WE DID IT!!! Our long-awaited, much-anticipated debut of The Spotlight with Sean Taylor went off without a hitch tonight in Ars Nova's A.N.T. Fest! Hooo-wheeee!!! And, what a night it was!
I was a bit anxious earlier in the day, finalizing what it is I should wear and making sure that I had everything I needed to pull off a successful show. I arrived to the theater at around 5:30 to warm-up and get ready for sound check, which was called for 6pm, however most of the band members were coming from work and didn't arrive until closer to 6:30. Eek!
I got to run my song one more time, and then before I knew it - we had to clear out of the theater so that the house staff could prepare the space for our audience. That was the most nerve-wracking thing of all. I hope we have a house!
Well, thankfully people did come and they enjoyed what was one of our most successful "Spotlights" to date! It was really swell having a full band up there to back me, and we had a lof of fun guests and other bits to boot!
I'll let these pictures speak for themselves...
Getting ready to go on...
Host Sean Taylor and Sidekick Matt Shafeek...
Host, Sean Taylor asking the tough questions...
House left of our beautiful audience!!!
Singin' "Just A Little Bit Famous"
The Spotlight Band (post show)
Matt and Spotlight Head Writer, Tony Carnevale
Spotlight Improvisers!
As I had predicted, as soon as Sean uttered the words "This has been The Spotlight with Sean Taylor, goodnight!" I let out a huge sigh of relief. That was a great ride!
After all of the planning and rehearsing and careful preparation, it was a wonderful feeling to know that we had pulled off yet another excellent show. Nonetheless, the feeling of relief is quickly replaced with the feeling of looking forward to the next one. We were all so thrilled to have had the opportunity to bring "The Spotlight" to this new, incredible venue for Ars Nova's A.N.T. Fest and I hope we can do it again!
Putting on a show is like a roller coaster with lots of ups and downs and stomach-dropping loop-da-loops. It's a wild ride, I tell you - and we can hardly wait to get back in line for the next one!
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