Tonight was the first rehearsal for APPLAUSE! production of “It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman”! I’ve done a whole slew of APPLAUSE! shows – more than any sane person should, really – but they’re so much fun I just can’t stop, and happily they keep inviting me back. This time around, I thought … Continue reading “Superman” – behind the scenes (Part 1) Read more »
It turns out that most of the TV universe can actually be explained as the daydream of an autistic child. At least, that’s the inescapable (and admittedly whimsical) conclusion to be drawn from the painstaking research at this site. To quote and paraphrase from the site: Tommy Westphall was an austistic child on the TV … Continue reading Large swath of TV universe is simply a child’s daydream Read more »
This weekend saw me at two sing-along concerts, at pretty much the opposite ends of the cultural spectrum yet not without some similarities. At one: Carmina Burana, the chamber version of the Carl Orff masterpiece. At the other: the “musical episode” of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer! Both audiences were enthusiastic and truly having a ball … Continue reading A tale of two Sing-Alongs (but mostly Carmina Burana) Read more »