Topic: EXTRA WHIPPED CREAM (Read 26367 times)

Joy · « **Reply #90 on:** August 04, 2004, 11:42:12 AM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on August 04, 2004, 11:21:11 AM

I trust you have shared your appreciation of these "Euro-masterworks" with DH.

der trouble-making Brucer

It is a discussion that comes up about once a year or so. While I no longer have an appreciation for, as DH calls them, "Eurotrash" musicals, I do understand the draw they have for many people. Having once been a RABID ALW fan, I know how it feels to love POTO and its cousins Jekyll & Hyde, Miss Saigon, etc. etc. etc. (to quote a musical for which my love has not waned with maturity and experience -- that's saying something, don't you think?).

I believe that any songwriter who has a goal of writing a hit show for Broadway audiences must understand and respect the love of the theatre that the POTO crowd clearly displays, and must learn to tap into the essence of exactly what it is that makes these people want to shell out their money. This does not mean that I want DH Noel to write a POTO clone; simply that I want him to write something original and high-quality that appeals to the masses. They did it with Avenue Q and probably many others that I cannot think of now. That's a good question for today, actually: Can you name modern musicals that are well-constructed and intelligent, but still managed to appeal to the masses?

So, DerBrucer, the answer to your question is yes. I did come out of the closet to my husband as a former Eurotrash fan.

Dan-in-Toronto · « **Reply #91 on:** August 04, 2004, 11:49:43 AM »

Nice to see you posting again, DR Joy.

George · « **Reply #92 on:** August 04, 2004, 11:53:21 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on August 04, 2004, 10:10:33 AM

OH! Now that I have thought about it for a few... I'm guessing it was Cats. The "Skimbleshanks" number still occasionally gets caught in my head because of the odd meter. 10/8, 11/8, 13/8 - I can't seem to remember right now - and my fingers won't tap it out properly - brain is still waking up.

I've never seen Cats live. I have four or five different recordings and the DVD (which I haven't even sat through all the way), and it's come to Seattle four or five times, but I've never seen it...not even the times I went to New York or London. Go figure.

George · « **Reply #93 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:00:30 PM »

Quote from: Joy on August 04, 2004, 08:40:39 AM

As for us musical theatre campers, at some point in the week we went skinny-dipping, and the moment that DH Noel dropped trou and jumped into the pool was the moment I knew he was the man for me.

Quote from: RLP on August 04, 2004, 09:04:53 AM

Ew! Ew! Ew! MY MIND'S EYE! MY MIND'S EYE!

DETAILS! DETAILS!! (Just kidding

...no really, I'm Just Kidding!!)

MBarnum · « **Reply #94 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:01:00 PM »

That is the first time I have ever been taken in by an urban legend! I can usually smell one a mile away and I am always informing various co-workers that the UPS man really is the UPS man...and not some terrorist who bought UPS uniforms on EBay or some such thing that has been passed around the office. LOL!

...and all that talk of tarantula's and scorpions just really freaked me out (almost a BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS reference).

Panni · « **Reply #95 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:11:17 PM »

How many people have friends of friends who were on staff in the ER the infamous night of Gere and the gerbil? Yes, Virginia, they saw it with their very own eyes. That must have been the best staffed ER in Los Angeles!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #96 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:12:58 PM »

Earth vs. The SPIDER!!!!!!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #97 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:14:07 PM »

Wow - DRPANNI - there were as many people working in the ER that night as saw ANYONE CAN WHISTLE on Broadway....and/or were at Woodstock.

bk · « **Reply #98 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:17:03 PM »

I'm off to rehearsal. Keep the home fries burning.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #99 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:20:06 PM »

Quote from: Panni on August 04, 2004, 12:11:17 PM

How many people have friends of friends who were on staff in the ER the infamous night of Gere and the gerbil? Yes, Virginia, they saw it with their very own eyes. That must have been the best staffed ER in Los Angeles!

Philadelphia had its very own version of the gerbil/ER story, except the patient was no other than the E Channel's Jerry Penacolli (he was a local weatherman during the 80s.) It seemed that everyone knew someone who knew a nurse who was there when they brought him in.

divarobbie · « **Reply #100 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:22:47 PM »

For Ask BK: When listening to older cast albums, do you ever think "If only I had gotten my hands on this...", even as a reissue? What do you consider to be the cast album that got away?

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #101 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:23:40 PM »

Descriptive Writing Adventures, 101:

"The only lap that had ever eluded her was the lap of luxury."

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #102 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:28:33 PM »

Quote from: Panni on August 04, 2004, 12:11:17 PM

How many people have friends of friends who were on staff in the ER the infamous night of Gere and the gerbil? Yes, Virginia, they saw it with their very own eyes. That must have been the best staffed ER in Los Angeles!

If you can sneak it past PETA, you might have the making a great screenplay (probably a pass from Disney, but hey, there's Showtime where taste is never an issue).

der Brucer (::note to self - "Look up Hungarian Gerbil stories"

Joy · « **Reply #103 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:29:41 PM »

Quote from: JRand53 on August 04, 2004, 12:14:07 PM

Wow - DRPANNI - there were as many people working in the ER that night as saw ANYONE CAN WHISTLE on Broadway....and/or were at Woodstock.

....or were in the ER the night they ordered pizza and somebody jizzed on it, and they just happened to test the jizz and it tested positive for AIDS!!!!

