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Archives => Archive 7 => Topic started by: bk on October 20, 2006, 09:27:16 PM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were in some sort of fettle, hopefully fine, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they are trying to figure out exactly what a fettle is.
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It's 9:12 a.m. in the City of Studio....but that doesn't stop the new day from starting in NYC...nosirreebrucekimmel it doesn't!!!
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Since it's a new day...at last....
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Save the cheerleader...
....save the World!
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And the word of the day is: ACUMINATE!
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Try as I might, I find it difficult to acuminate sticks with my fingernails!
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Folks in the Portland, Oregon/Vancouver, Washington area: Skip's show HERRINGBONE, which was done to a fare-thee-well-smash-hit run this past summer in Vancouver, WA, is returning for an addiitonal engagement at the same theater in Vancouver, WA from November 3 to Dceember 23. Here's the address of the theater's website:
http://themainstreetschedule.com/photos.html
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In case there are producer types reading this board, here are some reviews from HERRINGBONE's summer run.
Herringbone
REVIEWED BY ALISON HALLETT
I'd never heard of actor Taylor Askman before the Vancouver Arts Equity's production of Herringbone, but as I took my seat in the funky Main Street Theatre in downtown Vancouver, a drunken woman sitting in front of me assured me that the 22-year-old is "extremely talented." My first thought? He'd better be. Herringbone is a one-man show, which means that if that one man can't swing it, the audience is in for a long, painful night. Fortunately, Askman can swing it. Damn, can he swing it.
The shockingly talented Askman plays Herringbone's titular character, a tall, self-possessed vaudevillian with curly orange hair and a ratty (what else) herringbone suit. Herringbone is the host of this show, as well as the sole performer. His first number is the song "One of Those Years," as in, "Have you ever had 'one of those years?'" Herringbone has, and this play is about that year.
Before he was called Herringbone, he was called George. During the year in question, George is a precocious eight-year-old living in the Depression-era South. His family is dirt poor, and when George wins a speech competition, his parents use the money to enroll him in dance classes: They've heard that "child stars" can make good money in Los Angeles, and they're hoping that George might be their ticket out of poverty.
George takes dances lessons from a man called Chicken, formerly of the famed vaudeville act Chicken and Turtle. Lou, Chicken's former partner, is dead; while studying with Chicken, George becomes possessed by Lou's ghost, who seizes control of George's body and forces him to strangle Chicken. George's parents hit the road, fleeing the crime scene with the Lou-possessed George in tow.
The family makes their way to Hollywood, paying their way with money Lou makes performing in bars (in George's body, of course). Through it all, Lou and George share George's body in an awkward tug of war. While in Hollywood, Lou forces George to run away from his parents—an abrupt introduction to manhood.
George and Lou vie for possession of George's body, a struggle that comes to a disturbing head when Lou invites a woman back to their room and tries to seduce her. George is horrified (and the scene is horrifying), forcing the conflict between Lou and George to a climactic end.
This elaborate story is reenacted entirely by Herringbone: Herringbone is George, all grown up and in full mastery of his inner demons. As Herringbone tells his story, he moves seamlessly from one character to the next: from George's wide eyes and high-pitched stutter, to George's mother's lazy Southern drawl, to Lou's hoarse, raspy bark.
Whether you take this show at face value, as a tale of ghostly possession, or read it as a coming-of-age parable with Oedipal implications, there's no doubt that in the wrong hands Herringbone could be an unmitigated disaster:The script, simply, is a bitch. It's demanding, hectic, and thematically abstruse. There's no room for error; if even one character is anything less than distinct, narrative coherence would quickly vanish.
And as if multiple characters weren't enough to contend with, there's the song-and-dance angle as well. Lyricist Ellen Fitzhugh has penned a few gems, like "What's a Body to Do (with a Body)?" after Chicken is murdered, and pianist K.J. McElrath keeps admirable pace with the demands of Skip Kennon's score. Some of the songs involve two or three characters, requiring Askman to rifle through his repertoire of characters with dizzying speed.
Askman, though, endows each char acter with enough specific mannerisms that they are each easy to identify and distinguish from one another, but he never veers into caricature: Each character remains human, even the fiendish Lou. It's almost unsettling, how good he is; at times Askman, like George, seems possessed. He keeps it up even during the musical numbers: As with everything else he attempts during this production, Askman makes singing duets with himself seem easy.
Therein lines the real marvel of this show: Askman's ability to keep so many plates spinning at once. His curly red hair and smooth, clammy make-up invite comparisons to a clown, and like any good clown, he is a mimic, a cipher. His identity shifts and dissolves behind his enigmatic grease-painted face; Askman looks like Gene Wilder and sounds like Tim Curry, but the sum of his talents is, without a doubt, one of the most impressive performances I've seen.
BY ALISON HALLETT - THE PORTLAND MERCURY (Aug 24, 2006)
One-man cast carries dark, funny 'Bone'
Monday, July 24, 2006
Review by HOLLY JOHNSON
Do vaudeville and the dark arts seem likely bedfellows?
They get along just fine in "Herringbone," a terrifying yet mesmerizing play by Tom Cone from the 1970s (later revised into a two-act musical).
It starts with an unsuspecting 8-year-old named George bound for Hollywood during the Depression, who takes stage lessons, finds he's pretty good at tap-dancing, and is suddenly inhabited by the spirit of a louche 35-year-old vaudevillian dwarf. He's so creepy, it's easy to see why his former show-biz partner knocked him off.
Horrific, mesmerizing and funny, the play once featured Joel Grey in an East Coast performance, and artistic director Llewellyn J. Rhoe of Arts Equity Inc. in Vancouver offers a riveting production, with new songs by composer Skip Kennon and lyricist Ellen Fitzbugh.
