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Re:THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH
« Reply #120 on: November 14, 2007, 09:39:38 AM »

Making lists, sending out e-mails, making phone calls, etc., etc., etc...
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« Reply #121 on: November 14, 2007, 09:41:28 AM »

Oh, yes DRMBARNUM I watched the entertaining STAKEOUT ON DOPE STREET last night.  Mr Jonathon Haze was in all of his twitching glory - and his two companions were easy on the eyes.
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« Reply #122 on: November 14, 2007, 09:41:32 AM »

PAGE FIVE DISNEY WONDER PAGE DANCE!!!

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« Reply #123 on: November 14, 2007, 09:44:32 AM »

Roast mules is a toughie.
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« Reply #124 on: November 14, 2007, 09:44:36 AM »

Are there gonna be a lot of little kids running around that boat?
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« Reply #125 on: November 14, 2007, 09:48:32 AM »

Roast mules is a toughie.

Your clue put me on to it!  ;D
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« Reply #126 on: November 14, 2007, 09:51:51 AM »

...And, thankfully, I just remembered to eat something.  -And, NO, that is not a euphemism! ;D
Like you won't be eating your fill on the cruise ship.  And, no, that is not a euphemism, either.   ::)
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« Reply #127 on: November 14, 2007, 09:53:09 AM »

Is that another thing you always say?  :)

Not at all.

But another one is, "Saying nothing is better than  premature expostulation."
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« Reply #128 on: November 14, 2007, 09:54:27 AM »

I wonder how long it will take DR Jose to get his sea legs!
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« Reply #129 on: November 14, 2007, 10:22:40 AM »

I wonder how long it will take DR Jose to get his sea legs!

Now that's a euphemism!
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« Reply #130 on: November 14, 2007, 10:23:52 AM »

Are there gonna be a lot of little kids running around that boat?

Probably, but I like kids, so...  However, the Disney Cruise Line is set up so that if you are an Adult and wish to have a less-family oriented cruising experience, that is more than possible to have.
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« Reply #131 on: November 14, 2007, 10:25:20 AM »

AHA!  I just got my itinerary...  It turns out, it's the "short" cruise weekend.  We'll be leaving port tomorrow afternoon at 5:00, then coming back in Sunday morning.  However, since they are not flying me back until Monday morning, I will have access to the Theme Parks all day on Sunday.  :)  HOO and RAY!
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« Reply #132 on: November 14, 2007, 10:25:47 AM »

OK - Laundry is cleaned, dried and folded... And now... PACK!

Laters...
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« Reply #133 on: November 14, 2007, 10:28:46 AM »

There is what appears to be a fairly non-partisan article about the issues involved in the stagehand's strike in today's NY Times HERE.
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« Reply #134 on: November 14, 2007, 10:36:02 AM »

And for those of you curious about DR JoseSPiano's posts about White Christmas, the show website is HERE.
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« Reply #135 on: November 14, 2007, 10:37:57 AM »

Now I want to watch this movie.  I have been intrigued by the stage version of WHITE CHRISTMAS since DR RLP first posted about seeing it....

I bought the Cast Album and it is a lot of fun....
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« Reply #136 on: November 14, 2007, 10:38:43 AM »

 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
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« Reply #137 on: November 14, 2007, 10:39:08 AM »

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« Reply #138 on: November 14, 2007, 10:40:40 AM »

I came home from a walk through the woods this morning and, when I booted up my computer, this is what I found on my desktop!
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« Reply #139 on: November 14, 2007, 10:42:07 AM »

 ;D  it was too big, this is more than large enough.
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Re:THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH
« Reply #140 on: November 14, 2007, 10:44:46 AM »

;D  it was too big, this is more than large enough.

LOL.....my  :o :o :o :o :o :o can stay.
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« Reply #141 on: November 14, 2007, 10:57:22 AM »

I came home from a walk through the woods this morning and, when I booted up my computer, this is what I found on my desktop!

Does Keith know that you posted this for ALL the world to see?? ;)
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« Reply #142 on: November 14, 2007, 10:58:07 AM »

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« Reply #143 on: November 14, 2007, 10:58:17 AM »

Waiting for news - hopefully good.
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« Reply #144 on: November 14, 2007, 10:59:13 AM »

Good news vibes to MR BK on this fine Wednesday.
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« Reply #145 on: November 14, 2007, 11:00:01 AM »

Science teacher to blonde:  If you are in a vacuum and someone calls your name, can you hear it?

Blonde to science teacher: (after a long pause)  Is the vacuum on or off?
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« Reply #146 on: November 14, 2007, 11:01:59 AM »

 DR Elmore invited me into BK's living room in the fall of 2004 - hope I have the chance to thank him in person this week.  Thanks to BK for the hospitality!

