 |
| Uncle Matt with Cory and a suction pick holder on Cory's forehead. Doesn't every guitarist need one? |
This past weekend we all had "firsts". Saturday Cory had rehearsal 12:00-5:00 and then a break for dinner (Grandma Leslie and Grandpa Irwin took Cory for dinner with a surprise visit from Uncle Matt). After a full day of rehearsals, Cory headed over to the Winter Garden to trail the show. This meant that he followed his character, James (currently played by Jersey Sullivan), around backstage and watched from the wings to see all of his cues, lines, moves, prop handoffs, etc. in person. When the show let out at 10:30pm, Grandma Leslie and Grandpa Irwin were waiting for Cory at the stage door. They said they could barely describe his level of excitement. When I asked Cory how it went, he answered, "Mom it was awesome, the whole thing was awesome!"
While Cory was wrapped up with long days of rehearsals, Josh and I took Ryan and Andrew to visit our cousins in the Hamptons overnight. This was the first time, of what inevitably will become a more regular part of our lives, where our immediate family of five was split. As Cory is pursuing this dream, the world is still going on for our other kids and we are trying to keep things as grounded and normal as possible (with full recognition that there no more normal!). Everyone did great! Ryan and Andrew (and Josh and I) were happy to spend time with our cousins and Cory understood he was missing out, but also had an incredible experience Saturday night and headed back to rehearsals on Sunday. As I said in my last post, it takes a village. Between Beca, our au pair, Michael, Cory's chaperone and our parents, Cory was taken care of and got to where he needed to be! Grandma Leslie and Grandpa Irwin even caught a show (A Bronx Tale) Saturday night while Cory was backstage at the Winter Garden.
 |
| Cousins, missing Cory! |
 |
| Cousins |
On Sunday afternoon this week's schedule arrived in my inbox. If we thought we had been dealing with a crazy schedule so far - things just got bumped up to the next level! Cory not only was scheduled for studio rehearsal but yesterday the cast was called to THE WINTER GARDEN STAGE! They started running through and blocking Act 1. Cory was so crazy excited yesterday morning, running around the house, jamming on his guitar, squealing "I'm going to the Winter Garden", "It's Winter Garden time". I can't help but smile when I see Cory so excited.
 |
| In just a few hours, Cory would be standing on that stage for his first rehearsal at the Winter Garden! |
 |
| On Monday night, after a drum lesson and dinner, Cory stopped by the stage door and was listening for where they were in the show. |
Monday, Cory had studio rehearsal and then a drum lesson at Replay downtown. Tuesday started the real craziness. The morning started with a guitar lesson at Replay in the West Village. Grandma Leslie and Cory headed back up town to the Winter Garden stage door, grabbing lunch on the way. 1:30-4:30pm was the first rehearsal at the Winter Garden, followed by a two-hour break. What do you think Cory wanted to do on his break? You guessed it! Guitar Center. He told Grandma he had homework to practice from the morning's guitar lesson. Another quick bite to eat and then back to the studio for rehearsal 6:30-9:30pm. In addition to the five new kids joining the show, many of the existing cast members are now joining the rehearsals as they prepare for opening night which is in less than two weeks. All the kids seem great and Cory says it is a ton of fun hanging out with everyone. He comes home sharing secret handshakes he's learned, pictures he's taken with new friends, and funny stories that happened during rehearsals.
 |
| Guitar practice! |
No comments:
Post a Comment