Topic: A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN (Read 12806 times)

bk · « **on:** October 17, 2009, 12:44:22 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes were a little bit of heaven or something entirely other, and now it is time for you to post until the heavenly cows come home.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2009, 12:45:24 AM »

And the word of the day is: NOVATION!

bk · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2009, 12:51:01 AM »

Speaking of heaven, I want you to check out these two videos - the first is the American Dance Machine doing the original Joe Layton choreography for a number called Popularity from George M. The lead dancer is Wayne Cilento, but it was originally danced by my pal Gene Castle, and I am here to tell you that Gene's performance of this number was one of the single greatest things I've ever seen on the stage. Wayne is fine, but Gene was genius. And I ask you, is there any choreographer working today that can stage a dance number like this? I'll save you the trouble of answering: No.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7gIAiYTr-k

bk · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2009, 12:52:44 AM »

And this number from Henry Sweet Henry done by Alice Playton (the girl in blue in the chorus is Pia Zadora) - choreographed by Michael Bennett. Same question and same answer apply.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl9BJWpqvjg

Jrand73 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 17, 2009, 04:47:33 AM »

First post. Huzzah!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2009, 04:48:11 AM »

What great clips! Of course the answer is NO - not today, at least not right now - although somewhere in this great country someone may be doing it!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 17, 2009, 05:13:39 AM »

And now I am off to work. Oh well.

Druxy · « **Reply #7 on:** October 17, 2009, 05:23:05 AM »

TOD:

Near the end of their lives, Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby recorded an album together.

It might have been fun to be in the the studio when they did that.

DAW · « **Reply #8 on:** October 17, 2009, 05:24:34 AM »

Wonderful clips, bk!!!!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 17, 2009, 06:18:58 AM »

Good morning, all! I had a hard time reading last night's posts this morning: too much cinemascope and too little patience. I read what I could.

BK, sounds like you had a god day, from meeting new fans to getting called out at a performance. I hope today goes equally well. I especally wish Alet and Barry a big success with GUYS & DOLLS tonight.

Today, I have to clean house and vacuum. Around noon, I will head to the East Side to pick up Matthew after his colonoscopy. Depending on how he's feeling, we may see PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. After that, I will come back here, collect today's mail and get ready to head out again. I want to stop by the theatre nd hear how the new Act Two Finale, which is actually the original show finale with a new beginning, played last night and today's matinee. Then, at 9 pm, I have tickets for THE TOYMAKER, one of the NYMF shows, playing at the Theatre at St Clements. I like te writer, and my adopted son Josh did the orchestrations, and I'm going primarily to hear them. Josh's brother Jeremy is playing oboe in the band, so it will be nice to see him afterwards. I have no idea what THE TOYMAKER is about, but I'm sure it has less to do with BABES IN TOYLAND and more to do with something grim. Last spring, Josh recorded numbers from the score with Christianne Noll and some other wonderful singers and I liked what I heard very much.

After the NYMF show, I will take my friend Chris out for his birthday, come home and fall over. Tomorrow is a naughty operetta day.

TOD: too many choices, but I'd choose Julie Andrews recording her album of Music Hall Songs, "Don't Go In The Lion's Cage," and if you don't know this fantastically funny album, you should. Robert Mersey's wonderful arrangements are brassy, funny, and just right, and the album is one of my all-time favorites.

Matt H. · « **Reply #10 on:** October 17, 2009, 06:27:35 AM »

LOL! Elmore, you beat me to the punch. I was going to mention this album by Julie Andrews and also BROADWAY'S FAIR JULIE recorded after her success with MY FAIR LADY.

Matt H. · « **Reply #11 on:** October 17, 2009, 06:28:27 AM »

Good morning!

It was raining this morning, so I couldn't go out for my walk; I'll be treadmilling it today instead. Cool and gray today, typically fall.

Matt H. · « **Reply #12 on:** October 17, 2009, 06:32:32 AM »

Today, work project A (which I likely won't get to until tonight) will be HOME ALONE 2: ALIVE IN NEW YORK. I haven't seen the film in a long, long time, but as I recall it was a mere rehash of the first one with the same villains and the same painful physical slapstick.

The disc appears to be a rush job: no extras of any kind on it listed on the back cover.

And I'll continue watching BONES episode as work project B. I won't get to BONES exclusively until Tuesday, it appears. I have the remake of MIRACLE ON 34th STREET tomorrow and TINKER BELL AND THE LOST TREASURE on Monday.

