Topic: THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE (Read 17826 times)

Jay · « **Reply #60 on:** August 11, 2004, 11:59:27 AM »

I was getting dizzy there, balancing atop the cusp between pages 2 and 3.

Whew! Well, here we are.

Let's hoist one for Mary Rodgers!

bk · « **Reply #61 on:** August 11, 2004, 12:18:37 PM »

Yes, Noel, I have what you have as well, but that is NOT the version of the song that was used in Hey Love. The version in Hey Love has its own sheet music and is entitled Show Me. If you look at the CD of Hey Love it is also entitled Show Me. The End.

Joel Kimmel is indeed my brother, but he's not THAT Joel Kimmel, who indeed is a writer here in LA. The writer Joel Kimmel used to be an actor, too, and ironically we used to go up for some of the same roles.

Sandra · « **Reply #62 on:** August 11, 2004, 12:25:00 PM »

I've spent the last few days on my futon reading the books I'll be covering this semester. The first one was weird, the second one was depressing, the third one was Communist, the fourth one was soft porn (I didn't finish that one), and the fifth one was weird depressing Communist soft porn. I'm afraid to read the rest of them now.

I've never been on a movie set, unless you count the outside of my high school's auditorium, where parts of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure were filmed. But I was in the studio during the taping of a local news program. Back when my mom and I were in the cat rescuing business, we went to go take care of a colony of ferals in the alley behind the news place. We went inside just as they were about to start taping the evening news. There was a TV on and it was showing the end of the episode of Frasier where the guys all get girlfriends and then break up with them at the end. The very last scene has Jason Graae playing Goldfinger on the piano. Just as it was getting to Jason's scene, the news anchor, Liz Habib, walked in front of the TV and stood there, blocking the TV. So I was standing on tiptoes and moving around to try and see behind her. She looked up and saw me and thought that I was trying to see her, so she kinda tossed her head and struck a pose as if to say, "Yeah, I know, I'm wonderful." (She's known for being a bit conceited.) I motioned to her to move out of the way so I could see the TV. I don't think she liked that.

Then later (although this has nothing to do with the story), she got in a fight in a bar, and when they tried to throw her out, she said, "Do you known who you're dealing with??" They were not impressed and threw her out anyway. She has since been fired from her news job.

MBarnum · « **Reply #63 on:** August 11, 2004, 12:35:00 PM »

I was on a movie set once around 10 years ago or so. An independent company was filming a science fiction film in Portland where they had turned a warehouse into a spaceship set(s). I went up with a friend who was helping build the set. I worked on the set with her a bit and then we were sent to the store to buy a pair of shoes for one of the actors. As far as I know the movie was never completed, though.

Matt H. · « **Reply #64 on:** August 11, 2004, 12:49:19 PM »

I spent a lovely half hour looking at and listening to that DVD excerpt disc from the Ford 50th Anniversary Show starring Mary Martin and Ethel Merman.

Of course, many of us have seen that breathtaking, sensational medley the two women did on the show (I had a 78 rpm of it for years before I ever saw the footage), but I had never seen any of their other numbers on this show and was stunned at Mary Martin's terrific fashion sequence where she takes a basic piece of long, stretchy dress material, and pulls and tugs it into various 20th Century fashions. How marvelously inventive the entire skit is, and how fabulously Mary pulls it off! I watched it twice so charmed was I with it.

I guess AMERICAN BUFFALO will get seen tomorrow.

Jane · « **Reply #65 on:** August 11, 2004, 01:04:32 PM »

Happy Birthday to Tomovoz’s father-98 and functioning-WOW!

A Dickens book I have not read. How could that be?

I must get this book immediately!

Jenny congratulations on bringing down the house. How exciting! Is there a video of this I can see?

DearReaderLaura, you walked early. Beautiful pics as usual.

MBarnum, yes you spelled Lhapso-Apso correctly. Next time get a picture for us.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #66 on:** August 11, 2004, 01:06:51 PM »

Good Afternoon!

Sorry again for not posting last night once I got back from the preview... I turned my laptop on as soon as I got back, but, then somehow, I found myself asleep on the couch with the TV on sometime around 1:30AM, so I just made my way to the bedroom...

DR Danise - As for dealing with keyboards/pianos and page turns, well...

I'll start with page turns... Page turns, in my line of business - and other DRs will attest to this too - are a fact of life. They just have to be dealt with. Hopefully, if the copyist/typesetter has done their job right, the page turns come at "convenient" times when a few notes can be dropped in the left or right hand of the accompaniment without too much musical interruption. But there are times when you just have to hope for the best and grab that page corner, and get it turned over ASAP! *For most classical concerts - recitals, chamber music, etc. - having a page turner is more or less of a tradition (and one that has inspired a few short stories, novellas, and movies). However, my vocal coach in college always insisted on "learning" how to make the page turns on my own. The only thing "worse" than having no page-turner, is having a bad one. -Trust me on this one!! I used to be the "on-call" page turner for the chamber music series at my school. I loved the opportunity to get that close - literally - to the artists. And they were usually more than happy to offer me a free coaching or two in return.

