I'm still here

I've been in London for 3 days now and it's still amazing. I finally took the tube (the underground, a subway, etc) today when all of us were going to Westminster Abbey. The train we were on had delays, so we walked the rest of the way...ok NOT a good idea because I already had a blister on my heel (yes a blister) and I got one on the bottom of my foot too. I was dying!

So anyway I went to Westminster Abbey and it was amazing. So many little details and so many poeple buried there. My teacher, Dr. Spurgon, is the only living Amercian to have a key to the Westminster Abbey, so he took us around. My foot was killing me and I was happy that we had a late start, so we didn't do the bus tour. I left Westninster with "daddy" Draper and got home. So now I have the rest of the day off and I'm just hanging out...trying to let my feet have a rest.

London Calling

Hello everyone! I've made it to London in one piece! The flight was wicked long and I was ready to just get off the plane by the time we got to London. Our teacher, Dr. Draper, met us at the airport so he got us all to the school fine.

I was falling asleep when they were talking to us about the school, but once it was over a couple of my friends and I went out to find food and maybe a good pub. We were trying to get to the Met (not the art museum in New York), but got lost and found this other little pub where you had to dress up a little. The people who worked there didn't really care what you wore really and my friend bought me my frist beer. Ok, it was a nice thing to do, but I don't like beer. So no more beer for me!

My roommate isn't coming until late on Sunday, so I'm writing this in the middle of the night because I can't sleep. Oh and like 9:30PM in America is different then 9:30PM in England. I was trying to sleep and it was still light out...like the sun was JUST STARTING to set. It was weird, but I did fall asleep for a little bit.

I think that's about it. I'll write more as all the new adventures come.

One For the Road

1) New Andrew's Blog! Here's the video:



2) I leave for London tomorrow. I'll be blogging it up from the UK for the next month.

Andrew's Blog!

I want to say Happy (belated) Birthday to Andrew's Blog. Andrew's Blog is done by Andrew Keenan-Bolger. He's blogs are totally fun to read and the video's on it are great. They make me laugh all the time from all the fun stuff he and his friends do.

Check it out at http://www.keenanblogger.blogspot.com/

xoxox,
Ashley

Offical Press Release

CRY-BABY TO CLOSE SUNDAY, JUNE 22

The musical Cry-Baby will close following the performance this Sunday, June 22 at Broadway's Marquis Theatre. It will have played 45 previews and 68 performances.

Cry-Baby, which received its world premiere at California's La Jolla Playhouse on November 18, 2007, will begin a national tour in fall 2009.

Based upon the Universal Pictures film written and directed by John Waters, Cry-Baby is directed by Mark Brokaw; choreographed by Rob Ashford; has songs by David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger; and a book by Mark O�Donnell and Thomas Meehan.

The musical received four 2008 Tony Award nominations, including one for best musical.

Rob Ashford received three of the year's awards for best choreography, the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Astaire awards. Additionally, Spencer Liff, one of Cry-Baby's lead dancers, received the Astaire Award for Best Male Dancer.

Alli Mauzey, who plays the crazed and deluded Lenora and who sings one of the show's highlights, Screw Loose, recived a Theatre World Award for one of the season's outstanding debuts.


Cry-Baby plays the Marquis Theatre, 1535 Broadway.
Tickets may be purchased by visiting Ticketmaster. com or phoning 212 307-4100.
For information about Cry-Baby, visit www. crybabyonbroadway. com and www. myspace. com/crybabyonbroadway.

I LOVED this show when I saw it in La Jolla. If you're in the New York area go see the show before it closes. It'll make you laugh, cry, and get all warm and fuzzy inside.

TONY AWARDS!!!

Yes, that's right the 62ND annual Tony Awards were on last night. They were wicked cool, but seriously did EVERY award have to go to South Pacific? I know it must be a Good show, but come on! Anyway the highlights of the night were the ORIGINAL CAST of the long running show Rent performed, the cast of Cry-Baby perfromed my favorite scene from the show, Cheyenne Jackson (who was robbed for not getting a nom for Best actor in a musical) did an amazing performance from Xanadu, and In The Heights won best musical. Congrads to all the winners!

Video from the Tonys!

Rent:


Cry-Baby:


Xanadu:


Have fun watching!

The end of Cubby

Here's the last episode of Cubby Bernstein



GO XANADU!

Cubby's at it again!

Episode 7 of Cubby Bernstein:

Cubby Bernstein: Episode 6

If you haven't been watching Cubby, you should be. This is episode 6 with Nathan Lane and some of the boys from the Broadway musical Xanadu.

First things first...

I'm kind of new to this whole blogging thing, so please be kind.


A little about me...I'm from California, but I rather be in New York while all the theatre is. I've been to NY three times in the past 4 years and everytime I go I don't want to leave. I'm a big theatre nerd and love to hear news from Broadway and other theatres around the world.

This summer I'll be going off to London(!) to study for a month. It's through my college, Marymount College in Palos Verdes, CA. (It's the two year college, not the four year, which is in NY) While I'm there I'll be able to study drama, the history of Great Britian, and seeing everything I can. I'll be going with about 25 other students from my school. So look for more Adventures in London starting June 28.

I'll be posting mroe then just my adventures in London on here, but for now I'm out of things to say.

xoxox,

Ashley