Recent Interview with Broadwayworld.com

http://atlanta.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW_INTERVIEWS_ANNIEs_Madison_Kerth_Lynn_Andrews_at_The_Fabulous_Fox_Theatre_20091228

Normal, IL....Wausau, WI.....Milwaukee, WI.....Mason City, IA

Once upon 4 cities ago....My blog was clogged!!! There was nothing "normal" about Normal, IL......from our hotel to the furniture in it! We enjoyed the stay there though! Being a good Catholic girl, I confessed my sins (in a confessional in the lobby) so that Santa would visit me! OH!!!!! We also had school in the pool there! Normal right??? The theatre in Wausau was beautiful! The tutor on tour, Ms. Natalie, displayed our projects (backstage) that we completed from our field trip.....we wrote papers and created our own museums! Did I mention......It's cold up here!!!!! We stopped in Milwaukee for two days.....which made our stay a little more relaxing. Our view from our room was so pretty. As soon as we arrived, I had a phone interview with Broadwayworld.com ....I will post the link when it's published! Ms. Natalie organized a going away party for Sydney (Molly)....she was with us for the first leg of the tour but will be returning home. She was great as "Molly" but I am so sad to see her leave. I will miss her but hopefully we will work together again soon! The last picture on this segment is me being silly....I have to sit with color in my hair for 30 minutes every couple of days!!!!!! It hurts to be beautiful! LOL! After a tough bus ride in the snow, we arrived at our final destination before the layoff....Mason City, IA! The audience was absolutely terrific!!! I'm glad cause it was Sydney's last performance...Jack (our company manager) gave her a bouquet of roses at curtain call....he's so nice. We won't see Marvin or the bus until Casper, WY so be safe Marvin!!! Until I return from Layoff....Merry Christmas to all ANNIE fans and my family too!

Sold Out in Cape Girardeau, MO

I wake up each morning and check out our "City Sheet" which tells us where we are headed to perform next. It's weird that we zig zag from state to state and city to city and sometimes pass a town that we were just in......but we had not been to Missouri yet! We pulled up at our hotel which was a lodge and the staff was extremely pleasant. They helped with the luggage and gave us free snacks and appetizers. There was a popcorn machine in the lobby, as well as, free sodas! A fireplace and big sofas made our stay complete. My mom and I had a few hours of together time....we ate and had coffee at STARBUCKS....the first one since we left New Orleans! The theatre was circular in shape but we used our full set for the show. The audience laughed at the jokes and applauded constantly. We had so much fun! The theatre gave us a cake for performing there.....it was a picture of Sandy (Mikey) and Me!

Happy Happy Birthday from the Cast to You!~ Jack our Company Manager!!!

The entire cast, with the help of our orchastra, sang Happy Birthday at the company meeting this evening to Jack. The Orphans gave him a singing BD card and a festive Christmas tie! No party would be complete without a toilet paper rolled bus seat. Hope he had a great birthday!

ANNIE in an Arena???

Yes, it happened in Champaign, Illinois at the University of Illinois Assembly Hall!!
We had to go under ground to get there......It felt strange cause we always perform in Theatre's but hey...change is good! It was an ANNIE concert!!!! After the show, the cast went to Old Chicago to eat....Thanks ADULTS for putting up with us kids! No Broadway tunes on the juke box this evening, just good times with my extended family! I wanted to blog about one of our new cast members, Cy, He is so much fun!!! He always gives us orphans trouble...HA! Seriously...I think he's great! I'm so happy he joined our ANNIE family!

Fun in Flint!

We had two shows in Flint and both were sold out crowds.....3800 people came to see ANNIE on Sunday, December 13th! When we arrived, as luck would have it, our hotel was directly across from a farmers market filled with fresh fruits and veggies, deli's, crafts, and jewelry. We ate lunch there and a few of the orphans had dessert! I had pumpkin pie ice cream!! My dad always ask me if i have any Baklava.....I really had no idea what he was talking about but they sold it at the market!!! Our shows were scheduled for Sunday but we arrived on Saturday so our company manager scheduled a movie night for the entire company. Ivy, Roni, Jordan and I......Mr. Jerry (Jordan's Dad), Marvin (Our bus driver) and my mom all went to see "Princess and the Frog"! The setting is in New Orleans which was so exciting and familiar.....it made me miss home alttle.......I would definitely recommend it! The audiences in Flint were great!!!!! In between shows the company was treated to a delicious catered lunch. After our second show, the orphans were asked to sign a fans Channel Purse (Thanks~ Shy Shy).....we are still talking about that!

Sandy isn't the only cast member who gets treats....

Although Sandy (Mikey) gets treats for doing a great job on stage, us "humans" deserve a little treat every once in a while too! Traveling from city to city can make you tired but having a few free time activities is all a girl needs to survive. Weather its lunch stops at the mall, shopping for clothes (which we have no room for), playing in playlands for 3 year olds, homemade smoothies, claw machines, video games, or Broadway tunes pumping though the speakers at Buffalo Wild wings.....us kids are grateful for TREATS!

Dinner and a Show in Wabash, Indiana @ The Honeywell Center

Well my mom got the full dinner and a show experience! The lobby smelled so good......that's because the theatre offered a turkey dinner buffet prior to the show and a few parents took advantage of a real meal!! Also in the lobby was a sled filled with 7 orphans and a beautiful child wrangler looking to have some fun. The audience laughed and cheered and by the standing ovation as soon as the curtain call started would give me the clue that they loved "Annie". Some of the theatre's have the casts and crew sign their walls............this time the parents could sign too! Now my mom is famous!

Santa and his sleigh, singing from the infamous orphans in warm ups, and 1400 seats can only lead to one thing......Sold Out House in Van Wert, OH!!

This town had some of the nicest people and the theatre that we played in was called the Niswonger PAC of NW Ohio......built on private donations alone! The theatre was so full of Christmas spirit! Every seat was sold. The lobby was decorated with beautiful Christmas trees and Santa was there listening to all of the kids wishlists! Looks like my mom joined in on the fun!

Morgantown, WV was beautiful!

We were so lucky to stay in a golf resort and spa in Morgantown with a restaurant overlooking the golf course! The show went well.....we are beginning to gel on stage and the audiences have been so appreciative! The tough part right now is the long travels between some of these one nighters but I would not trade this experience for the world!! Our favorite past time for the long trips....DS games...the competition is fierce between the orphans and some of the adult cast members!!!

Long Travel Day ends with a pool party and our first field trip......Cool!

After a long day of traveling on our tour bus, the orphan's gathered for pool games! Our stage manager, Sydney, showed up for the Races and Marco Polo! We had a great time after a long day. After getting to sleep late this morning, we went on our 1st field trip to James "Jimmy" Stewart Museum in Indiana, PA. We watched a movie and toured the museum....wow.....this guy was the beast. James “Jimmy” Stewart was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania on May 20, 1908. He is well known for his famous punch line “Aw Shucks!” and the many movies he has been in. Some of those movies are; "It's a Wonderful Life", “Harvey”, “You can’t take it with you”, “Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation ”, and “The Naked Spur”. He married a women named Gloria Stewart and had two kids.
“I'd like people to remember me as someone who was good at his job and seemed to mean what he said.” - James Stewart
After the museum, we ate at a small locally owned sandwich shop (with a LSU pendent) before heading back to the hotel to get ready for the SHOW!!!!