Taylor Askman, 22, who plays all the roles in this intimate yet hugely complex show, displays an amazing quicksilver talent as he serves up a cadre of characters. He possesses a face actors long for: a combination of cartoon character and classical statue. But it's his ability to sketch characters with depth and mercurial speed that stands out.
One minute he's Louise, George's arch, ambitious Southern mom; the next he's young George, with a tiny voice and bemused stare. The contrast is stark next to the gnarled, gravelly voiced dwarf Lou, who materializes unannounced. And then there's George's imperious, looming dad, Dot the giggly seductress, and adult George, the grave narrator. The characters seem to materialize from a sideshow in Askman's brain. He's a big talent, and Rhoe has obviously found a vehicle that gives him a big tent in which to move around.
The play is a brutal coming-of-age story with a nod to Kafka or Stephen King, and the musical numbers mesh perfectly. Musical accompaniment by musical director Kevin McElrath on piano is a pleasure to hear. The gaping set, a textured affair in black and red surfaces designed by Rhoe, echoes the maw of hell itself.
at Main Street Theatre, 606 Main St., Vancouver; $8-$23, 360-695-3770.
Holly Johnson, Special to the Oregonian - The Oregonian (Jul 24, 2006)
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I still love that "maw of hell itself" line describing the set.
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Has someone already made a "fit as a fettle" pun?
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« Reply #186 on: Today at 09:07:04pm »
DR Francois ask yesterday who sang Cheer Up Charlie in Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory.
It was Diana Sowle
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Well, Michael, I was just questioning that fact, for, with such a glorious voice, how come we don't know her as a singer?
And I was wondering if the ghost voice was not Shelby Flint...
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Bad casting choices for A CHORUS LINE: Troy Donahue for the guy who sings "If Troy Donahue could be a movie star..."
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Anna Nicole Smith to sing "What I Did For Love"
Mike Barnum to do "Everything Was Beautiful At the Bolly"
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Playbill article about the Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner concert, with prominent mentions of Kritzerland:
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/102857.html
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Folks in the Portland, Oregon/Vancouver, Washington area: Skip's show HERRINGBONE, which was done to a fare-thee-well-smash-hit run this past summer in Vancouver, WA, is returning for an addiitonal engagement at the same theater in Vancouver, WA from November 3 to Dceember 23. Here's the address of the theater's website:
http://themainstreetschedule.com/photos.html (http://themainstreetschedule.com/photos.html)
Great news! I wasn't able to see it the first time, so now I might be able to catch it!! The show that I'm in will end on December 17...but I don't know if they will, or even can extend the run.
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In Rehoboth Beach,The Clear Space New Works Festival (under the artistic direction of Doug Yetter) will be presenting a staged reading of a full length musical comedy based on Sherlock (Holmes, not Jane's pooch :)):
(http://www.clearspaceproductions.com/images/upcoming_newworks.jpg)
Sherlock Holmes
(The Early Years)
Book by Kate Ferguson
Lyrics by Susannah Pearse
Music by Jared Dembowski
Additional Material by Robbie Hudson
I know nothing about the creative team, but did dig the following from the net:
Jared M. Dembowski (music) is a recent graduate of NYU's graduate musical theatre writing program. Works include two full length pieces: Lost Boy with Susannah Pearse, Pinocchio, the musical with Scott Drown and a 20 minute piece entitled The Comical Tragedy or the Tragical Comedy of Mr. Punch & Judy with Michael Jackson. Jared has also written numerous other theatre songs as well. He is a member of ASCAP, the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop as an advanced member and is also a member of the Dramatist's Guild.
Susannah Pearse (words) is a recent graduate of NYU's graduate musical theatre writing program. Works include Lost Boy with Jared Dembowski, Once Upon a Time in Narcissia with Youn-Young Park, Farm! and Out Damn Spot! with Robbie Hudson and Robin Hood with Kate Ferguson. She is currently writing The Last Photograph, a musical about Charles Dodgson, with Gyles Brandreth.
Lost Boy was developed at the Musical Theatre Writing program, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.
Hamlet Plays: (April 2006)
Decisive Playwrite: music by Nick Moore with book & lyrics by Sushannah Pearce
Director: Selda Sahin
Cast: John Buxton, Jennifer Stackpole, Reza Jacobs, and Jared Dembowski
Synopsis: n/k
Based on the character 'Hamlet'
Songs performed at the Woodstock Fringe
BMI Workshop 2002
I (Jamie McGonnigal) also had the pleasure of performing at the BMI Workshop again last night, this time for the very talented writing team of Jared Dembowski, Lisa Bradlow and Jennifer Lapidus. I sang a song from their Frankie and Johnny musical, which has a great deal of potential
(From Amazon)
Book Description
'Twas the Night before Christmas is a magical, musical adaptation of the well-known 19th-century rhyme, including parts for mice, children, toys, Santa Claus, reindeer and many more, all with amazing costumes. The well-written original songs, expandable cast list and incidental music provide opportunities for children to add dance and mime to their production.
About the Author
Matthew White (Hornsey, U.K.) performs regularly in West End musicals and is a highly regarded producer.
Susannah Pearse (London) has written songs for Everyone's Singing Lord.
Do any of the more informed readers have any knowledge of any of these folks?
der Brucer
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Also as part of the Festival, there will be a concert of "Songs that Tell a Story" (new songs for Cabaret or musical theatre).
