SOOOO many things have happened since I last posted. If you follow me on Facebook (which I am sure most of you do because how else would you know this blog existed) then you know that some big changes have happened. So let me give you a bit of backstory on how my life got so crazy.
About 2 1/2 years ago I auditioned for the first national tour of Beautiful: The Carol King Musical. I was still in college. I got a final callback in NYC for the tour and a replacement with the broadway company. I didn't book. I have been seen several times over the past couple of years to no avail...or so I thought. Fast forward... Last April I had just gotten the news that I booked the Carnival Freedom and I was so excited to check that off of my list of places I was dying to work. One day while I was browsing in the National Museum of Sex (I love New York) my agent called me and told me that Beautiful wanted to see me for a swing on the tour before I left town for the cruise. I crossed my fingers, took a deep breath, relearned the material, and went in to the audition. I was told I would find out something within the next two days. I didn't book. I decided that I would go ahead and take Carnival and if Beautiful was supposed to happen it would happen. It just wasn't my time yet. That has been the hardest thing I have learned since college. That sometimes it's just not YOUR time yet. I went through rehearsals with the ship and about a month and a half/two months of performing onboard when I got a text from my agent right before I was going onstage for one of my shows. "If you got an offer from Beautiful would you take it?" WOAH... I had no idea what to do. I had no idea what to say. I literally starting shaking. I tried to put it out of my head and get on with my performance but there were so many things going on in my head, "Was this the last time I would perform Getaway Island? Was I just cast on the national tour? Was I just cast on Broadway? What is my life? What do I do?" Literally having a nervous breakdown while singing "Surfin' Safari". I stayed in contact with my agent and two days later I had an offer and an invite to join the national tour in Toronto. I found out Wednesday. I had to get off of the ship Saturday. Needless to say everything started speeding by and life got real crazy real fast. I had no time to process anything. I was all of a sudden packing my entire cabin and trying to fill out my bio and paper work at a little cafe in Mexico and send it to press people and company managers. Everything basically went to a slightly controlled and unbelievably exciting shit storm. I flew to Toronto saw the show 4 times, rehearsed, met some lovely people, spent a lot of money, and now I am in a lay off week in Cincinnati with my boo thang. I am so thankful for everything that has happened to me in the last 3 weeks. I am so thankful for the people around me that have made this an easy transition. I'm living my dream and I couldn't be more excited.
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mama
9/5/2017 02:29:42 pm
ease is a greater threat to progress than hardship...keep on keepin on and pray about everything cos He's got you.
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Leah
9/5/2017 04:31:40 pm
I'm so proud of you! ❤️
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Fratri
9/5/2017 07:03:26 pm
You're amazing! I'm so happy you're living the life you want. Big fan since TGP here 😊👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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Betsy
9/5/2017 07:12:20 pm
So happy for you..... Keep dreaming......lots of luck!
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Anita Williams
9/6/2017 01:20:29 pm
I am so proud of you sweet girl! I knew you were headed to success and big talents when you were singing and playing the guitar for my foster parent dinners! You are a blessing and bring so much joy to all of those around you!!
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