Carly Rae Jepsen View Comments Related Shows Being a pop star is fun and all, but Carly Rae Jepsen has always had dreams of being a Broadway princess. Well, dreams come true! The singer/songwriter, whose insanely addictive and flirty tune “Call Me Maybe” sold more than 10 million copies in 2012, making it the bestselling song in the whole world, will slip into the glass slippers of Cinderella on February 4 for a three-month run. Broadway.com got a special chance to chat with Jepsen about the iconic princess role, the beauty of Laura Osnes and her problem with giggle fits.How does it feel when you see yourself in full Cinderella princess drag?It’s kind of surreal. But it’s weird how quickly I’m getting used to it, actually!You’ve conquered the Billboard charts. What made you want to do Broadway at this point in your career?Oh, I’ve wanted to do Broadway since I was about seven years old. I always pictured that I’d be like Maid #3 or something like that if it ever happened so I feel very honored to take on such a huge role. When I was asked to audition, I couldn’t believe my good fortune and I gave it everything I got!Of course, we all know you from “Call Me Maybe,” but you’ve actually performed musicals back in Canada. Are you excited to show people this other side to your talents?I have a great passion for musicals. I always have and yes, I’m looking forward to testing the waters in places I don’t have as much experience and doing my best at it. Luckily, I’m surrounded with so many people who are on my side and just extremely talented at what they do and help me do my job better, too.What did you think when you first saw the show from the audience? Did it turn you into a little girl?Every time Laura [Osnes] speaks, I sigh. She’s just absolutely beautiful. I have some huge shoes to fill. But yeah, the story is very charming. It’s every woman’s fantasy, every girl’s fantasy and actually, I have a lot of guy friends as well and they all swoon, too, despite themselves!Broadway favorite Laura Osnes is finishing a great run in the show. What’s it been like getting to know her?She’s just as lovely as you would imagine her to be. She’s been very warm to me—very supportive of this new adventure—and she has offered all the help that she can give.You’re joining the show with two other new cast members, Fran Drescher as Madame and Joe Carroll as Prince Topher. It must be nice to be learning the show alongside them.It is. We’ve got a group name. We’re the new kids on the block. We’re adding our own little facelift and spin to this classic and I think we’re all equally terrified and excited! I’m a huge fan of Fran. I watched The Nanny of course and have followed her career so it’s incredible that she’s agreed to do this. She’s going to be the wickedest of wicked stepmothers. I can’t wait.You’re doing scenes with Fran Drescher! Does she crack you up?I can’t keep a straight face. It’s terrible, my biggest flaw! Every time Joe and me have a romantic scene, I giggle and every time Fran is trying to be terrible, I giggle. I’m trying to keep that in check.What do you want to tell your music fans about the show?I just want everyone to come and take on this musical. It’s a beautiful story. It’s very inspiring. Cinderella is not just a fairy tale about getting the prince. She also wants to change the world and I find that to be just a lovely message.See Jepsen in Cinderella beginning February 4 at the Broadway Theatre. Show Closed This production ended its run on Jan. 4, 2015 Cinderella Star Files Laura Osnes read more

The Jets and Sharks are rolling into New Jersey! Matt Doyle and Belinda Allyn will lead the upcoming Paper Mill Playhouse production of West Side Story as Tony and Maria, respectively. The previously announced revival of Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s classic musical will run June 1 through June 26, with the official opening scheduled for June 5.Doyle has appeared on Broadway in The Book of Mormon, War Horse, Bye Bye Birdie and Spring Awakening. Allyn recently made her Great White Way debut in Allegiance.The cast will also include Natalie Cortez as Anita (a role she played on Broadway in the 2009 reboot), German Alexander as Bernardo (a part he appeared as on national tour), Mikey Winslow (On the Town) as Riff, Maria Briggs (White Christmas) as Anybodys, John Michael Fiumara (Newsies) as Diesel, William Ragsdale (Getting Away With Murder) as Schrank, Parker Slaybaugh (Hello Dolly!) as Baby John, Craig Waletzko (Guys and Dolls) as Glad Hand and Cody Williams (On the Town) as Action.West Side Story is the groundbreaking and legendary musical that set the bar for all musical theater. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is transported to 1950s New York City as two young idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice is one of the most innovative, heart-wrenching and relevant musical dramas of our time.Rounding out the ensemble will be: Danny Bevins, Victoria Casillo, Damian Chambers, Philip Colgan, Brittany Conigatti, Lauren Csete, Tenealle Farragher, Lisa Finegold, Jordan Isadore, Ilda Mason, Kat Nejat, Kevin Michael Raponey, Alexia Sky, Summerisa Bell Stevens, Jayme Wappel and James Allen Washington.   Matt Doyle(Photo: Bruce Glikas) View Comments read more