One of the songsmiths to be showcased is Ryan Scott Oliver (Maybe bk knows something about him):
Last year he had a premiere work in Santa Monica - MAKING BEAUTIFUL:
Limited Engagement opens Friday, November 18th At the Powerhouse Theatre in Santa Monica! “How the youngest and smartest, Fall the fastest and hardest …” November 10, 2005…Santa Monica, CA…The Powerhouse Theatre in association with Interstate 5 present a world premiere musical, MAKING BEAUTIFUL, an original evening of songs by up-and- coming composer Ryan Scott Oliver, with musical direction by Brett Ryback and direction by Andrew Shafer. MAKING BEAUTIFUL will open Friday, November 18 and will perform for four weeks through Saturday, December 10 at the Powerhouse Theatre, 3116 Second Street in Santa Monica. With a score influenced in part by Jason Robert Brown, William Finn, and Stephen Sondheim, MAKING BEAUTIFUL is an evening of songs by composer Ryan Scott Oliver which tells the stories of five larger-than-life twenty-something’s exploring their fast changing lives…
RYAN SCOTT OLIVER (Music and Lyrics) has written music and lyrics for four musicals (A Day in Space, Waiting, Lakmé: Redux presented by UCLA’s Music Dept. and Making Beautiful), an opera, a film score (Hollywood Calls, dir. Derek Charles Livingston), a song cycle, incidental music for numerous plays (the critically acclaimed Child’s Christmas in Wales, Scab, and Insurrection: Holding History), produced three CDs of his original work, the book to three revues (Positively Wicked, My Child Will Be a Star Or Else, and The Cinderella Stories) and a play (Christmas with the Christs). He has music directed concerts, operas, and musicals, including the explosively successful Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Celebration Theatre (2004 – Ovation Award Best Musical Intimate Theatre) and most recently Songs for a New World presented by The Mechanicals Theatre Group. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the UCLA Regents Scholarship and the John Denver Scholarship for Composition. He has directed numerous children’s groups, served for two years as Director of Music for Pasadena’s Opera of the Foothills, and presently runs The G.A.T.E. Summer Musical Theatre Workshop (_www.pasadenamusicaltheatre.com_ (http://www.pasadenamusicaltheatre.com/) ). He received his B.A. in Music Composition from UCLA and will soon complete his M.A. in Musical Theatre Composition at NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, where his professors include William Finn, Michael John LaChiusa, and Jeanine Tesori.
der Brucer
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The Festival will also have an Emily skinner tie-in:
songs and a one-acter by Rob Hartmann:
PLAYBILL (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/82141.html)
[size=1]"Fresh Voices" (2003)
The first Fresh Voices concert, 7-10 PM Oct. 20, features a variety of singers and work of two musical-theatre songwriters: Rob Hartmann 7-8 PM and Len Schiff 8:30 9:30 PM.
On Oct. 27 expect songs by Nathan Tysen and Chris Miller (7-8 PM) and Amy Kohn (8:30-9:30 PM).
Among the performers Oct. 20 are Alison Fraser, Julia Murney, Emily Skinner (for Rob Hartmann) and Michael Winther (for Len Schiff's work).
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Rob Hartmann (composer/lyricist) is a 1993 graduate of New York University's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, where he is currently a member of the adjunct faculty. His work has been produced around the country, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle and Minneapolis. He is a recipient of a Jonathan Larson Foundation Award; he received a 2002 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to develop a new musical with director Peter Rothstein. His last production premiered in June: Wild Blue, written with Scott Keys and Liv Cummins, was commissioned by the Human Race Theatre Company as part of the centennial celebration of the Wright Brothers' flight. His next project is Vanishing Point a musical fantasy which brings Amelia Earhart, Agatha Christie and Aimee Semple McPherson together on a desert island (also written with Keys and Cummins.) Previously produced in Chicago and Los Angeles, Vanishing Point is scheduled to open in Minneapolis in February 2004.
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der Brucer
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Hmmm....dinner AND a show!
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Hmmm...A CHORUS LINE....
Zach - Tim Gunn
Sheila - Nina Garcia
Bobby - Michael Kors
Val - Heidi Klum
Morales - Laura Bennett
Paul - Vincent Whatever His Last Name Is
Richie - Michael Knight
That is my PWOJECT WUNWAY presents A CHORUS LINE
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Oh...Uli Hertzner would be Cassie except on Wednesday and Saturday matinees when Cassie would be played by Jeffrey Sebelia.
Angela would be working in the lobby selling programs during intermission.
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I have a deck.
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And the word of the day is: ACUMINATE!
Casey would waltz
With a strawberry blonde,
Carefully avoiding stepping on her shoes with their accuminated toes,
Because the blonde was known to kick him in the shins for doing that.
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Good morning, all! I have a bit of Toyland report corrections to make and the rest of my day will be occupied by The Brain. I wish the mighty BK a successful recording situation and that all attendng tonight's event with the wonderful Emily and Alice have a smashing time.
And now to our TOD:
Cassie . . . . Liza Minelli
Zach . . . . . David Gest
Paul . . . . . Michael Jackson
Val . . . . . . Paris Hilton
Connie . . . Connie Chung
Sheila . . . . Britney Spears
Bobby . . . . Nick Lachey
Maggie . . . Lindsay Lohan
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I have a deck.
A full one?
;D
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I have no ideas for the TOD. Sorry, but after all these years the characters in Chorus Line have blurred for me. And no, I am not going to, and in fact refuse to watch the movie to refresh my memory. I do posess a modicum of taste, after all.
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It should be noted that the theater festival that der B was referring to in his posts above will be held at the Little Theater at Cape Henlopen High School. Said HS is located in neighboring Lewes (pronounced Loo-iss), not in Rehoboth Beach. But Lewes is a nice place, too.
