Topic: THE SCHEME OF THINGS (Read 27227 times)

bk · « **on:** November 30, 2006, 12:24:32 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes had things and a scheme, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're off doing a moosical and cannot be bothered now.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** November 30, 2006, 12:26:07 AM »

And the word of the day is: FUSTIAN!

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #2 on:** November 30, 2006, 12:34:01 AM »

The thing I dislike most about these late night meetings is that it takes such a long time to wind down afterward.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #3 on:** November 30, 2006, 12:38:59 AM »

TOD: I like Phantom and Joseph. Liked CATS because the kids were small and enjoyed it (but haven't seen it in years). Didn't like Evita, nor particularly Sunset Blvd. Thought Aspects of Love was just too odd. Saw the train one twice on different season tickets (it didn't get better). Didn't care for Song and Dance too much. Didn't like Jesus Christ Superstar. I think that's all I've seen.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #4 on:** November 30, 2006, 12:40:56 AM »

I looked on the really useful site to see if I had all the shows. The Sound of Music is listed on the site, plus a few I've never heard of.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #5 on:** November 30, 2006, 12:53:36 AM »

Favourite ALW - Song & Dance. (The UK version).
The USA version is just so bad.
Least Favourite - Woman In White.

Favourite song: Unexpected Song (Song and Dance)
Least favourite: The First Time (The Beautiful Game)

George · « **Reply #6 on:** November 30, 2006, 01:25:13 AM »

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%][size=10]AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!![/size][/move]

When I came home from rehearsal tonight, part of the carpet in my living room (bottom floor) was soaking wet!! I just moved into this place less than two months ago and my carpet is soaked! I was able to borrow a steam cleaner from one of my neighbors to vacuum up some of the water, but it's still quite moist. I can only hope that the wet area doesn't spread too much or I'm totally screwed. It doesn't look like it's coming in from the back door, so I don't know what's going on.

George · « **Reply #7 on:** November 30, 2006, 01:25:26 AM »

I'm so upset that I can't even think about ALW.

George · « **Reply #8 on:** November 30, 2006, 01:25:45 AM »

I won't be going to work today, either.

George · « **Reply #9 on:** November 30, 2006, 02:19:15 AM »

Anyway, here's a picture of my living room.

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George · « **Reply #10 on:** November 30, 2006, 02:20:42 AM »

Sigh.

Good night.

Michael · « **Reply #11 on:** November 30, 2006, 02:30:00 AM »

I am so glad that so many people had such fond memories of MAD Magazine. I own all the issues of MAD magazine up to 1998 when they were put out of CD-ROM. They include the music, the bonus inserts and even the fold over from the inside back cover.

Michael · « **Reply #12 on:** November 30, 2006, 02:33:47 AM »

FJL: The Least Horizon Parody. I read that on Tuesday

The full lyrics are:

The world is a rhomboid
Without a circumference
And nobody knows what thus similie means
But Bacharach and David are making a fortune

Sung to the tune of....er....uh....how does it go?

Michael · « **Reply #13 on:** November 30, 2006, 02:40:54 AM »

Oh when I got the CD-ROMs of MAD Magazines it came with a roll of MAD themed toliet paper. It still in its original wrapper. Keeping it for that day when I want to finance a trip somewhere. People will buy anything on EBAY

Michael · « **Reply #14 on:** November 30, 2006, 02:42:04 AM »

I forgot to mention my cousin was an associate editor of MAD Magazine in the 90's

Michael · « **Reply #15 on:** November 30, 2006, 02:46:11 AM »

TOD
The shows he did with Tim Rice with exception of Cricket which I never heard. Well I did hear the music sort of when he recycled it for Sunset Blvd. (It is amazing how little original music there is in that show!)

Hated:
CATS
Aspects of Boring (could never get through the recording)

Actually don't get me started.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #16 on:** November 30, 2006, 02:55:44 AM »

Good morning Michael.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #17 on:** November 30, 2006, 03:01:03 AM »

I prefer "Joseph" - in it's 1973 version (and before) - to "J C Superstar" which is to me a total bore.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #18 on:** November 30, 2006, 03:15:05 AM »

Just had a "too many connections" message again.
Mike Shayne and myself are too many it seems.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #19 on:** November 30, 2006, 04:28:26 AM »

Good morning, all! I have a lot of Brain surgery today, a trip to Barnes & Noble, a bit of packing, and more Brain surgery.