Pretty much any story that is secondhand and ends with an "Oh, my GAWD!!! EEWWWWW!!!!" is an urban legend. Good rule of thumb.

Joy · « **Reply #104 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:31:27 PM »

Quote from: RLP on August 04, 2004, 09:04:53 AM

Ew! Ew! Ew! MY MIND'S EYE! MY MIND'S EYE!

Yeah, I know, he almost poked my eye out, too.

bk · « **Reply #105 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:31:50 PM »

divarobbie: Yes, I occasionally hear an older recording that I would LOVE to have done - the original 110 in the Shade being a prime example, and Follies being another. I do love the Follies album, but it is simply substandard in terms of its production and, man, that could have been one of the greatest cast albums ever recorded with a little TLC.

Stuart · « **Reply #106 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:40:02 PM »

Not for nothing folks, but I am an uncle again. DP John's sister-in-law just gave birth to Kate Marie.

The first girl in a family of 4 sons (of which my DP is one) and 3 nephews, spread over two of the 4 brothers.

Boy is she gonna be spoiled!

Can I start shopping for prom dresses for her now?

Stuart · « **Reply #107 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:40:31 PM »

OK, how about now?

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #108 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:50:36 PM »

Quote from: Joy on August 04, 2004, 11:42:12 AM

That's a good question for today, actually: Can you name modern musicals that are well-constructed and intelligent, but still managed to appeal to the masses?

"Ragtime" jumps first to mind. Also "1776" and "Shenandoah".

Then one of my favorite "musical shows" is one in which "music" plays a starring role, but none is performed on-stage - "Amadeus".

der Brucer (who thinks throwing animated films like "Hunchback of Notre Dame" into the mix might be interesting)

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #109 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:53:32 PM »

Quote from: Stuart on August 04, 2004, 12:40:02 PM

Can I start shopping for prom dresses for her now?

Any excuse for a trip to Bloomingdales!

(Or or you a Neiman Marcus kinda gal?)

Ann · « **Reply #110 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:54:15 PM »

*****GOOD VIBES REQUEST*****

Remember my sister's car? The one that was stolen? Well, they found it, and apparently the night it was stolen, it was involved in a hit-and-run accident somewhere on the west side. Unless my sis can prove that she wasn't in the car, she's responsible. The accident happened that night, and she didn't report it stolen until she discovered it that next morning...oy...

Jane · « **Reply #111 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:58:44 PM »

Welcome M. Brandon. I enjoyed your first post very much.

JRand in Michigan we almost purchased a house across the street from a Frank Lloyd Wright home.

MBarnum, just today I was wondering if Jason began the new job he wanted.

DTM is that hair story still circulating? Seems it has been around as long as I can remember. Great find DerBrucer-love the pic.

Panni cute frogs.

Is that a poster or real china behind them? I love antique cups and saucers.

Joy thank you for the snoops link. I hadn’t had a chance to look the story up yet.

This is true. My friend’s cat had a problem with his eye that would not go away with an antibiotic eye cream. My friend returned to the doctor with the cat, he looked again and pulled out a slimy white worm. Honest, this happened recently here in Ashland.

Stuart congratulations on the new little girl in the family. How very nice.

Dan-in-Toronto · « **Reply #112 on:** August 04, 2004, 01:00:33 PM »

Mazel tov DR Stuart.

Jane · « **Reply #113 on:** August 04, 2004, 01:01:01 PM »

GOOD VIBES FOR ANN’S SISTER! Can she prove where she was during the night? Was there anyone with her when she noticed the car missing?

Jane · « **Reply #114 on:** August 04, 2004, 01:02:56 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on August 04, 2004, 11:39:28 AM

Debunking the legends can be fun; however, spending many too many hours squashing the eternal string of frantic Email messages from "good friends" spreading the latest Virus Hoax warning is indeed a toil and a tribulation (thank you Tim Rice).

der Brucer

That's for sure! I wish people would check snoops before sending on email.

Jennifer · « **Reply #115 on:** August 04, 2004, 01:06:04 PM »

DR Ann that is terrible. But there must be some way that she can prove where she was that night. Or there must be people who she called when she realized the car was gone the next morning (like you).

What did the car hit? Was it just another car, or an actual people?

Good vibes, that is really awful. ~~~~~~~~~~~

Jennifer · « **Reply #116 on:** August 04, 2004, 01:08:35 PM »

Congrats to DR Stuart!

Stuart · « **Reply #117 on:** August 04, 2004, 01:12:35 PM »

Thanks for the congrats!

And good vibes to Ann and her sister!

Matt H. · « **Reply #118 on:** August 04, 2004, 01:13:04 PM »

Quote from: William E. Lurie on August 04, 2004, 10:16:59 AM

By the way, my first "foreign" show was IRMA LA DOUCE. I would love to see it revived today. One of the big mysteries of movie-making is why all the songs were cut from the film except one snippett of "Dis Donc". (The same could be asked of "Fanny").

Shirley MacLaine asnwered that one for you on her interview with Robert Osborne on TCM. She said Billy Wilder told her he had no idea how to direct a musical, and didn't want to try. She begged with him to give it a go and get help if needed, but he refused. As popular as the movie was without the songs, MacLaine says it would have been better with the score intact. I agree with her.

Panni · « **Reply #119 on:** August 04, 2004, 01:14:28 PM »

Congrats to Uncle Stuart!

Good vibes to Ann's sister!

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