And it's nice to know that our little nook and cranny of Delmarva has some kul-chah, beyond our restaurant scene.
(We just had the annual Jazz Fest last weekend, very successful, and coming in November will be the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival, which caused a controversy last year when a blue-nosed lady insisted that the whole thing be shut down because some of the films were gay themed and underaged children might be able to sneek in and watch terrible things happening on screen. No, she hadn't actually seen any children doing such a thing - she hadn't attended any screenings herself, of course - nor were there any reports of any children doing such a thing, but the mere thought that such a thing could happen got her fettle fluffed.)
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Yesterday, JRand posted:
New documentary on Jim Jones and the Peoples' Temple coming out this month. Oh my.
I assume that corporate sponsoring was not provided by KoolAid?
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A full one?
;D
No, not to my knowledge.
I also send performance/recording/audience vibes for the BK-Recorded Event of the NYC Day.
Off to work. :P
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Yesterday, JRand posted:I assume that corporate sponsoring was not provided by KoolAid?
That would be my guess. 8)
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And one for Morales
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...Off to work. :P
I'm at work already, DR JRand, and thinking that 2 weeks ago, I took the bus down 5th Ave. to The Foundation Center in NYC for my last work Saturday.
Add my vibes for BK and his recording staff, the performers, and the lucky audience at tonight's concert.
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Yamil Borges .... Diana Morales
Jan Gan Boyd .... Connie Wong
Sharon Brown .... Kim
Gregg Burge .... Richie Walters
Cameron English .... Paul San Marco
Tony Fields .... Al DeLuca
Nicole Fosse .... Kristine Evelyn Erlich-DeLuca
Vicki Frederick .... Sheila Bryant
Michelle Johnston .... Beatrice Ann 'Bebe' Benson
Janet Jones .... Judy Monroe
Pam Klinger .... Maggie Winslow
Audrey Landers .... Val Clarke
Terrence Mann .... Larry
Charles McGowan .... Mike Cass
Alyson Reed .... Cassie
Justin Ross .... Greg Gardner
Blane Savage .... Don
Matt West .... Bobby Mills III
Michael Douglas .... Zach
No wait they were already in it. Thank you Richard Attenborough
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BREAK A LEG BK
and AR & ES
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As soon as I get home from work tonight, I'll jump out of my car and into DH Richard's car for the drive to Oxford, OH, where we will enjoy a concert by the Miami University Men's Glee Club.
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I'm up, I'm up, a half-hour before my wake up call (but I've been in bed staring at the ceiling since eight-thirty).
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Is there a mirror on that ceiling?
Just kidding. ::)
Time for me to head off to work.
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Waiting for my assistant to get off his lazy ASS and turn on his cell phone so he can call me. I need him to print out my boarding pass before coming here. I've already shaved and will shower shortly or shortly shower.
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The Ripley/Skinner concert is THE very top story on playbill.com today, as well it should be.
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Good morning!
It's a gorgeous fall day. It's in the 50s right now and not expected out of the 60s - perfect October weather.
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Except a few of the casting ideas in the CHORUS LINE movie were just fine. I had no problem with Vicki Frederick as Sheila (though I saw her as Cassie in NYC), Matt West as Bobby, Justin Ross as Greg, they were excellent, Greg Burge as Ritchie.
Bobby is the character who sings about Troy Donahue.
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Yesterday, JRand posted:I assume that corporate sponsoring was not provided by KoolAid?
This was playing at the festival where we premiered S&V. We didn't get to see it because we had some obligations to fill, but everyone I talked to who had seen it said that it was very powerful and well-done. I will probably try to catch it if it shows here.
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My bad CHORUS LINE:
Cassie - Rosie O'Donnell
Zach - Michael Jackson
Diana - Kristin Chenoweth
Mike - Mickey Rooney
Greg - Sylvester Stallone
Ritchie - Macauley Culkin
Connie - Queen Latifah
Bobby - Vin Diesel
Val - Ellen Degeneres
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I haven't decided if I want to watch HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS in high definition on ABC tonight. Yes, I'll have to endure commercials, but I may watch at least a part of it just to do some spot comparisons between the standard definition DVD (which looks simply wonderful), and ABC's HD broadcast.
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Since the mailman brougfht my Movie Masterpiece collection late yesterday afternoon (long after he had put mail in my regular mailbox; even left it at a different door), I may be enjoying DAVID COPPERFIELD today, and if not today, certainly tomorrow. It's over two hours, so I have to find the time to watch from beginning to end.
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I've never seen ACL. That is from the era where I never had any money to see live theatre, so I know nothing about the show, other than the songs. Are you going to kick me out of the community now?
I went to see Randy Newman with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra last night. A small group of us got together with him afterwards. I dragged along ones of the cellists, an old friend of mine. We told Randy about how I couldn't afford a ticket when he premiered the album "Good Old Boys" with the symphony over 30 years ago, with Uncle Emil conducting. My friend Paul just "happened" to let me know when the rehearsals were and which door to sneak in. He also let me know when to show up to sneak in after intermission. Ah...good times!
We all thought it was funny that here we all were again 30 years later, only this time I was on the fourth row with my cute little French boy.
(He's almost 40, but he started visiting me every year since he was in high school on an exhange program, so he's always been known by my friends as "My Little French Boy".)
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I just realized that the last post makes me sound like a real "Edisaurus"!
