ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Good Deeds at Schmackary's and Behind-the-
Scenes "Smash" Stories from Megan Hilty  By Seth Rudetsky 04 Jun
2013    It's so hot! And I ain't talking about New York City.
I'm in the actual South where it's truly hot. Yes, I'm writing
this from New Orleans, where everything is deep-fried, including
the pollen. Holy S! I thought I'd write this column while
sitting in the outside garden attached to my beautiful hotel
room, but give me a minute while I pick up my laptop and run
inside to the A/C.  Ah. Now then. This week was busy! On
Memorial Day, I joined former Elphaba/current beltress Eden
Espinosa at Schmackary's, a midtown bakery for an event called
"Broadway Bakes" where various Broadway peeps manned the counter
for three hours and all of our tips went to Broadway
Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Whoever raised the most money won a
big basket of deliciousness. Of course, Eden and I were
resentful that we were doing it on Memorial Day, one of the few
days of the year when New York City clears of