I Went to See Tyler Perry

Yesterday, my dad and I went to go see Madea's Big Happy Family. That play was really really funny. I laughed a lot. It was also a really good story. I give it a thumbs up. We stood in the concession line behind an actor that was in "Madea Goes to Jail" and we rode the subway with another actor that was in "Why Did I Get Married". It was so exciting. Today I walked around backstage selling beaded hearts that my classmates made to raise money for the children in Haiti. I raised a lot of money. I can't wait to donate it. It'll make me feel really good. TTYL

Alphonso

PS. My contract with the Lion King has been extended until September!!!!! Plan your bus trips. Yeah!!!!!!!

From Bad to Good

Today was great. Well it didn't start great because my mom lost her phone on the train. Now she has to get a new one. (I think she's secretly happy about that) We had rehearsal for the two new actors that are playing Shenzi. They were really good actors. I was very impressed. Rehearsal was long today but I still had time to eat and play with my mom before call time. My mom and I went to the Chicken Bar for dinner. I had chicken finger and my mom had cheese steak. I liked the food. It was delicious. I wasn't on tonight so I got to leave at little earlier. I heard that someone is planning a "Trenton Goes to Broadway Day". When my mom gets the details, I'll post them. TTYL

Alphonso

Matinee Day

Today went by fast. In school we learned about time zones. We learned about USA time zones and world time zones. That lesson was fun. I was late being dismissed from school and we only had a short time before the train came. The secretary at my school dropped us off at the train station so we wouldn’t miss our train. I had a great show today. On the way home my mom and I caught the best train ever. It only made four stops. We got home really early. Today was great. TTYL

Alphonso

Hearts For Haiti

Today was a great day. We finished up on elapsed time in school. We also got a new student. She seems really nice. In art class we are painting and beading hearts to raise money for Haiti. The sale is called Hearts for Haiti. We are selling them for one dollar each. We sold over $47.00 already. I was really happy. At the theatre I hung out backstage going from room to room saying hi and having conversation. Overall this day was great. TTYL


Alphonso

Defying Gravity

Yesterday, I went to see Wicked again. This time our whole cast went. The show was still great because I got to see it from a different angle. I got to see many things that I didn't see before. I saw the show with my uncle. We had lots of fun.

Today was great. I left school early to finish my passport information. I can't wait to see it. I never had my own passport. That is going to be so cool. At the theatre, everyone was singing the songs from Wicked. I admit I was singing them too. Everyone was talking about how cool the show was. Niki was really being convinced to go and see it. Today we also met our new cast member. He was very friendly and nice when I said hello to him. Everyone knew him already, but he was a new person to me. Today went by fast. TTYL

Alphonso

I'm Getting My Passport

Today was an easy day. In school, we wrote stories and focused on elapsed time. The story is Grandma's House. It is about a restaurant called Grandma's House. I finished my story and added it to my big story folder. Our whole class wrote 8 stories in 1 week and this week we are writing 2 more. I can't wait. After school my mom and I got our passport pictures. I took mine with a big smile. I can't wait to see my passport. At the theatre, Shereen and I played Monopoly. We are still playing that same game ever since last Saturday. That is 3 days and no one won yet. Tomorrow we are going to continue playing. Also tommorow I am going to see Wicked again. My job had a lottery for tickets and I signed up. Everyone was a winner. I am so happy. This time I am going with my cousin. We are going to have lots of fun. TTYL

Alphonso

Receiving the Youth Leadership Award

Today I received an award for Youth Leadership from the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. The ceremony was very nice. I didn’t really like the breakfast so the waiter brought me a bowl of Fruit Loops. Many prominent Trentonian faces were there. People like Mayor Palmer, Eric Jackson, John Harmon, L.A Parker, and many others. I got to walk in with the mayor and other executives. I felt very important.  For my award, I received a certificate and a check for my college fund. Then I sang after I gave my acceptance speech. After the ceremony my dad, mom, sisters, and I went shopping. I bought two pair of sneakers and they are really nice. Today was a great accomplishing day. TTYL

Alphonso

There are still seats on the bus for trip on March 14th. Please call 609-393-9993 if you would like to go.

A Quick Sunday

Today went by fast. We played Uno all day. We played so many times that I don't even remember how many times I won. After many games, we checked to see what time it was in the show and it was time to go up for the bows. Between shows my mom and I went to McDonalds and ate it in the lobby. The time flew by fast in the lobby. At the second show, our wrangler gave us cupcakes. I ate and vanilla cupcake with rainbow sprinkles and an Oreo cookies and cream cupcake. Today went by fast. I can’t wait to rest tomorrow after my awards ceremony. TTYL

Alphonso

I Met Whoopi Goldberg!

