Jonathan Pearson

My good friend, Christy Campbell, and I at our work Halloween party
this weekend. She went as a pirate! Shiver my timbers! :)

Hi friends! I've been very busy in rehearsals getting ready for our Christmas show which opens Tuesday! In fact, I injured my hamstrings yesterday! Aaaaaaahh! The pain! Good news is I feel much better thanks to one of our dancers who had this amazing BenGay-type all natural cream to rub on my legs. Made them feel so much better! I was expecting to wake up in pain this morning, but I feel pretty good! Glory to God! We are now entering Day 3 of 8 of rehearsals... I really can't wait to open this show! 

In other news, I ordered a documentary about Jerome Robbins, and it arrived yesterday. I'm (hopefully) going to watch it today when I'm not being used during rehearsals. Jerome was a genius choreographer and director on Broadway creating such wonderful masterpieces as West Side Story, The King and I and Gypsy. He was also a very tortured soul who wrestled with his inner demons his entire life. Very sad story.

What inspired me to check out the documentary was his biography Dance with Demons: The Life of Jerome Robbins" by Greg Lawrence. It's a long book, but it covers his entire life and includes hundreds of interviews! I read it within two weeks, but then again, I'm a book worm and love reading! And on a day like today, grab a good book, a cup of coffee and get cozy. Meanwhile, I gotta go to work! Have a blessed day!