Help Haiti

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So a 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti, as most of the world already knows. In more simple terms, situations there are BAD. Not to mention that the country had almost no clean water and about an 80-84% (I don't quite remember the statistic...) unemployment rate BEFORE the earthquake. Organizations like Red Cross and UNICEF USA are out there in Haiti right now, trying to supply people with food and water, as well as trying to get medical help to anybody who needs it, and that's quite a lot of people!

Follow UNICEF USA on Twitter:
www.twitter.com/unicefusa

Visit www.unicefusa.org to find out how to donate and raise awareness via Facebook, Twitter, text messaging, et cetera. I am about to add UNICEF's banner to this blog right now...

Follow me on Twitter, for I often RT whatever UNICEF posts:
www.twitter.com/MiaTweetz48

Don't forget to cash in those Trick-Or-Treat For UNICEF donations from last Halloween if you participated! At your local Coinstar!

And of course, please pray for the people of Haiti, or at least keep them in your thoughts.

-Mia

Mia's SUPER FAST Update

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-8th grade...oh the joy! *sarcasm*

-Playing Sister Margaretta in The Sound of Music

-Basketball, which I did in sixth grade but not seventh, so WOWZERS I'm confused!

-Yearbook club, which I have never done before but LOVE!

-High school applications, which just suck

-Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!

-Student Council Rep for homeroom this year

-Hooked on Glee, as always

-Hooked on Degrassi TNG, a relatively new obsession

-Annoyed that Ragtime and Finian's Rainbow are closing this month!

-Just being Mia!

:)

Allyson's Blog

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Laura--I've been dying to see that movie! Glad you liked it! :)

If readers (Just because we don't have a lot of followers doesn't mean we don't have a lot of readers. I read blogs but don't follow them sometimes...) would be so kind as to follow our dear friend, Allyson's, blog, www.bwaymilkshakequeen.blogspot.com....it'd be lovely, thanks. :)

SMOOTHIE!

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A mango smoothie from Panera Bread. It was my first time eating there, and they were out of their signature bread bowls. How depressing.

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

Irony

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I find it ironic that during the Summer, the most fun and exciting time of the year, Laura and I both neglect our lovely blog. I'm sure once school starts (The three words I hate the most: Back to school!), we'll just have TONS to talk about.

SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS!
And no,I don't just mean the red highlights in my hair.
June:
Second-Annual Summer Musical Revue @ my school, June 20th
Start of Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth program, or CTY, Sunday, June 28th
Dance class during weeknights, except when I was at CTY
July:
CTY until Friday, July 17th
Harry Potter movie!
Vacation in Lake George, New York
Dance class during weeknights, except when I was at CTY
August:
Dance camp! First week--just ended! :(
Dance class during weeknights
Who knows now what the rest of the Summer will bring? ;)

Au revoir,
-Mia =)

Understudy Reviews

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I went back and saw Spring Awakening AGAIN last night. Yes, the show was still beautiful, powerful, and electrifying, to say the least, but right now, I'm just going to give you the reviews of the understudies I saw.

Julie Benko as Wendla: Her voice is sugary sweet. It fits the character--Wendla is supposed to be fourteen. Her acting was good. Her singing was good, and her higher soprano parts were clear sounding and pure and pretty much great (i.e. 'The Word Of Your Body', etc...). There were a few moments where I wished she delivered the lines differently, but...if I hadn't seen Christy Altomare go on last week, I would've absolutely loved Julie. But as an understudy, yes, she did very well.

Krystina Alabado as Anna: Well, as much as I totally loved Gabby Garza's performance as Anna, Krystina did a great job! My Mom didn't really like her all that much, but I thought she did well. It was just weird, in my opinion, to see Anna in a green dress, when everyone's used to seeing Anna in a red dress. You could really hear Krystina's voice in 'Mama Who Bore Me (Reprise)', and she did a cool little riff (or something close to a riff) in 'My Junk' that I thought was so pretty and cool, and naturally I forgot what it was three minutes later.

