Hi I am MK 07/30/2009
 
  Hi there!
I'm MK Piatkowski, Artistic Director of  one big umbrella. I'm a blogger, Facebook addict (it's always good to acknowledge these things), Twitter newbie, and information sponge, I'm a swing dancer, karaoke queen, frequent theatregoer, writer, and artistic supporter, I'm also Sondheim in September's Assistant Director and internet marketing guru.

I blame Warren Kimmel.

See, Warren's a charmer. He oozes authenticity and good humour. He's earnest. He sings like an angel. And when he's wearing his glasses he's got that whole sexy intellectual thing going on. So when he said he had a project he wanted me to be a part of, how could I possibly resist?

So here I am. Things are still being firmed up but what I've seen so far is pretty exciting. And what we've got planned for this blog is exciting too. Behind the scenes peeks, interviews with Peter and Warren, rehearsal updates and interesting facts about Sondheim, his shows and the performers participating, as well as anything else that strikes us at the time.
With that in mind, I'd like to draw your attention to a wonderful article in the Toronto Star about Thom Allison. I had the pleasure of seeing him earlier this year in Dreamgirls at The Grand Theatre in London. He's fantastic. He's a fellow blogger. And he's one of the wonderful talents who will be performing for your pleasure. (Here I must put in the standard caveat that all is subject to change. Broadway could come calling, for instance.)

As the internet guru, you'll be seeing a lot of me around cyberspace in the next little while. Don't be shy about starting up a conversation. I want to make these shows a one-of-a-kind experience for you.

Until next time,
MK

 
 

  Well here we are two months away from our first concert and no one has lost their mind, spontaneously exploded or tried to have me deported. Toronto is truly a wonderful town!  I have only been here just shy of a year and somehow all the people I have contacted have been foolish gracious enough to agree to be part of this rollercoaster ride.

This is the first of hopefully many blog posts on the site and a few of us will be adding posts from time to time. Please feel free to comment and let us know what you are all thinking.

As of today, we have a fabulous venue, three of the best musical directors in the city and a cast I can’t quite believe myself. You can check them all out on this site. We have had some real interest from the press already and everything is looking good. This all seems too good to be true and I am quietly waiting for our first crisis to roll into view. Actually the truth is that this first post is really just to do two things

  1. To send out a huge thank you to everyone who has said YES so far and is committed to making this a real event to remember
  2. To let all of our website and blog visitors know that our booking lines are open, there is no going back now and to get your whites whiter and your colours brighter, we urge you all to book NOW and avoid disappointment
Cheers for now
Warren K

 

 
Sondheim in September is a charity event benefiting The Actors Fund Of Canada