What started as reenacting 'RENT' in home movies (including some questionable footage of my then 10-year-old sister and 13-year-old self) turned into a passion for anything and everything Broadway. As a journalism and theatre graduate of the University of Texas (Hook 'em!), I am excited to explore the Austin theatre scene whilst beginning my career in the marketing industry. [www.wendireichstein.com, www.wendisblog.com, @WendiReichstein]
In a little town known as New York City, on a tiny street known as Broadway, the Roundabout Theatre Company took the 1930's Cole Porter classic Anything Goes and revived it on the Great White Way.
It's the day of the show y'all! Nearly two minutes in we're greeted with pre-show jitters, emotional flashbacks, glitz, glamour, and a lingering prenuptial agreement.
While NASHVILLE's writers have been described (by me) as leaning on the cliché side, having a flair for the dramatic, and trying to multitask too much at once, at the start of this episode they've gotten it right.
If you follow the theatre scene of Austin, Texas at all, then you've most likely seen or heard something related to Dirty Dancing the Musical at Bass Concert Hall.
On any decently written drama, there's always that one character that you absolutely hate, but at the same time want them to stay on the show due to all of the engaging, crazy, can't-look-away drama they cause.
At the beginning of the NASHVILLE episode we're left with a lot of questions (though I'm sure I say this every week…it being a high-intensity drama, and all).
While I'm always excited for 9:00 PM on Wednesdays to roll around, tonight was particularly exciting for this self-proclaimed Broadway fanatic- and unless you've been loving under a rock these past few weeks, it's not hard to guess why.