I have a friend who, for an English class, needs a song from a musical that has to do with someone who's crazy. Any ideas?
I can figure out what tehzeebs are....and she's got 'em!
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Hausam writes:
Hal Prince likes us to remind us of the critical difference between a flop (a showbiz term) and a failure (an evaluation of artistic worth). Floyd Collins, Parade, and The Wild Party were flops, but far from failures. Why weren't they popular? Looking only at the artistic elements, I would have to say that it's as simple as: they were anti-musicals, and the audience and the critics assumed, expected and insisted upon musicals.
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this work is truly excellent; it's just out of synch with the dominant values of our times.
Welcome DR Bevan!
You say you have been watching the movie Thirteen. What do you think of it? I was hoping to getting around to renting it this weekend...
Later I dreamed that I was at the Gershwin Theatre - third row, center - and was having the most splendid time seeing Wicked. There was only one glitch. The guy in front of me kept moving his head.Piece of cake (Dobos)... You're feeling a bit guilty about thinking that your friend Salah is silly to have walked out on WICKED. On the other hand, as he's you're friend and you probably respect his opinions, part of you is thinking that he may be right. Which makes you feel equally guilty because so many of your friends at HHW love the show. Your subconscious has to somehow illuminate the dilemma. So in your dreams it takes you to the theater to see WICKED for yourself. You're having a splendid time (the HHW loyalty) but also a terrible time (the Salah loyalty). Thus, both sides of the emotional landscape you are exploring are reflected in your dream experience of the show. (Now if the man in front of you were smoking a cigar, the analysis would be QUITE different. On the other hand, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.)
Would anyone care to analyze that?
My friend Salah just returned from NYC. Last evening we were having dinner together at another friend's - a delicious (and garlicky) homemade Lebanese meal. I asked Salah about New York, and he said Wicked was so boring that he walked out during intermission. Later I dreamed that I was at the Gershwin Theatre - third row, center - and was having the most splendid time seeing Wicked. There was only one glitch. The guy in front of me kept moving his head.
Would anyone care to analyze that?
I don't get to watch Will & Grace too much because I usually watch Survivor (& The Apprentice).
Panni you missed your true calling in life...
I'm in a Leontyne Price sort of mood right now, so I think I shall put Aida on the turntable. Or maybe Il Trovatore. Or perhaps Un Ballo in Maschera. Decisions, decisions.
My true calling was to be a Broadway diva. Only my voice and dancing abillities got in the way.
DR Emily: I want to see L5Y too! :(
I also want to see The Producers and Hairspray and Urinetown (all in Toronto). Maybe we should live there!
DRBEVAN looks like DRJED
The Eisner Company has just announced a new TV Movie" "The Muppetts Wizard of Oz" with Miss Piggy as both Elphaba and Galinda!!! I wonder what part Victor Garber will play in this one.
CD - Dvorjak Piano Quintet - Takacs String Quartet w. Andreas Haefliger
ooh - Canstage has a special $25 for 25 ticket where if you show proof of being under the age of 25 you get buy a ticket to any of their shows for $25... CDN!!! :D
Folks who are fussing about the spelling of paprikás should be willing to give a Bohemian his due and spell it
Dvorák!
Maybe THEY should realize that Montreal is way more fun than Toronto and should come to US!" :)
In my experience, Montreal is no fun for an English-only speaker!
der Brucer (resident Francophobe)
A PLEA TO FANS OF CLASSIC DISNEY ANIMATION
The Disney Studio has completed a classic animated version of The Three Musketeers starring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy in the title roles. Michael Eisner has decided that as good as it is, it would not attract audiences and be too much of a financial risk to release it to theatres since it is not computer animated. He wants it to release it directly to DVD.
My friend Salah just returned from NYC. Last evening we were having dinner together at another friend's - a delicious (and garlicky) homemade Lebanese meal. I asked Salah about New York, and he said Wicked was so boring that he walked out during intermission. Later I dreamed that I was at the Gershwin Theatre - third row, center - and was having the most splendid time seeing Wicked. There was only one glitch. The guy in front of me kept moving his head.
Would anyone care to analyze that?
For DR Dan: Yes I really do like The Apprentice. Even last night's recap episode was fun. But it is interesting how the first to go were the men. And now he's been getting rid of all the women. There are only 2 women left (and 4 men).
To me the only possible winner is Amy. Everyone else is less than stellar.
I was sure it would come down to Troy and Amy, but after the dressdown Troy received last week, I'm not so sure. As for Amy, someon mentioned to me that she currently has a website where she is fishing for acting offers, which seems kind of odd. I'll try to find the site address and post it later.
Sweet thinking, Dear Reader Der Brucer, but I will be in San Diego that day taking in a performance of Verdi's Don Carlo.
Cool! Another Apprentice viewer! I am so hooked into this show (it's the only reality show I've stuck with since the first go-round of Survivor.)
I am totally MORTIFIED, DerBrucer. I don't know why I did that. Shall I use being in a trance as an excuse. I hang my head in SHAME. Have I mentioned I don't know why I did that? If I had a blackboard I would wear a dunce's hat and write out 1000 times DvorákDvorákDvorákDvorákDvorákDvorákDvorákDvorákDvorákDvorák
DvorákDvorákDvorákDvorákDvorákDvorákDvorák...
I don't know why I did that.....
Well off to opening night. Thanks for the good wishes everyone... 8)
Then afterwards home for some highly anticipated KRITZER TIME! ;D
KISSES ON YOUR OPENING!
