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THE FIRST VOCAL SESSION
« on: August 24, 2012, 11:59:21 PM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes were first and foremost vocal, and now it is time for you to post until the vocal cows come home.
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« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2012, 12:00:06 AM »

And the word of the day is: BELAUD!
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« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2012, 12:43:24 AM »

As I suspected, the production of Chicago I saw this eve was a bore, a dud -- just bad.  My friend was the best thing in it.  The tempos were HORRIBLE, I should have bolted when I heard the beginning of "All That Jazz", taken more at an Allegro than what it should be.  Same with the infamous "Roxie" vamp.  So fast.  Doesn't anyone listen to a cast recording anymore?  The absence of Mary Sunshine (who was still in the program) was sorta un-noticable.  "A Little Bit of Good" was cut, and I really didn't miss it.  There was one video bit where the character was still present, but they did a nice job of working around it.  Act Two was better than Act One. I wanted to leave at intermission, but I stayed.  Roxie was not good.  Her vocals were strained and it seemed like all the songs lay within her "break". 

It's sad when a show like this should attract dancers and character actors.  You should be able to cast it with these things in mind.  There is a lot of talent in the area, a show like this shouldn't suffer for lack of talent. 
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« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2012, 03:45:03 AM »

Good morning, all! I am slowly getting back to NYC time. This morning I slept until 5:45, which is 30 more minutes than yesterday. When I woke I was having a strange dream involving a production the Berlioz opera Les Troyens, summer theatre, and Clea Duval.

This morning, I will head to the post office to send Randy and Jo their Dublin gifts, and then I will head to Toyland.I need to learn if the power is on, the internet works, and all the other necessities of having an office.  I have a couple of things to accomplish there, the primary one being corrcting the full score and vocal score of DEAREST ENEMY going to the Rodgers & Hammerstein office in the next couple of weeks.  I also need to check how much  work I have to do for ROBERTA and check on a couple of "who sings what" in that show.

And so, the day begins! More coffee,
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Re: THE FIRST VOCAL SESSION
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2012, 04:31:38 AM »

Morning all.

That is all.
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Re: THE FIRST VOCAL SESSION
« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2012, 04:32:12 AM »

Laundry today.

We usually do it Friday afternoon but circumstances prevented us from doing so.
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« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2012, 04:32:51 AM »

Dinner with a friend in Midtown East (52nd Street).
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« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2012, 04:33:03 AM »

Nothing more to report.
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Re: THE FIRST VOCAL SESSION
« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2012, 04:51:29 AM »

La dee DAH dee DAH DAH!

It is Saturday - and it is a work day.
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« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2012, 04:52:15 AM »

More lovely photos from DR ELMORE yesterday!  Very nice.

I want to see photos of DR JOSE in CanCan.....

Thanks DR MBARNUM......Jason Evers.....I see......
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« Reply #10 on: August 25, 2012, 04:52:45 AM »

Rehearsal last night was not very good.....I believe now we are driving away from Funny.....but time will tell.
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« Reply #11 on: August 25, 2012, 05:12:44 AM »

So maybe from now on I'll only talk about the weather andeverybody's health. 

B_Rabbit sent an e-mail whichl does give some comfort that he's likely not violent, almost assuredly not a physical danger, even if he plays with words, and he certainly didn;t need to reach out. Maybe he uses the word "friend" very loosely.  He's on AOL, that in and of itself is a good sign, I think.



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« Reply #12 on: August 25, 2012, 05:18:55 AM »

Rehearsal last night was not very good.....I believe now we are driving away from Funny.....but time will tell.

Driving away from Funny is Ok as long as you are getting closer to Truth.  Once you find Truth, funny will follow naturally.

I read that in a fortune cookie once.  or made it up. One or the other. 
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« Reply #13 on: August 25, 2012, 05:32:01 AM »

Well.....DR FJL.....first the other people must learn their lines......
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« Reply #14 on: August 25, 2012, 05:37:50 AM »

Good morning, all.

I seem to have had a decent night's sleep.  One crazy dream in which I got myself into a bit of hot water, but those things happen and it looked like it wasn't going to turn out so badly in the end.  Of course the end never came, being a dream, so what do I know.
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« Reply #15 on: August 25, 2012, 05:42:18 AM »

And the word of the day is: BELAUD!

And The Song Of The Day Is:  THE NAME'S LaGUARDIA
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« Reply #16 on: August 25, 2012, 05:51:05 AM »

In a little while I shall be going E&T until late tonight, as I make my way into Sullivan County, NY, a.k.a. the Catskill Region, a.k.a. the Borscht Belt, for my annual visit to a couple of friends who have a beautiful little summer house in one of the old bungalow colonies.  Their house overlooks a dramatic meadow beyond which are the Catskills themselves, and I'm rather hoping for a passing late afternoon thunderstorm today since I've only seen the place in its lovely sunny state.

