Topic: BUSINESS AS USUAL (Read 30007 times)

Jennifer · « **Reply #30 on:** August 17, 2005, 06:37:00 AM »

Happy Birthday DR S. Woody White!!!!!!!!!!!!

FJL · « **Reply #31 on:** August 17, 2005, 06:38:14 AM »

Favorite title songs:

Mame
Seesaw
Applause

Favorite act two openers:

The Bilbao Song (at least it opened Act II in one Happy End production I saw)
Hey There Good Times
Come Follow the Band
Elegance

Also, the title song of "Woman of the Year" was one of my favorites for a long time, until people started to explain to me what was wrong with the song and that ruined it for me, not totally, but enough to put it as a footnote rather than on the list proper.

Jennifer · « **Reply #32 on:** August 17, 2005, 06:39:12 AM »

Re: last night's episode of Big Brother 6.

DR MattH, Maggie and Kaysar were reading birthday cards from their families (it was both of their birthdays).

DR Cillaliz, you didn't miss too much. They are so far behind and didn't even show ANY of howie's antics. They left off with the veto meeting and kaysar et al finding out they were screwed.

It really bugs me that theyw ill catch up on all the good stuff during the live show. I would have definitely showed that LAST NIGHT. Oh well.

MBarnum · « **Reply #33 on:** August 17, 2005, 06:49:40 AM »

I wasn't happy with Jennifer choosing Kaysar to replace Rachel...I was so enjoying Kaysar's return....on the other hand I have been impressed with Jen, as she is a stronger player that I had thought!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #34 on:** August 17, 2005, 06:51:33 AM »

Good Morning!

Looks like another beautiful day outside my window! -Up until Sunday night, the forecast was for rain most of the week.

In any case... I'm up.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #35 on:** August 17, 2005, 06:52:41 AM »

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR SWoodyWhite!

Cake?

MBarnum · « **Reply #36 on:** August 17, 2005, 06:56:10 AM »

A very happy birthday SWW!

Stuart · « **Reply #37 on:** August 17, 2005, 07:00:28 AM »

Greetings all.

Happy Birthday, DR SWW.

TOD:
Many of my faves have been mentioned already, but the overwhelming favorite in my case would have to be MAME.

(DR FJL, I was also partial to WOMAN OF THE YEAR, and am intrigued by your comments about its incorrectness. I am assuming that you mean muscially, though some of the lyrics are rather stilted as well. But I am curious about your thoughts....)

Second act openers: "Come Follow the Band" and "Hey There, Good Times" both leapt immediately to mind, and have previously been mentioned. Though I am not crazy about the show, "This Was a Real Nice Clambake" does do a nice job of filling us in on what we missed during intermission. (As does "Intermission Talk.") I am sure I will think of more later.

Note to DR MattH:
I, too, saw NICK & NORA. Though it was not my most thrilling evening in the theatre, I didn't think it was the abomination that everyone else seemed to. I thought there were some very nice moments, and still pull out the CD to give it a listen every now and again.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #38 on:** August 17, 2005, 07:04:57 AM »

Topic of the Day:

Title Songs:
"Anyone Can Whistle"
"Sunday in the Park with George"
"Company"
"Eating Raoul"

Second Act Openers
"It's Hot in Here"
"God, That's Good"
"Under Attack" - more for the purposely kitschy staging.

And a bunch more in each category that just aren't coming to mind right now.

Jason · « **Reply #39 on:** August 17, 2005, 07:15:10 AM »

Buenos dias a todos!

TOD: "Little Shop of Horrors," "The Phantom of the Opera" (Shaddup!), "Ragtime," "Guys and Dolls," "Avenue Q," "Mame," "La Cage Aux Folles," "Hello, Dolly!," "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Sunset Blvd.," "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," "OKlahoma!," "Into the Woods," Anything Goes," The Light in the Piazza" and "Moby Dick."

Act II Openers: "The Real American Folk Song Is A Rag," "Masquerade," "Don't Cry For Me Argentina," "God That's Good," "Santa Comin', Caroline," "The Farmer and the Cowman," "Chip's Lament (M.U.E.)" and "Big Doll House."

Jason · « **Reply #40 on:** August 17, 2005, 07:17:57 AM »

Jose, I was gonna list "Under Attack," too, but I didn't have the cojones to do it. I like that number!

I just realized that "Chip's Lament" USED to be the opening of act two (SPELLING BEE), but there's no intermission anymore! Does it still count?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #41 on:** August 17, 2005, 07:22:32 AM »

Quote from: Jason on August 17, 2005, 07:17:57 AM

Jose, I was gonna list "Under Attack," too, but I didn't have the cojones to do it. I like that number!

...I wasn't sure about listing it either - especially in the company of Mr. Sondheim.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #42 on:** August 17, 2005, 07:24:00 AM »

Well... I was gonna get ready to head out, but I started playing the OCR for Violet... "I'm On My Way" still gives me goosebumps! and a few tears too.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #43 on:** August 17, 2005, 07:27:01 AM »

Quote from: S. Woody White on August 17, 2005, 04:22:35 AM

I have to admit, when I first read the title The Bad Sleep Well, I didn't realize it was supposed to be a complete sentence. I thought it was a reference to a place.

