Last week saw yet another delay in the Spider-Man musical opening. Not only another delay but a new creative team was brought in to take control of the astronomical catastrophy (ok… I had to leave that… I honestly thought it was a -y and not catastrophe… this coming from someone who misspelled p-a-j-a-m-a-s in the […]
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Tonight sees the opening of what sounds like a different production of The Wizard of Oz. Produced by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, the London premiere has all the elements of the classic 1939 movie however, it has added elements which (according to Sir Andrew) make it more suitable to the stage. Added are 4 songs
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Production week essentially started the Thursday before Thanksgiving, as we had no rehearsal last Wed. and Thurs. for the obvious reason. Well, we didn’t have Wed. rehearsals period due to the church being used that night. I have to say that those rehearsals left me drained. We were there until after 11, and with my
Tonight was my introduction into a new theatre board. I think this organization will be a fun, challenging, and ultimately rewarding crowd to be a part of. Hopefully, the passion I have for the dramatic arts will be beneficial. This summer, the group will be presenting the beloved, immortal classic The Wizard of Oz. I
Well, it is Saturday and I am neither working nor rehearsing. For the moment. The last week has been tech week, so the set has been going up little by little as we have rehearsed. Even after last night, the final dress, there was still work to be done. Thursday we got glowing praises from
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Thinking of a good title is difficult. While some of the suggestions were good, I wasn’t in love with any of them and I’m not sure yet how much I love this one. CAST is an acronym- Christ, Acting, Singing, and Teaching. I don’t do much of teaching anymore, but I still do once a
I have now closed comments on the one post that was getting a bunch of spam. I’m not sure what I would do if one of those spambots latched onto a more recent post. I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it I suppose. Moving on now… Musical: Going well. I went from using
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Just the flyer I said I would put up yesterday, a day late… Click to see flyer for musical Derek
That’s right, not General Glossop, not Lord Glossop, and certainly not Mr. Glossop. General Lord Glossop, thank you very much. No, I am not on some sort of medication. I am in a show, believe it or not. What? I never mentioned auditioning for one? Well, I didn’t. I had actually noted this theater group’s
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Tonight, we honor the toast of Broadway. I will just touch on some of the highlights. In the much coveted Best Musical we have Green Day’s American Idiot, Fela!, Memphis, and Million Dollar Quartet. Best Musical Revival nods go to… Finian’s Rainbow, La Cage aux Folles, A Little Night Music, and Ragtime.I think both catergories
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