Of course, there is no more Borscht Belt and I never "knew" it except from books and films, etc., but once I started driving over there just to look around some years back, I found myself hooked on the remains of the faded glory.  Actually, faded glory is not quite the word for it.  Desolate destruction and abandonment might get a little closer to the truth.  The remains of the old hotels, some of them, are still there for all to see and for braver risk-takers than I to actually explore, and even in the years I've been doing my little drive-throughs, a few more have burned to the ground through whatever means or have been deliberately razed.  It's a sad, spooky, and fascinating area.
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« Reply #17 on: August 25, 2012, 06:00:26 AM »

As I suspected, the production of Chicago I saw this eve was a bore, a dud -- just bad.  My friend was the best thing in it.  The tempos were HORRIBLE, I should have bolted when I heard the beginning of "All That Jazz", taken more at an Allegro than what it should be.  Same with the infamous "Roxie" vamp.  So fast.  Doesn't anyone listen to a cast recording anymore?  The absence of Mary Sunshine (who was still in the program) was sorta un-noticable.  "A Little Bit of Good" was cut, and I really didn't miss it.  There was one video bit where the character was still present, but they did a nice job of working around it.  Act Two was better than Act One. I wanted to leave at intermission, but I stayed.  Roxie was not good.  Her vocals were strained and it seemed like all the songs lay within her "break". 

It's sad when a show like this should attract dancers and character actors.  You should be able to cast it with these things in mind.  There is a lot of talent in the area, a show like this shouldn't suffer for lack of talent. 

They dropped an entire character? I believe that if the company that controls rights hears about this they can send a cease and desist order. They are rewriting the show.

 I remember seeing a production Bent where they added a prologue and a scene right before the intermission. The rights holder heard about it and they had to drop the "new material."

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Re: THE FIRST VOCAL SESSION
« Reply #18 on: August 25, 2012, 06:00:36 AM »

Good morning to all
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« Reply #19 on: August 25, 2012, 06:03:41 AM »

TOD

The Haunting (Julie Harris/Claire Bloom version)
The Changeling (George C Scott movie)
Legend of Hell House

My top three choices I am sure there are others but can't think of them at the moment
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« Reply #20 on: August 25, 2012, 06:11:58 AM »

TOD

THE UNINVITED
THE INNOCENTS
THE HAUNTING (original, of course - I don't think we really have to state that)
THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE
THE CHANGELING
THE WOMAN IN BLACK (British TV version)
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« Reply #21 on: August 25, 2012, 06:12:35 AM »

I'll probably think of a few others while I'm out driving around, miles away from being able to log in.
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« Reply #22 on: August 25, 2012, 06:12:54 AM »

Photos are a must DR CHAS SMITH.

I am off to work.

Oh well.
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« Reply #23 on: August 25, 2012, 06:12:59 AM »

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« Reply #24 on: August 25, 2012, 06:14:44 AM »

(I like how all of my choices, so far, include the definite article.  It allows them to line up in a nice dignified pattern, like the buildings on a Manhattan street.)
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« Reply #25 on: August 25, 2012, 06:15:47 AM »

Hi all!  No rain yet and I have to go get my laundry done as  couldn't do it las week because of rain.  Life would be so much easier if I had that new washer and drier but as i haven't heard a word from anyone involved in making it happen in well over a week, I don't think it will happen any time in the near future.  Certainly not by the end of August and with the   storm, i'm sure I will be at bottom of any list for it to be done.   Sigh.


I have to scoot.  I need to get this laundry done and I want to go to the lady who's husband passed away funeral.  I don't know if I will make it or not but my thoughts and prayers are with her.

Vibes to all who need them.

Have a wonder filled day!
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« Reply #26 on: August 25, 2012, 06:31:09 AM »

Updating my upcoming reading on internet anonymity to get at least a little tiny something good out of this horrible dreck life had handed me.   

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Starfighter Onstage LLC proudly announces

a reading of my music-theatre piece

"NAMELESS PEOPLE"

(updated for my recent personal experiences; mix of fact and fiction -
an exploration that puts a face on the anonymous people on the net)

Reading dates:  November 9 - 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Reservations, leave name, phone, email at 212-332-0641, you'll get an email back

Location will be sent closer to the date, it will be in the west 40's near 8th avenue
(Seriously, we are keeping the exact location private so that no uninvited people show up.)
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« Reply #27 on: August 25, 2012, 06:45:43 AM »

Greetings from Toyland! No breakins, no internet or computer glitches, no complaints from me.

The works awaits.
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« Reply #28 on: August 25, 2012, 07:03:06 AM »

Good morning, all.

Cleaning house while "Decline and Fall ... Cole Porter" blares in the background. Great music to clean to.

Vibes to one and all.
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« Reply #29 on: August 25, 2012, 07:03:33 AM »

TOD:

The Innocents
Ghost Story (more for the cast than anything else)
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