Cheyenne Jackson's Latest Blog: Xanadu OBCR and Other Tales

[jsg03jd]

Posted: 10/29/07 at 11:14pm

What a guy! I thought it was funny that for this month's Playbill's celebrity restaurant picks, Cheyenne's was Applebee's. Not that there's anything wrong with that :)

http://www.cheyennejackson.com/interactive.php

Monday, October 29, 2007: Please turn off all cell phones and pagers...
Just finished recording cast album of Xanadu. Long day, but fun as well. It's nice to hang with the cast in a setting that isn't the theatre. For many of us, the theatre is the only place we see each other, so to hang out and watch the Tyra Banks Show and eat ribs is a nice change of pace. It went well, the producer seemed to have a really good handle on things and everybody sounded terrific. Should come out right before Christmas.


So this month I did something exciting.......I made my Carnegie Hall debut! Well, I just backed up Brian Stokes Mitchell at his concert, but I did sing on the stage, so I guess that counts. Along with some members of the Broadway Inspirational Voices, we closed the show. It was a great night and I was really inspired by watching Brian. We had a sound check during the day and I was able to sneak in and watch quite a bit of his rehearsal. He really is amazing. What impresses me most about him is not his voice, which is obviously astonishing, but it's his grace. Watching the way he treats everyone around him with kindness and patience is definitely something to aspire to.

Wrapped the pilot "Family Practice" in Chicago. Had a wonderful time, learned a lot, and am hopeful to work with these people again. My tv family definitely had some natural chemistry going on. Thankfully, that aspect didn't seem forced. Will know more in a month or so what happens with that. Had some ADR (looping) last week and from what I saw, it looked beautiful. Wonderful cinematography and colors, and the family looked biologically related, which is probably a good thing, no?

Did another reading of RED EYE OF LOVE at the Public Theatre. The piece was generally unchanged since its time at the O'Neill Center this summer and no matter how much I hear the music it never gets old to me. Just bewitching. I hope it gets some type of further life if only for people to hear this lush material. Elizabeth Stanley, my leading lady in Connecticut, couldn't join us this time as she is in the middle of getting CRY-BABY on it's feet before the Broadway debut, so I was joined this time by a wonderful actress named Laura Marie Duncan. She learned the incredibly challenging score in a matter of days and was a joy to work with.


Just finished reading Rosie O'Donnell's book Celebrity Detox. It's raw, and honest, and real,...... just like her. I admire her spirit.


I'll leave you with a funny Xanadu story. Now at this point, I am used to distractions at Xanadu. People sometimes shout things, some people stand up and dance, a couple weeks ago, the entire onstage seating was full of drag queens......you get the picture. So last week at a matinee, I am doing my monologue that starts the show and right as i get up from my chalk drawing and come down center stage, some ladys' cell phone goes off. Not one ring, not two rings, but five long rings....and not normal cell phone rings, but strange sounding, high-pitched rings. I was annoyed. I saw the lady who I thought it was coming from and I decided to put her on the spot a bit. She saw me looking at her and tried to clumsily shut it off, but it continued to beep, beep......beep. Something came over me, my concentration was completely gone at this point, and I just stopped the show and said...."and now, we wait."......and I just looked at her. The beeping finally stopped, she smiled up at me, I took a breath and went on with it.


Later, backstage we all were laughing and re-telling the story to others who hadn't heard what I had done, and swapping other cell phone horror stories like how Nathan Lane would grab the phone and shout into it...."SHE CAN"T TALK TO YOU RIGHT NOW SHE'S WATCHING A SHOW!".....Or how Billy Crystal and Brian Dennehy would deal in similar and swift fashion. I was feeling very proud of myself to be included with these guys when the house manager came up to me and quietly said......."Just wanted you to know that that wasn't a cell phone, it was feedback from a ladys' hearing aide."

So if by any chance that woman is reading this........I'm sorry, and would like to treat you to a nice dinner at Applebees, which apparently is my favorite restaurant, though I've never been there.

[lois128]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 1:20am

*sigh* love this man

[being.jeremiah]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 1:31am

Hahaha, I'm evil but that one's really funny!

So much for Macaulay Connor's "Celebrity Choice" that I've never followed. Another hahaha.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 3:59am

I'm sorry, and would like to treat you to a nice dinner at Applebees, which apparently is my favorite restaurant, though I've never been there.

Lol, I noticed that in my playbill a few weeks ago. My initial thought was that it's odd anyone would pick a cheesy chain restaurant like that as their favorite, let alone admit it in print. Then I remembered I had read somewhere that the restaurant picks are sponsored, so it made a bit more sense.

