Topic: THE RECORDING STATE OF THE ART (Read 2584 times)

bk · « **on:** September 04, 2021, 12:05:43 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes were recorded and state of the art, and now it is time for you to post until the state of the art cows come home.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** September 04, 2021, 12:06:56 AM »

And the word of the day is: SIDHE!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 04, 2021, 03:49:30 AM »

Good morning, all!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 04, 2021, 03:53:47 AM »

Well, I slept rather well, with a couple of strange dreams. I only remember bits of the one set a Goodspeed, where I guess I was orchestrating a show, but in the first part I believe I was on a train where Debbie Gravitte was learning music theory from Rob Berman. Then, at Goodspeed, I was in the audience for a concert, and then a young lady showed up, looking for info on her older brother who had died there about six years earlier. There were also a couple of chubby actresses playing mother and daughter in something.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 04, 2021, 03:57:28 AM »

DR Laura, I like DR TCB's suggestion of going to the theatre box office very much. My other thought was that surely one of your children can help you with the phone? My goddaughter Charlotte has so much more knowledge about computers and other devices than I will ever learn.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 04, 2021, 03:58:51 AM »

Well, DR ChasSmith, I do believe our PUA runs out tomorrow. Have you gad ant word from your state's Dept of Labor?

elmore3003 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 04, 2021, 04:00:57 AM »

TOD
Columbia - yes, the best!
The Sound of Music
Cabaret
Camelot
Candide
My Fair Lady
The Most Happy Fella
Anyone Can Whistle
Gypsy
Juno
Earnest in Love

elmore3003 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 04, 2021, 04:06:03 AM »

TOD 2
RCA was pretty lousy until the Dynagroove years
The Lincoln Center Music Theatre recordings, 1964-1968
The King and I
The Merry Widow
Carousel
Kismet
Annie Get Your Gun

singdaw · « **Reply #8 on:** September 04, 2021, 04:26:01 AM »

Good morning, friends.

singdaw · « **Reply #9 on:** September 04, 2021, 04:26:59 AM »

DR TCB, I am very sorry you are not feeling well.

~~~MEDICAL VIBES~~~ that you are soon feeling much better.

singdaw · « **Reply #10 on:** September 04, 2021, 04:35:33 AM »

I don't know anything about The Story of Adele H., but it is interesting to me that the story, at least superficially, appears to bear a strong similarity to the story of Sondheim and Lapine's Passion.

John G. · « **Reply #11 on:** September 04, 2021, 05:45:44 AM »

Good morning, all.

John G. · « **Reply #12 on:** September 04, 2021, 05:46:29 AM »

Big fan of The Story of Adele H. But it is sad.

Laura · « **Reply #13 on:** September 04, 2021, 05:56:28 AM »

Good morning.

Laura · « **Reply #14 on:** September 04, 2021, 05:57:15 AM »

Ha! I must not have been the only person to complain. They will mail paper tickets to me, except for the Hamilton one. They'll hold that one at will-call.

John G. · « **Reply #15 on:** September 04, 2021, 06:01:46 AM »

TOD:1:

Subways Are for Sleeping
On the 20th Century (what a horrible transfer to CD)
Candide
Kismet
Company
Anyone Can Whistle
Gypsy

Laura · « **Reply #16 on:** September 04, 2021, 06:19:32 AM »

The box office is closed to in-person transactions. Only email.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #17 on:** September 04, 2021, 06:25:58 AM »

Good morning, all.

singdaw · « **Reply #18 on:** September 04, 2021, 06:51:31 AM »

Quote from: Laura on September 04, 2021, 06:19:32 AM

The box office is closed to in-person transactions.

That is deplorable, DR Laura. But at least you are making some progress.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #19 on:** September 04, 2021, 06:52:56 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on September 04, 2021, 03:58:51 AM

Well, DR ChasSmith, I do believe our PUA runs out tomorrow. Have you gad ant word from your state's Dept of Labor?

Oh yes, same thing here. But I (as a more or less honest person) had to stop claiming several weeks ago when Connecticut reinstated the requirements for reporting on three employment-finding efforts each week. I don't know how many states did this. But due to the nature of my own freelance gig-worker activities, looking for employment in the sense that they understand it isn't what I do. When I have a music-directing project or even if just playing a show, that's it and I'm not ever really out looking. And the informal networking that people like me do, that keeps us in the game, isn't something you can itemize and account for. I was eligible for the benefits thanks to the federal PUA thing, and it was a godsend. But by the standard state unemployment rules, because I'm not a "wage earner " (I have no W2s), that's it for me, sorry to say!

KevinH · « **Reply #20 on:** September 04, 2021, 06:59:15 AM »

Good morning!

ChasSmith · « **Reply #21 on:** September 04, 2021, 07:00:46 AM »

TOD

I can't improve on anyone's list of Lieberson titles, and I very much agree with DR Elmore's RCA Lincoln Center list. Those recordings, in fact, have grown on me a thousand-fold in recent years.

Of course there are many cast albums I've loved forever, but I haven't necessarily listened to them in the years since I've developed a better sense for the recording quality.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #22 on:** September 04, 2021, 07:02:42 AM »

I have begun "Annabelle & Thatch" submissions again. The book is better now, and I'm hopeful. I've done seven since yesterday afternoon. The impossible agency is ICM. I defy antone to find a literary agent on their site:
https://www.icmpartners.com

elmore3003 · « **Reply #23 on:** September 04, 2021, 07:03:45 AM »

Quote from: Laura on September 04, 2021, 05:57:15 AM

Ha! I must not have been the only person to complain. They will mail paper tickets to me, except for the Hamilton one. They'll hold that one at will-call.

Well, that's good news! Are you seeing My Fair Lady? My friend John Bell is conducting it.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #24 on:** September 04, 2021, 07:05:54 AM »

A question for the class --

Who here is familiar with the Off-Off-B'way Boy Meets Boy from 1975, and how good a show is it? I don't know it, and I've been asked to consider it for a slot next year.

singdaw · « **Reply #25 on:** September 04, 2021, 07:23:48 AM »

I don't know it, but if you hum a few bars....

singdaw · « **Reply #26 on:** September 04, 2021, 07:24:01 AM »

I'll be here all night, folks.

singdaw · « **Reply #27 on:** September 04, 2021, 07:26:38 AM »

We got our lease renewal letter, with a few options.

But the monthly rent was going to be higher if we renewed for 18 months than if we renewed for 12.

I thought, that can't be right.

8 rounds of emails later, it was still not resolved.

So yesterday, I went down to the office, put the letter in front of them, and asked them to explain it.

Oh... I guess we transposed the two lines...

Not only did they not apologize, but their excuse was, It's very busy down here.

singdaw · « **Reply #28 on:** September 04, 2021, 07:27:26 AM »

The DH has been spending full rehearsal days at the Temple, as the High Holidays start next week.

singdaw · « **Reply #29 on:** September 04, 2021, 07:28:13 AM »

We're supposed to have temperate weather conditions here for the full holiday weekend.

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