
Pre-Show Rituals of Performing Artists
PRE-SHOW RITUALS OF PERFORMING ARTISTS
The energy, the lights, the costumes….the feeling is electric! The grandeur of the stage. Everyone joining together for an evening or matinee where performers onstage, sometimes in conjunction with a live orchestra, present a play, musical, ballet, to tell a story, all seeking to inspire hope, integrity, to entertain for a few moments so that audience members can forget their woes and have a good time.
Who are these people? Behind the

Goodnight, Sweet Prince
This tribute was written by a devoted Prince fan, days after Prince past away. I received a text from Mama on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 10:05am, She asked, “Why did Prince die?” I texted back, “I didn’t hear anything about this? I know he had the flu recently.” Mama texted me back a pic from TMZ: “Prince dead at 57.” My world froze… I couldn’t believe this image on my phone. I was in the middle of a meeting so I had 2 compose myself and keep it 2gether. I went online to Pri