The Muppets dazzle us with their musical ability. Happy St. Patrick's Day!!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Whistler (not the mother)
This weekend we performed for a beautiful party in the very beautiful Whistler, BC. This was our first time up to this amazing resort. We stayed at the Crystal Lodge right in the heart of Whistler Village. Our gig was at the Telus Conference Center just around the corner. What an amazing venue:
We were lucky enough to be upgraded to a beautiful suite in our hotel with a great view of the village that we attempted to capture via our iPhone:
The event went very well and we were able to see a lot of the area. Although we didn't have the time to enjoy the slopes, we will definitely be back.
We had some hiccups at the border coming back to the states. Long story short, because of our equipment, it took us several hours and a few different border crossings to be let back into the country. Let's just say it is a lot easier to get into Canada then to get out. Thankfully we had our new monopoly game on our phones to pass the time (iPhone users....this game is a must download. It is amazingly fun).
Thank you to the staff at the Telus Centre for all your help and for a great evening!
We were lucky enough to be upgraded to a beautiful suite in our hotel with a great view of the village that we attempted to capture via our iPhone:
The event went very well and we were able to see a lot of the area. Although we didn't have the time to enjoy the slopes, we will definitely be back. We had some hiccups at the border coming back to the states. Long story short, because of our equipment, it took us several hours and a few different border crossings to be let back into the country. Let's just say it is a lot easier to get into Canada then to get out. Thankfully we had our new monopoly game on our phones to pass the time (iPhone users....this game is a must download. It is amazingly fun).
Thank you to the staff at the Telus Centre for all your help and for a great evening!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Holiday Madness
It has been brought to my attention that we didn't post any entries over the holiday season. This is due to the fact that 1) it was a busy time for us and 2) I'm terribly bad at remembering to take photos of our events. We were fortunate to perform for company holiday parties in Seattle, Colorado, Phoenix, and Oregon. One of the highlights was performing a party for the Navy in Bremerton, WA. There were about 3000 soldiers and their spouses in attendance. The soldiers were shipping out the following week, so they were there to have a good time. We felt so honored to be a part of such a special evening.
Another highlight was being one of the first entertainers to perform at the brand new Four Seasons downtown Seattle. It was a Microsoft party and our second year performing for this group. The hotel is beautiful and absolutely pristine. Plus, the night we performed was the first snowfall of the season and our backdrop was a big window overlooking the city with snow falling throughout the night. Really breathtaking. Below is a photo of the restaurant inside the Four Seasons. It's not where we performed but it was the only picture I have of the hotel:
New Year's Eve was very special this year. No, we didn't haul ourselves down to Odessa, TX this year. We got to perform at the spectacular Tempe Center of the Performing Arts. It was a beautiful evening complete with fireworks at midnight. Plus, just down the street from us, the band Styx was playing an outdoor concert (sans Dennis DeYoung). It was a really wonderful evening. Below is a photo of one of the rooms inside the Performing Arts Center:
Overall we had a wonderful holiday season. It's truly our favorite time of year! We can only hope next year is even bigger and better!
Another highlight was being one of the first entertainers to perform at the brand new Four Seasons downtown Seattle. It was a Microsoft party and our second year performing for this group. The hotel is beautiful and absolutely pristine. Plus, the night we performed was the first snowfall of the season and our backdrop was a big window overlooking the city with snow falling throughout the night. Really breathtaking. Below is a photo of the restaurant inside the Four Seasons. It's not where we performed but it was the only picture I have of the hotel:
New Year's Eve was very special this year. No, we didn't haul ourselves down to Odessa, TX this year. We got to perform at the spectacular Tempe Center of the Performing Arts. It was a beautiful evening complete with fireworks at midnight. Plus, just down the street from us, the band Styx was playing an outdoor concert (sans Dennis DeYoung). It was a really wonderful evening. Below is a photo of one of the rooms inside the Performing Arts Center:
Overall we had a wonderful holiday season. It's truly our favorite time of year! We can only hope next year is even bigger and better!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Public Performances
We are performing at the brand new Parlor Live venue in Bellevue, WA. It is a fantastic venue that has stand-up comedy every weekend and Jeff & I perform on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We will be there for the next month or two so if you are in the area, stop on by! We are also performing a few times in the next month in Corona, CA (just east of L.A.) at a venue called At My Place. It's been lovely to be on land for such an extended period of time and we are enjoying all of our friends and family who have (finally) been able to come see our show! For more information on The Parlor visit:
www.parlorlive.com
And, as always, for a complete schedule of our upcoming performance visit our website at:
Monday, December 29, 2008
The Last Five Years Video
The story explores a five-year relationship between Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, and Cathy Hiatt, a struggling actress. The show uses a form of storytelling in which Cathy travels backwards in time (beginning the show at the end of the marriage), and Jamie travels forwards (starting just after the couple have first met). The characters do not directly interact except for a wedding song in the middle as their timelines intersect.
