I've been re-reading Sir Peter Hall's Diaries with much more appreciation than I had when I first read them. Some things still irritate me, like his unkind remarks about the scores for A Little Night Music and Sweeney Todd while he chooses to direct Via Galactica, but I find the politics of dealing with friends/rivals, critics, actors, playwrights, etc. really interesting and continue to wonder at his stamina. I've just ordered his autobiography.
I have a possible new 21st century pet peeve: when a theater turns down your play for a festival, and then proceeds to put your email address on the mailing list trying to sell you a ticket to come to the festival, emails which tell you all about the fabulous plays they DID choose over your own!
Quote from: FJL on September 17, 2017, 07:47:49 AMI have a possible new 21st century pet peeve: when a theater turns down your play for a festival, and then proceeds to put your email address on the mailing list trying to sell you a ticket to come to the festival, emails which tell you all about the fabulous plays they DID choose over your own! Or like when you enter a photo in the state fair and get rejected in the first round and they keep sending you emails.
I have considered this story from several angles and I fail to understand the logistcs:http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/couple-hospitalized-after-man-gets-his-head-stuck-in-his-wifes-vagina/
Skip's show sounds great. Congratulations to him.
Quote from: FJL on September 17, 2017, 07:47:49 AMI have a possible new 21st century pet peeve: when a theater turns down your play for a festival, and then proceeds to put your email address on the mailing list trying to sell you a ticket to come to the festival, emails which tell you all about the fabulous plays they DID choose over your own! That would be annoying
That's wonderful, FJL.
Elmore, that cute kitten I posted the other day -- she must have been adopted. Her photo is gone.
Quote from: elmore3003 on September 17, 2017, 07:11:22 AMI've been re-reading Sir Peter Hall's Diaries with much more appreciation than I had when I first read them. Some things still irritate me, like his unkind remarks about the scores for A Little Night Music and Sweeney Todd while he chooses to direct Via Galactica, but I find the politics of dealing with friends/rivals, critics, actors, playwrights, etc. really interesting and continue to wonder at his stamina. I've just ordered his autobiography.Oh my, all of that sounds interesting.His wife soprano/mezzo-soprano Maria Ewing was a schoolmate, so I got to accompany her in various and sundry little things including a few voice lessons with Eleanor Steber.
Skip is doing his first show ever at the elegant Feinsteins/54 Below at the far-away date of Monday, Feb. 12, the 9:30 pm show. With a lot of special guests that he's not supposed to talk about on public forums until closer to the date. I'll drop some of the names as soon as I'm allowed to do so. Julie Miller is producing the show.(The last cabaret appearance he made was 25 years ago!)Here's the link to the page about his show and some quotes. https://54below.com/events/songs-skip-kennon/