LABOUR DAY

May 1st. Today was special. Not only because it's Labour Day and a public holiday but also it was the first gathering of the cast of 'BROKEN BRIDGES'. Almost all 40 Ensemble, 4 band singers and 11 main cast, with the director, two writers, music director, choreographer, rehearsal pianist, SMs, set & graphic designers and yours truly as exec. producer.
Joe read the riot act for everyone to hear especially - 'unless you are dying, you are to be at rehearsals'; to which Patrick quipped - you have mellowed Joe, used to be 'unless you are dead...'!
Since writing this, several days have passed from 1st to 5th May. Joe's very sick with a vicious virus - can't even go to the awards tonight..and the first real rehearsal of BB's Ensemble happened on May3rd. Learnt their first song with Gen and did their first warm-up with Pat. It warmed the cockles of my heart to see them.
In the next studio there were Ari, Gavin, me, and our SM rehearsing 'FASTEST CLOCK IN THE UNIVERSE' - with Joe on medical leave.
Last night 4th May we opened 'Funny Thing Called Love' and tonight, coinciding with the awards night The Actors Studio opens 'When We Were Young', a concert with Premila, Claris and Sukania as a tribute to James Vadiveloo & Leslie Dawson.

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