I wondered, what the heck is a sleep well? Is it a place where sleep is kept? How deep does it have to be? And what would make a bad sleep well, as opposed to a good sleep well or a light sleep well? Does a bad sleep well leak? Or does it have a drain that's clogged, so the sleep can't drain out?

And what about that light sleep well? Does it have a flashing neon sign right outside, like in some cheap hotel in a film noir?

LOL I thought the same thing until I read your post!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY S WOODY!!

Matt H. · « **Reply #44 on:** August 17, 2005, 07:29:29 AM »

The first title son that came to my mind when I was reading the notes was "Mame," so I guess I'd put it in first.

Reading other suggestions from fellow DRS reminded me of so many more that I love: "Anyone Can Whistle," "Company," "Applause."

And let me add one for that show I'm always supporting: "Coco."

Matt H. · « **Reply #45 on:** August 17, 2005, 07:33:00 AM »

As for second act openers, again the first one that came to mind was "This Plumb Is Too Ripe." Then I read others' suggestions and remembered "God, That's Good" and "Side by Side by Side." I love them, too.

Matt H. · « **Reply #46 on:** August 17, 2005, 07:35:32 AM »

Thanks to all who contributed their thoughts about NICK AND NORA. I'm often regretful about not living closer to NYC when shows like this come along and I don't have the time or means to get to NYC to see them before they close.

Loving THE THIN MAN films as much as I do, I would have been there during previews if I had had the means to do so back then.

Matt H. · « **Reply #47 on:** August 17, 2005, 07:37:34 AM »

And I am truly loving the John Schlesinger biography I'm in the midst of reading. I probably need to write William Mann a fan letter because I've loved all of his nonfiction works. I've never read one of his fiction books, however.

Matt H. · « **Reply #48 on:** August 17, 2005, 07:38:26 AM »

Happy to see that DR T'Punk got back safe and sound. Welcome back to the fold!

Matt H. · « **Reply #49 on:** August 17, 2005, 07:40:36 AM »

It rained during the night here, and that seems to have helped lower the temperature today, too. Not quite as steamy or hot today (though still in the 80s). The forecast, sad to say, shows the temperature gradually increasing over the next few days, though. Our summer still has a long way to go yet. [sigh]

Rodzinski · « **Reply #50 on:** August 17, 2005, 07:42:28 AM »

Happy Birthday, SWoody!!!

I, too, am saving all my ration points of happiness for YOU!

Rodzinski · « **Reply #51 on:** August 17, 2005, 07:44:53 AM »

I don't think anyone has said "Camelot."

I will heartily agree with "Anyone Can Whistle" and "Mame."

"Where's Charely" is both a great title tune and second-act opener.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #52 on:** August 17, 2005, 07:45:45 AM »

Anyone who has seen the horror movie THE RING can imagine what a "bad sleep well" is!

Jason · « **Reply #53 on:** August 17, 2005, 07:58:03 AM »

Oh, my...I'm remiss in wishing DR SWW a very happy birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, S. WOODY WHITE!!

Are you having duck?

I'm also remiss in welcoming back DR TPunk!

WELCOME BACK, TPUNK!

Are YOU having duck?!?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #54 on:** August 17, 2005, 07:58:15 AM »

Yeah - No rehearsal until 3:00 this afternoon.

-Then final dress at 8:00... -Funny how the time up here seemed to creep by initially, and now... I'll be back in NYC in four days.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #55 on:** August 17, 2005, 08:03:15 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on August 17, 2005, 07:58:15 AM

Yeah - No rehearsal until 3:00 this afternoon. -Then final dress at 8:00... -Funny how the time up here seemed to creep by initially, and now... I'll be back in NYC in four days.

ALERT THE POLICE!!!!!!
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Matt H. · « **Reply #56 on:** August 17, 2005, 08:12:09 AM »

Just looked over the list of over 300 DVD releases for next week. I didn't see anything that captured my fancy.

I'm sure some of you (read DR MBarnum) will be jumping at ADAM-12. I certainly liked the show when it came on NBC all those years ago (Saturday nights, right?), but I'm not sure I'd do more than watch them one time through again, so it might better be a rental for me.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #57 on:** August 17, 2005, 08:12:53 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on August 17, 2005, 08:03:15 AM

ALERT THE POLICE!!!!!!
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Trust me, they know already. Trust me.

There's nothing like a police escort.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #58 on:** August 17, 2005, 08:13:51 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on August 17, 2005, 08:12:53 AM

Trust me, they know already. Trust me.

There's nothing like a police escort.

Or the policemen's balls!

Matt H. · « **Reply #59 on:** August 17, 2005, 08:13:58 AM »

Off to check the mail. Will be back in a short time.

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