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March Musicals Madness Results for the Second Round
Is this March Musicals Madness getting harder for you? This round may not have been too bad but things are about to heat up! Let’s dig in to how the 32 shows from the second round fared. The Showstoppers Three Shows took Center Stage this round. Hamilton trounced Guys and Dolls. Although I really do like Guys and Dolls with it’s swanky vibe, big cast and truly classic songs, Hamilton just offers a fresh perspective on musicals. It casts a wider net to be more inclusive for a more diverse audience. Young and old, rich and poor, black and white. Unfortunately, Guys and Dolls never really stood a chance here.…
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March Musicals Madness First Round Results
Did you have fun choosing your favorite musicals in the first round of March Musicals Madness? It is time to discuss the results and advances to the next round! Excited yet? I am curious, what were the match-ups you struggled with choosing? Mine was Phantom vs. Cats and In The Heights vs Newsies. Now let’s talk a little about how the shows faired.. Here are the Knockouts! Waitress trounced Once with Once only receiving 6.3% of the vote. I hate to see Once go down like that. Don’t get me wrong, Waitress is one of my very favorite modern musicals for many reasons. I just would have loved to see…
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Time For March Musicals Madness
Do you love following a good bracket as long as it isn’t for sports ball? I may have something for you…March Musicals Madness! I was thinking about my love of musicals when I saw something come across for March Madness. And it hit me, let’s do one for musicals. Years back, a friend from work and I had fun following brackets for movies. So why not do something similar and different in my wheel house, right? As I was trying to come up with details, I went back and forth on lots of items. Should it be split it up by categories for each “conference”? Should we pit classic vs…
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My Ramblings of Pretty Woman: The Musical
If you are a woman in her forties, like myself, you are no stranger to the movie Pretty Woman. But how does that translate to a musical production???? Read on for My Ramblings of Pretty Woman: The Musical to see. Watching this as an adult, I find myself laughing at what I was watching as a kid and how much of it went over my head. I’m happy that my parents didn’t try to limit much of what we watched because we would have missed out on a lot of good stuff that I only had a limited understanding of. I mean, although I understood what a prostitute was at…
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My Ramblings of Jesus Christ Superstar
The 50th Anniersary Broadway tour of Jesus Christ Superstar is making it’s rounds! This show is near and dear to my heart. Read on for my ramblings of Jesus Christ Superstar, which we will refer to as JCS. The 2019-2020 season of Playhouse Square’s Broadway lineup was pretty lackluster, BUT the shining star was sure to be Jesus Christ Superstar! The show was going on its 50th Anniversary Tour. Alongside the band that was on the tour would be local performers making up the full orchestra for its Playhouse Square production. I couldn’t wait to finally go see a show I was excited about that season. Sadly, the tour started…
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10 Travel Inspired Subscription Boxes
If you or someone you know loves travel and fun surprises, there are tons of fun travel inspired subscription boxes available for just about any type of traveler! These make perfect gifts or would be a fantastic way to feel like you are escaping when you just can’t get away! What are subscription boxes? Are you familiar with subscription boxes? They have become more and more popular over the years. I think people love a little mystery and enjoy receiving items that connect them to the things they love. Basically, subscription boxes are specially curated boxes delivered to your home filled with multiple products related to a specific group of…
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Top 5 Websites For Wonderful Musical Inspired Swag!
If you are looking to shop and find some original or fun theater swag, I have gathered a list of my top 5 websites to shop for wonderful musical inspired swag! There is so much junk on the internet it is hard to know what is reputable. It can also be daunting to find musical inspired products if you don’t really know where to look. So to save you some headache, I went ahead and gathered a list of credible websites to shop for some of the cutest items. If you are shopping for someone else and have no idea what to get, I have some recommendations! 1. Little Shop…
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The Ultimate Gift Guide for the Musical Theater Fan
The ultimate gift guide for the musical theater fan is packed with awesome gifts for that Broadway junkie in your life. I am going to try to break them up into categories the best that I can. Theater A trip to see a Broadway show….On Broadway! Nothing would make a musical theater geek happier than to see an incredible show in the heart of it all, New York City! This may take a lot of planning but it is by far the best gift! Season tickets to your local theater. Most theater districts have some sort of season tickets which locks you in to about 5-7 shows at a discounted…
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5 Amazing Hispanic Countries To Explore
There are so many amazing Hispanic countries to explore and enjoy on your next incredible vacation. We will take a closer look at my top five in this post. What is Hispanic exactly? Before I dive in, I want to look at the what Hispanic is. Many terms are incorrectly and interchangeably used and often cause confusion. For reference, I have looked up the Definition of Hispanic at https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hispanic. Definition of Hispanic: of, relating to, or being a person of Latin American descent and especially of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin living in the U.S. of or relating to the people, speech, or culture of Spain Based on the definition,…
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Amazon Prime Day Deals For the Musical Theater Geek
It’s that time of year when Amazon promotes the heck out of 2 days of Prime Day Deals and shoppers run to check them out! I am going to hook you up with deals I found on musical and musical theater related products! If you prefer not to shop Amazon, that’s OK, due to the Prime Day success, many of your other fave stores are running fantastic deals to get in on the action. So make sure to check in with Target, JCPenney, Kohls, Best Buy and more for their deals! Now there weren’t tons of amaewxing deals related to musicals, but I did find a few fun things. Some…
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Summer Screen Plan: How I manage Screen Time
The days are longer and the heat is rising. We have closed the books for the school year and officially entered the summer of 2022! Now tonintroduce our summer screen plan. The kids and I couldn’t be more excited about what lies ahead this summer. That being said, if given the chance, they would sit all day in their rooms, or worse, in the room next to where I work, playing on the phone, computer or watching the TV. Last Year Last summer, I had to figure out how I was going to provide structure and responsibility to my kids during this summer break in an effort to curb the…
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New Year’s Eve Traditions From Around the World
I wanted to collect as many New Year’s Eve traditions from around the world as I could in hopes to bring all the goodness in the year to come. One of my favorite things about travel is learning about other’s cultures. What traditions and beliefs they have. How, what and why they celebrate. If is all so intriguing. In my travels and connection to many people around the globe, I have found some pretty awesome and interesting ways to ring in the new year. Check out this list of New Year’s Eve Traditions from around the world and see what you can adapt to your own night Run around the…
Managing family, fun and fear
