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Reimagining A Way of Life
Reimagining A Way of Life
The last two months have brought into focus what was the key factor in my family’s way of life. With so much clarity, I can truly sum it up in one phrase “The Arts” , both performing and visual. I have known this, and I have also known we love many things and have other pursuits, but at the core of my family is a deep and unwavering love for the arts as they are shared in a live, public forum.
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Passing the Baton:Teaching Your Young Actor to Advocate For Her Own Worth
Passing the Baton:Teaching Your Young Actor to Advocate For Her Own Worth
I have been navigating the entertainment industry with my three children for thirteen years now. Although I don’t consider myself an expert by any means in the industry, I do consider myself experienced . But, my experience lies more in PARENTING my children rather than in STAGE parenting them. What I mean by that is that my job, and my husband’s as well, has always been first and foremost to…
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Children Should Play Children on Broadway
Children Should Play Children on Broadway
In a recent article in Theatermania about children performing on Broadway, Zachary Stewart asserts, “… and while I’m sympathetic to the call for representation of all types of people onstage, I don’t think it needs to be perfectly literal. Ultimately, by insisting on actual kids to play kids, we’re encouraging unimaginative storytelling for unimaginative audiences.” I wholeheartedly disagree…
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Nobody Has Your Kid's Back Except You!
Nobody Has Your Kid’s Back Except You!
I have now been navigating this showbiz arena for twelve years with my children. And if time and experience has taught me one thing for certain, it is that no one else has your child’s back except for you. And quite honestly, if you are going into this industry with your child, you should know this from the start.
In the beginning, our family had a myriad of teachers, and coaches, and…
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There's More Than One Way to Skin a Cat
There’s More Than One Way to Skin a Cat
I know I have written before that there is no set formula when you have children with pursuits in the professional performing arts. I am learning this to be more true every day as I raise my own children and as I get to know many more supportive families in the industry. Sometimes it is easy to look around and see other families and compare ourselves and think, oh I should send my child to that…
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Pay to Play: Why My Kids Don't Do It
Pay to Play: Why My Kids Don’t Do It
I know this post may offend some, but it is time I voice my opinions. If your kids have a passion or an interest in something, and you have the means to help them to live out their dreams, then fantastic! But, I want to get real about the pay to play programs for musical theater that seem to be EVERYWHERE now. When you pay money for your child to be in a musical, or anyone in that musical pays,…
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When Your Kid Bombs an Audition
When Your Kid Bombs an Audition
So it happens. Kids can have a bad day too just like adults. Yesterday my son came home from an audition and shared that he completely bombed it. He told me about forgetting the lyrics to the song even though he had the sheet music in hand. He said he then had the sides all out of order and was flipping back and forth between pages to figure out where he was. Now, this seems pretty funny to me…
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I Reject the Term Stage Mom
I Reject the Term Stage Mom
I am a mother. That’s it. Plain and simple. My job is to mother my children in all facets of their beings. This is the primary reason I reject the term stage mom, and I utilize the term stage advocate instead. I cringe every time I hear a woman call herself a stage mom, or even worse see a woman title herself a stage mom in her hashtags, email addresses, or twitter names. What happens to a…
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As parents, we should never be asked to pay another parent or child care giver for advice on anything. If there are specific professional services another parent or professional may provide to our child such as academic tutoring, website design, or dance lessons, that is another story. It seems to me that the term “expert” is often thrown around loosely in relation to kids in show business. I…
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Growing up Broadway
I steal the title for this blog post from a reality show that once could’ve documented my life and the lives of several friends of mine…Thank goodness it never came to fruition because there are things that people wouldn’t believe could possibly be true, yet on the other hand, the day to day workings of child performers’ families can be as banal as any other family’s day to day workings. Tonight,…
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Even if They're Little...They Will Grow Up
Even if They’re Little…They Will Grow Up
Last weekend, my son was sitting in the hallway of a dance studio where many showbiz kid “regulars” attend. I started receiving texts from him thanking me for not being like those “moms”. Apparently some mommas were discussing the height of their children, in inches of course per regular stage criteria, and lamenting that they are too tall for anything on stage ( most specifically Broadway). He…
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The Difference Between "Pushing" and Supporting A Performing Child
The Difference Between “Pushing” and Supporting A Performing Child
Because I have three kids who are professional performers of varying degrees, I often hear people either directly stating or implying that we have pushed them into this, or that others with kids in the biz are somehow pushing their kids to do this. Let me assure you that we are in no way forcing our kids to perform, and in fact, it would be much easier and cheaper if they chose to take up less…
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The Dead Zone- STOP SAYING THAT
The Dead Zone- STOP SAYING THAT
I don’t know about you if you have a teenager, but my teen son is certainly not dead, and in fact, he is more alive than ever! So why do several folks call the early teen years the “dead zone” for kids in showbiz? Many call it this because in the industry, it is more likely for a young looking legal 18 year old to be hired than a kid of 14-17 to play that age range. This is merely a financial…
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A World of Abundance
A World of Abundance
When I started writing this blog, the purpose was and still remains to chronicle my journey as a stage advocate to my kids. I sometimes write about things I have learned, or my feelings in a particular situation, or even specifics about what I am going through with my kids in “the biz”. It is certainly not a “how to” guide or meant to portray myself as an expert on this topic. I write this…
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An Open Letter to my Son: I love you for you not your accomplishments
An Open Letter to my Son: I love you for you not your accomplishments
Although this is a personal letter, I want the world to know how I feel about my son. That I am not a stage mom pushing, pushing, pushing- but just a mom, like any other mom, who loves her kid. Today is his last day in a Broadway show. He chose on his own to leave the show as he is is starting High School this week. I left this letter for him so when he wakes up he will (hopefully) read it. Dear…
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Childhood is too short to squander the entire time to Showbiz
“Summer will end soon enough, and childhood as well.” George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones I have been reflecting on this idea quite wholeheartedly recently. It occurred to me after spending a week on vacation with my oldest son, that yes he is most certainly going to remember his time and friends on a Broadway show this summer, but he is more likely to cherish the salient memories of the sand…
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Shhhhh! Some (Many) Things Are Left Better Unsaid
I have been swamped this summer trying to lead a somewhat balanced life giving my kids as much of a “typical” carefree summer experience while two are still in a Broadway show and one is in training for hopefully her “next big thing”, which really means her next gig that will simply be fun for her. So, I haven’t written much lately. Today I had a topic come to me that was just too juicy, and…
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