Ah, the mayhem of opening a show. Last night the Cosmotology students from HCC came in and did make-up for the cast. Apparently they have “stage make-up” as one of their classes and hooked up with us for the practice. Talk about making things crazy (but fun) at the last minute. We have about 30 watching the final dress rehearsal, and things could have gone better. “Sweeney Todd” is one of those shows that moves so damn fast that it can get away from you before you know it. Some pretty major musical fuck-ups happened reminding everyone that concentration is of the utmost importance. So, we move on to the “opening” crowd tonight and some much deserved cheap booze and blood filled pastries.