Our trip to Budapest was a musical theater odyssey. Our goal was to see shows that don’t get performed in the States. We had to make accommodation reservations months in advance, but Budapest theaters only post show schedules about 6 weeks out - so we had to see what happened to be playing during our week. We were in luck for musicals, but not ( Read more... )

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Kurt and I have finished our fall theatre circuit. This year it geographically spanned from Stratford to New Orleans and chronologically from the Roman playwright Titus Macchius Plautus to American playwright Doug Walker. Along the way we there were some dramatic highs, laughs and ponderings on the human condition. I would like to record some of ( Read more... )

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The show won the 1932 Pulitzer Prize for drama due to its witty political satire.  Music is by George Gershwin, lyrics by brother Ira Gershwin and book by George Kaufman. Unfortunately, there is no VHS or DVD available. CBS aired a 1972 adaptation (with Carroll O’Connor and Jack Gilford, which Kurt fondly remembers watching) but has not released it ( Read more... )

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