Topic: THE MERRY MONTH OF MAY (Read 13141 times)

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #30 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:16:28 AM »

ON THIS DAY IN THEATRE HISTORY...

The New York Shakespeare Festival production of THE THREEPENNY OPERA opened on Broadway on this day in 1976 at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre.

Things were different in those days--the cast recording was done a month later on June 21 but the album was not released until October of that year.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #31 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:19:04 AM »

PAGE TWO DANCE OF IMMORAL EARNINGS

Matt H. · « **Reply #32 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:27:57 AM »

Good morning!

CLoudier than previous days this week, and we had a sprinkling of rain earlier, but I believe it's going to pass on by without the downpour they were predicting. Highs back up to 80 today.

Matt H. · « **Reply #33 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:29:00 AM »

I hope BRIDE WARS comes today and early enough so I don't have to start on NOTORIOUS. I would really wait wait to do it. But I'll do the first one that's avauilable when the time comes to start work.

Matt H. · « **Reply #34 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:29:53 AM »

I'm on-line a bit earlier this morning than usual. I plan to head out to Home Depot in a little while to pick up some items. Then, I'll circle my way back to the shopping center near my home where I do my usual Friday errands.

Matt H. · « **Reply #35 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:31:15 AM »

On TV Tonight!

CBS - GHOST WHISPERER, FLASHPOINT, NUMB3RS
ABC - reality shows (season finales), 20/20
NBC - HOWIE DO IT, DATELINE
FOX - PRISON BREAK, DOLLHOUSE
CW - EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS, THE GAME

Matt H. · « **Reply #36 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:33:34 AM »

Friday Media Check:

CD - SUMMER HOLIDAY (soundtrack)

DVD - NOTORIOUS (Blu-ray)
BRIDE WARS (Blu-ray; if it arrives on time)
X-MEN trilogy (Blu-ray)
NCIS - Season 2, disc 4

DVR - last night's BONES
last night's SOUTHLAND
last night's THE OFFICE
last night's SUPERNATURAL
last night's SMALLVILLE
last night's KROD MANDOON
GREY GARDENS (HBO-HD movie)

Matt H. · « **Reply #37 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:34:57 AM »

I recorded that GREY GARDENS strictly on the positive word of mouth I read about it here. I did watch about 15 minutes of it last night before UGLY BETTY began but forgot to mention it. It's OK, but I still prefer the original (i.e. real) people (so far).

Michael · « **Reply #38 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:39:59 AM »

Quote from: DAW on May 01, 2009, 03:03:13 AM

THE LUSTY MONTH OF MAY

GUENEVERE:
Tra la! It's May!
The lusty month of May!
That lovely month when ev'ryone goes
Blissfully astray.
Tra la! It's here!
That shocking time of year
When tons of wicked little thoughts
Merrily appear!
It's May! It's May!
That gorgeous holiday
When ev'ry maiden prays that her lad
Will be a cad!
It's mad! It's gay!
A libelous display!
Those dreary vows that ev'ryone takes,
Ev'ryone breaks.
Ev'ryone makes divine mistakes
The lusty month of May!

Whence this fragrance wafting through the air?
What sweet feelings does its scent transmute?
Whence this perfume floating ev'rywhere?
Don't you know it's that dear forbidden fruit!
Tra la la la la! That dear forbidden fruit!
Tra la la la la!

GUENEVERE & CHORUS:
Tra la la la la [etc.]

GUENEVERE:
Tra la! It's May!
The lusty month of May!
That darling month when ev'ryone throws
Self-control away.
It's time to do
A wretched thing or two,
And try to make each precious day
One you'll always rue!
It's May! It's May!
The month of "yes you may,"
The time for ev'ry frivolous whim,
Proper or "im."
It's wild! It's gay!
A blot in ev'ry way.
The birds and bees with all of their vast
Amorous past
Gaze at the human race aghast,
The lusty month of May.

CHORUS:
Tra la! It's May!
The lusty month of May!
That lovely month when ev'ryone goes
Blissfully astray.
Tra la! It's here!
That shocking time of year
When tons of wicked little thoughts
Merrily appear.
It's May! It's May!
The month of great dismay.

GUENEVERE:
When all the world is brimming with fun,
Wholesome or "un."

