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Just before the Atlanta Falcons’ final game of the season, cheerleader Ben Ajani was on the field when he was asked to head upstairs for a promotional appearance. Imagine his surprise when his boyfriend appeared and proposed. Continue reading “Falcons Cheerleader Gets Engaged At Final Game Of The Season”
Guardian’s of the Galaxy‘s Chris Pratt stopping by Shade45 to chat with DJ Whoo Kid on The Whoolywood Shuffle.
Out of nowhere the topic of rap comes up and Chris nails Eminem’s verse from “Forgot About Dre” clean.
Pratt also shares that he’d rather be farted on by David Hasselhoff than punched by Orlando Bloom. (It’s a story, you have to watch to understand…)
Last year in late January, I was fortunate to be asked to choreograph Chicago the Musical for San Diego Musical Theater. You can read a bit about the adventure here and here.
And there was a very special moment for me that happened during the rehearsal period that I’ll always remember. You can read about that here.
Anyway….
Today, I received word that The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle has announced their 2013 Craig Noel Award Nominations, and the production of Chicago I choreographed received four nominations (with a special something in there for me):
• Outstanding Resident Musical Chicago
• Outstanding Choreography – Randy Slovacek (me? wow!) Chicago
• Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Female – Emma Radwick as “Roxie Hart” Chicago
• Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical, Male – Alonzo Saunders as “Mary Sunshine” Chicago
I’m thrilled that the production was acknowledged, and very honored to see my name included for choreography. San Diego has a very vibrant, rich theatre community, so to be included is honor enough.
Very, very snazzy. Thank you San Diego Theatre Critics!
The awards are in February, so Michael and I will be taking a field trip down to SD to enjoy the reunion with cast and creative team, and celebrate with all the nominees.
You can see the full list of nominees here.
Congratulations to everyone! Very cool was to start 2014!
Master Sgt Joseph Martel returned home from deployment a month earlier than his son thought he was coming home. As soon as he got off the plane, he joined his wife and made a road-trip to Belgium to see his son play in his high school football game.
Great moment on the 50-Yard Line of a football field. His son is at first stunned, then breaks down in tears.
Sweet holiday moment.