Well, that just shot our "family site" status all to hell! :o
;D
Well, that just shot our "family site" status all to hell! :o
;D
It's all in your mind, dear boy!Unfortunately for some of us it still is "all in our mind". Thanks for the smile elmore and Jed. I'm with TCB - on the floor. (Don't go there)
I am still so annoyed from my morning, I can barely write two sentences - which makes me more annoyed.
Unfortunately for some of us it still is "all in our mind". Thanks for the smile elmore and Jed. I'm with TCB - on the floor. (Don't go there)
Oh DR WFO: do let us know when Joe returns home!
(i hope it's already happened).
And DR DerBrucer: I agree with DR Emily, you could easily get along in Montreal with English only (especially downtown and on the West Island where I am). There are definitely some areas around Montreal that are much more french. But the downtown core is totally bilingual.
It is not too late to have Mickey, Donald and Goofy released to theatres if enough interest is shown. That is the purpose of writing to Mr. Cook who could change the distribution plan if he finds there is enough interest in it. This information was posted on a Disney fan site today. Apparently there has already been some interest shown in changing this to a theatrical release and Mr. Cook is concerned that they might be making a mistake. There have been trailers before on Disney DVDs and VHSs for films whose releases were postponed or that were shown in theatres first and then released to home video later than initially planned (PETER PAN 2 was one of them). That is why enough e-mails like I suggested could get this released first to theatres.
DRBEVAN looks like DRJED
WELCOME HOME, JOE!
Larry - Nice to be loved! I still feel silly. I think it's because I hardly ever write "Dvorak" - make that NEVER write it. And my Hungarian brain just spells things phonetically by default. I did, however, spell Andreas Haefliger correctly. So all is not lost.
Panni, I just got the complete Dvorak String Quartets on 10 CDs. What a great composer!
A great line from Slate Magazine (http://slate.msn.com/id/2097299/)
"Allowing Jayson Blair to judge the ethics of a writer—or publication—is a little like green-lighting Josef Mengele to lead a malpractice investigation of Marcus Welby."
Did elmoore find today's notes amusing?
I won't share the other incident, as (at least for me!) it was the emotional highpoint of the novel, and would be therefore by classified as a major spoiler. And I wouldn't dream of spoiling it for anyone who hasn't read Benjamin Kritzer.>>
RLP sniped and won a nice rare CD for a very low price.
One man's "Boring" is another man's "Delightful"!
Ann, I didn’t know. Has that always been the case or did something happen to your ear? Ignore me if you don’t want to answer the question.
That's for sure ;D
Elmore I thought you might return and comment on the next 50 minutes I didn’t watch. So new fans of Wonderfalls, does her personality brighten at all?
My friend Salah just returned from NYC. Last evening we were having dinner together at another friend's - a delicious (and garlicky) homemade Lebanese meal. I asked Salah about New York, and he said Wicked was so boring that he walked out during intermission. Later I dreamed that I was at the Gershwin Theatre - third row, center - and was having the most splendid time seeing Wicked. There was only one glitch. The guy in front of me kept moving his head.Would Salah happen to be tall?
Would anyone care to analyze that?
Would Salah happen to be tall?
elmore l shall have to give it another chance. At the moment I don't have room on TIVO to record the show tonight but I can catch the reruns.
RE: The apprentice
DR Dan (the man) wrote:Yes, I would be interested to see it. I don't know her last name. But it was funny to hear her introduce herself as Amelia on last night's show.
Plus don't all the others get on your nerves? Every single one of the others seems incompetent to me :)
Dear Reader Panni--Intrepretation: You have a strange attraction to Alfred Hitchcock.
Last night I dreamed about locomotive trains going through tu....
Oh, never mind.
Amen! I love The Apprentice! I have no idea who will win, but I thought Omarrosa (too many r's, too big an s) was a pretentious twit and fraud; one more self-promoting resume fraud you find in every occupation,
We all had a laugh about the Steak Tartare on the menu I printed out for Joe Allens. $20.00 and it's not even cooked! Yet, strange enough the more I think about it, the more I'd like to try it. It's not like it's raw fish. Yuck.What you're paying for with steak tartare is the freshness and quality of the ingredients. Not only is the beef not cooked, neither is the egg with which it is garnished! So Joe Allen's has to be very sure of the quality, or they would not be serving it. Der Brucer enjoys this sort of thing; I personally do not. (No wonder Jenny's mother was a bit shocked by der B's dinner choices!)
I entertained dear reader Panni and her guest tonight in the home environment.And a lovely time was had watching BAREFOOT IN THE PARK while eating take-out from Jerry's Deli. Haven't seen BAREFOOT in ages and it's still delightful. Mildred Natwick is beyond perfect. But I had forgotten that her "advanced" age in the movie is 52! And the exorbitant rate at the Plaza is $30. a night. The outrageously high rent for the little apartment is $125.00. ...1967. Was it THAT long ago?
I am totally MORTIFIED, DerBrucer. I don't know why I did that. Shall I use being in a trance as an excuse. I hang my head in SHAME. Have I mentioned I don't know why I did that? If I had a blackboard I would wear a dunce's hat and write out 1000 times DvorákDvorákDvorákDvorákDvorákDvorákDvorákDvorákDvorákDvorák
DvorákDvorákDvorákDvorákDvorákDvorákDvorák...
I don't know why I did that.....
DR Jay, how was the CANDIDE directed by Jeffrey Lentz? It was you. wasn't it?