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[vixmom]

HEALTH VIBES FOR BOZ

[John G.]

From Deborah Kerr to Greer Garson and now on to Susan Hayward in "I'll Cry Tomorrow," tonight's weepie.

I would think that something starring later Irene Dunn would complete that trifecta.

LOL!

[TCB]

Engelbert Humperdinck took over the lead, either on Broadway or on tour, and he talked on one of the talk shows at the time, about the amount of time he had to spend at the Ringling Brothers school learning to walk that damn tightrope.

Humperdinck?  You mean Tony Orlando, right?

Loved, loved, loved Jim Dale in BARNUM!  I second-acted that show a number of times during his run (even though his best numbers were in the first act.)

Yes, of course, that is who I meant.

[vixmom]

I went with with the broiled stuffed  whole lobster -  the stuffing was crab & shrimp , not too much breading and a touch of hot spice
  very good


I had lots and lots of melted butter so I should lose lots o'weight with all that  diet food   

[TCB]

I had no idea there was a musical about our Mikey! Maybe I will need to drive up to CT to see it

Yep, that is our Mikey.  Walking a tightrope between the two women he thinks he loves.

[vixmom]

I had no idea there was a musical about our Mikey! Maybe I will need to drive up to CT to see it

Yep, that is our Mikey.  Walking a tightrope between the two women he thinks he loves.

are these the ladies in question?

[TCB]

I had no idea there was a musical about our Mikey! Maybe I will need to drive up to CT to see it

Yep, that is our Mikey.  Walking a tightrope between the two women he thinks he loves.

Wait a minute.  Jenny Lind, born 1820.  It might be Mikey.

[George]

Keith's favorite, Old Cape Cod

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT2ao0rcxoA

This one is a recording with photos of Pattie throughout the years.

That's probably my favorite, too, though "Doggie" is great.

I've always liked this song, but I'd only heard Bette Midler's version.  Patti's version is very nice, too.

[John G.]

I had no idea there was a musical about our Mikey! Maybe I will need to drive up to CT to see it

Yep, that is our Mikey.  Walking a tightrope between the two women he thinks he loves.

Wait a minute.  Jenny Lind, born 1820.  It might be Mikey.

ROTFLOL.

[George]

Celery and peanut butter for lunch today. 

No more chocolate till next holiday (Valentine's day).

 

What about Martin Luther King's Birthday.  When it come to chocolate; do not forget any holiday.

And, of course, President's Day!

[George]

Sherlock's brother has been very sick with a kidney condition.  They are waiting for the results of a biopsy and Boz could use some excellent vibes.

~~~VIBES FOR DD BOZ!!~~~

[George]

! ! ! ! !  GET OFF THE GROUND VIBES FOR DR GINNY AND DH RICHARD. ! ! ! ! !

~~~DITTO!!~~~

[George]

I thought pbs.org might have the Broadway show, but there's only an excerpt. Each episode of Downton Abbey will be shown in its entirety after it airs.

I really enjoyed the Marvin Hamlisch special, ONE SINGULAR SENSATION!.  For an actress who seems so relaxed on stage, Audra McDonald seemed rather uptight hosting the special.  That current Annie (Lillia Crawford) is certainly a little dynamo.

Darn...I missed this.  I couldn't find another broadcasting of it, either.

[George]

The woman who painted the wonderful photos of Sherlock did this Christmas card in 2010 & posted it on facebook.  Since then it has traveled the word and been liked by over 1,12362 

That's a beautiful image!

[Druxy]

Have to start learning two shows that I've only had the most passing familiarity with:  ADRIFT IN MACAO and BARNUM.  

I'll be playing one of the keyboards in ADRIFT (maybe even piano/conduct if the director of the show, who's wearing a few hats, decides not to play).  It's being done by our best local theater. and should be a nice little production.

BARNUM is a high school's spring musical.  These people do an exceptionally fine job for a high school, with full orchestra, etc., but they often hire me or another pianist for various things because they never quite have the student talent quite up to doing that stuff.  BARNUM calls for two pianos, and the book doesn't split the parts -- it just tells you in fine print who should be playing and when.  I'm presuming that when both are playing, they play the same music, which probably lends it the unique sort of ragtime- or honkytonk-ish circus-y sound.  You can see how much I know about it so far.  So anyhoo, time to get studying.

I loved BARNUM.  I am so glad that I saw Jim Dale do it on Broadway.  Although most of the circus stuff is pretty easy for any group to stage, I will be interested how a high school actor is supposed to do the tightrope walking at the end of Act I.

I love Barnum, too. I saw Harvey Evans do it on tour, and he's someone I've always enjoyed. Someone posted the following about Harvey on Facebook today. It's good advice for the kid who'll be playing Barnum:

Harvey Evans stood by in this show for Jim Dale. I love Harvey because he's really a connsumate pro. Anyway, when we were conversing he mentioned how one part of the show had the star walking a tightrope, and when Harvey had to go on for the first time he said that he just looked in the mirror backstage and said - "Now Harvey - we're not gonna make a problem of this, are we?". And he didn't and it went flawlessly. You just gotta love that kind of work ethic.