Lucas A. Wells as Hanschen: No. I mean, if I didn't see Andy Mientus (sp?) go on, I would probably think Lucas did okay, but even then, he wouldn't be my favorite. For example: Andy was extremely into 'B*tch Of Living'. He rocked out the most. If you looked at Lucas, you could tell that he was the understudy because he wasn't moving nearly as much as the other boys. And he just didn't deliver the lines the way Andy did, and that was also the way I've heard Broadway Hanschens say them. In 'The Word Of Your Body (Reprise)', the first time he sang "body", he cracked so much that my Mom and I looked at each other and sighed. So no, he wasn't too, too terrible, but he didn't really do it for me.

Laura, let's hear about your understudy experiences. Broadway, national tour, regional theatre--do tell!!
Other undertudies that were good/great: Beth Curry (for Nikki Snelson) as Brooke Wyndham in Legally Blonde, Jay Armstrong Johnson (for David Hull), as Mark in the national tour of A Chorus Line.
Undertudies that were bad/totally sucked: Jim Walton (for Tituss Bergess [sp?]) as Nicely-Nicely Johnson in Guys And Dolls.

Spring Awakening

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Spring Awakening


Wow


I can't even describe it


It's like it never even happened


Full review on my BroadwaySpace


Even that only skims the surface


I worshipped the stars, so seeing them was crazy


It was all very surreal


I won't ever forget

Drumroll, please...THE TONY AWARDS!!!!!

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My God, what was up with the sound?! When Guys And Dolls performed, some guy was like, "Do I go on with it [the mic]? Okay, I'm going!". Ugh, poor Tituss Bergess! Oh, and I feel terrible for Josefina Scaglione, because not only could you hear her warming up in the wings before West Side Story went on, but the poor girl cracked during 'Tonight' before she kissed Matt Cavenaugh for four hours. She has such a gorgeous voice, ugh, it really made me feel bad for her when she cracked!

On to...the awards! When Next To Normal won best score, I was on cloud nine! It has the best score I've heard in a while (probably since last year's best musical winner, but I still see why Billy Elliot won), and that performance last night...so, so powerful! Mad props to Alice Ripley, even though we all knew she'd win. It must be very emotionally draining to play Diana eight times a week. I was so ecstatic when Karen Olivo won best featured actress, oh my God! I thought for sure they'd give to Hadyn, since Billy Elliot is a phenonmonenenen (I can't spell!). I filmed it, and a lot of other stuff, too, but there was some slight commentary from my Mom and I, so...

Neil Patrick Harris is love. Enough said.

Snooty

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Laura, honey, you know how some theatre-people are snooty? Well, I'm gonna be snooty with you. =)

Wicked has been around for FIVE YEARS. It was eligable for the Tony Awards in 2004. It lost best musical to Avenue Q (How that happened, I have no idea...), and Idina Menzel won best actress (well-deserved!).

Our Blog...is Decked OUT (Whatever That Means!!)!!

Laura, I hope you don't mind, but I've added music from Next To Normal and banners from Spring Awakening and Hair to our blog, keeping, of course, our smoothie picture, our Google ads, and the Daily Puppy.

I am so excited for 7FunGirls!!

Rainbows + WICKED

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Animation huhwhat?

Wicked = A literally magical theatre experience. One of the best I've ever had. =)

I LOVE the new colors to our blog! But my question is: How did you change them?

Not Much To Blog About...(That's A Lie; I Blogged About Tony Award 2009 Predictions)

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...It's not that I have limited Internet time, it's that I just don't know what to say. My Dad is in the hospital (Five-way bypass surgery), and so is my cousin (Cracked rib and concussion after falling off her bike), and the phone keeps ringing, and it's driving me crazy!! lol


Sooo...in theatrical news...Next To Normal opened on Broadway last night. That's pretty exciting; I think the big best musical 2009 Tony toss-up is gonna be between Next To Normal and Billy Elliot.