Today I had one of the best experiences of my life. I met Whoopi Goldberg! She joined our cast for one day only. She did some of the scenes in costume. She was a bird lady, Shenzi in a part of the show, and Rafiki in another part of the show. She was hilarious. All the scenes that she was in were funny funny funny. She said that manuevering the hyena puppet was harder than it looks. I got to watch all of the scenes she was in at the back of the theatre in the audience. At the end of the show we took a cast piture with Whoopi. She had lots of fun. I thought she did too. I can't wait to see the picture. TTYL

Alphonso

Wicked Was Wicked!

Today I went to see Wicked after the matinee. I was so eager. Before my mom and I went to the theatre, we went to get me an outfit for my awards ceremony and we had dinner. My outfit is based on the color blue. I bought a sweater vest to go with one of my dress shirts at home. The outfit is really nice. We went to Ruby Tuesdays for dinner. I was so hungry that I nearly ate my whole order. That usually doesn't happen. When we got to the Gershwin Theatre, I was excited to sit down. We decided to buy a hat before the show because at intermission the lines can get crazy. Once we sat down, I couldn't wait for the show to start. I thought the show was phenominal. The singing, dancing, acting, and the plot was all great. I was amazed at all of the effects. This was one fantastic day. TTYL

Alphonso

Lessons in Black History

Today in school we were learning about black history. There were some pretty cruel things that happened in the 1900's through the 1960's. We are doing a report on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We created information sheets and references on the computer. My report is almost done. At home, I practiced my song for my awards ceremony on January 18th. My mom said I did a fantastic job. I think I did well too. On the train to work, I did Study Island. I did Comparing Numbers and Frations and I also did Ordering Numbers. After a few tries I got the hang of it. I did really well. At work I took a nap. It felt so good just to sleep. After I woke up, I was fully energized. I played boggle with Ni ki and I played with the dogs. Today was great. TTYL

Alphonso

Frank the Forecaster

Yesterday was one of the best days ever. Between shows, my dad and I went to F-A-O Schwarz and I made a muppet. His name is Frank the Forecaster. I love it so much. Niki got really excited when she saw the muppet. Everybody thought it was really cool. Shereen said she was going to ask her mom if she could buy one. The show went well that day. Today, I got to play with my muppet even more being that I did the morning show. At the second show, I watched Circle of Life with Jen in the theatre. It was so different watching the show from the audience. I had so much fun. Today went by really fast. TTYL

Alphonso

I'm Going To See Wicked!

Today we had an early show. I did the show today. Everyone was saying things like it's about time you did a show because I haven't done a show since New Years Eve. It felt good to go on again. I brought a clock for the boys' room being that we don't have one. We always have to go to Niki for the time. During the second act, I played with the dogs. They were very energetic and playful. I had lots of fun. After the show, we had a rehearsal. So during our break my mom and I ate McDonalds and watched a movie. She also told me we were going to see Wicked. I always wanted to see Wicked! We are going next Wednesday. Then it was time for rehearsal. We rehearsed with the new Shenzi. We got out early because we only have one scene with her. Today was a great day. TTYL

Alphonso

Getting Back In The Swing of Things

Today was very different for me. I wasn't use to going to school because of winter break and I was totally out of it. I felt like something was off when I was in the car going to school. But my school day ended up being great. In school, we were studying Edward William Dolch. He was a linguist who created a list of frequently used words. The list had 220 service words and 90 nouns. When my mom picked me up we went to the school where she use to teach. She was giving one of her teacher friends a present. As we walked in the classroom, some of the students started pointing at me saying, "Simba!" Then they lined up all by themselves to get my autograph. My mom and her teacher friend were cracking up. My sister was also with us and she gave autographs too. I think I signed about 20 autographs. That was pretty cool. At the theatre, mom and I sat in the lobby before it was time for me to go backstage, and ate some soup. I had chicken noodle soup. I think it was the best soup I have ever tasted. Backstage another past Young Nala came to see Niki. She was a recent cast member. She was so happy to be there that she cried. She was lots of fun. During the show Shereen and I played Connect Four. It was fun and we played till it was time for both of us to leave. Today was great. TTYL

Alphonso
PS. Get on the bus and come see me do my thing on March 14th. If you're interested leave a comment and my mom will contact you.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everybody. This has been a great year. Many great things have happened. But there were also many sad things that happened. I want this year to be better than last year. I want this year to have more accomplishments than failures. My resolutions are to be less argumentative and be a good listener. I want to stay in my business and stay out of others. This year is going to be great. I just know it! TTYL

Alphonso