Matt H. · « **Reply #13 on:** October 17, 2009, 06:33:48 AM »

Today I hope to be able to finish PROJECT RUNWAY that I only got about 10 minutes into yesterday, and then I'll watch Thursday night's SUPERNATURAL while I eat lunch today.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 17, 2009, 06:38:53 AM »

Quote from: Matt H. on October 17, 2009, 06:27:35 AM

LOL! Elmore, you beat me to the punch. I was going to mention this album by Julie Andrews and also BROADWAY'S FAIR JULIE recorded after her success with MY FAIR LADY.

Go ahead and add your thoughts, DR Matt H! Everyone should own a copy of this great album.

Matt H. · « **Reply #15 on:** October 17, 2009, 07:01:44 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on October 17, 2009, 06:38:53 AM

Quote from: Matt H. on October 17, 2009, 06:27:35 AM
LOL! Elmore, you beat me to the punch. I was going to mention this album by Julie Andrews and also BROADWAY'S FAIR JULIE recorded after her success with MY FAIR LADY.

Go ahead and add your thoughts, DR Matt H! Everyone should own a copy of this great album.

And I have a copy of it, thanks to YOUR great generosity! I never tire of listening to it.

Matt H. · « **Reply #16 on:** October 17, 2009, 07:02:22 AM »

Now I must tidy up some computer desktop items and then head downstairs to watch some stuff for work and play!

WBBL.

DAW · « **Reply #17 on:** October 17, 2009, 07:20:30 AM »

DRs elmore3003 and Matt H., what is the name of this Julie Andrews album?

elmore3003 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 17, 2009, 07:41:25 AM »

Quote from: DAW on October 17, 2009, 07:20:30 AM

DRs elmore3003 and Matt H., what is the name of this Julie Andrews album?

"Don't Go In The Lion's Cage." I mentioned it in my post.

Ginny · « **Reply #19 on:** October 17, 2009, 07:45:15 AM »

Saturday morning greetings! It's cold and sunny here in SW Ohioy - a beautiful autumn day!

DAW · « **Reply #20 on:** October 17, 2009, 07:47:17 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on October 17, 2009, 07:41:25 AM

"Don't Go In The Lion's Cage." I mentioned it in my post.

Gotcha! Thanks-

elmore3003 · « **Reply #21 on:** October 17, 2009, 07:51:56 AM »

Spoo! I see the CD release, which was her two Columbia Records albums on one disc is now OP and quite expensive. It might be available from Amazon Japan or elsewhere.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 17, 2009, 07:53:00 AM »

Quote from: DAW on October 17, 2009, 07:47:17 AM

Quote from: elmore3003 on October 17, 2009, 07:41:25 AM
"Don't Go In The Lion's Cage." I mentioned it in my post.

Gotcha! Thanks-

I was typing fast, DR DAW, so I didn't mean to be as snarky as my post turned out to be.

FJL · « **Reply #23 on:** October 17, 2009, 08:08:49 AM »

To glom onto the Roundabout being so much in the news this weekend, I rushed out a basically-audio-only (and lyrics onscreen) "preview" of the parody of "King of Wishful Thinking" about the Roundabout's Carrie Fisher show WISHFUL DRINKING.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S4STdq9KtU

Since the real song is from the real film PRETTY WOMAN and sung by GO WEST, the parody song is naturally from the hypothetical parody film WITTY WOMAN (it's Carrie Fisher, after all) and sung by GO JEST.

FJL · « **Reply #24 on:** October 17, 2009, 08:10:22 AM »

Sorry for using the exact same language for the above that I'm using on ATC, but I didn't get much sleep last night. i found the Carrie Fisher show, which I saw last night, not only very funny but profoundly moving and disturbing.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #25 on:** October 17, 2009, 08:13:37 AM »

TOD:

The Doris Day/Andre Previn LP.

or The Ethel Merman Disco Album

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #26 on:** October 17, 2009, 08:14:03 AM »

Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And it was nice sleeping in my bed last night instead of trying to sleep on a bus.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #27 on:** October 17, 2009, 08:14:03 AM »

From that particular Julie Andrews LP - I also enjoy:

Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #28 on:** October 17, 2009, 08:15:24 AM »

R.I.P. Michael Buckley

Cillaliz · « **Reply #29 on:** October 17, 2009, 08:16:18 AM »

Good morning. I finally got to sleep in today. I got almost 12 hours of sleep all in a row. Boy did I need it

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