Ditto, Michael. I'm glad TD was able to join Hugh in the finale. Mr. Jackman is so nice to pick people out of the audience to join him on stage :-)
Larry, your solo picture looks great.
So which one is Hugh Jackman and which one is Anthony?
We could possibly extend one week more, but then the theater is booked. We should only be so lucky. The song order is as follows:
I'd have to say PETER PAN was my all-time favorite fairy tale. It's fascinated me ever since I first saw the Disney movie (must have been 5 or so), and all of the other incarnations of it have always charmed me.
And yes thanks for correcting me DR RLP....it was David AMRAM who wrote the score for The Manchurian Candidate.....original!
Good manners were important to me even at that young age.
So which one is Hugh Jackman and which one is Anthony?
Stop saying THAT!!
What childrens' books have y'all discovered and fell in love with in your adulthood?
Jay,
After being invited to dinner, do you send your host a note? And is it an old-fashioned thank you or an e-mail? The DP does not think an e-mailed thank you is acceptable. Your opinion?
I forgot to mention the one elderly gent who came up to me and shook my hand and said, "How wonderful to have a revue like they used to do them - one good song after another." That's a wonderful complement because that's exactly what I wanted the show to be.
The hardest part for me - and this happens with any type of revue show - is the endurance aspect of it - both physically and mentally. I have a lot of notes to play, and a lot of "other things" to keep in mind.
Laters...
I can't decide whether I'm freezing of boiling as I work. I keep my ratty TV Guide free with your subscription sweatshirt by my chair and keep taking it off and putting it on. I realize this is monumentally boring if you're not intimately involved -- but thought I'd share.
...PLUS the reason I'm hot and cold is because when I'm deep in the throes of writing, I sometimes perspire, other times shiver. Sort of like having sex with your laptop. (Feel free to run with this.)
Had a spot of bad news this afternoon - will have to deal with it after we open, but, of course, could use all the excellent vibes and xylophones we can get in this neck of the woods.
My musical director for AND THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND told me that at the end of a performance, his fingers and forearms were severely aching from so many notes to play, especially since the bass and drums were the only other instruments on-stage. He carried the show, and it was daunting.
My hat's off to you, DR Jose.
Oh great. So now tonight I'll dream of hard drives and docking stations.
Nothing to do with the show, of course, just bothersome personal crap.
Lucky for Jose - he gets paid by the note 8)
We're being fiddled, say violinists
AP, Berlin
Wednesday March 24, 2004
The Guardian
Violinists at a German orchestra are suing for a pay rise on the grounds that they play many more notes per concert than their musical colleagues - a litigation that the orchestra's director yesterday called "absurd".
The 16 violinists at the Beethoven Orchestra, in the former West German capital Bonn argue that they work more than their colleagues who play instruments including the flute, oboe and trombone.
The violinists also say that a collective bargaining agreement that gives bonuses to performers who play solos is unjust.
But the orchestra's director Laurentius Bonitz said it was unreasonable to compare playing a musical instrument with other jobs.
"The suit is ridiculous," Bonitz said in a telephone interview. "It's absurd."
He also argued that soloists and musicians in other leading roles - such as the orchestra's two oboe players - should perhaps make more money.
"Maybe it's an interesting legal question but musically, it's very clear to everyone," Bonitz said.
The case is scheduled to go before a labour judge later this year.
Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004
Sort of like having sex with your laptop. (Feel free to run with this.)
That reminds of something screenwriter Ernest Lehman confides in the documentary feature on the DVD of "North By Northwest" -- it has to do with the final scene, which he wrote as a train going into the distance.
Hitch used symbolism and showed the train rushing into a tunnel....Lehman said he wishes he'd thought of it, but it was pure Hitchcock.
Saw a bumper sticker for Emily:GUN CONTROL
MEANS
USING BOTH HANDS
I have discovered something very, very bad. We had them at a party at work the other day. They are called Mario Fancy Cocktail Onions. They are a salt- aholic ‘s dream and worst night mare. I can’t get enough of them! Vinegar and salt. Yum! I bought 3 bottles of them, ate a whole bottle in one sitting the other night and drank all the juice. I’m eating bottle #2 as I type this. If I don’t stop, I’m going to bloat big time from all of the salt but I can’t seem to stop myself. I keep telling myself, “Just one more. Just one more!”
My Mom blames my nearsightedness on my “always having my nose in a book.”
I am "slightly" obssessed with a musical trying to get to Broadway (A Tale of Two Cities) Playbill has covered it twice in two recent articles.
Has anyone heard from DR Elmore?
I noticed! Your Website (http://web.bsu.edu/jjgunn/totc.htm) posts a link to a very slow website Tale of 2 Cities (http://www.ataleof2cities.com/)
der Brucer
I remember one line from a children's book that I loved but I can't find it anywhere. I've tried googling the line but to no avail. Ah, well some things are not meant to be repeated. Jonathan Wanathan Higgins McGee was the name of the character in the book.
I only have two words to say: "Adelphia Blech!"Panni, you are one of the few people who I would recommend getting a back-up access system. If at all possible.
Not only could I not access HHW, but I couldn't google info I needed for my writing. May I once again say "Blech!"
On a happier note... Great photos from NY!
Charming Page Two Dance.
(So many typos! Blecccchhhh!)
I know that children's books have changed with the times, but I never thought I'd see a list of best-selling children's books featuring a title like "Walter the Farting Dog".AKA Walter Canus Inflatus. (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/158394110X/qid=1092195851/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/104-5770511-0927105?v=glance&s=books) Yes, it's true! It's been translated into Latin (as all true classics should be)!
I can't decide whether I'm freezing of boiling as I work. I keep my ratty TV Guide free with your subscription sweatshirt by my chair and keep taking it off and putting it on. I realize this is monumentally boring if you're not intimately involved -- but thought I'd share.Film at eleven?
Now, if only der B could explain the hot flashes.A HOUSEKEEPER'S CREED...
Just realised that my father is even older than TCB who has a birthday in less than two weeks.
I see you lurking TCB. Especially good vibes to Elmore and TCB for those ongoing back problems.