Yep, I sure did title this blog post with a obscure Golden Age musical theatre lyric. But it felt appropriate!
Here I am again, packing up my apartment and trying to fit all of my belongings into two suitcases (and keep them under 50 lbs! Yee-gods!) This time I am headed off to The Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre to play "Mallory Kingsley" in CITY OF ANGELS! I've known about this gig for a while, having auditioned for the show somewhere in between one nighters on the SMOKEY JOE'S tour - and many of my friends and family have caught wind, but it always makes me feel weird and narcissistic to post an "announcement" on social media. At the same time, it's also weird to just Irish Goodbye from the city and say nothing. Amiright?
I'm super excited to be in Illinois doing this show. It's a show that I have been wanting to do for so long, but no one really does it that often. You know how certain things occur and it just seems like all of stars have aligned and the Universe is giving you everything that you wanted but couldn't figure out how to make happen? (Are you following me, here?) Well, this is one of those times. Working? CHECK. Doing a bucket list show? CHECK. At a theatre I've been wanting to work at for a LONG time? CHECK. In Illinois near my family for the summer? CHECK. Getting to spend time with my Brother and Sister-In-Law and Niece and Yet-To-Be-Determined-New-Baby? CHECK. Spending time in Chicago and Koontz Lake, two of my favorite places? CHECK! CHECK!!
Things have fallen into place wonderfully with this show, I'm almost afraid to jinx it!! Oh, AND one of my favorite people, Meghan Murphy, is ALSO doing the show with me!! (I really am gonna jinx this some how. )
So if you can come and see the show, please do!! We will be running from June 10th- Aug 2nd.
CITY OF ANGELS at The Marriott Theatre
And NYC? I'll see you in August!
-e