Monthly Archives: May 2011
The Book of Mormon – The Musical
So it has taken a little mulling over and chewing and writing and re-writing to try and figure out how to best describe this show. The show got a lot of buzz early on, just because of the people involved in this production and the topic they’ve chosen to feature. If you are not aware … Continue reading
No DC Theater Tax
Well it looks like all the DC council backed off the “ticket tax” that was proposed for FY 2012 budget. They found an off setting tax on actual for profit entities. This is the email sent out by the Helen Hayes Awards organization which was one of the big organizers protesting the proposed tax. I did find this part … Continue reading
Company – In Concert
Recently the NY Philharmonic staged a limited engagement concert performance of Stephen Sonheim’s musical Company. The concert was filmed and is now going to be released in movie theaters around the country starting June 15th. Click here to find a location near you. The production starred many stars from Broadway and TV to provide for an interesting … Continue reading
Catch Me if You Can
I wonder a little bit if I would have a better opinion of this show if I hadn’t seen and utterly adored Anything Goes first. I didn’t have really high expectations, I rarely do of the movie to musical enterprises; the draw for me were the two leads, Aaron Tveit as Frank Abagnale, Jr. and … Continue reading
Saturday Night Round Up
So this is going to be a short post, I’ve had two cosmo’s and little food. Today’s shows will be reviewed in full later when I am of a more sober analytical state of mind. The matinee was Catch Me if You Can, it was light, it was fun, it wasn’t anything exceptional but both Aaron Tevit and Norbert Leo Butz … Continue reading
Anything Goes!
How to describe this show? Delightful, delicious, yes indeed it was de-lovely. You just can’t go wrong with the combination of Cole Porter, Sutton Foster, Joel Grey, a 20 piece orchestra and a chorus line made up a bevy of beautiful men and women. The show originally opened in 1934 during the height of the … Continue reading
Rapture, be pure
I realized this week that the Rapture (and unfortunately this is not referring to a resurgence of the 1980 Blondie hit) is starting, okay has been predicted to start, right about the time I’m sitting down to watch the Book of Mormon. Coincidence? Who knows? Could the combination of this liturgically irreverent show and my devoutly … Continue reading
Broadway Bound Baby!
So I am a scant 4 days from my next Broadway trip! Tickets have been bought, a hotel has been reserved, shoes have been selected and this time on Friday will find me ensconced in my seat on the train headed to NYC to meet my dear sister for Broadway Blitz 2011. That hum and … Continue reading
DC Theater Tax
This past week I’ve been inundated with emails from every DC arts organization that I’ve ever purchased a ticket from regarding the ticket tax that has been proposed by DC’s Mayor Green. As part of the 2012 budget they’re proposing extending the cities 6% sales tax to all non-federal live theatrical performances which would including non-profit … Continue reading
Evil Dead – the Musical
Here’s another one for my friends in Columbus. CATCO is putting on a production of Evil Dead – The Musical; and yes it is based on the Sam Rami cult classic movies Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 and a little bit of Army of Darkness. This show is hilarious! It is on my must see list, … Continue reading
