a fiery red passion) … is something by which I am truly inspired. :)
Today, this happened.
President Obama openly spoke in support of same-sex marriage today.
This is so important. This statement is a game-changer for the current marriage equality struggle, and the President is setting an example for future leaders on the left who may be oppressing themselves for want of a bipartisan government that the other side has no interest in.
Also, I LOVE that he is modeling for other politicians the very human fact that opinions are allowed to change and “evolve”. So many politicians are clinging to antiquated positions for the mere sake of the clinging. President Obama is modeling CHANGE with this statement. It’s okay to say ‘You know, I was wrong. Here’s how I feel now.’
I love him, and I will always be proud that I voted for him.
take this sinking boat and point it home
we’ve still got time
raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice
you’ve made it now
Totally worth the 4.5 hour wait in the rush line before dawn (and the aforementioned spat with some line cutters). I was completely swept away by the jarring simplicity, ravishing and exciting music, and deeply moving beauty of it all. GO SEE IT, NEW YORK.