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My bad CHORUS LINE:
Cassie - Rosie O'Donnell
Zach - Michael Jackson
Diana - Kristin Chenoweth
Mike - Mickey Rooney
Greg - Sylvester Stallone
Ritchie - Macauley Culkin
Connie - Queen Latifah
Bobby - Vin Diesel
Val - Ellen Degeneres
Even though I know nothing about the show, I would just like to see the above collectively on one stage. The sun might explode!
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Was Town Hall ever used as a Broadway Theater for musicals or plays?
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Even though I know nothing about the show, I would just like to see the above collectively on one stage. The sun might explode!
DON"T RENT the movie. You still won't know anything about the show
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DON"T RENT the movie. You still won't know anything about the show
I'm picking up what you're laying down!
I'll just have to wait for the next revival...
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Was Town Hall ever used as a Broadway Theater for musicals or plays?
I've only seen concerts there.
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Town Hall (http://the-townhall-nyc.org/pages/walls/founding.html) was not built as a theatre but as a meeting place. It's been used as a performing space and theatrical performances have taken place in Town Hall but the main function when it was built was to provide a place for lectures and discussions to educate the public. I'm sure our own DR Edisaurus knows about a meeting which was held at Town Hall on the second anniversary of the execution of Sacco & Vanzetti. It was held at the Hall when officials in Boston denied the use of Fanueil Hall for the event.
You can click on the link to find out all you ever wanted to know (and more) about Town Hall.
And it's true, there is really not a bad seat in the house. It's one of the places in New York which has amazing acoustics. The New York Cabaret Convention and the Broadway Unplugged concerts are held at Town Hall because singing without a microphone is easier to do when the acoustics are good.
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When A CHORUS LINE the Movie came out, I told a friend that if he had never seen a CHORUS LINE on stage, he might have an OK time as long as he understood that he wasn't seeing the REAL show. For those of us intimately knowledgeable about the stage version, the movie was such a travesty that it hurt - a real lost opportunity.
I think the film can be marginally entertaining with no prior knowledge of what came first.
But then, I was so hungry for movie musicals back then (there were almost none) that I was probably easier on it than I should have been.
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Showered and still haven't heard from my assistant, Jonathan. This is what drives me crazy about him - I'm sure he's still fast asleep or maybe he's just too inane to turn on his cell phone, even though I told him I'd be calling him in the MORNING.
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I'm heading down now to get some household things accomplished before starting to prepare my lunch.
WBBL.
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Happily, they have a business center here so I just went downstairs and printed out my boarding pass myself. I just left my assistant a message - I think you can imagine its tone.
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Town Hall (http://the-townhall-nyc.org/pages/walls/founding.html) was not built as a theatre but as a meeting place.... I'm sure our own DR Edisaurus knows about a meeting which was held at Town Hall on the second anniversary of the execution of Sacco & Vanzetti. It was held at the Hall when officials in Boston denied the use of Fanueil Hall for the event.
No, I didn't know that! I'm sure my partner Peter does, he's so much more familiar with the case than I am. (He's from Boston, too.)
I just heard today that we may be "opening out of town". We had planned to premiere the film at the IFC Center in NYC but the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, which I'm told is a very good venue, wants to screen it for a week the end of Jan./early Feb. which is earlier than we had planned to release it. So I think we're going to go for it. It will be connected to Human Rights Watch week, so it should draw a good crowd because of local interest.
We hope it will garner some good reviews to help us when we release it in NY a few weeks later.
I googled S&V and Town Hall and saw mention of this meeting in 1929. The same year, Andrés Segovia performed there. I used to go see Segovia whenever possible. So, yes, now I know I'm OLD!
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I'm sure he's still fast asleep or maybe he's just too inane to turn on his cell phone, even though I told him I'd be calling him in the MORNING.
He should have had a back-up wake up call.
Kids!
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Well, I might mosey on downstairs and have a Diet Coke in the little restaurant on the corner. Of course, my assistant has some info that I need in order to pay people today, but I guess we'll deal with that whenever he decides to get out of bed. He also has the hard drive we'll be backing up to - it will be very nice if he shows up at the theater with it.
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If the restaurant on the corner to which you're referring is Pigalle, you must try the French onion soup. Assuming you like French onion soup, that is.
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Has anyone done any "Fettle Attraction" puns yet?
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Right before my lunch break, a young lady asked me for help finding books about "eliminated manuscripts."
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Here's what I've been up to the last month and a half:
www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/entertainment/15816596.htm
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Just read that actress Phyllis Kirk, star of the wonderful thriller HOUSE OF WAX and the TV series THE THIN MAN, died on Thursday. What a wonderful actress she was. I especially enjoyed her in the film BACK FROM ETERNITY.
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That sounds like a fun play DR CP!! How long has it been since you've been on the stage?
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It's about 24 years!
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Save the cheerleader...
....save the World!
Well, hooray for DR RP, and for me also....I finally (maybe) understand your banner that runs here. I saw at least what the cheerleader looked like. I saw only the end part of Heroes last night, but the cheerleader girl seemed to be avenging some snarky and evil behavior by a very handsome "jock" boy who took advantage of some of the girls. I just have to assume that she has some magical way to stay alive after crashing their car??
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For the next 45 minutes or so, I'm in Telephone Reference. At my station, one is supposed to be able to answer the phone, respond to email reference, and participate in online chat reference simultaneously. At least when we're at the desk, we're only expected to wait on one person at at time ::).
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I just realized that the last post makes me sound like a real "Edisaurus"!
But cha are, Blanche!
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Here's what I've been up to the last month and a half:
www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/entertainment/15816596.htm
Excellent! I'd wondered whatever had become of you.
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Underpants!
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But cha are, Blanche!
