I figure I might as well make this a weekly entry for the next 6 weeks, no?

Idol last night.... very disappointing. Was the theme "Idol Goes to the Movies"? or was it "Adam, Do Whatever You Want, But Idol Sings the Power Ballads"? Seriously. Let's break it down, shall we?

• Allison Iraheta - I initially missed her performance, due to work, but when I  ( Read more... )

Some interesting stuff this week, all summed up in the title. Let's go in order, shall we?

Two Men of Florence at the BU Theatre. Loved it. The play was very... talkie. Yes. And kind of heady talk, no less. I'd heard some of our patrons say the play was "preachy". Now, the play was about the face-off between Galileo and Pope Urban VIII regarding the ( Read more... )

I. Love. Duncan. Sheik. (the title of this entry is a song of his. Don't read anything into it. haha)
Not to sound like a Spring Awakening fan-boy, but the score of that show often leaves me speechless. They way Sheik's melodies and orchestrations convey emotion and things that Steven Sater's books and lyrics could never dream about just effects me ( Read more... )