I have ambitions in life, but lately I have been thinking of the reality of them 99.9% coming true. With this recession I don’t ever see myself being able to go and be a star on Broadway. Those that knows me has an understanding that that is my #1 goal in life. I am even willing to settle by being able to sing / perform at the Tony Awards for the whole world to see. I want to be a star, or at least try to be one. I have sang and danced my whole life, but it seems I can’t catch a break. I have won awards for many areas when I was younger, and still the proudest moment I have of myself was when I won 2nd place Grand Champion in New York for singing a song from the Sound of Music. But now being the age that I am it seems that the dream I had growing up is moving further and further away. I haven’t had a voice lesson in over 2 years, and I just do a hiphop class here at college, but it is so hard with college work, etc. It isn’t fair, I understand life isn’t fair, but shouldn’t there be a glimmer of hope for the future? As of right now I see myself as either being a working mom with kids, or being a business woman, which I would be with either, but that would not make me happy. Happiness I have found in my life ever since I learned all the music and lyrics of Les Miserables was Broadway! I remember in elementary school while everyone else was busy with weekend plans I would be at Dance/ signing competitions doing the activities I loved! Nevertheless Broadway is a dying form of entertainment it seems with this recession and this increasing amount of movies based upon BDWY shows. Examples are: The Producers, Mamma Mia, Hairspray, Fame, Rent, and rumors have it that Wicked may come out within the next few years, which is ridiculous. I love all of these shows, but the movie business is ruining Broadway!!! All of these movies caused these shows to close within a year after the movie premiere. Sorry for that little rant, but it has been bugging me and it seems like the only people considered about it are those, like me, that want to be on Broadway in the future. However, if there is no Broadway in the future, that poses an extreme problem.
I want to be a star, and even in college it seems way too hard. But nobody is ever going to rain on my parade of being a star someday!
“Don't tell me not to live, just sit and putter
Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter
Don't bring around a cloud to rain on my parade
Don't tell me not to fly, I simply got to
If someone takes a spill, it's me and not you
Who told you you're allowed to rain on my parade
I'll march my band out, I'll beat my drum” – Hello Dolly
Good luck with your dream.
ReplyDeleteHowever, consider that happiness is composed not of being in a place to realize one's dream; rather, it is being able to realize one's dream in any place.
Eyes to the sky, but be sure to keep your feet on the ground.