Back to obscure plays:
I've long been fascinated by the main character's dilemma in Poor Murderer: He's an actor who's very believable on stage, but when he's not playing a role, nobody believes him. It's one of those cleverly-constructed things where the action parallels the play-within-the-play, which, in this case, is Hamlet. It's by Pavel Kohout, a Czech.
If we're talking albums, than the books of the shows aren't hampering our enjoyment. There's a show that left me scratching my head in the theatre, so weird and unstructured it was. But, on record, A New Brain has many a glorious moment, including what has become the most popular show-tune love song of the past decade, "Sailing." Mary Testa and Kristin Chenoweth have supporting roles.For once we're in total agreement about scores, and definately about a song. I first heard A New Brain while der Brucer was in the hospital a few years back, for meningitis. "Sailing" helped me keep going through the worst two months of my life. (Fortunately, der B doesn't remember a thing of that time. Also fortunately, his brain came back. But it was scary for quite a while.)
"If Heaven exists" (to quote someone quoting someone else) I hope it's somewhat like Bruce Jay Friedman's Steambath, a very funny and philisophical depiction of God (who hands out towels) and life after death. As you can tell, I'm attracted to the humorous and often-weird plays of the 1960s, but this one is grounded enough that it won't strike you as all that weird. It's only heaven.I remember the television production, with Bill Bixby in the lead. Valerie Perine sure knew how to make a towel look good.
I'm confused. Since when is DR Jed a former reader? :(
Obscure musicals: Well, DR DTM received the Showbill for one, TRIXIE TRUE, Teen Detective. (Confidential to DR DTM: If I had known you were looking for it, I would have found it in one of those boxes in the closet.....you know the ones..... Can I ask how much you paid?) All those one-nighters and out-of-town-closers. I (and the DP) happen to be a BIG fan of STEEL PIER. I am sure I will think of others later.
Here's my number one choice for obscure play:
... I've looked through every box in my storage facility, but there is one missing box, which has a lot of rare scripts in it. For a time I stored some things in the old Bay Cities offices and some of that got moved to somone's garage - I retrieved all that stuff, but it is my belief that that box is still there, although I went and looked for it and didn't find it. That said, I still think it's buried there somewhere.
Speaking of the missing, where has DR Jason been all this time?
Speaking of Wacky Noodles, last week I almost picked up the Wacky Races DVD collection. I loved this cartoon series as as a kid (including the spin-offs that were produced the following year.) But something tells me that my memory of it is much more golden that what actually exists on the DVDs. It's probably best that I let myself pass up on this set.
Ha! Dan, I almost bought it too! I loved that show when I was a kid! I even have a Penelope Pitstop Matchbox car!
I think A TIME FOR SINGING has a glorious score. I've never seen the show produced on the stage, but listening to the album (like so many other flop shows), it's hard to believe it wasn't a success.
Yep, I love DEAR WORLD and PRETTYBELLE, too. Or maybe it's Angela Lansbury I love! :D
JRand, was THE LITTLE PRINCESS totally in colour or was it just the dream/faery tale sequence?
I got one of those, too, along with Dick Dastardly's car. I also have a few of the cars that were cereal prizes. And when I was a lad, I had the snap-together models of a few of the vehicles.
Mmmmmm...I'm feeling an eBay search comin' on...
I'm a great admirer of Lorraine Hansberry's second and last play, THE SIGN IN SIDNEY BRUSTEIN'S WINDOW. As with A RAISIN IN THE SUN, the author takes on moral issues but doesn't preach. There's a rich cast of characters, plenty of dramatic tension, and genuine humor. I've seen the play and have read it (Random House hardcover edition - $3.95). It stands up well, and I'd love to see it revived.
Inspired by the thread's title, I think I'll write a Concerto for Pompous Bassoon. The last time I wrote a classical piece was right before we invaded Iraq and so many people were mad at our nation's oldest ally. It was called Concerto for Freedom Horn.Unlike French Fries (which are really Belgian), it turns out that historically the French Horn really is French! (http://thefrenchhorn.net/hornhist.html) (That's for all you trivia lovers out there.)
Also each year in London, I see wonderful plays that never seem to make it over here:Would you remember Caryl Churchill's Serious Money, a comedy in verse about large sums in England's banking community?
Here is your Allison Hayes picture of the week!Impersonating Diana Rigg in her early years? Or the other way around?
Lounging in a nice one piece jumpsuit - taking a call from her agent Jack Pomeroy, no doubt! ;D
But I was just over at the Footlights web site ordering CD's that nobody else carries and noticed the Hungarian cast album of Grease. Outrageously expensive of course.
Uh, are you sure "they fed him at the hospital" deserves a happy smiley? :-X is too often more appropriate. :-\
elmore just returned home. He has a headache so he took some Tylenol with codeine and is going to bed. All went well and they fed him at the hospital. :D
DtM - THE LITTLE PRINCESS was one of two movies Shirley Temple did in Technicolor at Fox....(THE BLUEBIRD was the other) - so it's in color, not colorized!
I look exactly like Allison Hayes when I lay on my couch - an amazing coincidence.
Tammy Minoff dropped by and we had a spot of lunch and I helped her set up an eBay account. She liked my new lamp and loved my new painting and helped me decide which wall was best. It's going to go above the piano, which seems the perfect place. It's not seeable when you enter the room at first, but it's a really good spot and I can put the actual album cover below it, plus one of the directional lights is right there and will illuminate it really nicely.
Danise, Congratulations on Hitting Four digits!/[glow]M'gosh, you're right, we've another Deux Dieu! Congrats, Danise!
Found out today at NUNCRACKERS rehearsal that the actress playing Sister Robert Anne has an accordian that my character can use to accompany the Mother Superior in her number "Old Time Carnival Christmas." I've never played an accordian, but do play the piano, so I guess in five weeks I might be able to learn enough to provide a little ambience to the number. The show is stacking up to be a lot of fun.
It barely illuminates the picture, which looks great on the wall where it's not hanging.
...But back to the pie... After analyzing a slice - or two - a Bayou Goo pie is made up of the following:And someone forced you to eat all the whipped cream, right?
(from the bottom up)
-Pie Crust - flazy and crunchy all at once
-A cheesecake-type layer - and I think there was even some flaked coconut in it.... I think. About 1/2 inch thick.
-The "Goo" layer - basically, it's a very thick and rich chocolate pudding/mousse with crushed pecans in it. About 1 inch thick - if not thicker.
-Whipped Cream. Lots and lots of whipped cream.
-Chocolate shavings.
And I'd have to say the whole pie weighed at least three pounds if not more.