The weather is supposed to be lousy tomorrow in Manhattan, and I'm praying it doesn't affect the flight. God knows the schlep to JFK is bad enough, so I can use all the travel vibes you can send!

DR MattH, I agree with you about MEDIUM; I love the show, and I don't think the lousy end to last night's episode has ruined the show for me the way too many MONK episodes did for me last season. Now, whenever I hear/see an ad for MONK and Shalhoub's now-over-the-top neuroses, I want to throw things at the screen.

TOD: I'm not a great ALW fan, and I think the early version of JOSEPH/DREAMCOAT is his best work. It's got everything he does well in pastiche and parody set to a lot of good tunes, and it's mercifully short. That said, there are a few of his pieces I like:
As If We'd Never Said goodbye
Waltz For Che and Evita
Starlight Express (New York version)
Think of Me (I loathe its use in POTO since it's totally the wrong number for the Paris Grand Opera, but I think it's a nice pop song)

Ben · « **Reply #20 on:** November 30, 2006, 04:41:33 AM »

George, so sorry to hear about your flood. I hope you find the cause!

I am no fan of ALW, that being said, I do enjoy Evita.

Starlight Express makes me wince.

Jesus Christ Screaming Star (enough said).

Ben · « **Reply #21 on:** November 30, 2006, 04:43:57 AM »

Lar, good travel vibes tomorrow. As you're heading out to California we will be at Equity getting the room ready for the Basket Project which begins officially on Monday, December 4th. I just hope the predicted rain doesn't happen when we are outside unloading the truck. It's supposed to be decent temperature-wise (high 50s to low 60s) but rain could muck up the unloading. Oh, well. NY has had a very mild November and winter weather is expected at this time of year. We shall see tomorrow.

Ben · « **Reply #22 on:** November 30, 2006, 04:49:25 AM »

I saw Suddenly Last Summer last night. It was a decent production but I don't think I've ever seen the play, only the movie. The play just seems so over the top that it's hard to watch it as a serious drama. I also didn't think Gale Harold, as the doctor, was that good. I know he has a large fan base from Queer as Folk (the U.S. version) but I've seen him on stage twice now (earlier in an excreable piece of faux theatre called Uncle Bob) and I'm either missing something or the rest of the world is blind (I prefer to believe the rest of the world is blind

I don't have any theatre scheduled until January when I will see Apple Tree w/Miss Chenowith, Brian D'Arcy James and Mark Kudisch. I'm looking forward to that production.

Ben · « **Reply #23 on:** November 30, 2006, 04:50:11 AM »

Good Morning and See You Later Edi. I'm off to finish up work before I leave at 4pm.

Later, gaters.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #24 on:** November 30, 2006, 05:08:43 AM »

DR BEN - Gale Harold was the worst actor on QAF in what can only be termed an "embarrassment of riches."

Jrand73 · « **Reply #25 on:** November 30, 2006, 05:09:58 AM »

Hmmmm.........

Oh, welcome to DR NewGirl.....LA is the place to be! We must have posts about the REAL MR BK in rehearsal....and we must be told about "The Funniest Moment During Notes" each day.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #26 on:** November 30, 2006, 05:14:06 AM »

I like several Sir ALW shows...

JOSEPH/DREAMCOAT
SUPERSTAR
EVITA
PHANTOM
SUNSET BLVD

But then, I like ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN, too.

Favorites: Any Dream Will Do and Unexpected Song

Least: the damn train song in CATS - in fact MOST of CATS

Jrand73 · « **Reply #27 on:** November 30, 2006, 05:14:54 AM »

Raining today....thunderstorms expected...with SNOW tomorrow.

Working today. Maybe I will have the chance to be on later this afternoon.

Ben · « **Reply #28 on:** November 30, 2006, 05:18:04 AM »

Ah, yes. Welcome to New Girl (almost a Bob Merrill reference, just add in Town and you have the name of a 1957 Broadway musical)

Jrand73 · « **Reply #29 on:** November 30, 2006, 05:43:56 AM »

And just something to add before I go to work...heigh ho.

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