Tag Archives: Music

Brokeback Opera Break Down — I Can’t Quit You, Oh, Wait, I Just Did

The New York City Opera has cancelled plans for Brokeback Mountain: The Opera:
Back in June, it was announced that Charles Wuorinen was commissioned to write an opera adaptation of the popular film Brokeback Mountain.

Then in September, following a meeting of New York City Opera’s Board of Directors Mortier, announced that City Opera would be commissioning [...]

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The Tammy Grimes Show (1 of 3)

I saw Tammy Grimes recently for the first time in “Can’t Stop the Music” on my DVR.
I’m moderately obsessed with her arch, upper class speaking voice.
Somehow, in uncertain economic times, it’s soothing to listen to people who’s major care seems to be getting an allowance and picking shoes.
YouTube - The Tammy Grimes Show (1 of [...]

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Unlikely Diva Moment: Jennifer Holliday - This is the Moment

After comparing Whitney Houston’s rendition of a Holliday song yesterday, I thought it would be fair game to look at and list to Ms. Holliday singing a song not her own.
This is, of course, a song from Jekyll & Hyde, the much maligned Broadway show from the much maligned composers Frank Wildhorn and one of [...]

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Diva Moment: Whitney Houston Diva Medley

Three songs, one huge Diva turn:

Porgy I’s Your Woman (Porgy and Bess)
And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going (Dreamgirls)
I Have Nothing (The Bodyguard)

If the date is to be believed, then 2/3 of the songs were in movies, but now all of them are.
Whitney, as the woman who completely redefined Dolly Parton’s signature song and country [...]

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Were the World Mine

This looks cute.
Takes the idea of Puck and Midsummer Nights Dream and flips it on its orientation.
Shakespeare has always been a great example of a playwright who breaks the fourth wall in soliloquy, and musicals do the same thing.  I wonder if the cinematic form will work for combining elements of the Bard and Broadway.
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McCain & Obama — Age Appropriate TV? Or PR?

Marc Ambinder comments on the John McCain’s report pop taste in EW and also Obama taste in EW:
In some ways, Obama has the tastes of a 72 year old man; McCain has the tastes of a 47 year old whippersnapper. Who knew?
In reading his post, which focuses on the young and hip, au courrant choices [...]

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Shoshanna Bean - Johanna by Sondheim

One of my favorite YouTube artists is Shoshanna Bean.  I’ve seen her live in cabaret situations, but have seen more of her on YouTube.  She has an excellent belt voice and wonderful riffs, but this version of Johanna is a delightful surprise to hear.

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Social Media — What is it Good For? (for me)

A blogger I read wrote a great article about his looking back at 3 months without blogging. I’ve been out of writing real posts for at least that long, what with directing/producing my play with music (yeah, wrote the songs, too).
Social Media — What is it Good For?
Below the jump is my look at [...]

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extremely brief episodes (2008-05-08)

The first presidential candidate to announce in a music video a membership on Twitter: http://tinyurl.com/5vsmn3 #

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Don’t Cry For Me, Estados Unidos

Is it just me, or does she seem a little like Eva Peron? Or at least, Evita?
I know that she’s courting the latino vote in Texas, but…

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