Workforce training programs from basic computer skills to customized curriculum for individual businesses will now be available via mobile computer lab to residents and businesses in the Champlain Islands, thanks to a USDA Rural Development Rural Business Enterprise Grant awarded in the spring of 2009. The mobile lab courses will be made possible thanks to a partnership among the Lake Champlain Islands Chamber of Commerce, the Northwest Technical Center, the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation and CyberCottage Computer and Internet Training. The USDA grant will fund the equipment, and course staffing and marketing for up to two years. Training will be delivered at the CyberCottage classroom in Grand Isle, the Lake Champlain Islands Chamber of Commerce meeting room in North Hero and the Alburgh Welcome Center. Classes can also be offered at other locations, and curriculum can be customized for businesses and non-profits in the region.The Mobile Computer Lab was envisioned to provide Islanders with access to high quality workforce training in Grand Isle County. Previously extensive skill-building courses were only available in Swanton or St. Albans, or at private training centers in Chittenden County. With no high school in the Islands, traditionally a place for adult education, convenient access to comprehensive computer training was non-existent. The program was developed to help the unemployed or under-employed to upgrade critical PC and Web skills, and to assist small and emerging businesses to market their products online or learn QuickBooks, Excel and other software programs important for business sustainability. The goal of the program is to enable businesses to establish a Grand Isle presence with a local pool of educated citizens, and to support enterprise emerging through the creative economy. Those who will benefit from training include artists, manufacturers of specialty products, realtors, teachers, municipal employees and other emergent businesses. For-profit and non-profit enterprises alike need to harness the marketing power of the Internet, now that access to broadband is at hand.An Open House is scheduled for Wednesday, September 16th, from 3 to 6 p.m. at CyberCottage Computer and Internet Training, in the Island Industrial Park in Grand Isle. The classroom will be set up for demonstrations, and faculty and students will be on hand. CyberCottage Computer and Internet Training established a small training program in Grand Isle two years ago, which has grown from a handful of workshops to a program of 24 classes ranging from an eight-session Computer and Internet Basics series, taught at all three locations, to classes in databases, Vista, marketing, PowerPoint, Excel, eBay, digital photography and more. Classes began September 1 at the Grand Isle site.Critical partners include VSAC, which provides counseling and assistance for income eligible students to apply for non-degree grants, and the Northwest Technical Center, which provides curriculum development and technical advice, provides laptops and texts, and helps market the Grand Isle classes in the regional curriculum guide. The Lake Champlain Islands Chamber of Commerce, which also serves as the Regional Development Corporation of Grand Isle County, has received other USDA RBEG grants in the past and will administer this grant along with participating in the marketing of the program.The USDA grant totals $29,420, which will be matched by in-kind services from the Chamber, the Northwest Technical Center and CyberCottage, as well as program income, for a total budget of $66,846.Grand Isle is the second most rural county in Vermont, yet the fastest growing. The majority (60%) of the workforce travels off-island to work; major economic sectors are tourism, agriculture and the self-employment driven by opportunities within the creative economy. The opportunity for adult workforce education is timely, with high speed Internet access just now providing Islanders with online resources.For information about classes call Darcy Coates, CyberCottage Computer and Internet Training at (802) 378-4363 or go to www.vtcybercottage.com(link is external). For information on the USDA Rural Development grant call Ruth Wallman, Lake Champlain Islands Chamber of Commerce at (802) 372-8400. read more

