In "Everyday Rapture," Sherie Rene Scott refers to herself with typical self-effacement as "one of Broadway's biggest, brightest semi-stars." Based solely on the evidence of this bewitching not-quite-solo show, she could flesh out that job description to include storyteller, singer, dramatic actress, standup comedian, philosopher and magician, just for starters. Smart, funny and deftly balanced in its blend of self-exposure and theatrical artifice, this musical autobiography is an unpredictable voyage of spiritual reflection that charts the path of a Kansas Mennonite in New York with charming candor.
"Admittedly, there are moments when the writing of the piece feels strained. Moreover, the show's major drawback is that in trying to create a clear emotional arc from Scott's disparate narratives, it ends up with a rather pithy summation that is too forced to be meaningful. But if you focus on the journey, rather than the destination, there's much to enjoy in Everyday Rapture." TheatreMania
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
Las Vegas may now have Bette Midler. But New York has Sherie Rene Scott, who is putting on the kind of sensational diva-as-trash-goddess show this city hasn?t seen since Ms. Midler last played Radio City Musical Hall. It is called ?Everyday Rapture.? And while this singing pseudo-memoir, which opened at Second Stage Theater, is tiny by Broadway standards, it easily qualifies as one of the year?s most extravagantly entertaining new musicals.
Wow, Brantley actually reviewed this one and he made it a Critic's Pick, nice, so happy for Sherie. Hope the plans to film it don't fall through!
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
The New York Post is Very Positive with ***1/2 out of ****:
"WITH "Everyday Rapture," Sherie Rene Scott proudly comes out as a Mennonite (OK, half of one) and a geek who's into show tunes and magic tricks.
In this wonderfully crafted production, she reminisces about a Kansas childhood, sings U2's "Elevation" and skewers a balloon without popping it. Simple pleasures, maybe, but this brilliant interpreter transcends them. Underneath her earnest Midwestern gravity, Scott is sexy, funny, self-deprecating and sophisticated all at once.
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In the end, "Everyday Rapture" affirms the need to embrace your contradictions -- and the geek within."
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing this on Saturday.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
And you think of all of the things you've seen, and you wish that you could live in between ,and you're back again only different than before...
After the Sky.
-Into the Woods (Jack)
I make it a point never to go to criticometer. I prefer to make up my own mind. I would sooner trust a friend who knows me than a person who has never met me. Any baggage I bring to a show, I want it to be my baggage, not anybody else's.
I saw the matinee this past Saturday and loved it. Glad to hear it is well received. I would love to see this have a life beyond the scheduled closing.