Tonight was our preview night for Sweeney. While I think it was generally OK, there were a few minor disasters. Last night we rigged up this great mechanism from the catwalk that allowed blood to drip onto the stage while the audience entered. The problem was, it left moisture on the floor, and when Cathy, our Mrs. Lovett, strode out to make her first entrance, she slipped on it and fell right on her butt. She was shaken and understandably upset and it threw off her concentration. Then, as a group of cast members turned one of the enormous scaffolds that form our set, they ran into the piano bench, knocking Caitlin, our assistant MD and pianist, right off, and reducing the bench to shrapnel. Somehow Caitlin didn't miss a beat and kept on going. Tomorrow is our official opening, when all the reviewers will be an attendance, so thank goodness these major kinks were worked out tonight.

And the good news is that I've been cast in my next project, which is...Good News, a 1927 musical about college life during the Roaring Twenties, which is being presented by Applause Musicals. And even better news, I've been cast as a college student! 30?! Bah! The show will be presented in November at the CBC Studios in downtown Vancouver; more info to follow.

OK, to bed. Must actually work before Opening Night...