Part 1 of the Stranger Than Fiction Series Ever feel like you’ve poured so much of yourself into your kids that you forgot you had dreams of your own? That was me—until one family tradition handed me the golden brick on a road I didn’t even know I was building. For years, our tradition was… Continue reading Mamma Mia, Family Tradition, and The Golden Brick That Broke Me
Editor’s Note: This post is part of my ongoing Mamma Mia journey. To see where it all began, check out Mamma Mia! The Party at the 02, London, All The World’s A Mamma Mia Stage, and No Sad Songs with Mamma Mia! When Words Fail, Pictures Sing If it’s true that pictures speak louder than… Continue reading Dancing Queens: A Mamma Mia Memory Lane
Standing Ovations are a shared experience of appreciation in sports and theater—that moment when something is so exceptional that you can’t help but jump to your feet with tears in your eyes and a glow in your heart. Consider this your seven-minute standing ovation! A girl is blessed when she can give a seven-minute standing… Continue reading Standing Ovations: A Wonderful World of Legends
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