I saw BARNUM when it played the Pantages in Los Angeles with Jim Dale.

Glenn Close was also in the cast, but the night we saw it, her understudy went on.

Honestly, aside from the fact that I saw it, I don't remember a thing about the show.

[John G.]

I thought pbs.org might have the Broadway show, but there's only an excerpt. Each episode of Downton Abbey will be shown in its entirety after it airs.

I really enjoyed the Marvin Hamlisch special, ONE SINGULAR SENSATION!.  For an actress who seems so relaxed on stage, Audra McDonald seemed rather uptight hosting the special.  That current Annie (Lillia Crawford) is certainly a little dynamo.

Darn...I missed this.  I couldn't find another broadcasting of it, either.

Here's a link to the full show:

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/173610-THE-SCREENING-ROOM-Audra-McDonald-Megan-Hilty-Kelli-OHara-Brian-DArcy-James-Sing-Marvin-Hamlisch-Tunes-at-Lincoln-Center

[George]

I thought pbs.org might have the Broadway show, but there's only an excerpt. Each episode of Downton Abbey will be shown in its entirety after it airs.

I really enjoyed the Marvin Hamlisch special, ONE SINGULAR SENSATION!.  For an actress who seems so relaxed on stage, Audra McDonald seemed rather uptight hosting the special.  That current Annie (Lillia Crawford) is certainly a little dynamo.

Darn...I missed this.  I couldn't find another broadcasting of it, either.

Here's a link to the full show:

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/173610-THE-SCREENING-ROOM-Audra-McDonald-Megan-Hilty-Kelli-OHara-Brian-DArcy-James-Sing-Marvin-Hamlisch-Tunes-at-Lincoln-Center

Thanks, John!!

[George]

Well, time for me to head home.

Until later.

[MBarnum]

I had no idea there was a musical about our Mikey! Maybe I will need to drive up to CT to see it

Yep, that is our Mikey.  Walking a tightrope between the two women he thinks he loves.

are these the ladies in question?

Good girl, Vixmom!

[MBarnum]

Many vibes for Boz the dog!!!!!!!

[John G.]

I am thoroughly enjoying "I'll Cry Tomorrow."

[TCB]

Celery and peanut butter for lunch today. 

No more chocolate till next holiday (Valentine's day).

 

What about Martin Luther King's Birthday.  When it come to chocolate; do not forget any holiday.

And, of course, President's Day!

But that, of course, comes after Valentine's Day.

[TCB]

Well, my work here is done.





G'night!

[John G.]

Celery and peanut butter for lunch today. 

No more chocolate till next holiday (Valentine's day).

 

What about Martin Luther King's Birthday.  When it come to chocolate; do not forget any holiday.

And, of course, President's Day!

But that, of course, comes after Valentine's Day.

There's also Sweet Thursday, a day I like to celebrate before I celebrate Friday and after I celebrate Wednesday.

[vixmom]

Celery and peanut butter for lunch today. 

No more chocolate till next holiday (Valentine's day).

 

What about Martin Luther King's Birthday.  When it come to chocolate; do not forget any holiday.

And, of course, President's Day!

But that, of course, comes after Valentine's Day.

There's also Sweet Thursday, a day I like to celebrate before I celebrate Friday and after I celebrate Wednesday.

I like the way you think, sir!!

[John G.]

Celery and peanut butter for lunch today. 

No more chocolate till next holiday (Valentine's day).

 

What about Martin Luther King's Birthday.  When it come to chocolate; do not forget any holiday.

And, of course, President's Day!

But that, of course, comes after Valentine's Day.

There's also Sweet Thursday, a day I like to celebrate before I celebrate Friday and after I celebrate Wednesday.

I like the way you think, sir!!

Every day is worth celebrating. And chocolate is the least of the ways to do that.

[ChasSmith]

Do I hear Dr. Atkins calling my name?

[ChasSmith]

Just watched the first half of BELOVED INFIDEL, which I'm really enjoying, and started nodding off, so I came upstairs to do a few things and get a second wind.  I don't think the wind is a keeper, so I might cut my losses and finish the movie tomorrow.

[John G.]

Good night, all.

[bk]

Vixmom - I have always had in the back of my head to bring the Kritzerland shows to NY - obviously not once a month, but maybe one every couple of months.  The problem is I have no time to do the prep work and need someone who can do it who's in NY and would enjoy such a thing.  Right now, we are talking about bringing a show or two to Washington, perhaps to the Signature.  If that works out, then it will be easy from there. 

We have not videotaped or even audio taped any of the shows.  For whatever reasons, I just don't want to do it, at least for now.