GUENEVERE & CHORUS:
It's mad! It's gay!
A libelous display!
Those dreary vows that ev'ryone takes,
Ev'ryone breaks.
Ev'ryone makes divine mistakes
The lusty month of May!

Michael · « **Reply #39 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:41:41 AM »

Quote from: Ben on May 01, 2009, 04:47:59 AM

Bye for now.

Yes I know, goodbye for now,
How long? ~ a year, a day?
Yes I love you, yes you're with me,
here now, next to me, and worlds away!
See I free you, and I'll see you when I see you,
fine, OK?
Goodbye for now, again
Goodbye until whenever then
We're free, that's what we said we'd be,
[ Find more Lyrics on www.mp3lyrics.org/spR ]
at leave to come an' go, you as well as I,
somehow each
"hello"
makes it worth
"goodbye"
for now!
Goodbye for now, again
Goodbye until whenever then
We're free, that's what we said we'd be,
at leave to come an' go, you as well as I,
somehow each
"hello"
makes it worth
"goodbye"
for now!
Goodbye . . . hmm . . . goodbye

Michael · « **Reply #40 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:50:21 AM »

BK:

Re The Fleischer Superman Cartoons.

Are these JUST the 9 cartoons that were made before The Fleischer studio was dissolved? (IMHO these were better more science fiction style)

Or do they also include the finale 8 cartoons that were made by Famous Studios? (Paramount bought out the The Fleischer Studio. Not as good as the others more WW2 style with Superman fighting the Japanese

All the above were included on the multi disc Superman box set from last year. Have they been remastered/improved in any way?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #41 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:53:26 AM »

Oh! I arrive at 10:00am Chicago time!

(stupid time zones)

Michael · « **Reply #42 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:55:33 AM »

Quote from: Michael S on May 01, 2009, 06:39:59 AM

Quote from: DAW on May 01, 2009, 03:03:13 AM
THE LUSTY MONTH OF MAY

GUENEVERE & CHORUS:
It's mad! It's gay!
A libelous display!
Those dreary vows that ev'ryone takes,
Ev'ryone breaks.
Ev'ryone makes divine mistakes
The lusty month of May!

Matt H. · « **Reply #43 on:** May 01, 2009, 06:59:40 AM »

I can't answer the SUPERMAN cartoon question. I've never seen any of those and have never kept up with them.

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #44 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:00:22 AM »

This will be an odd weekend for me. When in LA, first weekend in May was always Derby Week where we threw our annual Derby Party for anywhere from sixty to eighty friends and neighbours. Out in California, it was always a big deal as our LA friends were greatly amused to see all the ex-patriot Kentuckians gets weepy-eyed and nostalgic singing My Old Kentucky Home and watching the Run For The Roses. Of course, it was also just a great excuse to throw a Spring party.

But moving here, we found everyone usually had long-standing committments for the Day...so we've had to find other days and other excuses for throwing a big bash. This year, Julieanne is in San Jose, doing her continuing education for her therapy license and I might go to a Derby party actually thrown by our theatre board president. I haven't even checked out the horses running this year.

Michael · « **Reply #45 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:10:20 AM »

David Sheward, executive editor of Back Stage predictions for the Tony Awards

BEST PLAY
"Dividing the Estate"
"God of Carnage"
"reasons to be pretty"
"33 Variations"

BEST MUSICAL
"Billy Elliot"
"Next to Normal"
"9 to 5"
"Shrek"

BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL
"Guys and Dolls"
"Hair"
"Pal Joey"
"West Side Story"

BEST PLAY REVIVAL
"Mary Stuart"
"The Norman Conquests"
"The Seagull"
"Waiting for Godot"

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
Bill Irwin, "Waiting for Godot"
Nathan Lane, "Waiting for Godot"
Daniel Radcliffe, "Equus"
Geoffery Rush, "Exit the King"
Thomas Sadoski, "reasons to be pretty"

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Tovah Feldshuh, "Irena's Vow"
Jane Fonda, "33 Variations"
Marcia Gay Harden, "God of Carnage"
Janet McTeer, "Mary Stuart"
Harriet Walter, "Mary Stuart"

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
James Barbour, "A Tale of Two Cities"
Matt Cavenaugh, "West Side Story"
The three Billys, "Billy Elliot"
Brian d’Arcy James, "Shrek"
J. Robert Spencer, "Next to Normal"

