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A Musical Holiday Tribute
The first time I saw this, I remember sitting on the floor with my hands shaking and my heart pounding. I wasn't completely sure why at the time, but something in me knew innately that eventually, things would get better. That I could start over. That I would find what had always been true for me. Eventually, I was right. This song continues to ( Read more... ) -
The Great Gift
It is the unknown that frightens us most. It is what we don't know, what we don't understand, and what we think we can't do that throws us backwards. We retreat. We hide from what is usually the greatest gift we can share: That which is the darkest usually brings the most light ( Read more... ) -
The Crash of Old and New
I'm not one who believes in the Good Old Days being better or worse than the days we have now. I love the time I'm living in and I love the people in it. I also happen to love the business I'm in. I've been a working actor for over 3 decades and a teacher for two. I have never done anything else and I never intend to. There is something ( Read more... ) -
World AIDS Day
There is a space left when people go. There is a sound that continues on and that sound can reverberrate for generations. It can shake the Universe to it's very foundation. The ache of loss is measured by the amount of time passed ( Read more... ) -
Choosing Me
I know that what I am seems to be a choice. It seems to be something I've decided, or something that was external. It's difficult when you look at the world through gender specific eyes. Pink is for girls, blue is for boys. We still do it. We all do it. But that, in and of itself, is learned behavior. We aren't born knowing those things. We are ( Read more... ) -
Brian Stokes-Mitchell
At no time does Stokes-Mitchell ever forget or ignore the book in his hand. Here's an actor, standing in the middle of a piece of music, singing about loss and regret, holding a piece of Architecture. The truly remarkable thing is that it becomes a part of what's happening to him. He adds this in to what his heart is going through. He doesn't ( Read more... ) -
Stephen Fry and Russian Change
If you haven't been following what's been happening in Russia and the upcoming Olympics, this is a must see for you. If you have been, this will merely be conformation ( Read more... ) -
Sean Lew
11-year old Sean Lew is living in the middle of his joy here. Not only a fabulous and infectious dancer, his heart is in every step and in every Shape ( Read more... ) -
Father and Daughter and The In-Between
Benjamin's four year old daughter couldn't sleep because she thought she kept hearing fireworks. So Dad decided it was time to bust out the Uke and the camera and try to pass the time singing one of their favorite songs. As the piece continues, father and daughter share an event and a journey that's very rare. Watch the pauses. Watch the times they ( Read more... )
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