Category Archives: The Rehearsal

Bit by bit, putting it together… building five shows in six weeks.

Broadway, Broadway!

Posted on July 15, 2010 by vinnie costa

A musical review about, wait for it… Broadway! We just started and I’ve a feeling it’s going to be a bear of a show… it’s the first show we’re working on which includes all eight of us. Once upon a … Continue reading →

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The Duet Show

Posted on July 10, 2010 by vinnie costa

We’re working on our third show, the Duet Show. The duet show; sweet duets, power duets, romantic duets. Our M1 and F1 (for the unknowing of Boat lingo, the M1 and F1 are the male and female lead singers…I didn’t … Continue reading →

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I feel the earth move… UPDATED – It wasn’t a stroke!

Posted on July 7, 2010 by vinnie costa

Ok, I just felt my first earthquake – ever. I’m sitting outside, getting a little Facebook time and all of a sudden the table I’m sitting at start shaking. then my legs start shaking and i’m thinking either it’s an … Continue reading →

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A Video – Vinnie, Singing

Posted on July 4, 2010 by vinnie costa

Here’s a little snippit of me in the Girl’s Show, the first of five shows I’m doing for the Boat Job… it was filmed during our first run-thru, so please, no judging… I’m out of shape and out of breath, … Continue reading →

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…rehearsing.

Posted on July 1, 2010 by vinnie costa

Rehearsing eight hours a day, while hard, tiring and akin to exercise, is brilliant. It’s also something I can see myself doing all the time – and by ‘all the time’ I mean; I’m in rehearsal all the time because … Continue reading →

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The Old Man…

Posted on June 30, 2010 by vinnie costa

…and the sea. As previously predicted, I’m the oldest person in the cast. The rest of the cast believes I’m turning 35 this September, while we’re in Alaska… and that’s what they’ll continue to believe, if I’ve anything to say about it. It’s … Continue reading →

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The Girl’s Show

Posted on June 30, 2010 by vinnie costa

The first of the five shows I’m working on for the Boat Job is the sweet Girl’s show. It’s just three female singers and me. Me playing eight different characters. The milkman, the postman, the sound-man, the music show host … Continue reading →

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It’s like the first day of school

Posted on June 27, 2010 by vinnie costa

After settling into the dorm – as I’m calling it – and meeting a few of the cast members, my first day jitters have subsided but it still feels like the first day of school. I feel as if I … Continue reading →

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The Music That Makes The Whole World Sing…

Posted on June 19, 2010 by vinnie costa

I’m knee-deep in music – sheet music, lyric sheets, and CDs – the pile of materials I need to learn is thicker than my Complete Works of Shakespeare. That fact that needs to be repeated. I’d like to be as … Continue reading →

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