Interview

Rehearsal last week was a blast.  In addition to working some scenes music is being worked on and its great to hear the songs come alive in the voices of our cast.  I was interviewed by Nancy Fast of the Second City Training Center and that interview is available at http://www.secondcity.com/training/chicago/news/.  It will give you an idea to what to expect in The Mighty Ted : an unexpected journey.  Thanks to Michael Vaughn you'll be seeing the Mighty Ted tshirts around town too. 

the invisible Rabbit

There are so many hours in a day and even though I have been busy as Dr. Chumlry in Harvey, the Mighty Ted has not been neglected, just this blog. We have had two awesome Saturday rehearsals and last week our first music rehearsal with Stephanie. What a thrill to hear people work on the songs. The songs give the show an energy and pulse that propel the journey, they are catchy melodic and fun. Thursday Steph and I met to map out the music for the Therapy section, and Cheryl now has a torchy ballad for Michelle that maps out the plight of a woman who has experienced her husbands stroke, concerned about money due to a job loss, and keeping him healthy. I think it will be a highlight of the show and put a human spin to the material. Both Ren and Cheryl have brought their energy to the project with Ren especially adept with the puppret sequence. His improv will make every performance different. You may just have to see more than one show to experience the differences. Tickets are selling so don't delay. There should be more buzz on the show as I will be interviewed for a podcast by the Training Center next week. I will link the blog to the podcast when it's up and posted. Also themightyted.com the easy way to connect to tickets and all things Mighty Ted. I'll push to get more content up on the site soon. Perhaps a song preview. There's only so much time when you've been hanging out with an invisible rabbit named Harvey.

What can you do?

The writing phase is almost over except for what we will discover in rehearsal. I've added two songs one a solo for Michelle that deals with sudden changes in your life and. musical link to the brief therapy sequence sets. The problem with the hour length format is there are more details I want to include. But with any musical you have to paint in broad strokes. Jay also had me write a scene where I come home from the hospital, and scenes in the car with Rick and Mary. They have been integrated into the script. Now I have to concentrate on opening Harvey at the Summer Place theater in Naperville. That happens Friday. We did have Mighty Ted rehearsal last Saturday, the first one with the full cast. Ren and Cheryl have dug right in with enthusiasm and are so much fun. I broke down during one of my speeches and Jaay is fine if that happens in performance. It is what makes this story real. I keep imagining how an audience will receive this story. I hope they can put themselves in my place and picture how they would react to these situations. I saw Dr Parkes Tuesday. My blood pressure was good 118 over 70. She keeps saying I am doing all the right things. I was in a chair for an arm study most of Monday. Didn't get to the gym this week to work with Joey. The holiday and the heat got in the way. We meet at 2 today to rehearse. I love how this show is developing. The audience is going to be surprised.