The room suddenly became a bit colder.... :'(
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Edisaurus, I don't believe you've met my daughter, Sandra. She used to post here a lot and amuse us with stories from her Career Exploration class in college. She is now so busy with her new job that she doesn't have time to post often.
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No need to worry about your age, Edisaurus. I suspect quite a few of us here aren't as young as we used to be.
So you have a little French boy, too? Mine moved back to Paris, remarried, and now has a darling daughter. I am most happy for him. His American wife turned out to be quite fickle. He is like a darling little brother.
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Back in Telephone Reference. At least, this hour, I only have to answer the phone and monitor the live chat.
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Hi Sandra-How about amusing us with stories of your new job? :D
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And what, DRLaura, is Sandra's new job? If you/she told me when we met last August, I'm afraid it has escaped me.
Nice to see you back, DRSandra!
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Hello, everybody!
Everything I did to get my college degree-- class with the dreaded Dr. C., IAAAAWWOTD, Rhetoric (whatever that is), countless all-night term paper sessions, and a Humanities final exam that still gives me nightmares-- all that has qualified me to make minimum wage as a teacher's aide at a preschool. This is a lot easier than that postmodern/rhetorical/whatever stuff I was doing earlier. Last week we learned about the color red.
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From Danise:
We had a visit from friend possum last night. Or friend O possum. They are so cute. I petted his rat tail and he curled it around my finger.
8) :D
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Cassie......................................DR PennyO.
Zach........................................Big Chief BK.
Diana.......................................DR Tpunk.
Mike.........................................DR MBarnum.
Greg.........................................DR Ben.
Ritchie......................................DR MICHAEL S.
Connie......................................DR Edisaurus a.k.a. Toys'R us! (?)
Bobby.......................................DR MattH.
Val............................................DR Jane.
Larry.........................................DR ELmore.
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From Danise: 8) :D
Gee.... some people like to pet... rat tails!! :D
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I am most happy for him. His American wife turned out to be quite fickle. He is like a darling little brother.
Fickle Attraction!
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Can't recall the name of the woman who won the Pulitzer a few years ago for her play, "Wit," but she taught either preschool or kindergarten. Wonderful play, I thought.
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She amuses me with stories of playing in the sand and cubism art projects.
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Sandra-Red is a very important color. I’m sure with your sense of humor and writing skills you can continue to keep us all entertained. :D
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Can't recall the name of the woman who won the Pulitzer a few years ago for her play, "Wit," but she taught either preschool or kindergarten. Wonderful play, I thought.
Margaret Edson.
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Cassie......................................DR PennyO.
Zach........................................Big Chief BK.
Diana.......................................DR Tpunk.
Mike.........................................DR MBarnum.
Greg.........................................DR Ben.
Ritchie......................................DR MICHAEL S.
Connie......................................DR Edisaurus a.k.a. Toys'R us! (?)
Bobby.......................................DR MattH.
Val............................................DR Jane.
Larry.........................................DR ELmore.
I'd volunteer to play Christine, the one who can't sing (type-casting, you know), but I don't sing well enough to sound like I can't.
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Here's what I've been up to the last month and a half:
www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/entertainment/15816596.htm
HOW FUN!!!!
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Michael S-I have missed your Michael Shayne avatars. It compliments Bruce’s new book.
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I haven’t walked in 10 days!! Now I’m not sure I have the energy too but I’m going to give it a try.
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I haven’t walked in 10 days!! Now I’m not sure I have the energy too but I’m going to give it a try.
I was fortunate to walk in Maine and in NYC last week!
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Thank you, DR Francois, for casting me as Bobby, the one role in A CHORUS LINE, I always longed to play. At least I can do it here! :D
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I finished the Disney BEAUTY AND THE BEAST while I prepared and ate lunch, and wept like I always do at the end. It gets me every time - the emotion and romanticism. Just beautiful.
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Watched a few more episodes of THE OFFICE on DVD, too. I hadn't seen the "Women's Consciousness Day" episode since it first aired, so it was hilarious to see it again. And as always, the scenes edited for time were every bit as amusing and delightful as what made the final air version.
NBC used to do expanded editions of their Thursday comedies which really were maybe one more minute of show and about eight more minutes of commercials. THE OFFICE could legitimately be an hour show with all this footage they have left over at the end of every one of these episodes.
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I think there are still a couple of episodes left on THE OFFICE disc that's now in the player. I'm going to check out HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS in HD tonight but will have DAVID COPPERFIELD ready to go if for some reason ABC doesn't air the HD version of the movie.
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Looks like my friend Jeff is about to make his HDTV decision. I believe I'll be having another installation/callibration to work on in the next week or so. I'm very excited for him!
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Now, I have some things to take care of upstairs, so I'll sign off now and be back later.
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I'm at my sister's house, taking a break from getting my former house (that I rented from my sister) cleaned up. I still have stuff in the fridge to take with me, my toaster oven and the ironing board that hangs off of a door. Other than that, all my
crap stuff is now out of that house...finally! Now we can get it ready for my sister to sell it! Of course, I still have a 10'x10' storage unit that's almost completely full and not very much more room in my condo, but that's another story. ::)
;D
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And now...back to the cleaning. :P
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And another star fades away...the lovely and beautiful Bollywood actress Padmini passed away on Sept. 24 in Chennai, India where she had gone to attend a wedding and a film function. She had been living in New Jersey since her retirement from films in the early 1970s.
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The room suddenly became a bit colder.... :'(
Take it from one who's older and meaner than God, edi: prefer distinction to extinction! :-*
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Sandra-Red is a very important color.
The Color Red meets "Heroes"
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This will have to do until we get pix of Pogue in Underpants.
der Brucer
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What the heck is that-certainly not the man of steel! :o
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Goodness, the photo chased DR Sandra away.
