The Legally Blonde experience
Carmine's for dinner
Workshop Day Four
Went to bed at around one and woke up a about 6. At least that's a little better.
We leave for the play experience at 9. Had breakfast at Camille's-finally tried the blueberry pancakes with bacon. As usual we were supposed to be by the Furnald lawn by nine, but it quickly became evident that there was a problem. For some reason they did not have the Metrocards and they were waiting for them to arrive. It was pretty hot out so the kids had to find shade, but eventually the solution was that Becky bought the cards with her own money! She stood at the gate and counted while we all went in! Over $1,000. She is bviously not too happy with Tony. I had a small group made up primarily of girls from Marymount and so it worked out well but we didn;t leave until after 10. We got to B.B. King's without a hitch and because we were late we wound up eating lunch. The usual pasta bar with chicken and salad. The desserts were good and the Coke was flowing.
For the press conference we had six people-two producers and four from the cast. Marc Bruni (Associate Director); Dori Berinstein (Producer) were the creative team. Paul Caanan; Natalie Joy Johnson; Asmeret Ghebremichael (Pilar) and Beth Curry (ensemble). As usual it was fun except for the repetitive questions. Paul is one of the judges on the Search for Elle Woods on MTV so that also made it interesting.
I was leading group 13 and as usual it was quite the experience walking the kids to the theatre. But no problem we all made it without a hitch.
The show itself was actually pretty good and we had great seats in the mezzanine.
"This high-energy, empty-calories and expensive-looking hymn to the glories of girlishness, based on the 2001 film of the same title, approximates the experience of eating a jumbo box of Gummi Bears in one sitting. This may be common fare for the show’s apparent target audience — female ’tweens and teenagers who still believe in Barbie. But unless you’re used to such a diet, you wind up feeling jittery. Laura Bell Bundy [did not see her] sings and dances flawlessly, and she delivers silly lines as if she meant them. But she lacks the quirkiness and irresistible watch-me egotism that a big, heroine-worshiping musical needs at its center. This means that the weight of the show, directed with hyperkinetic effusiveness by Jerry Mitchell, shifts to its feel-good formula. With its pink-dominated color scheme and matching cherry-soda score of ballads of self-empowerment, “Legally Blonde” is infused on every level with the message that it’s O.K. to be a princess. But what about those who don’t appreciate the value of a manicure or a leg wax?" — Ben Brantley New York Times
Evening Session: 6-8
It's a tough sell to get kids to come back and work after the show. In actuality there were quite a few kids and I have a bunch of great conversations with kids about their books and theme ideas. I also went over the theme assignment with the projector so that it might be totally clear. Don't want that cropping up on the evaluations as a negative.
Carmine's
Called for a reservation for nine last night so we were all set. Bobby, Brett, Helen and Pete, and I walked and Mary Kay, Linus and Crystal walked. We only had to wait a couple of minutes and promptly got in.
There were eight of us and we ordered.
Carmine's salad
Calamari
Chicken Scarpariello
Chicken Parmigiana
The pasta of the day with all kinds of seafood (clams, mussells, shrimp, calamari)
Titanic
All for under $240 including tip. About $32 each. Unbelievable.
The same group walked back and we were back just a little after 11.
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