Haines His Way

Bronze too!

Back from a spot of lunch - I've done about three pages so far and now I'll try to do three more.

I think at the end of the day, There Will Be Blood will go down as one of the most overrated films of all time.  I think a lot of these inane critic who were drooling all over themselves with their comparisons to Citizen Kane are, in years to come, going to wish they could forget what they wrote.

Well, DR td, DR JoseSPiano is much more qualified to do this than I; I just don't have time to read the book right now.  But at a quick skim:


It's your standard coffee table book, a la the Wicked Grimmerie, or some of the other shows that have a "book" out now.  Nice presentation encasing three different tomes:

Mary Poppins Design Folio, which contains creative team sketches of the costumes and set designs, along with selected quotes from the team.  Nice feast for the eyes, but pretty brief.

Mary Poppins On Broadway, which could be the special souvenir book sold at the theatre, except that it probably contains a lot more photographs.  All stage shots, with detailed captions.

"If you want to find Cherry Tree Lane...", which contains the meat, looks to have a good balance of narrative to photos.  It covers, briefly, the original books and the movie, then spending the bulk of concentration on the adaptation to the stage musical.  Shots of the creative team at work, the actors, etc., etc.

Is it worth the $50 list price? [I obtained it for substantially less.]  Well, that would be up the collector.  I'd say if you're really invested in the show, it would be worth it.

Well, I'm off to the theatre... And if you see reports on the news tonight about a theatre patron who can't stop crying, well....

Laters...

I just let Sherlock in from his deck & he scattered snow all over the house.

Yes, he is supposed to wait for me to towel him off.  He was just unusually playful.  I'm sure he will ask to go out again soon.

Yes, she did, DR Matt H, and it's quite the story here in SW Ohio because she's a student at the University of Cincinnati:

UC Student Wins Miss America

She is very cute, and her hometown is not too far from where we lived in Michigan.

Jose - I had misunderstood your post.  I thought your friend who works with Roundabout was getting you a comp or walking you in.  Oh, well - you know you're always among the first two or three people I think of when there's an extra ticket; this one especially would have been so much fun to have seen with you.

I did run into DR Julie at SUNDAY AT THE ROUNDABOUT WITH GEORGE.  I enjoyed the show quite a lot, with the second act much more "exciting" in a visceral sense than the dellberately-paced (intentionally so) first act.  A thrilling scenic design that defies all logic as to the effectiveness of projections - there are people who say why pay theater prices for film-like sets and they will dislike the design on principle, but I thought it was amazingly good.

I hate dislike you Woody!

 

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SAFE & EASY TRAVEL VIBES TO DR EDI & DH GREG!

Ginny, your mother is a hoot.

Jose, I don’t suppose you will be using the facilities at the Paramount in the near future;D  Congrats on the quick sale of your cookware.

Very much looking forward to hearing DRs FJL and JoseSPiano's reactions to the new production of Sunday...  

Me too!  Me too!

Personally, I think Daniel Evans is quite the little cutie.  He played a scientist in the Doctor Who Christmas special, The Christmas Invasion (and unfortunately got killed off, but he was very good up until then).

PAGE SEVEN NICE PANTS DANCE!!!!!

It's easier to put them on if you wash them occasionally.

DR FJL - Is this the same as the recent London production of "Sunday" which used projection a lot?  I don't mind the "projected" scenery if it adds to the show and  is effective. I thought the use of a projected Helicopter in Miss Saigon was more effective than the original "real" one. the projected scenery in the "Woman in White" just made me dizzy - and not in a pleasant way. It was too distracting - but not enough so to make me forget the score!

BTW - long ago DR Allan has seen the new Doyle version of "Merrily" - once again the songs are ruined by the actors breaking from lyrics and playing a few notes on their flutes or whatever.