Let's talk about the Tony's! Well, for new musicals, we've got Billy Elliot, 9 to 5, Next To Normal, Rock Of Ages, and Shrek, so one of 'em's not gonna be a nod (I personally think it's gonna be either Shrek or Rock Of Ages that doesn't get nominated.). It's pretty evident that Hair is gonna get the best musical revival, because West Side Story and Guys And Dolls both are getting some good reviews and some bad reviews, and Hair's reviews are pretty much stellar...personal opinion. You know what's gonna be tough? Leading actresses! Kate Jennings Grant should totally get a nod for Guys And Dolls, because when I saw it, she was just fabulous, and I also think Sutton Foster is gonna get nominated for Shrek, but frankly, I think the award will go to Alice Ripley (sp?) for Next To Normal.


Well, folks, that's-a it for meh today. Next blog, I'll go into my opinions on supporting actresses and leading and supporting actors, but RIGHT NOW I AM SO FRICKIN' EXHAUSTED, so...

Lip Gloss In The Style Of RENT and Grease

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Bahahaha. So, a few months ago, I went shopping at Sephora with my Mom. I came out with some Tarte lip gloss (And if I can ever figure out whether or not they test on animals, the world will be a better place. Honestly, if they do test on animals, then I will not use it anymore!! lol)entitled "Sandy & Danny." It was lip gloss named after characters from Grease! It was awesome! The Danny lip gloss was bright red, and the Sandy lipgloss was sparkly pink (I still have it, and wear it all the time, lol!!). =)

Soooo...today I went back to Sephora with my Mom and searched through all the Tarte lip glosses until I could find another Broadway show-esque lip gloss. And I did: the Roger and Mimi lip gloss! Seriously, the writing on the box is so cheesy (Going out tonight? Light his candle with a shine, etc., and you'll have 525,600 minutes of love {eww}), but it's still so wacky and AWESOME! The Roger gloss (MAN GLOSS, as we call it in show-biz when the boys won't use it 'cause they're afraid of being made fun of!! But seriously, it is gloss made for female lips, lol.) is gold and the Mimi gloss is shiny and sparkly and a little gold, and surprisingly holds really well and is very vibrant.

I really hope that I don't sound all that superficial in this post, lol (My biggest paranoia is sounding like I'm too superficial and/or I'm committing {sp??} judgement without prior knowledge!).

Story Summary

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So I'm writing a major short-story right now, but I'm also writing this crap called Star on the side. Summary:

Hadley Wellington is a star. Rita Willow wants to be a star. Hadley Wellington divides her time between her New York City apartment and her Los Angeles beach house. Rita Willow divides her time between her Dad’s Ecuador apartment and her Mom’s Galapagos beach house. Hadley Wellington has all the access in the world to the prettiest makeup, the lead roles in anything and everything theatrical, and the most loyal admirers. Rita Willow has placed second in Ecuador national dance competitions for three years running.
Though unaware of Hadley’s existence, Hadley is someone Rita aspires to be. What Rita doesn’t know is the way Hadley’s stage parents treat her when she cracks a note, trips over a dance move, or-the deadliest sin of all-doesn’t land a role. Is it worth living in beautiful Ecuador when no one understands you, and you might have one shot to be a star? And is everything you’ve ever wanted worth it when it’s not really everything you’ve dreamed?

Widgets

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Laura, I had to try the 13 widget eighty million times before I got it, but now that the show is closed and the fansite is under a subdomain, I don't see it working any time in the near future, lol sorry.

I recommend the Spring Awakening widget (So you can have the same page as me! lol)--it plays almost all the songs (Like I said before--edited!)and gives you the tour schedule.

Hmm, I am now on the search for widgets.

So now that we're talking about Broadway again (dur-we always are!!), I'll make the Quote Of The Day be from the two musicals we discussed:

Quote Of The Day:
13-The sky goes blue and the sky goes black, and no matter what you do, you can't go back.
Spring Awakening-Those you've known and lost still walk behind you.