NewsPHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Poodles, Parrots and Pinterest; A Two-Show Day at Off-Broadway's Piece of My Heart With Leslie KritzerDrama Desk nominee Leslie Kritzer is currently starring in Piece of My Heart, a new musical based on the life and songs of legendary songwriter Bert Berns. She shares a recent two-show day!
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Poodles, Parrots and Pinterest; A Two-Show Day at Off-Broadway's Piece of My Heart With Leslie Kritzer
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Poodles, Parrots and Pinterest; A Two-Show Day at Off-Broadway's Piece of My Heart With Leslie Kritzer
Drama Desk nominee Leslie Kritzer is currently starring in Piece of My Heart, a new musical based on the life and songs of legendary songwriter Bert Berns. She shares a recent two-show day!
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The first thing I see when I wake up! My two year old toy poodle Ellie. I mean could you die?
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My husband is on coffee patrol. We usually wake up around 7. I know gross right? Guess which mug is his? Hint: princess
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We have a visitor this week, our friend's dog is a poodle mix named Tabasco. He is staying with us. Family walk.
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Let's hang out here before mommy has to go pretend for a living to buy you fancy organic dog food.
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This is our parrot Seagal. Yes, named after Steven Seagal. It's a long story but he's adorable and can say my husband's name, as well as the words Mama!, Oh Boy!, Hello!, the phrase "Ellie whatta doin?" and he does lip trill warm ups with me.
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This is the part of the morning when my husband is playing a game and I'm annoying him about something and he's ignoring me. Marriage.
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At 8:30 am everyday except Sunday, I have a scheduled sitdown time to write in my office. A buddy and I clock in via text and then set off. 15 min minimum a day usually longer. It's all about getting my butt in that chair! No one is gonna write it for you
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Husband made me lunch!
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I made Sangria for my sister's party. Gotta soak the fruit in the heavy booze first for 24 hrs. Priorities.
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Oh hey guys! Yeah tomorrow we will work out. Hmmm maybe not. #fatass
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As we head out we give one last squeeze to the baby. She's already planning what to pee on.
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This painting we found at a church sale. We call him our son. Notice the little white dog like ours and the GIGANTIC forehead like mine.
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Best part of my day? Getting material from people watching. Thank you ladies. #tashidadrinks
Pretty sure the guy in front of me is rapping about just getting out of prison. #yay
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Linda Hart at work being well... Linda Hart. I love this woman more than words can say. #amazing
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I snuck this photo of Teal Wicks because well that girl is just so damn pretty and talented it's sick. She also happens to be a nice person. And she gives me mango treats.
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And then there is the one and only De'Adre Aziza. My Gemini soul mate. Watch out world. This woman is IT!
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Sydney kills me in this wiggggg
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Hey...I have a half hour break in act 2. So you know what that means?
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PINTEREST RABBIT HOLE TIME!
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Between shows I watched Elaine Stritch. Wow.
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Then I Iay down and nerd out on some "Game of Thrones"
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Have one of these
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Show #2. Yeah why not do this for a bit.
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And we are out! 15 min walk to the Penn Station avoiding the $1 pizza places on every corner.
Featuring a book by Daniel Goldfarb and direction and choreography by Denis Jones, Piece of My Heart — one of Berns' most well-known songs — began previews June 25.
Berns was born in New York in 1929 and died of a heart attack at 38 years old. He made 51 pop-chart singles in seven years and became one of the most successful songwriters of the 1960s.
Piece of My Heart, according to press notes, "tells his remarkable story, once dubbed by Rolling Stone 'one of the great untold stories of rock and roll,' through his hit songs, which include 'Twist and Shout,' 'Tell Him,' 'I Want Candy,' 'Hang On Sloopy,' 'Cry, Baby' and many more."
Featuring a cast of sixteen and a band of eight, the musical's creative team also includes Alexander Dodge (scenic design), David C. Woolard (costume design), Ben Stanton (lighting design), Carl Casella (sound design), Charles G. LaPointe (hair and wig Design), Garry Sherman (music supervision and orchestrations), Lon Hoyt (music direction) and Telsey + Co. (casting).
Merged Work Productions and executive producer Jack Thomas produce.
