THINGS JUST GOT SERIOUS

Thankfully Cory's root canal went well on Thursday. He rebounded quickly and was really happy to have the rest of the day off! Cory came off a long week of rehearsals. Tuesday and Wednesday were long days and nights at the Winter Garden, blocking and spacing the show. Wednesday night was particularly challenging as Cory is figuring out how to adjust to long hours, with few breaks and demanding expectations. This is a job. It is not all fun and games.

Zach and Cory seeing School of Rock on
Friday night! 10 days until their names will appear
on the Company Board and 10 days
until they will appear on the stage! 

Friday was back to rehearsal. After a day off and some good sleep, Cory was ready to go! I have been working remotely a few days a week so that I can take Cory to and from rehearsal, get to know the other parents and staff of the show and be a part of the excitement. Most of the time I set up shop in the CitizenM Hotel lobby. Friday I actually had a busy day - full of emails, conference calls and xoom meetings. I was even able to set it up so that when someone calls my office phone, my cell phone rings. Thanks to technology, I'm able to be in both worlds simultaneously, working right next door to where Cory is working. I won't always be able to do this, but I am grateful that it is working out for now (High Holiday craziness will be here before I know it and that will trump Broadway craziness for a while).

Josh met us in the city after work on Friday. When we picked Cory up from rehearsal at 6:00pm we went to Juniors with Zach (new to the cast, will be playing Zack) and Rachel (playing Katie in the show, has been in the cast since last November) and their families for dinner. Rachel finished up quickly in order to get to the stage door for call time for that night's performance. We are learning a lot from the kids and parents who have been in the show for a while. For example, when the show is sold out, you can buy SRO tickets from the box office. SRO = Standing Room Only. And that is what we did on Friday night! Ryan and Andrew were having special time with Grandma Leslie and we took Cory to see School of Rock along with Zach and his family and Rachel's parents too. There were some other cast members' parents there as well and it was such a great time watching the show with all of them. The highlight....watching Cory and Zach watching the show, singing along, doing the dance moves and mouthing the lines. I stood next to Josh, and next to Debby Zach's Mom, saying, "can you believe this is going to be our kids in 10 days???" My eyes filled with tears of I don't know what...anticipation, excitement, disbelief...more than once. Even with all the craziness that we are living each day, it is still just unbelievable.

Saturday and Sunday were more rehearsals and when the ping of my inbox went off this afternoon with this week's schedule it was clear....THINGS JUST GOT SERIOUS!

This week's schedule is full of more firsts, including Cory's first haircut by the School of Rock stylists, mic fittings, full run throughs, put inns (think dress rehearsal, except only the new people like Cory get dressed in costume) and more. Cory will be trailing the show again, spending most of the week on the Winter Garden stage and will be back stage in the Green Room for both Saturday's and Sunday's matinees. It is intense. But after all, in just one week from tomorrow, on Monday, July 31, at 7:00pm, Cory will be taking the stage, with his fellow SOR cast mates, in his Broadway debut. He's excited, he's nervous, he's thrilled and happy and just can't wait. Josh and I are feeling it all too and more!

1 WEEK TO GO! THINGS JUST GOT (MORE) SERIOUS!