As for keyboards... Well, you have patch changes - either done by a foot pedal and/or a button switch on the keyboard. You may have to deal with a "click track" via a set of "cans" (headphones) over your ears. You may be watching your conductor "live" just a few feet from you, or you may be watching him/her via a small monitor mounted in front of you. Etc., etc., etc... In short, there are a lot of "thingies" one may have to deal with while playing a show today. In fact, finding a good "show keyboard player" is truly different from just finding a "good pianist". Some of the musico-technological skills can truly only be learned on the job. It's usually a lot more than reading notes and following the conductor nowadays.

*And I've come across a few keyboard books/orchestra parts where there have been some truly impossible page turns. -When I played BEAUTY & THE BEAST, there were a few like this. Sometimes you'll find a notation like: "Leave out these notes, if needed, for page turn." It happens sometimes.

As for WHAT IF? - I'm just playing an "old-fashioned" piano. No bells and whistles and electronics to deal with. Page turns, yes, but no headphones or extra pedals.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #67 on:** August 11, 2004, 01:10:23 PM »

LOTS OF HEALING VIBES TO DR ELMORE!!!

Sciatica sucks!

In the meantime, enjoy the meds!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #68 on:** August 11, 2004, 01:11:58 PM »

Congratulations to DR Jenny! And thanks to DR Noel for relating the story and playing for her too!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #69 on:** August 11, 2004, 01:17:58 PM »

My newsletter from Dress Circle informs me I can order:

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"Weird and Wonderful"
- 16 leading musical theatre artists perform comic songs celebrating weirdos and weirdness - only £13.99

In the past few weeks, you may well have heard one of many national and local radio stations across the UK playing tracks from WEIRD & WONDERFUL, the latest star-studded CD to be released on the Dress Circle label.

This nineteen-track album of comic songs contains hilarious musical portraits of a multitude of crazy characters - so you may have heard such intriguing oddities as 'He Left Me For My Granny', 'I've Fallen In Love With A Sheep' and 'A Trainspotter's Tale' (the last of which lists the London underground stations in rhyme!), or tongue-twisting patter songs about the frustrations caused by computers and automated telephone answering systems, or the confessions of the world's worst singer, or even bittersweet torch songs expressing the darker side of love.

This collection of witty ditties is the creation of the internationally acclaimed young composer-lyricist Alexander S. Bermange, and the CD boasts sleeve notes by triple Oscar-winning lyricist, and champion of the writer's work, Tim Rice - which in themselves have been the subject of a story in the Daily Telegraph! The artists on the CD comprise some of the best-loved and most prolific names from the musical theatre world: Rosemary Ashe, Valda Aviks, John Barr, Stefan Bednarczyk, Marilyn Cutts, Richard Dempsey, David Firth, Hal Fowler, Anna Francolini, Rachel Izen, David Kernan, Felix Martin, Jessica Martin, Lizzy Renihan, Liza Sadovy, Myra Sands, and musical director Michael Haslam. As Tim Rice writes in his sleeve notes, "The impressive list of artistes who have become involved in this project is a great tribute to Alexander's talent with both words and music."

So, go on - enter the wacky world of WEIRD & WONDERFUL, and let some of our premiere musical theatre performers introduce you to some *very* crazy characters! [/size]

Great - sixteen "of the best-loved and most prolific names from the musical theatre world" and I've not heard of any of them. I must be sleeping under the wrong rock.

der feeling-dumber-than-usual Brucer

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #70 on:** August 11, 2004, 01:19:38 PM »

Hmm... I guess it seems to be the season for "spots of bad news"...

-A producer/acquaintance of mine was supposed to come see the show tonight, but her father had a bad fall and injured his hip, so... *But everyone is well, and, thankfully, a bunch of the family was able to make it into town to help with his recuperation - and spirits. And she's still making plans to come see the show in the coming weeks.

-My friend, Mark, who's been trying to send me mail from back home for the past four weeks(!), was finally(?) diagnosed with walking pneumonia... Which is why he hasn't been able to send any of my mail out to me. I finally just heard back from him today. I didn't realize he had spent the last half of last week in the hospital - and had to go back this past Monday night for an overnight visit/observation. Ugh!

-And as for my four weeks' worth of mail (and bills, ugh)... Hopefully, he'll be able to get it all out to me this afternoon.

But he's on the mend now too.

Well, that was my sharing time for today...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #71 on:** August 11, 2004, 01:24:56 PM »

Oh, and DR Danise - I don't wear any special type of gloves or anything like that.

If I'm playing with proper technique and form and posture, the only real "fatigue" I have is just from the physical "exercise" my fingers and arms (and back) have just gone through. A day off of no playing - and sometimes even no "computer time" (typing) - is usually all that is need to properly recuperate for me. However, most of the time, the only thing on me that truly does get tired is my keester/butt/seat/glutes/etc. All that sitting down for an extended period of time without being able to stand up... But that's what intermission is for! -And post-show stretching! Otherwise, I can play for hours on end - and I have.

