I'm in sunny Miami opening a show ironically called "A Wonderful World" about Louis Armstrong. Playing his second wife from Chicago, Lilian Hardin, the one who polished him up from a country bumpkin to the "World's Greatest Trumpet Player in the World". She was a bad bougie classically trained musician who was overlooked but rolled with the big dawgs. Of course, Louis left her for some LA bish named Alpha (who ended up leaving his @** for his white drummer-oop.).
Anyway, the story is beautifully written- by the infamous Aurin Squire & the production is SICKENING- NYC caliber, and the cast is filled with brilliantly talented boss workin' fools (myself included!).
And now, the show is canceled because a few cast mates have Covid, which is NO surprise because...we're in unmasked Miami Beach during the holidays and surges are happening all over the country. Why? Because folks are over the pandemic and have a "YOU CAINT TELL ME WUT TA DO" American mentality. I admit, I've been in a few bars unmasked last month, because of the stress of putting up the show (more about THAAAT later) and wanting to let my hair down and be social. But I am also vaccinated (and as of Dec 21, boosted).
So I can either complain about shows being canceled and be CONSUMED by how I feel devalued by the theater company- orrrr, I can enjoy the peace of my beautiful living accommodations in Miami, with beautiful weather, a healthy family, happy friends and technology to connect us all!
