Kids

The Great Orlando Escapade

April 30, 2012
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Tweet 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 […]

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Richmond’s Greatest Hits

March 16, 2012
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Tweet The Hollicks’ Top Ten in Richmond, VA Can a city still be a blur and memorable at the same time? Yes, Richmond, yes! Who knew you’d be so kid-friendly, Richmond? Who knew you’d have so many delicious places to dine? And what’s up with your zany, schizophrenic weather patterns? It would snow one day, […]

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The Insta-Home Challenge: Richmond

March 13, 2012
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Tweet 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 […]

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Singing “Hakuna Matata” and teaching cubs to roar

March 9, 2012
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Tweet Kids love animals! Thus, they must love me. Right? I was a guest storyteller at Cartwheels & Coffee, a wonderful little place on Cary Street in Richmond, Virginia. I had a blast and I might even venture that a “wild” time was had by all! Evidently, according to the manager Mat, this was the largest […]

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A Lion King Storytime at Cartwheels & Coffee

March 4, 2012
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Tweet Mike will be a guest storyteller at Cartwheels & Coffee in Carytown, Richmond on Wednesday, March 7 at 10 am! He will be sharing one of Max’s favorite books, “Is Your Mama a Llama?”, holding some roaring lessons, and singing a song or two from The Lion King. Come on out and say hello! […]

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REAL survival tips for flying with a toddler

February 29, 2012
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Tweet How To Be Less Hated Than Those Drunk Spring Breakers On Board plane_overhead As a first-time mom, I don’t claim much expertise in actual parenting, but I’ve traveled enough by air as a solo parent with my son Max to know that no one looks forward to a long plane flight with a toddler— […]

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Lions and hyenas and giraffes — oh my!

February 24, 2012
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Tweet What do you get when you take some Lion King cast members to the Metro Richmond Zoo on a gorgeous 70 degree February day? IMG_1700 Rashada Dawan (she plays Shenzi the hyena) finds this giraffe a little too forward. And yes, that is a tongue going for her cup!  Her daughter Genesis is running […]

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Richmond’s Opening Night Party at Pasture

February 18, 2012
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Tweet Stop the presses! Mama got to go out! Hooray! IMG_1004 After The Lion King’s opening night performance at Richmond’s Landmark Theater, the local CBS station threw a party for the cast and crew at Pasture, a trendy Southern/Soul Food restaurant located downtown on Grace Street. Our good friend Theresa, who was the ensemble dance […]

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Roaring with the AGAPE kids in Minneapolis

February 7, 2012
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Tweet Mondays are The Lion King’s “dark” days, our one valuable day off each week. I spent my past Monday taking some wonderful kids to the zoo — but in my version of the zoo, they were the animals! My castmate Rashada Dawan, who plays Shenzi, asked Syndee Winters (Nala) and myself to work with […]

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