Topic: ATTEND THE TALE (Read 20890 times)

Cillaliz · « **Reply #90 on:** April 05, 2008, 03:08:21 PM »

Quote from: DearReaderLaura on April 05, 2008, 02:46:18 PM

Today while on my walk, I found a cell phone on the sidewalk.

What did you do with it?

Cillaliz · « **Reply #91 on:** April 05, 2008, 03:08:41 PM »

I am tempted to program in a contact on my cell phone that just says "HOME"

Cillaliz · « **Reply #92 on:** April 05, 2008, 03:09:30 PM »

I must run. I found my disposable camera from a year ago when I was in Atlanta. The photo shop is having a grand re-opening so I want to get down there and get this developed.

Matt H. · « **Reply #93 on:** April 05, 2008, 03:17:13 PM »

I have some writing to do, so I'm going to tend to that, and then I'll head downstairs for my evening viewing.

WBBL.

bk · « **Reply #94 on:** April 05, 2008, 03:27:49 PM »

Is this a slow news day here at haineshisway.com?

bk · « **Reply #95 on:** April 05, 2008, 03:29:13 PM »

We've now done The Brain Tap, the two Plans, Saucers In The Sky, and are now doing the opening number - which is a little different than the NY version.

bk · « **Reply #96 on:** April 05, 2008, 03:29:38 PM »

Thus far, I've had one In and Out Burger and some fries.

bk · « **Reply #97 on:** April 05, 2008, 03:30:31 PM »

Welcome twelve GUESTS.

George · « **Reply #98 on:** April 05, 2008, 03:47:31 PM »

Topic of the Day: A few years ago, I saw a one-man "Hamlet" that was very good. It was less than an hour and a half long, and the guy who performed it, also edited the script. It was a local production by a guy from Seattle and it got (and deserved) wonderful reviews.

George · « **Reply #99 on:** April 05, 2008, 03:58:41 PM »

Quote from: bk on April 05, 2008, 08:35:07 AM

That was basically my point - it didn't work in the Ahmanson, as I imagine it didn't work very well in a Broadway house. But, I have to believe that its initial accolades and buzz came from the fact that it was done in a very small, intimate theater, where, for some, it probably seemed fresh and exciting.

The production of Sweeney Todd that was done at Capital Playhouse (where we have our last performance of Side Show tonight) here in Olympia with Tony Award winner Jarrod Emick, pretty much copied the idea of the Broadway revival. They didn't have any of the actors playing their instruments, but they effectively set the show in an insane asylum. It was WONDERFUL...in my humble opinion.

Jennifer · « **Reply #100 on:** April 05, 2008, 04:00:57 PM »

I did not get a chance to watch GHOST WHISPERER yet. So i can't comment.

I am eager to know when they will start airing TORCHWOOD here. For sure not before hockey season is over (since they are both on the CBC here).

George · « **Reply #101 on:** April 05, 2008, 04:05:48 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on April 05, 2008, 08:55:47 AM

Eager to hear from those who watched GHOST WHISPERER last night since I didn't have a chance to see it. I'll have to catch a rerun this summer.

It was okay. Not wonderful but not bad. I'm still having a hard time getting used to Delia's son being played by a different actor who's aged several years after only a summer break. AND last night (not a real spoiler) they had him meet this beautiful bleach blonde (total cliché

) who could be a potential recurring girlfriend.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #102 on:** April 05, 2008, 04:14:30 PM »

Quote from: Cillaliz on April 05, 2008, 03:08:21 PM

What did you do with it?

I called the last number dialed and spoke with the owner's girlfriend's father. I asked him to ask the owner to call me and we'll arrange to get it returned. No call so far.

bk · « **Reply #103 on:** April 05, 2008, 04:33:04 PM »

We're STILL on page four?

bk · « **Reply #104 on:** April 05, 2008, 04:34:04 PM »

What is this errant and truant behavior? Do I need to get out the bitch-slap machine? Do I need to tell everyone to get off their collective ASSES and post?

bk · « **Reply #105 on:** April 05, 2008, 04:35:43 PM »

Maybe one of our eleven GUESTS would like to get off his/her BUTTCHEEKS and post something instead of just sitting there like so much fish.

