Many smiles and a few tears...
Tonight, in the Manderley Bar, Mallory Gracenin hosted a McKittrick Follies as her delightful alter ego, Evelyn Grey.
It was an incredible experience to be back in the Manderley. Of course the evening was amazing and entertaining, full of music and laughter. But tonight was so much more than just entertaining. Walking up the stairs into the Manderley, stepping through those red curtains into the bar...it was yesterday and it was a thousand years ago.
And the people. Oh...all of you who came tonight...you fed my soul. To see you and hug you and talk with you... I've missed you. Even those of you I met in person for the first time time tonight, I've missed you as well! It felt like a coming home, and although I won't feel completely home until I'm running up the stairs after Boy Witch, this was such a good beginning.
Thank you to Mallory, Austin Goodwin, Paul Corning, and Lilin for a night I won't forget. There were several times I got a little choked up, but when Paul began to sing, "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie," tears were streaming down my face. And when Mallory brought several hotel residents up to the stage to sing "Let's Misbehave" for the final number, I couldn't help but smile and laugh.