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Sorry I haven't been posting much this week but I've actually been busy at work (sorting through these girls' finances). I'm thinking of asking for a monthly consulting allotment next year to help me with some of the issues. Some of the consultants I plan on using are Captain Morgan, Jim Beam, Johnny Walker, you get the gist.
Now for an update on my life: This past Friday we saw "Driving Miss Daisy" at the IRT. The show was fantastic! I was really impressed with Priscilla Lindsey's performance as I know her and she is not the frail, elderly woman that Daisy is meant to be. However, she pulled it off perfectly. beldar has not seen the movie and he loved the show. I have seen the movie and felt it was every bit as good as it.
On Saturday we saw the series of one-acts at the Harrison House. It was quite fun and I'd include a better link to the show but it's entirely sold out so I don't want to taunt anyone.
Sunday I had a monster headache so I stayed home from church and rested around the house pretty much all day. We did manage to finally watch "Saved". It was just as wickedly funny as we thought it would be but not nearly as mean as to genuinely realistic.
Monday we did laundry and then had to rush home and stay up late to watch "Open Mic'rs". We could only get the DVD copy for that night and beldar has to write a review of it this week because the World Premiere is Friday night and his boss is all gung ho about the film. As for a discussion of the film, it was OK. It was trying to be a Christopher Guest-type mockumentary but fell a bit short. Probably due to the lack of the amazing talent that Guest has in his films. I probably would have adored it had his team filmed it. Anyway, it's not half bad for a locally made indie.
And now for the part of the update that you’ve been waiting for: What we did last night! We saw the touring production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat".
First, a bit of history: before we moved here in 2001, I used to love this show. I saw it on its first tour of the country and thought it was great. Then Donny Osmond came along and had them revamp it (complete with adding a thoroughly annoying children's choir) and I really hated the new version (which I only saw on TV - once). Then we moved up here and the damn thing is produced locally at least 2-8 times a year (EVERY year). I now hate the show. So you can imagine our reaction to the Broadway series bringing in a touring production of the show. We tried desperately to give away our tickets but couldn't find any takers. So, in order to make sure we stay in their good graces and get free passes to see "Spamalot" next year (as well as a couple of other great shows), we went to the show (we planned to leave at intermission).
On the way to the theater, we were listening to Alice Cooper's radio show and he went off on a riff discussing Jethro Tull. He described one reaction to their music as "fagatronic". I can’t help but say that this word best describes the show we saw last night. There were more rainbows, triangles and leather than at a Pride Parade. They even turned him into a giant disco ball in the finale. It was really bizarre. However, it was different enough from any of the local productions that it was quite enjoyable. We ended up staying for the whole thing (partly because they trimmed it down a bit and partly because we had to see what they'd do next). Overall, I'm glad we saw it. It was certainly much less sucky than we had feared it would be. One note: the Narrator was not the American Idol cast-off they advertised and while she could sing quite well, she could not act her way out of a paper bag. Still, the show was OK and a very good version to see if you haven't seen it before as well as a great intro to live theater for kids.
OK, that's about it for now. Nothing exciting tonight so tomorrow I'll try to post a weekend agenda.
TTFN!
Now for an update on my life: This past Friday we saw "Driving Miss Daisy" at the IRT. The show was fantastic! I was really impressed with Priscilla Lindsey's performance as I know her and she is not the frail, elderly woman that Daisy is meant to be. However, she pulled it off perfectly. beldar has not seen the movie and he loved the show. I have seen the movie and felt it was every bit as good as it.
On Saturday we saw the series of one-acts at the Harrison House. It was quite fun and I'd include a better link to the show but it's entirely sold out so I don't want to taunt anyone.
Sunday I had a monster headache so I stayed home from church and rested around the house pretty much all day. We did manage to finally watch "Saved". It was just as wickedly funny as we thought it would be but not nearly as mean as to genuinely realistic.
Monday we did laundry and then had to rush home and stay up late to watch "Open Mic'rs". We could only get the DVD copy for that night and beldar has to write a review of it this week because the World Premiere is Friday night and his boss is all gung ho about the film. As for a discussion of the film, it was OK. It was trying to be a Christopher Guest-type mockumentary but fell a bit short. Probably due to the lack of the amazing talent that Guest has in his films. I probably would have adored it had his team filmed it. Anyway, it's not half bad for a locally made indie.
And now for the part of the update that you’ve been waiting for: What we did last night! We saw the touring production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat".
First, a bit of history: before we moved here in 2001, I used to love this show. I saw it on its first tour of the country and thought it was great. Then Donny Osmond came along and had them revamp it (complete with adding a thoroughly annoying children's choir) and I really hated the new version (which I only saw on TV - once). Then we moved up here and the damn thing is produced locally at least 2-8 times a year (EVERY year). I now hate the show. So you can imagine our reaction to the Broadway series bringing in a touring production of the show. We tried desperately to give away our tickets but couldn't find any takers. So, in order to make sure we stay in their good graces and get free passes to see "Spamalot" next year (as well as a couple of other great shows), we went to the show (we planned to leave at intermission).
On the way to the theater, we were listening to Alice Cooper's radio show and he went off on a riff discussing Jethro Tull. He described one reaction to their music as "fagatronic". I can’t help but say that this word best describes the show we saw last night. There were more rainbows, triangles and leather than at a Pride Parade. They even turned him into a giant disco ball in the finale. It was really bizarre. However, it was different enough from any of the local productions that it was quite enjoyable. We ended up staying for the whole thing (partly because they trimmed it down a bit and partly because we had to see what they'd do next). Overall, I'm glad we saw it. It was certainly much less sucky than we had feared it would be. One note: the Narrator was not the American Idol cast-off they advertised and while she could sing quite well, she could not act her way out of a paper bag. Still, the show was OK and a very good version to see if you haven't seen it before as well as a great intro to live theater for kids.
OK, that's about it for now. Nothing exciting tonight so tomorrow I'll try to post a weekend agenda.
TTFN!