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Video Montage From “Bye Bye Birdie” At Sacramento Music Circus

“Got A Lot Of Livin To Do”

Regular readers of The Randy Report know I split my career between writing about LGBT and pop culture issues here and working in the theater.

The past two weeks my posting here has been a little light as I’ve been choreographing a new production of the all-American musical Bye Bye Birdie for Sacramento Music Circus. Artistic Director Glenn Casale invited me and a fab cast on a terrific journey bringing this classic to life again.

I’ve received some emails asking how the show went, so I’m happy to share this montage of clips from the opening night performance.

Make sure you catch the moment between my partner in crime/Associate Choreographer Kat Murphy as she reacts to “Conrad Birdie” (Nate Hackmann) at the 4:02 mark. Nate, Kat and the whole company stopped the show with that performance of “Honestly Sincere.”

Loved the whole experience. If you’re in the Sacramento area this week, head over to Sacramento Music Circus and see the result of our work. It’s fun.

Click on any of the pics to enlarge.

“One Last Kiss”

“Healthy Normal American Boy”

“We Love You Conrad”

“The Telephone Hour”

Nate Hackmann as “Conrad Birdie”
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A new adventure – A Chorus Line at Sacramento Music Circus

With my partner in crime, Kat Murphy

So a new adventure in the theater lies in store for me over the next ten days.

I’m currently back in Sacramento at the Music Circus where I staged Chicago The Musical last August.  I’m flattered to be asked back this year, and to stage a show near and dear to my heart, A Chorus Line.

(Regular readers of The Randy Report will know that the first half of my life was spent living in the theater.  I’m lucky to still work in this “temple” I call home.)

We began rehearsals today and the cast is really quite wonderful.  I’ll be choreographing the show, and the fantastic Stafford Arima is directing.

Also along for the ride – as I need her whenever I can get her – is my “partner in crime” associate Kat Murphy.  Kat has been my team mate for several theater productions now, and I can’t imagine these adventures without her.  She’s a formidable talent in her own right, AND she can read my mind.

I will be posting her throughout the next week, just on different timing depending on my rehearsal schedule.  So I thank you all in advance for staying with me as my posts may come at different hours.  Please check back here as The Randy Report keeps me sane connecting with you all.  This really is my time to take care of myself by being a part of the blogosphere.

For more info about Sacramento Music Circus, please click here.