I got to ride a new trail this weekend. I can’t yet foreclose it, because it’s so secret that it’s not even worn in yet. We’ll call it, “Poison Ivy Trail.”It was EVERYWHERE. It brushed past my legs, I fell in it, I rolled in it, I probably hovered too close to it while peeing. By the time I found a creek I scrubbed my exposed skin with sand and rocks. I don’t know if that helped, but the slow creep of oozing pustules has begun just today – predictably two days later. Water only spreads the nasty oils to more surface of the skin. As does sweat. I may have saved myself by scrubbing my skin raw with creek sand and rocks, but I wore the same purple tutu the rest of the day and only remembered at 10 p.m. that I had not yet showered. After rolling around in that skirt in bed with my children. *SIGH* At least I changed the sheets after I realized.I’m the type of girl who breaks out into hives after too many strawberries. Have you any idea what P.I does to me? I’ve gotten to where, at the first raised and itching spot, I immediately go to the urgent care and beg for Prednisone and injections into my hamhocks. Once, just before vacation, I realized my *ahem* “area” was effected. When explaining this to the physician’s assistant in the urgent care, I assured him that he needn’t look for himself, but to please return with a large syringe and his prescription pad. He politely obliged after taking note of my oozing arms. He didn’t want to see that.A client of mine recently told me how much she loves Prednisone. “Oh, I LOVE it,” she drawled all Southern-like. “I just jump out of bed in the mornings and feel like I can conquer ANYTHING!” At the least she is 60, but she’s not the type to tell. She could also pass for 45. She’s very strong, fit, and focused. Type A, with perfect hair and skin. For me, Prednisone makes me CRAZY. I can’t sleep. I just lie there sweating and stressing over what I could be doing if I just didn’t have to sleep. I need to do nothing but yoga and meditate, but instead, I take care of the kids, see clients, clean out the basement, mow the lawn, weed the garden, do all the laundry in the house, and then end the evening by putting on a massage workshop. Tasmanian. Devil. It’s not pretty. It’s impressive, but it’s not pretty. I kill innocent flies by repetitively beating them with a rolled newspaper while screaming, “DIE! DIE! DIE! M.Fs.!”Oh, God, there’s another spot beginning to well and itch…Aside from this futile aftermath, the ride itself was phenomenal. A new ride is always very special, but it’s especially special when the trail is also new. And it was gnarly. The unexpected is always a challenge when on a trail for the first time, but when it’s not quite worn in, it takes a lot more effort to roll over logs and get a groove going on. Nothing’s really smooth, and you’re establishing the major line. It’s a lot like slamming around, bouncing off roots and taking trees to the shoulders. And lying down in Poison Ivy.But how fun. And it was delightful to watch a 23-year-old huck his bike down a steep, rocky mountainside that was intended for jumping over, rather than riding down, but only if you could land in the tree canopy. “It’s rideable!” was his mantra. He even showed us from the top which line to take. He then skidded faster than he could ride, with the brakes fully engaged, for about twenty feet before he and his bike began taking turns flipping sideways over each other. Although walking the bike is often-times more dangerous, it’s what I carefully chose.Of course a group ride also meant multiple flats, resulting in the group getting separated and briefly stressed, and me being the team mechanic. I fixed three of the five flats on the ride, the last one being my own,. Just a mile from the trailhead ,I thought it would be quicker to run than ride until about a mile later when I was convinced by a riding buddy who waited for me, to glue patches that wouldn’t hold. There were two holes, so the process took three tries. It got me back, but it’s hanging in the garage flat again. Of course all of the team tubes went to the first four flats.The whole morning leading up to the ride was lovely as well, setting the tone for the day. A good night’s sleep, awakening because I had slept enough, and not to a barking dog, a screaming child, or an obligation to work. It entailed a leisurely read of the Sunday paper over strong coffee and overeasy eggs with bacon. The leftover bacon was added to the peanut butter, honey and banana sandwiches to be stowed in the hydration pack with a tall can of Steel Reserve – my new favorite lunch. I even managed to do yoga on the back deck amidst a cacophony of bird song.I love my bike. read more

