Shelley Anderson's Dealing with Divas

This Week’s Diva Quote

Shelley — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:55:32 +0000

And the Tony Goes To…..

Shelley — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:57:47 +0000

Here are my thoughts on tonight’s Tony Awards. Love to hear yours!

Radio City Music Hall: So glad we are back here. Much better place to host the awards. Such a classy place. And bigger enough for a large, appreciative audience!

Neil Patrick Harris: What can I say? He can do no wrong. 4th year doing this. Loved the opening song, Neil.

SMASH meets the Tonys: Brilliant to have Laura Benati, Andrew Rannells, Megan Hilty and NPH sing about the pros and cons of TV vs theatre. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.

The Presenters: I thought it was clever to have various “characters” do presenting and announcing.

All the musical numbers: A Christmas Story, Pippin, Matilda, Bring It On, Motown, Annie, Cinderella, Rascals (?), Kinky Boots, Mystery of Edwin Drood made me realize how much I miss being a part of a show. Good times.

Cyndi Lauper: You gotta love her. Congrats girl.

Phantom of the Opera: 25 years. Truly amazing and still going strong. Get well soon Lord Webber.

Can NPH just host the Tonys forever? Thank you, and amen.

All the winners: www.tonyawards.com

Weekly Diva Quote

Shelley — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:23:42 +0000

“To play a wrong note is insignificant;

to play without passion is inexcusable.”

Ludwig Von Beethoven

Ask Miss Know It All

Shelley — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 08:46:03 +0000

Send questions to:

dealingwithdivas@gmail.com

Dear Miss Know It All,

I want to go from working full time to working part time, but I love my job. How can I get my boss to let me change my hours? The good news is that I have a significant other that brings in a good income, so making this switch won’t hurt my pocketbook too much. And I have been at my job for over 10 years. I feel like I have a good chance of asking and getting what I want. I guess I’m just nervous about asking.

Missy Independent
Dear Missy,

I think you already know that the answer will probably be yes, but fear is holding you back. I say go for it because you’ve been with the same employer for such a long period of time. You’ve built up a trust and unless there is past history to block what you want with this person, I say do it. The key is to tell the boss how this is going to still support him/her. If you’re the primary assistant, then tell them by cutting your hours in half, they can hire a second assistant for a lot less. The reason being that you have 10 years experience, so it would make sense to have a part time person come in for part time wages.
The only danger in this arrangement is that you may not like how the other person handles things and you will truly have to become a team player in order to have this work out for everyone involved. It can be done, but I’m just warning you that it will be different from what you’ve done before, which is, run the ship.

MKIA

Hay House World Summit

Shelley — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:52:04 +0000

I was asked to interview astrologer Mark Husson for this on demand internet event. Tune in and hear an interesting show about the planet, Chiron. IT’S FREE but my show only airs TODAY, so what are you waiting for?

http://www.hayhouseworldsummit.com/

This Week’s Quote

Shelley — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:46:39 +0000

Is American Idol a Sinking Ship?

Shelley — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 17:33:45 +0000

So it appears the divas of Idol have either resigned (Randy) or quit (Mariah, Nikki) leaving nice guy Keith Urban on his own.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/nicky-minaj-mariah-carey-leave-1923568

Any thoughts on what Idol will do to revive the sinking ship? The ratings for their finale were the lowest in their 11 year history. Even American Idol tour dates were canceled yesterday. Some are saying that the show will finally get back to basics: focusing on the contestants. that’s a novel thought. Maybe even bring back former winners to be the judges?

Your thoughts?

This Week’s Quote

Shelley — Mon, 27 May 2013 08:56:34 +0000

If you want something you’ve never had, you have to do something you’ve never done. ~ JD Houston

This Week’s Quote

Shelley — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:18:03 +0000

“Life’s like a garden. Dig it!”

2013 Drama League Winners

Shelley — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:52:54 +0000

Never were so many divas assembled in one room before! Wow. Check out not only the winners but the presenters and co-chairs of the 2013 Drama League Awards. Oh that I could’ve been a fly on the wall….

Winners