Regina Spektor is one of my favorite singer-songwriters of all time. Her music varies wildly in tone from the cute and bubbly to the dark and epic, and she is known for her love of playing with sounds and instrumentation. Her subject matter is unusual in that it does not often seem to be obviously autobiographical, instead telling stories that are ( Read more... )

[1-6] Chess
[7-13] Regina Spektor lyrics
[13-20] Spring Awakening lyrics
[21-91] Spring Awakening Broadway icons
[92-95] Spring Awakening animated icons

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In other news, there's a community theater near me putting on Rent. And they have auditions... on Monday. And I'm tempted to do it. Except Monday is really close and I'm nervous because I'm inexperienced. I need 36-48 bars of a song "in the style of Rent". The current thought is Nobody's Side from Chess. If anyone wants to provide any suggestions, ( Read more... )

So we are all, of course, sad that Spring Awakening is closing. However, I believe (I believe I believe), [tos]-style, that rather than mourning the closing, we should celebrate what a great run Broadway has had ( Read more... )

Yep.

( 1. John Gallagher, Jr. -- singer/songwriter and Tony award-winning Broadway actor. )