[Janki]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 4:13am

Marry me, Cheyenne!!!!!!!!!

[WonderRobbie]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 8:04am

anyone speak Dutch? lol A friend of mine sent this to me...



He's pretty... he's pretty...

[Sleeper2]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 9:29am

I read Dutch. That text says: "Cheyenne Jackson, big freakin' Broadway hunk, announced his huge gay love for Broadwayworld message board poster who goes by the name of Sleeper2. They are going to get married in P'town."

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 10:33am

:sigh: I love him.

HaHa, Oh Sleeper2:

"I read Dutch. That text says: "Cheyenne Jackson, big freakin' Broadway hunk, announced his huge gay love for Broadwayworld message board poster who goes by the name of Sleeper2. They are going to get married in P'town."

No, it defintely says "Cheyenne Jackson, big freakin' Broadway hunk, announced his huge amazing love for BroadwayWorld message board poster named ClumsyDude15, they are going to run off together! =)

[WonderRobbie]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 10:52am

Actually now that googled it... I think says that "Cheyenne Jackson and his secret LUV-AH WonderRobbie now reside in a fabulous cottage in the majestic Cherry Grove, Fire Island."

Yeah... that's it... ;o)

[singingbackup]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 11:39am

Who knew Dutch was such a pliable language!

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 11:52am

He is so awesome. And such a nice guy.

[folkyboy]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 12:02pm

i love Cheyenne! and your responses to that Dutch hottie mc-hothot pic are doubly funny :)

[SNLMedia]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 12:12pm

Great googly moogly, that's a GREAT photo! But no one has made a joke out of "up and coming" yet? I'm disappointed!

[WonderRobbie]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 12:29pm

No no... we're not being naughty here... just having a gay ol' time... ;o)

[MarkK]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 1:37pm

WonderRobbie, isn't Cherry Grove for lesbians? :) But, really amazing Pic of Cheyenne regardless, what was that in?

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 1:53pm

And now he's my avatar

:sigh:

[WonderRobbie]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 2:29pm

Nah Cherry Grove is actually very mixed... The Pines is mostly men but I don't really like it there because it's kinda stuck up... So I made the reference to the Grove instead... boy I miss the summer

[maninchair.com]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 2:30pm

There is another thread on this board, the topic of which is "You know you're a Broadway geek when..."

Do you suppose (and I say this with utmost respect and a little bit of theatre geek'ish lust) that the phrase could be completed

"...Cheyenne Jackson is your avatar?

[WonderRobbie]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 2:32pm

Yeah... not as bad as making video blogs about your Broadway experiences... lol

Xanadu Photoshoot and Other Adventures

Updated On: 10/30/07 at 02:32 PM

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 2:35pm

I take that as a compliment, maninchair.com

=)

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 2:35pm

I don't think you have to be a Broadway geek to have Cheyenne as an avatar -- just human. He transcends all!!!!

[jaystarr]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 2:37pm

^^ I disagree my friend ! Clumsy is right !



Shrine to Cheyenne Jackson, our patron saint at BWW






Updated On: 10/30/07 at 02:37 PM

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 2:43pm

Thank you, jaystarr. =)



An old Cheyenne interview, which rocks. =)
Cheyenne Interview

Updated On: 10/30/07 at 02:43 PM

[maninchair.com]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 3:19pm

Actually, I think the true test of...well, just geekiness in general is taking the time to translate that poster. This is as close as I could get...

UNDERSTANDABLE
Cheyenne are a strange name for a actor. It incomprehensible participant means. If you baby this way then you as a parent simply impatient. The parents of Cheyenne Jackson can be meanwhile proud on the articulation of their son, which makes furore at this moment with Xanadu. Indeed, a musical, to the film from 1980 (and that Mongoolse city where Marco Polo in 1275 is eyes looked out.) Cheyenne were earlier for the large public to see in something stoerdere role, in United 93, the film to that notorious flight on 11 September 2001 where we as we do not watch out also once more a musical to become. How drive also they. Cheyenne speed there, however, piglet. The reconsenten to be it there concerning once. Xanadu be/become its opening. Next year is he also as a head role player in the film consider Hysteria, which announced state as psycho terror. As former context warbler of both Vanessa Williams and Liza Minnelli, he must there very well prepared to its.


So there it is. Near as I can tell, there is a musical about United Flight 93 in the works, and Mr. Jackson provided some very specialized services for Vanessa Williams and Liza Minneli.

[WonderRobbie]

Posted: 10/30/07 at 3:22pm

I think I speak for everyone when I say... "HUH?!"