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Re:THAT SLY COME HITHER STARE
« Reply #510 on: September 07, 2007, 08:37:47 PM »
Quote from: Ron Pulliam on September 07, 2007, 10:36:20 AM
A "condition" which most folks will have to recall from very distant pasts!

Well... Sometimes a "reservoir" is just a "reservoir".
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« Reply #511 on: September 07, 2007, 08:38:04 PM »
Quote from: singdaw on September 07, 2007, 11:25:06 AM
How a chance meeting sparked John Kander's career-

See! No Reservoir involved!  :)

-Thanks, DR singdaw, for posting that article.
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« Reply #512 on: September 07, 2007, 08:38:15 PM »
Quote from: singdaw on September 07, 2007, 12:31:33 PM
Have food, DR JoseSPiano!

Always.

*See post above referring to a slice of Red Velvet Cake.
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« Reply #513 on: September 07, 2007, 08:38:28 PM »
Quote from: Ron Pulliam on September 07, 2007, 02:27:43 PM
All righty now....


HERE'S a curious thing!

Well, what I'm curious about is how you, DR Ron Pulliam, came across that article.
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« Reply #514 on: September 07, 2007, 08:38:40 PM »
Quote from: George on September 07, 2007, 03:54:46 PM
It's just been announced that Madeleine L'Engle has died.

 :'(

...I shall have to re-read my "Wrinkle In Time" books again.

Rest In Peace.
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« Reply #515 on: September 07, 2007, 08:38:48 PM »
Quote from: Matt H. on September 07, 2007, 08:27:19 PM
Is LEGALLY BLONDE on MTV a done deal? I thought it was merely speculation with negotiations still to come.

According to Playbill it's a done deal. They are taping on September 18, free tickets for those between 15-25 years old who agree to wear pink

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/110885.html
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« Reply #516 on: September 07, 2007, 08:38:55 PM »
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY DR DEAR READER LAURA!!!!!

And Happy Anniversary to your DH too.  :)
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« Reply #517 on: September 07, 2007, 08:39:36 PM »
Quote from: Jane on September 07, 2007, 07:23:27 PM
While carrying laundry down to the basement in New Jersey I fell down the flight of concrete stairs.  My tail bone has never been the same since then.

I wonder if Kristin Chenoweth fell down her stairs while carrying her laundry this past weekend?  ;)  -Well, she did have a fall at home, and had to cancel some concert dates this weekend.
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« Reply #518 on: September 07, 2007, 08:40:46 PM »
Ah, the joys of tabbed browsing.  :)
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« Reply #519 on: September 07, 2007, 08:42:19 PM »
Quote from: Cillaliz on September 07, 2007, 08:38:48 PM
According to Playbill it's a done deal. They are taping on September 18, free tickets for those between 15-25 years old who agree to wear pink

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/110885.html

Hmm... I was under the impression that the tapings would not take place until October, and that the broadcast date was still not decided upon either.  I haven't really been following all the "buzz" on this development, but none of it seemed "soon", if you get my drift.
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« Reply #520 on: September 07, 2007, 08:44:01 PM »
Quote from: JoseSPiano on September 07, 2007, 08:39:36 PM
I wonder if Kristin Chenoweth fell down her stairs while carrying her laundry this past weekend?  ;)  -Well, she did have a fall at home, and had to cancel some concert dates this weekend.

Probably fell out of bed.
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« Reply #521 on: September 07, 2007, 08:46:01 PM »
DR Cillaliz - Well... Just be thankful you're not going to be there the day of the taping(s).  Who knows just how crazy the audience response is going to be on those days.  The phrase "deafening screams" comes to mind.

And, yes, the TV broadcast of Legally Blonde does sort of "spoil" things, but there's still nothing like experiencing a show Live.  And On Broadway.  

*Plus, you can't exactly buy your "Omigod!" Yoga Pants on TV.  ;)
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« Reply #522 on: September 07, 2007, 08:47:26 PM »
DR Cillaliz - Worse comes to worse... You could always pick up your tickets at the box office when you get into town, then sell them to a ticket-broker, then use those proceeds to see another show.  Or buy a couple dozen Levain cookies.  -And send a box of them to DR Ron Pulliam.  ;D
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« Reply #523 on: September 07, 2007, 08:47:43 PM »
Quote from: JoseSPiano on September 07, 2007, 08:46:01 PM
DR Cillaliz - Well... Just be thankful you're not going to be there the day of the taping(s).  Who knows just how crazy the audience response is going to be on those days.  The phrase "deafening screams" comes to mind.

And, yes, the TV broadcast of Legally Blonde does sort of "spoil" things, but there's still nothing like experiencing a show Live.  And On Broadway.  

*Plus, you can't exactly buy your "Omigod!" Yoga Pants on TV.  ;)

Oh my initial irritation has faded almost completely....one of the benefits of the mood swings that happen to women my age ;)
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« Reply #524 on: September 07, 2007, 08:47:54 PM »
I went up to see Ms Carin Gilfry's apartment, which is beautiful and huge with three bedrooms, then she, Rodney, and I went to Target at 225th Street for a lot of supplies.  We had dinner there at the local Applebees, shopped, carted it back to the apartment and I returned home.  It was a lovely evening and I was sad to say goodbye to Rod, who heads back to LA tomorrow afternoon.

