25 stories by "Donald"
I can't imagine many people will read this, as it's been over 6 months since I updated, but I suppose all writing-for-the-internet is done with the understanding the anyone could read it, bu…
It is posts like these that earn this little bloggitty-blog the name Me2ism. But here's what I thought of this years Tony Awards.(a Hirschfeld drawing for a Angie-hosted ceremony in '9…
I was never a Patti person. I never hated her, but I never worshiped her. And her obnoxious behavior during GYPSY--the way she acted so victimized that she only won 1 Tony or som…
i don't really want to change my initial, post-nomination hunches, and in the past have not even done a follow up post like this. But this year has been so interesting with so many whi…
My FLORA kick continues, and since its too hot to move (even though I NEED to go to Trader Joe's STAT), I have found a bunch of other people singing "Sing Happy" (though I still prefer Ms. B…
A bit of NEWSIES choreo set to "Bad Romance". This essentially reminds me that Kenny Ortega is the man and that the IN THE HEIGHTS movie could be kick-ass. And also that I am gaa…
Here is a clip from a 1997 Kander/Ebb documentary about the creation of FLORA. It is most notable for featuring clips of Liza singing "All I Need is One Big Break" and "Sing Happy" via…
Although I've known about FLORA THE RED MENACE for sometime, until yesterday the only song I really know was the (pretty annoying) "Knock Knock", because it was featured on a Broadway compil…
Earlier this year I caught the Emmy Award Winning special RAZZLE DAZZLE, THE SPECIAL YEARS, a sweet little documentary that is more or less a guided tour through Ms. Gaynor's gaudy and fabul…
I had heard mixed things about NEXT FALL. Brantley, who seems awfully arbitrary in his taste this year, acted like he had seen the best American play since DEATH OF A SALESMAN. …
Okay Kids, here we go. This was a weird year for Broadway. WEIRD. Let's look at how everything is going down. As is "tradition" I will list the nominees, describe the…
...you know you aren't going back to sleep--what if you sleep THROUGH the Tony Nominations? So you turn to Facebook, and see that your friend posted a video from a concert she sang in,…
A great arrangement. And, you know, the Audra thing.
Time for some clips from Amateur Productions of CAMELOT!"The Scarborough Theatre Guild" Production. Lisa Kulchycki sings it well, and I kinda dig the set. Skip ahead to abo…
It's been nearly 2 seasons since IN THE HEIGHTS more or less swept the Tony Awards. Though Michael Reidel may kvetch, I have listened to the HEIGHTS recording with great regularity fro…
...a vocal arrangement for chorus that features a (mostly) a capella breakdown (at 2m17s). Thought what is it about (mostly) a capella breakdowns that seems to mandate the company stan…
"Schadenfraude", aside from being a delightful number from Avenue Q, is a word that falls into a distict linguistic category of "untranslatables"--words that exist in one language which have…
A clip from the under-appreciated--or at least, overlooked--film version of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. I think Norman Jewison does a fantastic job of nailing the tone of this piece, and i…
I've been hearing this song 6 times a week since mid-February. It's on her Carnegie Hall record, among other things. Every night it's like I'm hearing it for the first time--trul…
'Tis apparently the season for finding Christines singing "My Best Girl". This surprisingly effective--or, at least effectively sung--rendition is from that Kennedy Center production s…
"Aldonza" from MAN OF LA MANCHA is always a bit much, if you ask me. Easily the most melodramatic lyric ever. Makes anything in CARRIE plausible at conception. And anything…
If I were to make a list of my favorite things it would include, to be sure:Christine EbersoleMameReruns of the Rosie O'Donnell ShowAnd the gods heard her prayers...Christine Ebersole on The…
I didn't realize until recently that I know a lot of people who know a lot about cake. But when it became clear that the 30 frosted cakes the run of Transport Group's BOYS IN THE BAND requi…
As a member of the ITBA, I frequently get comp offers to varied theatrical events. I've seen shows like Fela!, Avenue Q and Oleanna, and been invited to much, much more. However,…
Dropbox is the best thing the internet has provided for me in a long time. It's devilishly simple: Register for an account and download the program to every computer you frequently use…