We were blessed with some incredible musicians: Brian Bartley, pianist/MD; Avril Javel, violin; Talia Lindsay & Ralph Stricker Chapman, cello; and Andrew Becker, guitar.
The show has the most beautiful music along with a heart-wrenching story line. For a more detailed description of the show, click here.
This video is a short highlight reel, including the very funny audition scene and the well-known song 'Goodbye Until Tomorrow.'
Thank you to all at the Oregon Musical Theatre Festival for making this production possible. We hope to do it again sometime in the future!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
South America
We had the recent luxury of performing on a ship that went through South America. The ship began in Ft. Lauderdale, then proceeded through a few Caribbean ports and finally hit South America. We went to Columbia, Ecuador, Panama, through the Panama Canal, the San Blas Islands, and ended in Peru. Below are a few of the highlights.
The most beautiful, quaint church in Panama City. We visited the Old City full of history and French architecture. The city is working hard to renovate the old building to restore them to their original construction. Really beautiful.
Hanging out in the Old City square.
This is the inside of the National Theatre there. Wow. It was so beautiful. I wish we could have seen (or performed) a show there!
The view of the city from the beach.
Now we are in Ecuador. We walked everywhere despite the hot weather. We stopped in this park here to enjoy a bit of shade.
The Panama Canal. Believe it or not, this was our first trip through the canal. The history of the canal is so fascinating and just exciting to cruise through. These are pictures of us going through one of the locks. We were so close to land, we were sure the ship would hit. We could literally reach out and touch the land. So neat to experience.
It was very interesting to see how the locks operated. It was also fun to see all of the people watching the ship from the shore. We were the spectacle to the natives!
And our last, and favorite stop, was Lima, Peru. Our time in Lima coincided with the G20 summit. The conference made our time there even more exciting! This is a picture of the presidential palace. You can see all of the flags representing the 20 countries that had their heads of state there.
This is one of the many churches throughout the city. They are all beautiful and grandiose.
Our AMAZING lunch in Mira Flores in Lima. Jeff enjoyed a local beer (which he surprisingly loved). The food, service and view were just fantastic.
This is the view of the beach in Lima. Lima has the most consistent surf in the world so there were surfers everywhere.
The most beautiful, quaint church in Panama City. We visited the Old City full of history and French architecture. The city is working hard to renovate the old building to restore them to their original construction. Really beautiful.
Hanging out in the Old City square. 
This is the inside of the National Theatre there. Wow. It was so beautiful. I wish we could have seen (or performed) a show there!
The view of the city from the beach.
Now we are in Ecuador. We walked everywhere despite the hot weather. We stopped in this park here to enjoy a bit of shade.
The Panama Canal. Believe it or not, this was our first trip through the canal. The history of the canal is so fascinating and just exciting to cruise through. These are pictures of us going through one of the locks. We were so close to land, we were sure the ship would hit. We could literally reach out and touch the land. So neat to experience.
It was very interesting to see how the locks operated. It was also fun to see all of the people watching the ship from the shore. We were the spectacle to the natives!
And our last, and favorite stop, was Lima, Peru. Our time in Lima coincided with the G20 summit. The conference made our time there even more exciting! This is a picture of the presidential palace. You can see all of the flags representing the 20 countries that had their heads of state there. 
This is one of the many churches throughout the city. They are all beautiful and grandiose. 
Our AMAZING lunch in Mira Flores in Lima. Jeff enjoyed a local beer (which he surprisingly loved). The food, service and view were just fantastic.
This is the view of the beach in Lima. Lima has the most consistent surf in the world so there were surfers everywhere. Overall, we truly enjoyed our time in South America. These are places that we probably never would have visited on our own. We feel so lucky to have a career that takes to all ends of the world!
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