Jane · « **Reply #106 on:** April 05, 2008, 04:47:44 PM »

Quote from: DearReaderLaura on April 05, 2008, 01:06:25 PM

I couldn't get the camera past the metal detector.

Darn.

Jane · « **Reply #107 on:** April 05, 2008, 04:52:36 PM »

Bruce, Keith asked if you responded to my post. I told him you are ignoring me.

Jane · « **Reply #108 on:** April 05, 2008, 04:54:19 PM »

DR Dakota-Keith's Lassner's arrived in America from Eastern Europe, the Krakow area of Poland. His great grandmother came from Moldavia, which is now Ostrava in the Czech Republic, & married a Lassner.

Jane · « **Reply #109 on:** April 05, 2008, 05:25:57 PM »

Quote from: Cillaliz on April 05, 2008, 03:08:41 PM

I am tempted to program in a contact on my cell phone that just says "HOME"

I have that, and number 2 on my speed dial is home, 3 is Keith. I would have begun with number 1 but my phone came with that programed to voice mail.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #110 on:** April 05, 2008, 05:26:27 PM »

I am seeing this new Sweeney Todd in a couple of weeks when it comes to Phoenix. I don't think I will like this gimmick of actors playing the instruments.

FJL · « **Reply #111 on:** April 05, 2008, 05:26:45 PM »

Back from a day of taxes, and a dinner with my lovely cousins from Scranton, who adored Little Mermaid.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #112 on:** April 05, 2008, 05:42:29 PM »

Good Evening!

Ah, it's amazing the things you learn and the things you hear when you spend a Saturday afternoon in a casting director's office. It's also great when you get to hear some new rumors, and it's even better when some older rumors are denied or confirmed.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #113 on:** April 05, 2008, 05:45:06 PM »

It wasn't me, DR Jose, and neither one of my kids was anywhere near!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #114 on:** April 05, 2008, 05:47:40 PM »

As for the Topic of the Day...

Well, I actually liked the John Doyle Sweeney Todd and Company for that matter. Do I want to see that approached adapted for every single show? No. But I have to give him and his team of actor/musicians for committing to the concept - and for memorizing all those notes!

As for things that have not worked, well, the two that come to mind are productions of Shakespeare's Macbeth and King Lear. In both cases, some gender-switching was involved. In Macbeth, Banquo was played by a woman which really played with the whole dynamic right at the top of the play. -And it was never made clear whether if Banquo was supposed to be a woman, or "simply" a woman playing a man. The King Lear was basically Queen Lear. The performances were fine, but, again, having a very Male part portrayed by a woman just did not really serve the play all that well.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #115 on:** April 05, 2008, 05:48:55 PM »

Quote from: DearReaderLaura on April 05, 2008, 05:45:06 PM

It wasn't me, DR Jose, and neither one of my kids was anywhere near!

You have nothing to worry about DR DearReaderLaura. All the talk about you revolved around your continually gorgeous pictures and your newly-revealed potty-mouth. High praise all around!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #116 on:** April 05, 2008, 05:52:31 PM »

DR MichaelS - As for Safari on a PC, well... First of all, I didn't know Mac made a PC version. -I guess that's some sort of reaction to Microsoft no longer supporting IE for Mac.

I like Safari, and it's the browser I use on my Mac. Both Safari and Firefox use a lot of same conventions and shortcuts - in fact, it always seems like one is borrowing "new" ideas from the other. Just use it for a while and see how it feels to you.

A browser is just a browser to me. I don't do any programming or website layout, so I've never been concerned with some of the more advanced features of the various browsers out there. As long as I know where to type in the URL, I'm happy.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #117 on:** April 05, 2008, 05:53:21 PM »

Quote from: TCB on April 05, 2008, 11:58:52 AM

Where is evrybody? You would think it was the weekend!

I am curious (yellow)... Are any of the non-Californians thinking of heading to Anaheim for the coming production of THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X?

Well... Now that you mention it...

Stay tuned.

bk · « **Reply #118 on:** April 05, 2008, 06:09:37 PM »

We're STILL on page four? Most unseemly.

bk · « **Reply #119 on:** April 05, 2008, 06:11:22 PM »

Finished all the choreography planned for today - lots of little changes in the opening number, but it looks swell. The cast has a lot of homework to do, and tomorrow is equally heavy.

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