Making Waves from the Tweet Seats

When I was first contacted by Erika at the Associated Press about a story she was writing on PPAC's tweet seats, I had no idea of the buzz and fantastic debate it would generate.  In the week since her story went out over the wire, this blog has gotten it's first national and international recognition and I have had the opportunity to go on the air with the BBC Newshour radio program and guest blog for the National Endowment for the Arts on the role of live-tweeting within the performing arts. 

Even as a writer, I'm unable to put my excitement into words.  Let's just say it seems that big things are in store, and I for one can't wait to share them all with you!

All my best,
Sarah

Go See: Million Dollar Quartet at PPAC

There are few things that make me happier than a good dose of Johnny Cash.  The man in black has always held a special place in my heart, so I was especially excited to return to PPAC's tweet seats last night for the opening of a 6 day run of Million Dollar Quartet!

The 2010 Tony winner takes the audience back to December 4, 1956, a date that would go down in music history.  Set at Memphis, Tennessee's Sun Records, fate brings Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and the King himself, Elvis Presley, into the same recording studio for one night of shake, rattle and roll.  The four part harmonies couldn't had been more swoon-worthy and the onstage musicianship had the whole audience dancing in the aisles by the final curtain call (myself obviously included!)  Million Dollar Quartet is feel good music at it's finest.  Now if I can just convince the production's Johnny to come to karaoke with me for a Jackson duet...

Tweet Seaters meet the MDQ

Read more of last night's twitter conversation at the hashtag #MDQPPAC.   

Million Dollar Quartet is at the Providence Performing Arts Center through Sunday, January 20th.  Tickets are available at the box office and online at www.ppacri.org.