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Stephanie J. Block, "9 to 5"
Megan Hiltey, "9 top 5"
Allison Janney, "9 to 5"
Alice Ripley, "Next to Normal"
Josefina Scaglione, "West Side Story"

BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Moises Kaufman, "33 Variations"
Phylida Lloyd, "Mary Stuart"
Anthony Page, "Waiting for Godot"
Matthew Warchus, "The Norman Conquests"

BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Stephen Daldry, "Billy Elliot"
Arthur Laurents, "West Side Story"
Joe Mantello, "9 to 5"
Diane Paulus, "Hair"

Michael · « **Reply #46 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:12:33 AM »

Tom O'Neill's Predictions (Gold Derby)

BEST PLAY
(Front-runners)
"Dividing the Estate"
"God of Carnage"
"reasons to be pretty"
"33 Variations

(Possible)
"The American Plan"
"Impressionism"
"Irena's Vow"

BEST MUSICAL
(Front-runners)
"Billy Elliot"
"9 to 5"
"Next to Normal"
"Shrek the Musical"

(Possible)
"Rock of Ages"
"[title of show]"
"White Christmas"

(Long Shots)
"The Story of My Life"
"13"
"A Tale of Two Cities"

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
(Front-runners)
"Exit the King"
"Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
"The Norman Conquests"
"Mary Stuart"
"The Seagull"
"Speed-the-Plow"
"Waiting for Godot"

(Possible)
"Blithe Spirit"
"Desire Under the Elms"
"Equus"
"A Man for All Seasons"

BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL
"West Side Story"
"Hair"
"Pal Joey"
"Guys and Dolls"

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
(Front-runners)
David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish, "Billy Elliott"
James Barbour, "A Tale of Two Cities"
Hunter Bell, "[title of show]"
Jeff Bowen, "[title of show]"
Matt Cavenaugh, "West Side Story"
Brian D'Arcy James, "Shrek"
Marc Kudisch, "9 to 5"
Oliver Platt, "Guys and Dolls"
J. Robert Spencer, "Next to Normal"
Will Swenson, "Hair"

(Possible)
Gavin Creel, "Hair"
Constantine Maroulis, "Rock of Ages"
Craig Bierko, "Guys and Dolls"
Malcolm Gets, "The Story of My Life"

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
(Front-runners)
Stephanie J. Block, "9 to 5"
Stockard Channing, "Pal Joey"
Megan Hilty, "9 to 5"
Allison Janney, "9 to 5"
Caissie Levy, "Hair"
Alice Ripley, "Next to Normal"
Josefina Scaglione, "West Side Story"
Sutton Foster, "Shrek the Musical"

(Possible)
Kate Jennings Grant, "Guys and Dolls"

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
(Front-runners)
Bill Irwin, "Waiting for Godot"
Raul Esparza, "Speed-the-Plow"
James Gandolfini, "God of Carnage"
Nathan Lane, "Waiting for Godot"
John Lithow, "All My Sons"
Daniel Radcliffe, "Equus"
Geoffrey Rush, "Exit the King"
Thomas Sadoski, "reasons to be pretty"

(Possible)
Chad L. Coleman, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
Rupert Everett, "Blithe Stewart"
Brian Dennehy, "Desire Under the Elms"
Frank Langella, "A Man for All Seasons"
Roger Robinson, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
Pablo Schreiber, "Desire Under the Elms"

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
(Front-runners)
Tovah Feldshuh, "Irena's Vow"
Jane Fonda, "33 Variations"
Marcia Gay Harden, "God of Carnage"
Janet McTeer, "Mary Stuart"
Susan Sarandon, "Exit the King"
Kristin Scott Thomas, "The Seagull"
Harriet Walker, "Mary Stuart"

(Possible)
Carla Gugino, "Desire Under the Elms"
Christine Ebersole, "Blithe Spirit"
Hope Davis, "God of Carnage"
Joan Allen, "Impressionism"
Mary Louise Parker, "Hedda Gabler"

Michael · « **Reply #47 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:14:56 AM »

Martin Denton of NYTheater.com Predictions and winners desiginated with an X

BEST PLAY
X - "God of Carnage"
"Dividing the Estate"
"33 Variations"
"reasons to be pretty"

