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Jeff Richards
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Ex-opera singer, ex-filmmaker. Current writer. Husband, dog and cat dad, loving life in the Cariboo.
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First dress rehearsal last night for #SweeneyTodd. I haven’t been on stage for 25 years, so returning was intimidating enough, let alone as the Demon Barber. But that feeling… the audience, the music… it never gets old!
A man in black and white makeup, wearing a headset mic and a collared shirt and vest, in a black and white old fashioned room.
November 25, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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Yes, playing Sweeney in our local production of Sweeney Todd, which opens in ten days. Writing novels now, got an agent and a publishing deal, and then the publisher got sold so all in a bit of limbo, but c'est la vie. Bought a house in a lovely small town, and got this big lad (Zeus). (Not my kid!)
A Bernese Mountain Dog, lying down, front paws in front of him, with his mouth open and tongue hanging out. A small girl with long blonde hair lies on his back happily, her hands underneath her head like she's sleeping.
November 18, 2024 at 2:24 PM
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Audition for Sweeney Todd, they said. It'll be fun, they said... after a 25 year break from the stage.

Now 2 weeks until opening night and it is very clear just how much of a genius this man was and how challenging his music is.

Ah well. I'll try to be a memorable Demon Barber of Fleet Street!
A portrait photo of Stephen Sondheim, as an older man. He wears a dark sweater and leans forward resting his chin on his crossed arms, looking at the camera with an enigmatic expression.
November 15, 2024 at 12:03 AM
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Greetings to my new followers! Going to try to post more here. So for a start, how about some pics of the recent Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet?
A faint comet with a long tail in a twilight sky above a line of dark evergreen trees. A comet in a blue twilight sky. There is a strong white core to the comet in the lower right of the image and a long white tail that stretches up to the upper left. A faint comet with a long tail in a twilight sky above a line of dark evergreen trees.
November 11, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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Stunning night of #aurora in the Cariboo last night.
Purple and green aurora borealis with dark trees in the foreground. Purple and green aurora borealis spreading out from a central point in the sky with dark trees in the foreground. Purple and green aurora borealis with dark trees and a power line in the foreground. Purple and green aurora borealis with a dark wedge in the upper right showing night sky with stars visible.
May 11, 2024 at 4:40 PM