A Little Gossip—A Little Chat
I had a rehearsal in New York last week,
preceded by lunch with a former student, and realized what I DO NOT miss
about living there. It’s not what you might think! Cole Porter and I
have similar thoughts on the Big Apple—“I like the sight and sound and
even the stink of it.” What I don’t miss is the gossip.
My former student now works in PR. His
agency handles everyone but Oprah and God (is there a difference?). I
heard about how great The Adding Machine is, but how dreadful Glory Days
was (it opened and closed in one night) and who he was escorting to this
or that opening and the Tony’s. I finished my rather dainty smoked
salmon platter and encouraged him to seek a life that’s more than a
resume. Off to rehearsal.
I arrived early and found that replacement
auditions were being held for several Broadway shows that day. The chatter
filling the halls was like lunch all over again. “Ohmygod! Glory Days
was sooooo terrible!” “Have you seen Cry Baby? It won’t last past
the Tony’s…” “Did you know Gypsy and South Pacific are cutting
their orchestras by HALF the day after the Tony’s?” I realize that
this is their life, but…do they have any idea that we still don’t have
a Democratic nominee? That people pay twice as much for a gallon of gas as
a subway ride? It reminded me that New York is not the center of the
Universe, just the center of New York, and that may never change.
My rehearsal was with Deidre Goodwin, one
of the current members of Chorus Line who has somehow risen above the
gossip. I, however, haven’t quite and positively must share this
information…she quite matter-of-factly stated that she had just
auditioned for the role of the new Ass’t D.A. on Law and Order and was
quite hopeful about her prospects to land the part.
She’s been around for long enough to know
that it’s just a job, and they can be pretty hard to come by. It’s
nice to know actors with their feet on the ground, even if they’re en
pointe.
I was happy to drive home and find out
what’s going on around our town, and try to report on things factually
and not be gossipy.
Local artist (and owner of a pair of
beautiful baby blues), Ward Ellinger, opens the Ward Ellinger Gallery in
the CAMP Rehoboth Courtyard on Saturday, May 17 from 4:00 to 7:00. 10% of
all sales from his new collection of works entitled “Arrival” will
benefit the new CAMP Community Center. For more information, 302-227-2710.
The Clear Space Chorus presents, A Grand
Night for Singing—The Music of Hollywood at Mariner’s Bethel UMC at 81
Central Ave in Ocean View on Friday, May 16 at 7:30. The concert includes
Over the Rainbow, Three Coins in the Fountain, Windmills of Your Mind,
Swingin’ on a Star, The Shadow of Your Smile, You’ll Never Know,
Chattanooga Choo Choo, On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe, When You
Wish Upon a Star, Chim Chim Cheree, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, You
Light Up My Life, Moon River, Love is a Many Splendored Thing and Lullaby
of Broadway. Featured are soloists Erin Williams and Ken Skrzesz. Tickets
will be available at the door, through the box office at 302-644-3810 or
ClearSpaceProductions.org.
On May 24th, Panache will present Beach
Delights, local scenes of Rehoboth Beach. The exhibit features acrylic
miniature paintings by award- winning artist, Karin Snoots, and
photography by Robert Streimer. Snoots is one of this years’ Delaware
Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship Recipients. She will be
donating a portion of her show proceeds to the MERR Institute, a
non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of marine mammals
and sea turtles along the Delaware Coast. Light refreshments will be
served from 6-9 p.m. The exhibit runs through June 29th. You may preview
the gallery online at: www.panachegalleryde.com or call 302-227-9229 for
more information.
Don’t miss Broadway star, Deidre Goodwin,
when she comes to the beach in a one-woman show featuring songs and
stories from her career in the Little Theatre of Cape Henlopen High on
Saturday, May 31 at 7:00 and Sunday, June 1 at 3:00. Ms. Goodwin is
currently starring in the revival of A Chorus Line. Tickets are available
by calling 302-644-3810 or online at www.ClearSpaceProductions.org.
Lewes artist, Julie Molyneux, presents her
coastal land and seascapes in a new show at Peninsula Gallery in an
exhibit titled Rhythm of Wind and Tide (an Atlantic journey). Known
locally for her romantic images of the Cape Region, this collection of
paintings represents her views of the Atlantic Seaboard from Maine to the
Carolinas.
A painter for more than 20 years and a full
time studio artist since 2000, Molyneux has placed in Regional and
National shows, was the 2001 recipient of a Professional Artist Fellowship
from the Delaware Division of the Arts and in 2002 was placed in the top
100 for the National Arts for the Parks competition. In 2006 she won best
in show at the RAL annual Members’ Fine Arts Show and has had numerous
solo exhibitions.
Molyneux does all her easel work in her
studio so her paintings evolve from memory, hasty sketches, scribbled
notations, and, especially when traveling, from photographs. “I prefer
studio painting because it allows me the time to build a painting with
nuanced and multiple layers. My method is to work on several pieces over
time, usually with about ten paintings in progress.”
The exhibition continues through May 27th.
All images in the show may be previewed on line at
www.peninsula-gallery.com. The Peninsula Gallery is located just across
the canal bridge on Savannah Road in Lewes on the first floor of the
Beacon hotel. Hours are Monday–Saturday from 10-5, and Sunday from 11-3.
Plenty to keep you all busy for the
remainder of May. Have a pleasant and safe Memorial Day weekend and
remember to support the arts!
Oh…and don’t gossip.
E-mail your Arts events to dyetter@ClearSpaceProductions.org
or just write him and gossip. Other people do.
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