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Take it from one who's older and meaner than God..
Any "meaner than God" I can do better,
I can do a meaner "meaner than God" than you >:(
der Brucer
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What the heck is that-certainly not the man of steel! :o
Its bk's Hero: "Buns of Steel" ;D
der Brucer
PS: Post Shylock Sherlock pix and maybe Sandra will return.
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The Color Red meets "Heroes"
(http://rjr10036.typepad.com/photos/eye_candy_ii/dimitriadesalex07.jpg)
This will have to do until we get pix of Pogue in Underpants.
der Brucer
Somehow, we skipped over this when we were learning about red.
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Somehow, we skipped over this when we were learning about red.
If you had a Mame Dennis on the School Board, you would have has such "exposure".
der Brucer
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Cleaning Up The Enviroment With Ethanol:
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AP
Train Ablaze
Flames and smoke rise from a Norfolk-Southern train containing ethanol that derailed in New Brighton, Pa.
der Brucer
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What the heck is that-certainly not the man of steel! :o
No, but the man with buns of steel, yes!... à la BK, from what I've read! :D
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If you had a Mame Dennis on the School Board, you would have has such "exposure".
der Brucer
The man with the red cape has quite an EXPOSURE, here tonight! ;D
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Wow! Now we know what Lois was all hot and bothered about.
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Boston sounds like a great idea, DR EDISAURUS.
DR CP! What a great play that sounds like. I get the audience ate you up! Have you seen Steve Martin's UNDERPANTS?
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So the show must be going on right now.....hopefully we will have some pics or something!
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Kind of slow around here at HHW tonight.
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Has anyone done any "Fettle Attraction" puns yet?
No, but I've been busy trying to look up the lyrics to Buddy Holly's "Fettle Be the Day."
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September 1950 issue (I was 4 month old!!) of Movie Life magazine has a photo session of Bobby Driscoll (Voice of Disney's Peter Pan) and Kathryn Beaumont (Voice of Wendy) visiting L.A......
http://www.donbrockway.com/movie%20life.jpg
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Bobby and Kathryn:
http://www.donbrockway.com/Picture1b.jpg
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I haven’t walked in 10 days!! Now I’m not sure I have the energy too but I’m going to give it a try.
However do you get around? Do you levitate around the house? And what does Keith think of this?
;D
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Bobby and Kathryn, dressed as Alice that she "voiced" too, in front of The Brown Derby:
http://www.donbrockway.com/Picture2a.jpg
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For the rest of the pics go there... if you wish!
http://www.donbrockway.com/KathrynandBobby.htm
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Der Brucer was watching the HD showing of Harry Potter and the Chamer of Secrets earlier. He didn't find it any better than the DVD in viewing clarity, and found the cuts made in the film abysmal.
So now he's watching Kidnapped instead.
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Sandra ;D
François-Thanks for the links. :)
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I'm confused! Here it looks like Alice is trying to fly like Wendy! I drank too much tea today I guess! Or was it the cake?!
http://www.donbrockway.com/flyingfun.jpg
:D
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François-Thanks for the links. :)
I'm glad you liked the sausages! ;D
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I'm back! I was trying to update my Norton Antivirus on my laptop and it totally messed up my system. I tried and tried to fix it and salvaged my photos and some work stuff, but then everything else started going so I had to completely restore the system and I lost everything. But I'm back. I guess all I really lost were some emails I was keeping and I can live without that. I wanted them, but life will go on
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Hi Cillaliz.
'night all.
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I just found this on the BBC Radio 2 site; I'm sure DR Ben knows about the show that will be hosted live by Beverley Humphreys!
It's against the rules here, but I have downloaded Real Player and I'm listening to The Voice Of Musical Theater Contest right this very minute!
The Cardiff International Festival of Musical Theatre returns to the Welsh capital from 15th October - 5th November 2006, presenting an exciting range of shows and events celebrating the world’s most popular live art form - the musical.
The inaugural Festival took place in 2002 and plans are currently being put in place for the third Festival of Musical Theatre, which remains the only one of its kind in the world.
The Opening Gala at St. David’s Hall, Who Could Ask For Anything More' (15th October) will feature 300 local school children with musical stars from the West End who will perform a number from the school’s chosen musical. This event has become one of the most loved elements of the festival and provides a suitable curtain raiser to three weeks of festive fun.
One of the main themes of this year's Festival will be centenaries. David Heneker, the composer of, among others, Half a Sixpence and Charlie Girl, who spent his last years in West Wales, will be celebrated with a concert at the Sherman Theatre. The Symposium Day, following on from last year’s hugely successful event featuring Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim, will celebrate the centenary of the birth of Jule Styne, the East End boy made good in the USA with hit after hit including Gypsy, Funny Girl and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Joanne Benjamin, Chief Executive of the Cardiff International Festival of Musical Theatre, is working with international producers to bring the Olivier Award-winning West End production of Guys & Dolls to the Wales Millennium Centre.
The 2006 Festival will start a new strand, which will continue in the future, of Forgotten Gems beginning with the UK premiere of Gershwin's Treasure Girl, presented in conjunction with the Ira and Leonore Gershwin estate.
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There will also be a BBC Wales community concert, hosted by Beverley Humphreys, in which the audience is invited to sing along their favourite musical hits in the company of West End stars.
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For the first time, there will be a 24 hour Singathon in aid of BBC Children in Need which will feature audience members bidding to hear their favourite numbers (2nd - 3rd November).