President Santos instructed Colombian Minister of Defense Luis Carlos Villegas to order the deployment of the Colombian Navy ship to the Caribbean island-nation with a helicopter, rescue equipment, and humanitarian aid. The ship has been on alert due to the hurricane since October 5th. On the evening of October 7th, the ARC 7 de Agosto was being loaded in Cartagena with one desalinization water plant and 20 tons of humanitarian aid (water, medical kits, tarps, food, and other items) that were transported to Cartagena by the Colombian Air Force, Minister Villegas reported. The Minister also stated that, in addition to its crew of 56, the ship will bring with it eight doctors and a Colombian Navy Search and Rescue Unit with 21 highly trained personnel in urban rescue, flood and damage assessment, small construction, temporary shelters, and debris cleaning, and a helicopter crew of six. The country’s National Disaster Risk Management Unit coordinated the humanitarian aid supplies, which, once loaded on the ship together with the personnel, would be ready to deploy to Haiti. “Colombia sympathizes with the tragedy that Haiti is currently facing. President Santos ordered the deployment of this modern Navy ship to provide all the assistance we are able to provide for our brothers and sister of that country”, said the Minister of Defense. “Colombia and its Military Forces are now a leader in the region for security matters and emergency response, and, of course, we will provide our best assistance”. The ARC 7 de Agosto is a costal patrol ship for the economic exclusive zone. It was built in Colombia by the Science and Technology Corporation for the Naval Development Industry (COTECMAR), member of Colombia’s Defense Sector Social and Business Groups. This ship, which was christened in 2013, was designed to conduct coastal patrol operations, maritime traffic control, search and rescue, peacekeeping operations, humanitarian assistance, and environmental control. Colombian Navy Admiral Leonardo Santamaria Gaitan, commander of the Colombian Navy, said, “The personnel is highly trained and certified. Colombia’s solidarity is with the Haitian people, and we will put all our human capacity and technology to assist the affected population by this natural disaster.” The ARC 7 de Agosto will sail 660 nautical miles to Haiti during 50 hours. The ship has the autonomy to remain in the island for one month. By Colombian Ministry of Defense October 09, 2016 BOGOTA -By the order of the President of the Republic of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, the Colombian Navy Ship, “ARC 7 de Agosto” was set to deploy to Haiti on October 8th to provide humanitarian aid to the people affected by hurricane Matthew. read more

President Collado says even with the October 5 start date, there will still be a full academic year. She says more information on the academic calendar will be available as they continue to finalize plans. In a letter sent to the Ithaca College community, President Shirley Collado says October 5 will be the start to the 2020 fall semester. University leaders say they’ve created a Return to Campus task force, all to ensure health and safety guidelines are incorporated into every aspect of college operations. With many colleges working to find a safe way to bring students back to campus, Binghamton University leaders are taking the next steps toward forming a plan. The team is made up of 11 individuals to develop a thorough plan including residence hall and classroom occupancy levels, modes of instruction, transportation, and more. While plans aren’t entirely finalized, Collado says they’re continuously working toward a safe learning environment. (WBNG) — Ithaca College is one of the first universities to unveil a plan for students to return in the fall. In a message sent out to the Binghamton University community, President Harvey Stenger says they have created a Return to Normal (RTN) team, similar to the task force at Ithaca College. “It’s critical that we provide our students the space that they need so that we can deliver the promise of an IC education,” said Collado. “This opening is also very deliberate and intentional that it will allow our faculty and staff to fully prepare to deliver the strongest educational experience.” While there is no set date for students to return to BU’s campus, President Stenger says he is “confident we will have a fully workable and detailed plan developed to announce on June 15.” The letter also said the university is working with health officials and the state to ensure they are following CDC guidelines for reopening. read more

