A new video interview with Hugh Jackman. (Les Mis talk at 4:00-5:00) Fun note: I have a friend who works for the charity, World Vision, Hugh was talking about. Of course Tim Costello, whom Jackman mentioned, is the leader of their Australia office.

More Oscar talk re: Anne Hathway and Best Picture.

I haven't listened yet to the latest Oscar ( Read more... )

The Austrian newspaper Kurier has an interview with Sylvester Levay. In it Levay discusses the upcoming productions of Rebecca on Broadway and the 20th Anniversary production of Elisabeth in Vienna.

The wonderfully talented diabolic_waltz has done a rough translation of the interview into English. I'm posting some highlights below, please read the complete ( Read more... )

It's almost two months old but I just discovered this video and I love it! Too bad they don't show anything from the Scandinavian or Hungarian productions. But I love having all the updated numbers.

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I'm going to try to translate the gist of this. It's kind of hard because I have to go almost entirely by ear. Here goes (my comments are in red-brown ( Read more... )

I didn't know there was an English version of "Alles." Not my favorite song from 3 Musketiers but enjoyable nonetheless.

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Today I went to a book sale sponsored by the college women's society. Every year they have a really interesting selection -- I guess college educated women read well :-P ( Read more... )