Posted by JM Randolph on June 21, 2012 · 11 Comments
Last night I experienced one of the less cool aspects of my job: not having a sub trained in my position, and having to miss a certain 8th-grade graduation. Sometimes because of the timing of a show’s opening in relation to the Tony awards and when Tony voters are coming to see it you can’t … Read more
Filed under #3, Bad Parenting · Tagged with 8th grade, family, graduation, JM Randolph. accidentalstepmom, kids, parenting, sound, step parenting, stepmom blog, theater, work
Posted by JM Randolph on June 10, 2012 · 7 Comments
It’s that time again. That night when most of America tuning in to CBS at 8pm EST is expecting to find. . . Blue Bloods (I had to go look that up, and I’m totally guessing purely based on next week’s schedule) and instead finds the full frontal song-and-dance assault of the Tony Awards. If this … Read more
Filed under Music, One and Done Sunday, Stagehandery · Tagged with accidentalstepmom, family, Jeremy Kushnier, Jesus Christ Superstar, JM Randolph, Josh Young, kids, music, Paul Nolan, sound, stepmom blog, theater, Tony Awards
Posted by JM Randolph on March 22, 2012 · 24 Comments
In the [truly] immortal words of the lead character in my show, it is finished. We open tonight. Finally. At some point during the party that follows the show, reviews will start to post online. People with iPhones (which is everyone except me) will read them and word will spread. What did they say? Did … Read more
Filed under Bad Parenting, Puppies, Stagehandery, staying sane during production · Tagged with accidentalstepmom, JM Randolph, parenting, stagehands, step parenting, stepmom blog, theater, work
Posted by JM Randolph on March 6, 2012 · 23 Comments
I remembered this image when I was searching for a title to start writing today’s post. I was going to call it: Jesus Christ. What Happened? and then I realized I could also call it: Jesus Christ (what happened). And then I giggled uncontrollably because I’m doing production on a show that has Jesus in … Read more
Filed under Books, Solely for my own amusement, Stagehandery, staying sane during production, Yum · Tagged with accidentalstepmom, Jesus, JM Randolph, step parenting, stepmom blog, theater, Westerly Market, wheatgrass, work
Posted by JM Randolph on January 16, 2012 · 26 Comments
So I’ve started work on a new show. Right now we’re getting all the gear together at the sound shop during the day. Daytime I’m in the shop, and at night I mix my old show. If I felt ineffective and absent as a parent before, it’s nothing compared to how I feel now, and I’m … Read more
Filed under #1, #3, #5, Bad Parenting, Stagehandery, staying sane during production · Tagged with family, JM Randolph, kids, parenting, stagehands, step parenting, stepmom blog, theater, work
