broadway musicals...69!...and counting!!

caroline, or change
strong canadian production


i know
i know
so stereotypical
but i do love them
i really dont know how it started
i guess you could say it is in my blood
i have been to broadway
i have seen them in my home town
local and professional productions
i love them all
here is a working list of the ones i have seen
in no particular order
but i do love that the anne is #1

1.anne of green gables
a great CANADIAN musical

2. a chours line
love the movie 1st, then saw the live show

3. cats
great source

4. lion king
love the puppets

5. les miserable
have seen it 5 times

6. blood brothers
corney and teary

7. phantom of the opera
seen it 4 times

8. little shop of horrors
love the 3 girls

9. guys and dolls
was nicey nicey jihnson in my high school production

10. west side story
was doc in my high school production

11. the dessert song
an oldie but a goodie

12. the color purple
on broadway

13. the drowsy chaperone
on broadway...a canadian

14. wicked
x 5

15. wizard of oz
x 2

16. the 25th annual spelling bee
so fun...saw it 1st on broadway

17. ragtime
love the henry ford song and transitiion

18. you're a good man charlie brown
happiness

19. cabraet
dark

20. chicago
when you're good to mama

21. mamma mia!
ABBA!

22. the jersey boys
the four leads made the show for me

23. titanic
must get on that ship...broadway

24. jackal and hyde
broadway

25. throughly modern millie
on my birthday...broadway...perfect!

26. the producers
broadway

27. jesus christ superstar
awesome community theatre production in the 80's

28. hair
love the plot twist

29. avenue Q
porn and puppets

30. urinetown
little sally

31. sound of music
the remount toronto production was great-with the reality show lead up

32. sunday in the park with george
love the painting...love the musical...my fav sondheim

33. hairspray
edna

34. sweeny todd
meatpies

35. the pajama game
one of my favs

36. rent
525600

37. into the woods
can stage

38. spamalot
three times

39. kiss me kate
classic

40. kiss of the spider women
saw the pre bway run @ can stage

41. the music man
we got trouble

42. beauty and the beast
belle is my fav princess

43. the fantsticks
i was young...maybe 12...perhaps this was my 1st stage musical

44. grease
love stockard channing in the movie, staged manged my high school production

45. spring awakening
brilliant!

46. billy elliot
the kiss

47. next to normal
intense

48. the light in the piazza
proof a good book, great actors and love can carry a show

49. assassins
great point of view

50. legally blond the musical
oh my god!

51. south pacific
you've got to be taught!

52. annie
tomorrow

53. anything goes

54. bat boy

55. fiddler on the roof
wexford school of the arts

56. crazy for you
toronto = barbara hamilton
la cage aux folles

57. my fair lady
looking forward tot he shaw 2011 production

58. peter pan
cathy rigby

59. rocky horror show
can stage - adam brazier

60. pricilla queen of the desert
toronto pre broadway test - ping pong balls!

61. parade
toronto production/jan 2011

62. evita
the more you listen the better it gets

63. rock of Ages
monday eve broadway slim pickins

64. book of Mormon
outragious!

65. follies
ma bernadette peters at the stage door...enough said

66. ride the cyclone
canadian

67. the addams family

68. memphis

69. caroline, or change

2011 xmas card collection - reuse

starting thinking of my 2011 xmas cards last xmas
decided i would keep all the cards and repurpose them into this years cards
in the end there are over 10 different designs
i have posted some here to share and inspire you perhaps to get crafty
i also promised myself i wouldn't buy anything new, but use up my hoard
so here are a few...you may be even lucky enough to receive one

Rich's Oscar Picks 2011

i pick from the heart...not my head

that said i had high hopes for 'the social network' after being blown away by the trailer
those hopes faded fast upon viewing the film
i enjoyed the film, dont get me wrong
i loved the take/commentary on something so current
but i guess it left me feeling a bit used
again my heart was 'sore' so no good
i am still getting over JT's performance
and trying to separate him from the character

that said here are my picks vs. 'their' picks

Best actress
What they are saying...portman
What rich is saying....jennifer lawrence

Best actor
What they area saying...colin
What rich is saying...colin

Best supporting actress
What they are saying...melissa leo
What rich is saying....melissa leo

Best supporting actor
What they are saying...christian bale
What Rich is saying...christian bale

Best director
What they are saying... the kings speech/the social network
What rich is saying...the social network

Best original screenplay
What they are saying...kings speech
What rich is saying...inception

Best adapted screenplay
What they are saying...the social network
What rich is saying...the social network

YUMMY 1800's cookie

Recipes from Black Creek Pioneer Village
Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies -soft

1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup molasses
4 tsp. soda
2 tsp. ginger
2 tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. cloves
¼ tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. salt
5-6 cups flour
1 cup sour milk

1. Cream shortening
2. Add molasses
3. Sift two cups of flour with other dry ingredients and add alternately to first mixture with the sour milk
4. Add enough more flour to make a soft dough
5. Roll and cut in fancy shapes
6. Sprinkle sugar on top and bake 5 – 8 minutes in a quick oven ( 375-400F)

Richs’ notes
• I replaced the shortening with butter
• To sour milk add a few drops of vinegar
• I didn’t ‘roll out and cut into fancy shapes’...I drop the dough onto the cookie sheet
• I also didn’t sprinkle with sugar

coconut cream cheesecake

so i went out own my own and made a recipe
its below and it was yummy
if i do say so myself
toot toot

coconut cream cheesecake

1 store bought graham cracker crust
(i might make my own next time - the filling amount would need to be adjusted)

1 cream cheese brick (8ozs)
1 can sweetened condensed milk (14ozs)
1/2 can of coconut milk (4ozs)
1/2 cup of sweetened coconut shredded
3 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla

cream cream cheese and egg yolks
add vanilla
add remaining ingredients
pour into crust
bakes at 350F for 30 - 40 minutes
check centre with toothpick, when it comes out clean
let cool at room temp.
refrigerate

dill pickles

made my 1st attempt at dills in the fall
overall not bad...but i like a more 'briney' liquid
so next time a few changes
the recipe i found in canadian living cookbook
it was easy and simple
clean and pure
good quality food made simple is my fav

4lbs of small cucs (5-8cm)
6 cups water
2 cups white vinegar
1/4 cup salt
2 cloves of garlic and 2 large springs of dill for each jar

a. wash cucs well
b. bring water, salt and vinegar to boil
c. in hot/clean and sterilized jars* add 2 cloves of garlic and sprays of dill and pickels
d. fill jars with boiling liquid, leaving 3mm space at top
Optional...boil jars in water bath for 15 mins...i did this step...it will soften the pickles a little
e. seal with hot/clean and sterilized lids
f. leave to rest on counter over nite, checking for seal 'suck' in the morn...refrigerate any unsealed jars
g. allow to 'pickle' for 4-6 weeks
*i used 12 x 500 ml jars and two 1 lt jars...the little jars are good for gifts...but i like the larger jars for capacity

sterilizing jars 101(canadian living)
+wash jar in hot and soapy water
+place jars on baking sheet, with all tools in 225F over for 15 mins
+place lids and screw tops in boiling water for 5 mins
+optional...boil jars in water bath for 15 mins

food glorious food

an ode to my favs...not that i have met a food i dont like

1. dim sum
2. swiss chalet
3. sushi
4. french fries
5. bacon
6. ice cream
7. butter tarts
8. olive garden bread sticks
9. clam chowder
10. fresh bread with butter