Monthly Archives: July 2011
Merchant of Venice – STC
With this final show of the Shakespeare Theater Company season I have seen 28 of Shakespeare’s plays performed, leaving a mere 9 plays left to see (based on the CW of how many Shakespeare plays exist). I’m rather proud of that accomplishment, not that it’s taken a Herculean effort to do so; rather the opposite. … Continue reading
Correction – Next Week on Letterman
Okay, I’m apparently lost all track of the passage of time. In yet another attempt to try and make the juggernaut that has become “Spider-man…” profitable Bono and the Edge are going to be on Letterman tonight Monday (7/18) to yet again flog the show to an ever more disinterested audience. I would not be … Continue reading
Web Site Story
One more parody. Thanks to “Lola” for finding it, it’s hilarious.
Hello – The Book of Harry
Okay, this is just fun. I will admit I have not immersed myself in the zeitgeist that is the Harry Potter phenomena but I am a fan of “The Book of Mormon”; the musical version running on Broadway, not the source material. I especially like the nods to Daniel Radcliff’s turns in “Equus” and “How … Continue reading
Peter Pan – Flying into a city near you…
Well, this is a show I haven’t thought about, to be honest, hardly ever. When I read it’s going on tour again and will end up in NYC (not Broadway) my first thought was generally positive. Then I read that cast in the lead role of Peter is Cathy Rigby. Let me clarify, they cast in the role … Continue reading
Next to Normal on Tour
There are those times when you’ve anticipated something for so long and with such excitement that it just isn’t possible for your expectations to be met. I was prepared for some of that with the touring production of “Next to Normal” and while I wasn’t expecting the same emotional journey I had the first time … Continue reading
