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The opposite of sardines

May 21, 2012

My dressing room in MiamiWhen I asked my esteemed colleague Tony Freeman (standby for Timon, Zazu, Pumbaa and Scar) what the title of this post should be, he answered, ”What’s the opposite of sardines?” I guess that about sums it up. Every city where The Lion King lands, the dressing room situation varies. It all […]

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The Insta-home Challenge: Miami

May 18, 2012

Part OneWe wanted to put to rest any notion that we live this charmed, oh-so-easy life on the road. Yes, we do get to experience a brand new city in all its glory every month. But the cleaning out, packing up, mapping through, moving in, unpacking and cleaning is proving harder with each city that […]

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Let them eat pie!

May 4, 2012

So we thought we’d be getting away from the food-oriented posts, since leaving everything-is-fried New Orleans. We are halfway through our stay in Orlando and loving it — it’s sunny every day, totally family-friendly with all the theme parks, and man! We are eating so much healthier. Hit the brakes! I confess: last weekend, the […]

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The Great Orlando Escapade

April 30, 2012

Wow.  We are rounding out 2 weeks in Orlando and no posts. Why the silence? What happened to the Hollicks? Let me explain.  We have been busy. Busy having fun! You see, we are sharing a nice big house in Davenport, Florida, outside of Orlando with Nick Cordileone (Timon), his ten-year-old daughter Hero, and Rashada […]

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The way to a cast’s heart is through their stomach

April 14, 2012

You all know by now just how bowled over we are with the food in the restaurants here in the Big Easy. But when Creole and Cajun cuisine is made for you personally, from scratch, with love, it’s truly overwhelming. A few weekends ago, the entire Lion King cast and crew got a special surprise […]

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Can acting save the world?

April 13, 2012

Teaching a master class at NOCCA I love what I do. I realize I am so very fortunate. Acting is my chosen career, something that I have essentially committed my life to. I never take it for granted, but sometimes I lose perspective of the fact that this is a very unique lifestyle. You get […]

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What’s a standby to do? Hakuna Matata!

April 7, 2012

This week has been unusual for me, as I was called on to perform as Scar on Wednesday and then yesterday, on for Pumbaa. Typically, I sit pretty in the dressing room throughout the show, “on-call” for both roles. But honestly, it’s not that often I get the call. While it’s in my job description […]

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Scar makes an appearance

March 25, 2012

Yesterday I was so excited. Why? The New Orleans Roadfood Festival! As if there wasn’t cause enough to eat myself silly, like last week. In the French Market, there were food stands offering Mint Juleps, Crawfish Cakes, Boudin Links, Soft Shell Crab Po-Boys, Grilled Oysters, Bread Pudding. All of which I ate, starting at 11 […]

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A Culinary Dream State

March 21, 2012

New Orleans, Week 1It’s just our first week here in New Orleans, and I feel like I’m in some kind of culinary dream state. The food is rich — there is no way around that. But it digests well and makes me feel like I’m floating. For me, food is an event and I think […]

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The Insta-Home Challenge: Richmond

March 13, 2012

As you might have seen from a previous post of mine, we really enjoy making our living space homey and personalized. But how is that even possible on tour, since The Lion King sits in each city for just about one month at a time? The single most popular question I get is, “Where do […]

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