Dan-in-Toronto · « **Reply #72 on:** August 11, 2004, 01:28:05 PM »

Good tush vibes to DR Jose.

Dan-in-Toronto · « **Reply #73 on:** August 11, 2004, 01:30:48 PM »

I should be working, but. It's the start of the fresh tomato season, which I like to inaugurate with Pasta Primavera. The dish involves lots of chopping and layering (and calories), but is worth it.

Panni · « **Reply #74 on:** August 11, 2004, 01:42:13 PM »

Just dropping in to say hello. I have to proof and rewrite the last act (that being Act Eight) and THEN do a major prunning because I'm about 8 pages too long. TIRED.
Cheez-its seem to give great writing energy. Who knew? (And yes - for certain interested parties, I've had lunch.)

Matt H. · « **Reply #75 on:** August 11, 2004, 01:45:32 PM »

I had heard of David Kernan who was Carl-Magnus in the London A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC and one of the guiding hands behind the original SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM. He's on both cast albums.

Matt H. · « **Reply #76 on:** August 11, 2004, 01:46:27 PM »

Only 3 1/4 hours until BROADWAY'S LOST TREASURES II!

Jane · « **Reply #77 on:** August 11, 2004, 01:49:44 PM »

SPEEDY, FEEL BETTER VIBES FOR ELMORE!

Jane · « **Reply #78 on:** August 11, 2004, 01:52:53 PM »

TCB, GOOD HEALING VIBES FOR YOUR BACK!!

George · « **Reply #79 on:** August 11, 2004, 01:53:12 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on August 11, 2004, 01:17:58 PM

My newsletter from Dress Circle informs me I can order:Great - sixteen "of the best-loved and most prolific names from the musical theatre world" and I've not heard of any of them. I mist be sleeping under the wrong rock.

der feeling-dumber-than-usual Brucer

Rosemary Ashe was Madame Giry in the original London The Phantom of the Opera and was in the original London cast of The Witches of Eastwick. David Kernan was also in the original London cast of 1776 (which I have)!

Dan-in-Toronto · « **Reply #80 on:** August 11, 2004, 01:53:50 PM »

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Vibrant healing vibes heading DR Elmore's way .....[/move]

elmore3003 · « **Reply #81 on:** August 11, 2004, 01:59:49 PM »

Quote from: George on August 11, 2004, 01:53:12 PM

Rosemary Ashe was Madame Giry in the original London The Phantom of the Opera and was in the original London cast of The Witches of Eastwick. David Kernan was also in the original London cast of 1776 (which I have)!

DR George, are you sure Rosemary wasn't Carlotta?

bk · « **Reply #82 on:** August 11, 2004, 02:11:17 PM »

Carlotta Valdez. Name that film.

Matthew · « **Reply #83 on:** August 11, 2004, 02:11:46 PM »

Mary Millar was indeed Madam Giry in the original "Phantom of the Opera" she passed away a few years ago, and Rosemarie Ashe was Carlotta. If you want a huge laugh, get a hold of Rosemarie's solo CD, there's some good stuff on it.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #84 on:** August 11, 2004, 02:18:12 PM »

Carlotta Valdez - beautiful hair....VERTIGO!!

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #85 on:** August 11, 2004, 02:20:19 PM »

Quote from: bk on August 11, 2004, 02:11:17 PM

Carlotta Valdez. Name that film.

"VERTIGO"

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #86 on:** August 11, 2004, 02:21:13 PM »

Ah, the perils of not refreshing before one posts.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #87 on:** August 11, 2004, 02:22:18 PM »

Good vibes healthwise to DRELMORE.

Congrats and KUDOS to DRJENNY - she must be on top of the world! And congrats to DR NO-WEL!

Hey DiT - did you feel like Doris Day in MIDNIGHT LACE when the elevator stopped?

Off to rehearsal....but first selling a few tickets in the box office for NUNSENSE...it's habit-forming. Then home at last.

SENDING THE BEST OF BREAKING LEGS VIBES for the preview tonight. To all the performers, the all the techies, and to DR JOSE....thinking of you all.

MR BK - eat some pasta tonight...someone mentioned Pasta Primavera...mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......

And have you found your "watching spot" in the theatre yet? Or are you a wanderer? And do you go backstage during intermission, or do you let everything go until notes afterwards? Do you have a good stage manager?

Jrand74 · « **Reply #88 on:** August 11, 2004, 02:23:18 PM »

LOL DRRLP....isn't that a nifty Chrysler 300 that James Stewart drives in that movie?

Matt H. · « **Reply #89 on:** August 11, 2004, 02:45:56 PM »

I knew VERTIGO, also. [sigh] That's what I get for setting up AOL 9.0 while important trivia questions are being asked.

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