California officials on Monday pleaded with residents to remain vigilant about wearing masks and staying away from friends and loved ones, as encouraging news spread about Pfizer’s vaccine work and Mr. Biden’s election heralded shifts in the nation’s Covid-19 response. Hawaii is trying to bring in tourists with a new reopening plan. But is it good for locals? [The New York Times] – Advertisement – Mr. Sonenshein told me recently that another major consideration will be who will be able to hang on to the seat in 2022.[Read the full story from August on the jockeying for Ms. Harris’s Senate seat.]While Mr. Becerra has raised his profile in recent years, leading the state’s many lawsuits against the Trump administration, Mr. Padilla has been front and center in the orchestration of a consequential election during a pandemic — which still drew record-breaking turnout and went off mostly without a hitch.Ms. Bass, he said, is “a quiet force, but is very well-liked in the Democratic Party.”The calculus will change once some of the potential picks are snapped up by the Biden administration. Mr. Becerra, for instance, could be in contention for a position leading a Biden Justice Department.Mr. Sonenshein said he saw Mr. Padilla as “in the lead,” and Mr. Becerra and Ms. Bass as rounding out a kind of top tier of likely contenders. On Monday, the governor once again declined to talk about whom he’s considering and wouldn’t give a timeline for his decision, noting that the current occupant of the White House still hadn’t conceded and that he also hadn’t been able to talk with Ms. Harris “vis-à-vis her own timeline and needs.”“The process is just beginning to unfold,” Mr. Newsom said. Los Angeles County officials raised alarms over rising cases. [The Los Angeles Times] Asked in August whether would-be candidates had started pitching themselves for the job, Mr. Newsom laughed.“You may be the only one who hasn’t, unless you just did — and that is only a slight exaggeration,” the governor responded.- Advertisement – “We have millions of health care workers in California,” he said. California’s share of early vaccine doses, he said, “won’t even be able to cover all the health care workers in the state.”Read more: – Advertisement – And a quick note: Because of an editing error, yesterday’s newsletter misstated one of Senator Kamala Harris’s historic distinctions. She is the first woman of South Asian descent to be elected vice president, not the first South American. (Thank you to all our close readers for emailing.)California Today goes live at 6:30 a.m. Pacific time weekdays. Tell us what you want to see: CAtoday@nytimes.com. Were you forwarded this email? Sign up for California Today here and read every edition online here.Jill Cowan grew up in Orange County, graduated from U.C. Berkeley and has reported all over the state, including the Bay Area, Bakersfield and Los Angeles — but she always wants to see more. Follow along here or on Twitter.California Today is edited by Julie Bloom, who grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from U.C. Berkeley. What’s the big deal? When can you get one? (Not as soon as you’re thinking.) Here are 11 things to know about Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine. [The New York Times] San Francisco school board members are pushing a plan that would compel public schools to start reopening by Jan. 25. [The San Francisco Chronicle] Ms. Harris, for instance, is only the second Black woman in the U.S. Senate. Many Californians may want to see another Black woman or woman of color fill the seat. Ms. Bass’s name has come up, as has that of Representative Barbara Lee and Mayor London Breed of San Francisco.But Latinos make up roughly 40 percent of the state’s population, and the state has never had a Latino senator.Political observers have noted Mr. Newsom’s penchant for being able to call his moves history-making. And two of his top administration officials, Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Secretary of State Alex Padilla, are Latino men.- Advertisement – Still, Mr. Sonenshein said, “Lots of surprises are possible.”[Read more from Politico about which Californians might be tapped for the Biden-Harris administration.]One common denominator signals a perhaps more interesting shift in the state, though, Mr. Sonenshein said: “The top three are all from Southern California.”For years, he said, there’s been a sense that Northern California Democrats “pass jobs around.”But if the governor chooses a senator with ties to Southern California, hot on the heels of high-profile progressive victories in Los Angeles, it would fuel the notion that the center of Democratic politics — in California and, by extension, the nation — has moved south.In any case, Mr. Newsom is still dealing with a raging pandemic. On Monday, he emphasized that’s his top priority.(This article is part of the California Today newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered to your inbox.)An update on the pandemic “Please, please let us double down on the work we have done,” Mr. Newsom said on Monday. “I’m not trying to take away any enthusiasm, I’m trying to be honest and forthright.”Speaking for the first time since the election was called, Mr. Newsom’s tone was a mix of optimistic and foreboding.[Track coronavirus case numbers by California county.]Case numbers, he said, had begun to rise across the state, as had hospitalizations. Although testing has ramped up, reaching almost 190,000 tests reported over the past day, the state’s average positivity rate over the past two weeks had risen to 3.7 percent after reaching a low of 2.5 percent early last month.Cold weather has arrived in some areas and holidays continue to approach, which officials have worried is leading to more in-person, indoor gatherings. Counties across the state were likely to be moved into more restrictive reopening tiers this week.