Following their sold-out smash-hit production of Amazing Grace at the 2005 Festival, Wales Theatre Company returns with a new production of the much-loved Dylan Thomas short story, A Child's Christmas in Wales. This will be presented at the New Theatre (23rd - 28th October), adapted for the stage by Michael Bogdanov with music and lyrics by Jack Herrick, the leader of the Tony Award-winning Red Clay Ramblers.
The Radio 2 Voice of Musical Theatre competition will once again take place at the New Theatre (15th - 21st October). The competition has received a huge number of entries from professional performers around the world. Laura Michelle Kelly, winner of the first competition in 2000, went on to play the title role in Mary Poppins in the West End, for which she won an Olivier Award. Managed by BBC Wales, the Radio 2 Voice of Musical Theatre will be featured extensively in a number of national and regional radio and television programmes. And, for the first time, the winner will perform in one of the Festival’s concerts. Alongside Radio 2 Voice of Musical Theatre, BBC New Talent will be hosting a similar talent scout for non-professional singers.
The third Global Search for New Musicals, has again received a high number of entries from around the world. This initiative aims to discover the best in new musical theatre writing and provides an arena for composers, lyricists and librettists to bring their work to the attention of producers, directors and the general public. The 2005 Festival showcases were a great success, applauded by the industry professionals who attended. Many of the shows presented have gone on to further production following their presentation in Cardiff. In 2005, there were 256 entries from 28 countries, three of which were performed at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival. The six chosen submissions in 2006 will be showcased at Chapter Arts Centre (3rd - 5th November). Other new musical highlights include an off-Broadway musical, I Sing, prior to its West End transfer.
Over the past two Festivals, more than 2000 young people have taken part in Festival events. As part of the Festival’s increasing educational programme, local secondary schools will stage well known musicals in theatres around the region including the renowned Bridgend Youth Theatre, Llanishen High School and Stanwell School. There will also be further series of masterclasses with world-renowned figures from the world of musical theatre. The Festival is also delighted that a new musical production of Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince will be premiered at the Sherman Theatre prior to an all-Wales tour.
After a successful series last year, the musicals quiz Showstoppers returns to BBC Radio Wales during the period of the Festival for an entertaining and lively showbiz quiz about musicals (produced by Torpedo). The six half hour shows will be presented by Mal Pope and the panellists for all teams made up of participants from productions in the Festival programme. Showstoppers will be recorded with an audience at Chapter Arts Centre at lunch times on Wednesday 18th, Thursday 19th and Friday 29th October.
The Festival has now firmly taken root in Cardiff, with more people taking part than ever before. Our next Festival promises to be a cavalcade of the best musical theatre from around the world, attracting the foremost practitioners, performers and commentators of this much loved genre.
Joanne Benjamin, Chief Executive
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DR FRANCOIS - thanks for the links.
Oh my DR CILLA LIZ....well I think we have all tried to work on our systems or complete a download...and PIZZAZZ....Abra cadabra Ala Ka Zam Peanut Butter and Strawberry Jam!!!
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the Festival that DR derBRUCER wrote about certainly looks interesting but it probably doesn't have anything to compare with DR CP in Steven Martin's UNDERPANTS.
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What time did Ass't Jonathan turn on his telephone? I thought New York was the city that never sleeps?
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I got season one of THE CHAMPIONS today for only $25. I think I only saw the first season when it was aired for a time on NBC during my high school days. William Gaunt and Stuart Damon....what's NOT to like?
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Here's what I've been up to the last month and a half:
www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/entertainment/15816596.htm
Bravo, Pogue!
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Of course this Special Edition with ALL the episodes and extras including interviews and commentaries is a Region 2 disc NOT available in the US. :-\
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Sorry to hear about Phyllis Kirk. She was terrific in the tv series THE THIN MAN as Nora Charles to Peter Lawford's Nick!
I always thought she was the MOST sophisticated woman on TV....watched a couple of episodes and recognized that she was wearing some of Helen Rose's clothes that Sandra Dee had worn in THE RELUCTANT DEBUTANTE....recycle recycle recycle.....
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Like this:
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time for to go to bed....work tomorrow...
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Cassie......................................DR PennyO.
Zach........................................Big Chief BK.
Diana.......................................DR Tpunk.
Mike.........................................DR MBarnum.
Greg.........................................DR Ben.
Ritchie......................................DR MICHAEL S.
Connie......................................DR Edisaurus a.k.a. Toys'R us! (?)
Bobby.......................................DR MattH.
Val............................................DR Jane.
Larry.........................................DR ELmore.
Does this mean I have to do it in black face?
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I haven’t walked in 10 days!! Now I’m not sure I have the energy too but I’m going to give it a try.
Perhaps a faith healer can help you walk again.
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Here's what I've been up to the last month and a half:
www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/entertainment/15816596.htm
Congrats!
Is this your return to acting?
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Thanks for all the congrats, folks. Michael S, yep, this is my return to the boards after two dozen years.
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Congrats CP! Enjoy your return
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I knew underpants would bring dear reader Sandra back to us. Now, what is with this lowly number of postings. You're supposed to keep the home fries burning!
Excellent review, Pogue.
I've got to write the notes now and then get to bed, for I must wake up at five-thirty, just a few short hours from now. I'll reveal all about the show in moments.
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My computer is running great now. When I was on the phone with the tech, I couldn't get the system to restore the easy way so he said he'd send all the disks for my software (which I think I should get anyway since I did pay for them when I bought the computer) while I was on hold I got it to work, but I decided not to tell him so I can get the disks for use after my warranty expires
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Now I get the joy of reinstalling the additional software I've added and trying to resurrect my address book. So, if have emailed me in the past, could you send another one...just say hi or something..then I can add you to my email address.