After the trip to NY when we didn't meet and should have.  I almost suggested to Larry we all do something together.  Shortly after you began posting & I regretted my silence.
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« Reply #147 on: November 14, 2007, 11:04:40 AM »

Now I want to watch this movie.  I have been intrigued by the stage version of WHITE CHRISTMAS since DR RLP first posted about seeing it....

I bought the Cast Album and it is a lot of fun....

Interestingly, the Bing and Rosemary parts are being played in Jose's cast by the same two who played those parts in San Francisco two years ago.  Both were excellent, vocally, as I recall.  Their "parts", though, were a bit shallowly written.

I was overwhelmed by Mark Ledbetter in the Danny Kaye role. I'm sure they get topnotch performers for that role.  The best dance number in the show, as I recall, was "I Love A Piano".
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« Reply #148 on: November 14, 2007, 11:07:16 AM »

Since it's so seldom one gets to quote oneself (other than when one is actually posting, I suppose), here is what I had to say about the production I saw Nov. 27, 2005:

The bill of fare was “Irving Berlin’s ‘White Christmas’” and what a grand spectacle it all was.

It was tuneful, beautiful, spectacular and a fine tribute to the 1954 Paramount film of the same name.

The set design was unbelievably gorgeous and sets changed so often I cannot imagine the complexity of it all.  The changes were noiseless, almost all done in total darkness.

The music was classic Berlin:  “Happy Holiday,” “Let Yourself Go,” “Love and the Weather,” “Sisters,” “The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing,” “Snow”, “What Do You Do With A General?”, “Let Me Sing and I’m Happy,” “Count Your Blessings,” “Blue Skies,” “I Love A Piano,” “Falling Out of Love Can Be Fun,” “Sisters” (Reprise w/the boys), “Love, You Didn’t Do Right By Me/How Deep Is the Ocean?” (nightclub sequence on a set that totally blew me away!!!), “We’ll Follow the Old Man,” “Let Me Sing and I’m Happy (Reprise), “How Deep is the Ocean” (Reprise), “We’ll Follow the Old Man” (Reprise), “White Christmas”, and for the Finale, “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm.”

“Let Yourself Go,” “I Love A Piano” and the "Finale" were full-blown extended ensemble numbers with some of the finest tapping I’ve had the pleasure of seeing.  The choreography by Randy Skinner was wonderful.

The costumes were all 50s kitsch...and you’d swear Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen wore nothing snazzier than their counterparts in this show.

The plot is fairly faithful to the film, but the general’s granddaughter Susan is a 9-year-old visiting from California because she’s never seen snow!  The general’s housekeeper, Martha, is no Mary Wickes.  No, she’s a former showstopper herself and wrangles her way into Phil and Bob’s show all the while eavesdropping and jumping to Wickesian conclusions.  

Susan Mansur plays Martha and she’s terrific.  A HUGE voice and a heaping helping of charisma explode onstage every time she’s on.

Husband-wife performers Graham Rowat and Kate Baldwin play the Crosby-Clooney roles.  Both have big voices.  Baldwin really sells “Love You Didn’t Do Right By Me” and Rowat is fine, with a “trained” voice that gets in the way too often for my tastes.  (To me, it’s as if he has a certain note he loves to hit and every time he hits it, it's extended and booming, but it’s seldom the note that “ought” to be accentuated.  It’s a self-conscious voice, and I hate to say it, but Baldwin indulges in that self-consciousness a few times, too).

Not so the Kaye-Ellen counterparts.  THE spectacular male performer in this show is Mark Ledbetter.  He’s a hoofer, a singer with a great voice (a great interpretive singer who lets the song be sung) and he exudes more energy than just about anybody except Mansur who has less stage time.  Shannon O’Bryan is Judy Haynes and she’s a Vera-Ellen look-alike, physically (from the Loge, at any rate), with a good voice and plenty of hoofing talent.

Ledbetter was front-and-center in both big ensemble numbers and had some good moments with O’Bryan and Howat, as well.  To me, he was the standout performer in the company.

I’ve never been fond of the framing for the story...the sappy front-lines stuff and the later “because we love him, we love him...” stuff.  Somebody fetch me an insulin sucret!

And the character development is nominal...we “know” these characters from the movie, so we get more songs and dances than we do dialogue (which is a pure-tee blessing since it’s all rooted in 1954 idiom).

The overall production, though, is splendiferous, and director Walter Bobbie has gotten everything to work...and it’s all magic, with the added Finale surprise of snow blowing out onto the audience for a reprise of "White Christmas."

A VERY enjoyable, delightful entertainment!

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« Reply #149 on: November 14, 2007, 11:09:54 AM »

DR Jose, Safe travel and cruising vibes ;) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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