Hello LilyOnTheLam.Com Readers:
I was recently in New York seeing "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" for the sixth time on Broadway. Since I have seen it so often, I instantly noticed that 2 of the band members were different. One of the band members I had seen in the prior five productions had "Smurf Blue" hair, so it was easy to spot that he was missing. Lena Hall was also no longer in the show - so the two main leads - Darren Criss and Rebecca Naomi Jones were also new to me.
The great thing about Hedwig is that they tend to throw in new jokes, so even though I have seen the show six times (by far the most I have EVER seen of one Broadway musical) I feel like each show was new and fresh.
Take for instance the opening speech by Yitzhak - where Rebecca Naomi Jones, in character tells the audience to turn off any cell phones, pagers or surveillance devices (pronounced duh-vee-suhs). To this speech, they had added a new part that especially spoke to me.
To paraphrase it was something like:
"Don't try to curate the present or fetishize the past because you're afraid there is no future. BE HERE NOW."
In other words, stop trying to document everything - pictures, video - just enjoy the moment you are in.
I was recently at a concert and I swear I spent 92% of the time videoing and photographing the band. I had to force myself to put my phone away and actually "be there now" in the moment - enjoying the show.
Then earlier in the week, The Tampa Bay Times published an article on disconnecting from social media and enjoying the outdoors. I felt like once again the universe was trying to send me a message.
The whole "don't try to curate the present" definitely got me because I do feel like I am "capturing" the moment constantly - where I go, what I do, who I am with ... a lot is potential material for this blog. But really, I should be focusing on just enjoying the moment for what it is.
Deep thoughts to ponder! Thanks a lot Hedwig and the Angry Inch for making me think! (And yes, I am saying that sarcastically!)
I was recently in New York seeing "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" for the sixth time on Broadway. Since I have seen it so often, I instantly noticed that 2 of the band members were different. One of the band members I had seen in the prior five productions had "Smurf Blue" hair, so it was easy to spot that he was missing. Lena Hall was also no longer in the show - so the two main leads - Darren Criss and Rebecca Naomi Jones were also new to me.
The great thing about Hedwig is that they tend to throw in new jokes, so even though I have seen the show six times (by far the most I have EVER seen of one Broadway musical) I feel like each show was new and fresh.
Take for instance the opening speech by Yitzhak - where Rebecca Naomi Jones, in character tells the audience to turn off any cell phones, pagers or surveillance devices (pronounced duh-vee-suhs). To this speech, they had added a new part that especially spoke to me.
To paraphrase it was something like:
"Don't try to curate the present or fetishize the past because you're afraid there is no future. BE HERE NOW."
In other words, stop trying to document everything - pictures, video - just enjoy the moment you are in.
I was recently at a concert and I swear I spent 92% of the time videoing and photographing the band. I had to force myself to put my phone away and actually "be there now" in the moment - enjoying the show.
Then earlier in the week, The Tampa Bay Times published an article on disconnecting from social media and enjoying the outdoors. I felt like once again the universe was trying to send me a message.
The whole "don't try to curate the present" definitely got me because I do feel like I am "capturing" the moment constantly - where I go, what I do, who I am with ... a lot is potential material for this blog. But really, I should be focusing on just enjoying the moment for what it is.
Deep thoughts to ponder! Thanks a lot Hedwig and the Angry Inch for making me think! (And yes, I am saying that sarcastically!)
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