And Nathan Lane as Lt. Max Bialystok Cable singing Younger Than Springtime to Elaine Stritch's Liat.
According to Rhino Handmade, the "LucyMame" soundtrack has completely sold out. They have released about two dozen limited edition soundtracks over the last few years and to my knowledge this is the only one that has sold out.
Hey, I forgot to mention--we had Gabe's last ostepath appointment yesterday and he is "officially healed." And, I wasn't crazy (or at least, not about this)--our doctor was indeed a former NFL player for the Denver Broncos. I knew I had recognized his name. Is that weird or what?
DR Jed,
Forgive me, but your latest chronicle had me in stitches.
Nellie - Elsa Lanchester
Emile - Boris Karloff
Bloody Mary - Tor Johnson
Liat - Maria Ouspenskaya
Lt Cable - Bela Lugosi
Luther Billis - Charles Laughton
(Choreography by James Whale)
SLAUGHTER ON TENTH AVENUE
Just a suggestion --- and before anyone complains I admit that I am just as guilty as everyone else --- but can we do our stunt casting without Nathan, Rosie and Harvey who have been mentioned in just about every stunt casting we've ever had. That makes it too easy.
1. Why did they announce group A one after another? I thought it was the stupidest thing they've ever done. The whole excitement of it is having them put alternate contestants in each group.
2. How on earth are people voting? Either the power voters are going crazy, or people have no clue who they like.
Who is Kenny Miller and Why Is He Talking About Me?
RLP: Have you seen joecaps' latest? Check out the West Side Story CD thread - he is now saying that WSS in its roadshow engagement in NY had no intermission. This, of course, is nonsense. It played twice a day, just as it did in LA and it had an intermission just as it did in all its two a day roadshow runs.
Hey, does anyone have a URL for a *decent* review of the Universal Monster Legacy set? I am seeing such divergent opinions (surprise, surprise), I'd like to see something definitive. BK, maybe you'd like to tackle this one on the DVD site?
RLP: Have you seen joecaps' latest? Check out the West Side Story CD thread - he is now saying that WSS in its roadshow engagement in NY had no intermission. This, of course, is nonsense. It played twice a day, just as it did in LA and it had an intermission just as it did in all its two a day roadshow runs.
Side effect to this Children of Eden mess...
It's seems so odd for me to be sans-facial hair!!!
*Note - The photo to the left hasn't been an accurate representation in this regard for a few months, as I'd gotten rid of the full beard, but still had the moustache and goatee... rather like DR George. But this newly naked face of mine is just strange!!! :D
Does anyone out there have the hardbound collection of N.Y. Times movie reviews that was published in the late 70s-early 80s?
I have it in storage. I'm sure there is a Crowther review of WSS in there and it will probably mention an intermission.
*Note - The photo to the left hasn't been an accurate representation in this regard for a few months, as I'd gotten rid of the full beard, but still had the moustache and goatee... rather like DR George. But this newly naked face of mine is just strange!!! :D
Well, I saw WSS with an intermission, but clicking on the link below provides a UA memo about its presentation that does not include an intermission.
Countdown to 40,000 posts. I do believe we'll make it this very day.
RE: South Pacific:
NELLIE: Marissa Jaret Winokur
EMILE: Matthew Broderick
LT. CABLE: Billy Joel
BLOODY MARY: Judi Dench
LIAT: Bette Midler
LUTHOR: Robert Redford
And, as STEWPOT, our very own Able-bodied seaman, DR Jed!
Well, the comedy of errors that is this production of Children of Eden for which I'm vocal director hit unbelievable heights today. I arrived at the high school for our final dress rehearsal to learn that the little $#!% who was playing Abel decided to quit the show TODAY. This kid had shown up for all of ONE vocal rehearsal, and missed a number of stage rehearsals as well. Unfortunately, we had only 6 males in the show at it was (and had to go begging for 2 of them), so the director decided not to cut him. He had no clue what he was doing much of his time on stage, and looked like a jackass... which he apparently realized, and simply decided to screw everyone else over rather than suffer his consequences.
Seeing where this was leading, my mind started racing trying to figure out some sort of solution to this whole debacle without getting roped into filling the role myself. Well, no great epiphany came, so... I'm now playing Abel in this high school production. (Really thought I was done with high school theatre when I graduated 6 years ago!) I, who have never played a young-ish role in my life (due to my 6-foot, 250lb build and booming bass voice), am now supposed to be portraying a 15-year-old, while a scrawny, true 15-year-old is portraying my father. :) Just beyond ridiculous.
