Topic: THE MUSE AND I (Read 8698 times)

George · « **Reply #210 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:21:05 PM »

PAGE EIGHT DANCE!!

George · « **Reply #211 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:22:30 PM »

So, if I audition and don't get cast, I'll still be able to usher for it many times because the Washington Center handles the ushers for the SPSCC performance space.

George · « **Reply #212 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:23:02 PM »

I did get a chance to perform Georges' songs back in the 1990s, so I do have that experience.

George · « **Reply #213 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:24:25 PM »

The Abbey Players (RIP) used to have a series of revues called The Magic of Broadway, where they'd pick a couple of composers/lyricists/songwriting teams and perform their songs, one composer/team for each act.

George · « **Reply #214 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:25:34 PM »

I was involved with the group both on stage and off, so I knew the core people involved.

George · « **Reply #215 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:26:20 PM »

One year, they were asking for suggestions of who to do next, and I made the suggestion of doing the musicals that had won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama!

George · « **Reply #216 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:29:52 PM »

At that time, only seven had actually won.

George · « **Reply #217 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:33:23 PM »

Of Thee I Sing, 1932
South Pacific, 1950
Fiorello!, 1960
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, 1962
A Chorus Line, 1976
Sunday in the Park with George, 1985 (thanks to our very own Larry!

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Rent, 1996

George · « **Reply #218 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:35:44 PM »

Since then, Next to Normal (2010), Hamilton (2016), and A Strange Loop (2020) are the musicals that have won.

George · « **Reply #219 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:37:19 PM »

We had also learned that Oklahoma! had received a Special Citation in 1944, so we included that in our show.

George · « **Reply #220 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:38:25 PM »

Anyway, I got to sing three of the George/George songs in the Sunday segment of our show.

George · « **Reply #221 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:39:49 PM »

We were told that we could only sing three songs from each show without having to get the rights for the entire show, so that's what we limited ourselves to.

TCB · « **Reply #222 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:41:38 PM »

Thanks for all the hugs and good wishes!

George · « **Reply #223 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:41:55 PM »

We did "Sunday in the Park with George" (the opening number), "Putting it Together," and "Move On."

TCB · « **Reply #224 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:44:12 PM »

Recovery vibes for DH Richard.

George · « **Reply #225 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:45:13 PM »

The next year's Magic of Broadway was actually an evening of songs that won the Academy Award for Best Song in a Motion Picture.

George · « **Reply #226 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:45:51 PM »

That was kind of stretching the concept a bit, but it was a fun evening, and like all the others, everyone loved it.

DR Iris · « **Reply #227 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:48:17 PM »

George, congrats on Tuck Everlasting!

DR Iris · « **Reply #228 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:49:28 PM »

I don’t know your vocal range, but would you be right for Franz?
Or Jules?
Or The Boatman?
Or Mr.?

DR Iris · « **Reply #229 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:51:15 PM »

Or a soldier?

DR Iris · « **Reply #230 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:53:36 PM »

Or Louis the baker?

TCB · « **Reply #231 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:58:32 PM »

Congratulations, George! And the break a leg on Sunday in the Park with George auditions.

George · « **Reply #232 on:** January 17, 2023, 11:59:56 PM »

Quote from: DR Iris on January 17, 2023, 11:48:17 PM

George, congrats on Tuck Everlasting!

Thanks, Iris!

TCB · « **Reply #233 on:** January 18, 2023, 12:00:32 AM »

GEORGE is not one of mt favorite musicals, but I do love some of the music.

George · « **Reply #234 on:** January 18, 2023, 12:01:22 AM »

Quote from: DR Iris on January 17, 2023, 11:49:28 PM

I don’t know your vocal range, but would you be right for Franz?
Or Jules?
Or The Boatman?
Or Mr.?

I think these would be the characters that I'd be best for. I don't think I'm right for Franz, the soldiers, or Louis.

George · « **Reply #235 on:** January 18, 2023, 12:02:14 AM »

Quote from: TCB on January 17, 2023, 11:58:32 PM

Congratulations, George! And the break a leg on Sunday in the Park with George auditions.

Thanks, Tom!

George · « **Reply #236 on:** January 18, 2023, 12:03:00 AM »

The auditions are next week!

George · « **Reply #237 on:** January 18, 2023, 12:03:16 AM »

I don't really have a monologue (any suggestions, anyone??), and I'll have to decide on a song to sing AND find music.

bk · « **Reply #238 on:** January 18, 2023, 12:03:39 AM »

She of the Evil Eye has been cleaning for me since 1997, hard to believe.

bk · « **Reply #239 on:** January 18, 2023, 12:04:25 AM »

There's a beautiful but VERY long monologue in L.A. Now and Then - written by Doug Haverty.

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