Ever since the fabulous opening night of Donny Osmond's star turn as Gaston in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (see previous post 1 and previous post 2) I've become a member at Donny.com and it's GREAT!

Now I get "personal" messages from Donny Osmond! I would have DIED for this when I was in high school...

I probably shouldn't kiss and tell, but here's Donny's private message to me (BTW -- I love that he's using iChat to stay in touch with his kids -- that's what my husband and I do as well!):

DONNY'S MESSAGE
Hello Suzy,

I am having such a great time here on Broadway. Playing Gaston in Beauty and The Beast is so much fun. I really enjoy playing the bad guy for a change. :)

Debbie flew out last weekend with her dad and saw the show twice. It was great to have her here. The rest of my children will be coming out in the next couple weeks. I can hardly wait for them to see this show.

The cast and crew have been so wonderful to work with. Each one of them have made me feel so welcomed into their family. Those of you who have seen the show know how physical it is. The "Clink" routine in the Tavern scene is so complicated. The "Me" number is a blast. I'm quite mean in the "Mob" scene, but I think my favorite scene is at the end when I'm attempting to kill the beast and Gaston falls to his death. I also like the scene where Sara (Belle) slaps me. She got a little too close the other night and cut my chin with her finger nail when she slapped me. We had a good laugh at that one. I think Debbie told her to do that. :)

I have my recording studio all set up in my dressing room and have started selecting the songs for the next album. I will be recording my vocals there in the next few weeks. It's going to be fun to sing some of my favorite songs from the 70's.

This month begins the promotion for the Donny & Marie DVD. I will be doing some TV appearances and will let you know which ones as soon as they are all confirmed. The "in store" date is November 7th. It's been 30 years since the D&M show began. I can hardly wait to hear the reaction from people.

It's difficult to be away from home while doing B&TB but having my iChat video camera has made it all that much easier. Don and I don't just call home on the phone, we have video calls with my family at least twice a day. We are even setting a camera up at my Father's apartment so we can talk over the computer as well. It's such a great system. I love it so much that I'm going to add it to the "Donny Recommends" page. I can watch what is going on at home and be able to visit with the kids when they come home from school, before they go to bed, or at anytime. It's great!

That's all for now. Until next time, bye from Broadway.

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