Ha, okay, FINALLY getting around to writing up reviews of the shows I saw last weekend. Classes just started up again and my parents are going to be around for Labor Day weekend, so I don't know when the other two will happen, but they're definitely coming.

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Music meme, snagged from alwaysjbj1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, iPod, etc. on shuffle ( Read more... )

Back from my weekend in New York. Because I was away, I finally broke my posting streak, after 112 days of posting. I did take my laptop with me, but was having too much fun that I couldn't be bothered to update LJ. Ah, well. Guess I can start counting up to another hundred from today. I also missed a milestone this weekend - Saturday, August 28th ( Read more... )

Whoops! I completely forgot it was Sunday, and therefore Musical Sunday. I didn't have anything planned for this week's post, but I just made plans to go to New York next weekend to see A Little Night Music with Bernadette Peters, so here's Bernadette singing a song from that. I've never seen it before, but it's Stephen Sondheim, and you know how I ( Read more... )

I've spent the whole weekend writing a paper about racism in immigration policy, so you can probably guess where my head was when I picked this one, lol. :)

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Well, today I thought I'd talk about my latest soundtrack purchase (not least of which because it's stuck in my head) - Assassins.

I've never seen the show, but I've gathered that it's a revue-style musical chronicling all the people who tried (successfully or unsuccessfully) to assassinate U.S. Presidents. Given the dark yet quirky premise, it's ( Read more... )

Since my parents were here this weekend (is it bad to sigh with relief that they're gone? lol, I love them, but they're exhausting and they keep me from doing important things like my homework and working out), I figured it would be appropriate to feature my mom's favorite musical - Camelot.

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Whew. Had a very busy day today, so this week's Musical Sunday post is just a question:

What is the deal with New Yorkers in musicals wanting to move to Santa Fe? Is this some sort of musical theater conceit I don't know about? Do actual New Yorkers dream of moving to New Mexico? I've never been there - is Santa Fe really that great?

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Well, it's the 4th of July, so there's really only one show I could feature today - 1776. My American History teacher in high school showed us the movie in class, but fast-forwarded through all the parts with Abigail Adams and Martha Jefferson (because women are a waste of time, you know). Apparently, it wasn't "relevant" - because the rest of the ( Read more... )

You know how there are certain things in your life that define you as a generation, that leave an indelible mark on the memories of your childhood or your teen years? This week, I want to talk about Rent.

( To anyone out of the mainstream. Is anyone IN the mainstream? )