[Read more about California’s tiered reopening plan.]Still, Mr. Newsom lauded California’s response and said that while he looked forward to working “hand in glove” with a Biden administration on the distribution of a coronavirus vaccine, the state was pressing ahead with its independent vaccine safety review.Earlier in the day, Mr. Biden announced that he had tapped a team of health experts, including three from the University of California, San Francisco, to help guide his Covid-19 response — a move Mr. Newsom celebrated as evidence of California’s deep pool of scientists and renowned researchers.But he emphasized that figuring out who should get what are expected to be extremely limited doses of a vaccine will still be difficult, nuanced work that requires an understanding of California’s specific underserved communities. Orange County is also contending with increasing case numbers and hospitalizations. [Voice of OC] As my colleague Shawn Hubler previously reported, Mr. Newsom will have to balance many, potentially competing, considerations in making his choice. read more

Meg Kelly has a long history in the town, first as a golf pro who has taught many locals, then as founder of the Saratoga Children’s Theater. Categories: Letters to the Editor, Opinion It’s a record that shows dedication, qualification and commitment to the values that make Saratoga Springs what it is.Meg will take a no-nonsense approach to the office of mayor. She will approach issues with an open mind and make decisions based on what is best for the community. She is in favor of values that are important to me, such as defending the Greenbelt to preserve our unique quality of life.But she will also work with businesses to encourage our thriving entrepreneurs and economic base.It’s a winning combination. Without hesitation, I recommend Meg Kelly for mayor of Saratoga Springs.Otis MaxwellSaratoga SpringsMore from The Daily Gazette:EDITORIAL: Thruway tax unfair to working motoristsFoss: Should main downtown branch of the Schenectady County Public Library reopen?EDITORIAL: Beware of voter intimidationSchenectady, Saratoga casinos say reopening has gone well; revenue down 30%EDITORIAL: Urgent: Today is the last day to complete the census read more

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McGrath Palm Beach agent Nathan Cross is auctioning two Palm Beach houses that were the result of a subdivision. Picture Mike Batterham.HOW small would you go? Property experts say lot sizes will continue to shrink to help ease housing demands on the Gold Coast. The trend will see more residents subdivide with big bucks to be made in sought-after suburbs.Urban Development Institute of Australia Gold Coast and Logan president Finn Jones said future residential capacity would need to come in the form of suburban infill projects as noted by state and local planning policies.He said the Gold Coast’s land shortage and growing population meant subdivision would eventually be the only way forward.“If you think about the population and the way we’re heading it’s a necessity,” Mr Jones said.“While everybody continues to have kids and wants to live here the only way is infill.“As long as it aligns with the way we want to live then it’s a great thing.”More from news02:37Purchasers snap up every residence in the $40 million Siarn Palm Beach North9 hours ago02:37International architect Desmond Brooks selling luxury beach villa1 day agoHe said the traditional 600sq m block would start to disappear, more so in built-up suburbs on the central Gold Coast. The new Hampton-style homes are close to Tallebudgera Creek. Picture Mike Batterham“Over time you will see it happen everywhere – Benowa, Merrimac, Burleigh Waters – if you think about those central suburbs and the number of people living there and the services that they are connected to, that’s where people want to live.”McGrath Palm Beach agent Nathan Cross is auctioning two Palm Beach houses that were the result of a subdivision.The owners bought a 645sq m corner block in 2014, demolishing the rundown brick home and building two luxury residences on two separate titles.“There’s a lot of side-by-side duplexes in Palm beach and they’re becoming more common as we move to more high-density living,” Mr Cross said. “So the owners wanted a point of difference having something fully detached – and this block lends itself to that.” Mr Cross said there had been plenty of interest in the houses with 84 groups inspecting during the marketing campaign.The properties at 42 Tallebudgera Drive, Palm Beach, will be auctioned on Saturday, March 25, at 3pm. read more