He had a couple of questions about the cast and the rehearsal today; he thinks Alet is really good (she is indeed!), and he told Carin that the show and score were low humor of a very high order.
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« Reply #525 on: September 07, 2007, 08:48:59 PM »
DR Jose, I'm happy to see that you arrived safely.  I hope the weekend is a huge success and a lot of fun.
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« Reply #526 on: September 07, 2007, 08:51:05 PM »
Quote from: JoseSPiano on September 07, 2007, 08:47:26 PM
DR Cillaliz - Worse comes to worse... You could always pick up your tickets at the box office when you get into town, then sell them to a ticket-broker, then use those proceeds to see another show.  Or buy a couple dozen Levain cookies.  -And send a box of them to DR Ron Pulliam.  ;D

We really do have to go to Levian.... I've been dying to taste their cookies for a very long time

I actually thought about something like that with the tickets, but Legally Blonde is so OMIGOD perfect for Samantha that I'll just have to get over it. She's been listening to the CD and loves it.  SO....Plus, she just may buy the yoga pants and I couldn't deprive my dear niece that pleasure..
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Re:THAT SLY COME HITHER STARE
« Reply #527 on: September 07, 2007, 08:52:23 PM »
Quote from: Cillaliz on September 07, 2007, 08:38:48 PM
According to Playbill it's a done deal. They are taping on September 18, free tickets for those between 15-25 years old who agree to wear pink

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/110885.html

I just went there and read the article before coming back here to see your post.

I can't believe my eyes skimmed over it when I was at the site this afternoon.
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« Reply #528 on: September 07, 2007, 08:54:17 PM »
Now, I'm going to head downstairs to bed.

Good night!
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« Reply #529 on: September 07, 2007, 08:58:04 PM »
So...  As for my Mary Poppins rehearsal today...

It was the first staging rehearsal that I've played for the show.  And, actually, it was the first rehearsal that I've actually played for the show - the past two days, I've just sat back and taken notes.  Well, let's just say that there truly is nothing more valuable than actual "hands-on" experience.  And, for me today, that meant playing while through the score with a conductor, and actually playing/practicing the score a bit more.

I did OK.  I could have, and should have done a lot better.  Brad, the conductor, came in during the last part of rehearsal, and, of course, that just made me extremely self-conscious and nervous.  But since we were going through "Jolly Holiday" - a.k.a. The One With The Big Dance Break - I was thankful to have some guidance with the tempos and feels.  Alas, my eyes, fingers and mind just didn't seem to be coordinating today.  -And, for some freakish reason, I couldn't play anything slow(!) today?!?!?!?  In any case...

After I had left rehearsal, and finally managed to hail a cab to the airport, I called Brad, and we talked about today's rehearsal.  Some of it good, some of it not so good - which did not surprise me.  I didn't feel like a musician today, let alone a competent pianist.  However, he did say that the Resident Director was very happy with me - so that helped me breath a bit easier.  I do have my score with me down here in Charlotte, and I believe I shall be using bits and pieces of it over the next couple of days as my warm-up.

In summary... Whew!
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« Reply #530 on: September 07, 2007, 09:04:32 PM »
Congrats on getting through the first rehearsal, Jose!
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« Reply #531 on: September 07, 2007, 09:05:31 PM »
A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, DR JOSE.
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« Reply #532 on: September 07, 2007, 09:05:54 PM »
Anniversary congratulations to DR LAURA and her spouse.

Underpants.
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« Reply #533 on: September 07, 2007, 09:06:34 PM »
My Bollywood movie tonight was a bust...FOOTPATH (20003)...it is a gangster film all about drugs and friendships and stuff...it had some good dance and song numbers...but otherwise I guess I wasn't in the mood...






....so instead I think I might watch some episodes of old TV shows that I got in the mail today like BROKEN ARROW, BOSTON BLACKIE, or perhaps TRACKDOWN.
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« Reply #534 on: September 07, 2007, 09:06:38 PM »
Gene Kelly - I have seen INVITATION TO THE DANCE....had the soundtrack on cassette that I enjoyed listening to.

But Mr Kelly is not my cuppa.
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« Reply #535 on: September 07, 2007, 09:07:22 PM »
Quote from: JRand57 on September 07, 2007, 09:05:31 PM
A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, DR JOSE.

Or a few Levian cookies...or a piece of Monkey Cake or....
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« Reply #536 on: September 07, 2007, 09:07:23 PM »
That looks like a photo of the law firm:  Dewey, Cheatham & Howe
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« Reply #537 on: September 07, 2007, 09:08:50 PM »
Quote from: Cillaliz on September 07, 2007, 09:07:22 PM
Or a few Levian cookies...or a piece of Monkey Cake or....

Egg-sactly!!!

Now I am hungry.

Our sexy nurse called the director today at 4 p.m. and said she had strep throat and a fever - so Sandi our stage manager played the sexy nurse tonight.

Whew!  As DRJOSE is wont to say.   :P

She did fine, but it wasn't easy.  8)
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« Reply #538 on: September 07, 2007, 09:10:14 PM »
DR TCB.....maybe the sexy hottie is my cousin Brad....who plays Ben.  I don't think anyone else in the photo remotely qualifies as such, present company excepted of course.

We had a GREAT audience - nearly sold out - with lots and lots of laughs.  Thank you, Mr Neil Simon.
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« Reply #539 on: September 07, 2007, 09:10:32 PM »
Did she know her lines?
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