Wednesday, January 2, 2013

"Bring it On" 2013


My wife and I just got back from a trip to New York!  We had a lot of fun even though we left the city on New Year’s Eve.  We didn’t get to mark “New Year’s Eve in Times Square” off the bucket list, but we did save a lot of money by leaving early ;)

Gretchen and I love going to Broadway shows whenever we get the chance.  On this trip we went to see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular as well as Bring it On the Musical.  We’re obviously not snobs when it comes to our theater choices – we enjoy all of them, whether they are epic masterpieces or stories of spoiled little rich cheerleaders! 

One of the highlights of our trip was meeting 2008 tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights) in the lobby during intermission!  He was the co-composer and lyricist for Bring it On and was there to see the final performance.  Unfortunately I didn’t have enough time to convince him he should hire me to help write his next project ;)  Oh well, maybe next time.     

One of the things we enjoy most about shows is simply seeing people living out their dreams.  It’s inspiring to see such talented performers who’ve worked years honing their craft, endured countless auditions and rejections, and persevered until their dream was realized.  They made it to the Broadway stage!  They are doing what they love to do!

My New Year’s wish and prayer for all of us is that we could be so blessed.  That we could work hard doing what we love to do, enjoying the process as well as any reward that comes from it.  

My current project, young adult novel Hunter’s Oath, is in reader reviews now.  Soon I’ll have some cover art to show and hopefully a release this spring.              

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