“I Really Need This Job!”
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 Posted in theatre | Comments OffMy first exposure to the musical A Chorus Line (and any musical quite honestly) was an "I Love New York" ad campaign and even back then, the allure of their gold sequined costumes mesmerized my imagination. The original run of ...
2007’s Unfinished Business, Part Deux
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 Posted in theatre | Comments OffAround this time last year, I was basking in the new found love of musical theater. I was dropping my hard-earned dough left and right for concerts by Broadway superstars and the newest musical hits. A year later, the bloom ...
The Year in Review
Sunday, December 30th, 2007 Posted in concert, family, fangirl, film, life, los angeles, music, new york, pop culture, television, theatre, travel | Comments OffThree hundred sixty five years are almost gone. Where did the time go? And just when I stopped writing 2006 on my checks. Here is my year, in a crazy, craptastic list. Wow. Deja Vu. January — 2006's Unfinished business — A Police ...
All Banged Up … Without the Bang
Friday, September 7th, 2007 Posted in theatre, travel | Comments OffA British cult television show about women in prison (think Oz, but with British accents and girl bits) might seem an unlikely candidate to become a successful, quality musical theater piece. Yet, producers in the West End were confident that ...
By the Power of Zeus…
Friday, July 27th, 2007 Posted in theatre | Comments OffOver an hour into the Broadway musical Xanadu (yeah, seriously, Xanadu!), Zeus, high in his kingdom on Mount Olympus, utters the line that made me stand up and shout amen, "Creativity shall remain stymied for decades. The theater? They’ll just ...
And The Beat Goes On…
Monday, July 23rd, 2007 Posted in film, theatre | Comments OffSomewhere, director John Waters is smiling with subversive, perserve glee. I think he gains lots of pleasure knowing that his 1988 cult film Hairspray is now a very mainstream Hollywood movie. And perhaps, there is an extra glint in his ...
It’s Mamma’s Turn
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007 Posted in theatre | Comments OffThe moment brassy, Broadway Diva Patti LuPone launched into the second half of "Rose's Turn," I knew I was watching something special. It is as if this role was just waiting for Ms. LuPone to come of age, mature if ...
Me = Hypocrisy
Saturday, July 7th, 2007 Posted in theatre, travel | Comments OffAfter some research that involved a friend's frantic email message and seeing billboards on the subway, I found a fairly cheap flight to London over Labor Day weekend. I always base important travel decisions on subway billboards. A few days ...