Thankfully, it's a small role (and is not doubled with one of the Act II brothers, as is usually done). I have some memorizing to get to... opening night curtain is 17 hours away! (Plenty of time to learn this role, really, but sounds good and dramatic)
Today's Topic of the Day:
A Sondheim Players South Pacific
Nellie: Bernadette Peters
Emile: Mandy Patinkin
Bloody Mary: Danielle Ferland
Joe: Larry Kert
Liat: Dean Jones
Luther: Patti LuPone
Men’s Chorus: Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Jason Alexander, Nathan Lane
Nurse’s Chorus: Ethel Merman, Rosalind Russell, Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Bette Midler
Oh, wow, Jed! It's too bad there's no such thing as "youth makeup"...you know, since they have age makeup and all. I am expecting pics too!!LMAO!!
Last night, our makeup lady, Pat, a good friend of mine for a number of years, said, "Making you look 15 was NOT in my contract!" :D
I love Earth Vs. The Spider! Especially that skinny little giant spider leg that tries to scare Sally Fraser and the sceaming little toddler!
This was a drive-in movie for me, and I still confuse its sequences with TARANTULA, which I also thought was a hoot.
Last night, our makeup lady, Pat, a good friend of mine for a number of years, said, "Making you look 15 was NOT in my contract!" :D
Things could be worse, Dear Reader Jed. The show could have been Annie and the AWOL player could have been the one cast in the titular role.
Things could be worse, Dear Reader Jed. The show could have been Annie and the AWOL player could have been the one cast in the titular role.
Well, I was going to post a picture to help us get to the 40,000 mark, but now I see I don't need to.
I need a cigarette
PARTAY!!!
(My "almost there" already was, but who cares...)
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Oh, and I totally forgot to mention:
Soon we will be the most popular site on all the Internet.
Just how many Perry Mason shows did Leslie Parrish do? There was another on just now - gorgeous beyond belief she was. And there's another on in a day or two - that's three they've shown this month.
Well, I should probably wrap things up and head off for the theater! Gotta run the chorus through a bit of last-minute review on a couple numbers and such before the show. Will surely let all y'all know how it goes.
Well, I should probably wrap things up and head off for the theater! Gotta run the chorus through a bit of last-minute review on a couple numbers and such before the show. Will surely let all y'all know how it goes.
Believe it or not, I'm a pretty shy and private person and have never done this sort of thing before.
I, too, believe it's time for Guy to do something new and fun. We shall see what we can whip up.
Dear Friend BK, long ago we talked about the talented Mr Haines doing "Guy and Dolls." I thought that was a clever idea and title.
I'm fairly certain WSS had an intermission when it played Toronto. I found movie intermissions very annoying! I liked sitting there for hours. I did NOT want to leave the story and get up. I guess it was (is) different for the male of the species. (Not as if a woman could get into the Restroom unless she sprinted for the door the moment intermission started.)
Would he sing all of the parts? :D
DRELMORE that picture is freaking me out!
I found this here site, the Happiest Site on the Internet, through bk, who urged me to post. (Was still living in Boulder at the time.)
I resisted, even when he posed questions of the day such as "What is your favorite television movie?"...
I find that so sweet and am very happy you stopped resisting. How did you meet Bruce?
Does anyone here not know how I joined this site? I don’t want to repeat the story too often.
Some radio show here in France does a tribute to Stephen Sondheim with a half hour every day; all weel long.
The host mentioned how stunned Angela was when she had to sing some songs for Sweeney Todd; she wondered where she would catch her breath for "A Little Priest"...
Patti LuPone takes part in the show, and, when retold that trivia, she said:
"Well, the songs are hard to sing. But I'm a singer; Angela Lansbury is not!"
Comments??????
So how did I find HHW? Warning: Long intro.
Fast forward to last summer when I got to chatting with with a DR on another site. She talked me into visiting HHW - the friendliest and smartest place on the Internet. That was definitely a green pen gesture. Thanks, Maya.
I can’t remember if SWW had an intermission or not.I can't remember ever having an intermission. But thanks for the thoughts.
Hmmmmmmmmmm.....I think that strange credit for APPLAUSE had something to do with a royalty arrangement whereby the copyright owner of the material ALL ABOUT EVE (the movie) 20th Century Fox was getting a royalty and its writer was not because only elements from the original story were used in the play (though embellished) - no character created specifically for the movie was in the play (i.e. Addison DeWitt), and a larger royalty would have had to go to Mankiewicz.
BK as Bloody Mary - now THAT'S comedy.
The life expectancy of a racoon is 5-8 years in captivity and a maximum of 13 years in the wild.Show off.
Thanks Jed. Did the makeup succeed? Can you sing falsetto?