BEST MUSICAL
X - "Billy Elliot"
"Next to Normal"
"9 to 5"
"Shrek"

BEST PLAY REVIVAL
X - "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
"Exit the King"
"The Norman Conquests"
"Waiting for Godot"

BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL
X - "Hair"
"Guys and Dolls"
"Pal Joey"
"West Side Story"

BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY
X - Geoffrey Rush, "Exit the King:
Brian Dennehy, "Desire Under the Elms"
Bill Irwin, "Waiting for Godot"
Daniel Radcliffe, "Equus"
Thomas Sadoski, "reasons to be pretty"

BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
X - Marcia Gay Harden, "God of Carnage"
Jane Fonda, "33 Variations"
Janet McTeer, "Mary Stuart"
Kristin Scott Thomas, "The Seagull"
Harriet Walter, "Mary Stuart"

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
X - 3 Boys from "Billy Elliot"
James Barbour, "A Tale of Two Cities"
Brian d'Arcy James, "Shrek"
Marc Kudisch, "9 to 5"
Oliver Platt, "Guys and Dolls"

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
X - Alice Ripley, "Next to Normal"
Stockard Channing, "Pal Joey"
Sutton Foster, "Shrek"
Allison Janney, "9 to 5"
Megan Hilty, "9 to 5"

BEST DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
X - Matthew Warchus, "The Normal Conquests"
Bartlett Sher, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"
Robert Falls, "Desire Under the Elms"
Moises Kaufman, "33 Variations"
Phyllida Lloyd, "Mary Stuart"

BEST DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
X - Diane Paulus, "Hair"
Stephen Daldry, "Billy Elliot"
Michel Greif, "Next to Normal"
Joe Mantello, "9 to 5"
Jason Moore, "Shrek"

Matt H. · « **Reply #48 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:17:01 AM »

Interesting predictions. The nominations are on Tuesday?

Matt H. · « **Reply #49 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:18:29 AM »

Well, I'm going to head down now and clean up a little bit before heading out on my lengthier than usual Friday errands.

WBBL.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #50 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:25:01 AM »

Almost There!!!

http://twitpic.com/4c2az

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #51 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:26:35 AM »

And I should getting ready to detrain.

Laters...

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #52 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:40:30 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on May 01, 2009, 07:26:35 AM

And I should getting ready to detrain.

Laters...

De-TRAIN, De-TRAIN, our TattooSPiano!

Kerry · « **Reply #53 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:40:34 AM »

TOD: Nellie Lutcher singing "Hurry On Down, "Fine Brown Frame" and "The Lady's in Love"

The Boswell Sisters doing a whole bunch of great things. Their arrangements were great, and the were as good at imitating musical instruments as the Mills Brothers-- it's a shame they never recorded together.

Anita Ellis singing "Put the Blame on Mame," "Atlanta, GA" and "I Wonder What Became of Me" (one of Johnny Mercer's best)

Maureen McGovern singing "Only When I Laugh"

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #54 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:41:36 AM »

A warm, felicitious and slightly damp Happy Friday to one and all.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #55 on:** May 01, 2009, 07:42:55 AM »

On my frequent play list on my computer:

Main title to 1980's TV show "Tucker's Witch" with a charming theme written by J.A.C. Redford!

Kerry · « **Reply #56 on:** May 01, 2009, 08:21:32 AM »

Bruce, sorry to hear of the recent chaos at LACC; I hope for the best.

Kerry · « **Reply #57 on:** May 01, 2009, 08:24:28 AM »

Morning, Ben. Tell Ant hello for me. I know you're glad to have him back, but the little dance you do after getting used to being on your own is a little awkward-- you know little things like getting used to the fact that if you put something on the counter it stays there until you move it. Having another person in the house again is always nice, though.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #58 on:** May 01, 2009, 08:34:48 AM »

Good Morning, once again!

Greetings from Chicago!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #59 on:** May 01, 2009, 08:38:58 AM »

I'm having some tea and a breakfast wrap at Argo Tea. Quite tasty. argotea.com

It's a little cloudy and cool here in Chicago right now, but at least it's not raining. There's a midday piano recital at Sherwood Conservatory sponsored by the Chicago Pianoforte Society that I'm in interested in attending, but I think I may just end up at the Art Institute of Chicago all day. I'm just going to see where the day and my feet take me.

News:

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