Good morning, all!
TOD: Yowza, that's a lot to think about. Here goes:
Living:
Writer: Terry Pratchett. His "Discworld" series has been a constant companion to me for more than half my life, and I'd love to express my appreciation to him.
Director: Mel Brooks, although I'd have to take The Lovely Wife(tm) along to keep me from breaking into "2000-year-old-man" dialogue.
Actor: Patrick Stewart
Singer: Bernadette Peters.
Composer: Sondheim.
Lyricist: Tom Jones. From my limited experience with him (saw him in a revue at the York, and sat next to him during Pamela Myers's cabaret show), he comes across as a lovely and witty gentleman, and I'd be thrilled to hear him talk about his career and shows.
Of those who have shuffled off the mortal coil:
Writer: Rashi (11th century biblical and talmudic commentator).
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Actor: Ethel Merman
Singer: my grandmother, who used to make up new "Yiddishized" lyrics to songs (e.g., "The Girl that I Marry" would have to be able to make a kugel). She died well before I knew anything about musical theater, and I'd love to have the opportunity to sing the songs that I now know with her.
Composer/lyricist: Cole Porter. Take him to Marie's Crisis and have him sing the "party" versions of his songs (actually, as long as we're reviving the dead, I'd reincarnate Eighty-Eight's and take him there)
