I’m a member of the Nielsen family. Yup, they called and asked me to monitor my TV habits for one week, recording everything I watch in a diary that they sent. Glad to help, I said. What a pain in the ass. First of all, they send this big ass booklet. Paper and pencil — how quaint. How 20th century. … Read More
Theatre News Bites
(1) The New York Drama Critic’s Awards were announced last night. The winners were somewhat predictable: Best Play: The Coast of Utopia, by Tom StoppardBest American Play: Radio Golf, by August WilsonBest Musical: Spring Awakening, by Duncan Sheik and Steven SaterSpecial Citation: The Broadway revival of Journey’s End (2) The trend of turning movies into stage musicals continues at an … Read More
1980s Videos Explained: She Works Hard For The Money Edition
Time for another installment of our sort of regular feature, 1980s Videos Explained. Today’s video is Donna Summer’s She Works Hard For The Money: The central character in his video is a middle-aged single working Mom named Meryl. We find discover Meryl dreaming about Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Shows, when her alarm clock rudely awakens her at … Read More
Pascal And Rapp To Rejoin “Rent” Cast On Broadway
Starting July 30. For six weeks only.
If You Ask Me….
I think the American Family Association is a little obsessed with sex. I certainly hope Cybersitter and other web-blocking programs censor their site.
Four Dead In Ohio
It’s hard to believe — even now — that there was a time when this country was so divided that National Guardsmen actually opened fire on Americans. But it happened at Kent State University, 27 years ago, on May 4, 1970. A student protest of Vietnam — a common scene in those days — resulted in the deaths of four … Read More
Martin Scorsese’s “Sesame Street”
Contains strong language, so be sure to show it to the kiddies:
Evangelist And His Bad Actor Sidekick To Prove Existance Of God — WITHOUT The Bible
Sign me up: A prominent Christian best-selling author is asserting that he can prove the existence of God without using the Bible, and has challenged two atheists to a debate. Ray Comfort, author of God Doesn’t Believe in Atheists, alongside fellow Christian and actor Kirk Cameron (Growing Pains) will butt heads with two ardent nonbelievers using only scientific fact in … Read More
At Last …A Sex Scandal
Brian Ross of ABC News: There are several thousands names, tens of thousands of phone numbers and they range from administration officials to lobbyists to advisers who are well known, people who appear on television, lawyers, and then just a lot of sort of ordinary businessmen and CEOs. He’s talking about the names in the phone records of the "DC … Read More
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Nothing heals like laughter. Man, that’s so true, and I found that out Saturday evening, when I had the pleasure of seeing The Great American Trailer Park Musical performed by The Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte. It’s a sold-out run, and it’s easy to see why. I knew little about the show, but from the title, I expected it to be … Read More
Psycho Ex-Girlfriends
(1) This makes me laugh. (2) Real phone messages from a psycho ex-girlfriend. Not funny at all. Very difficult to know what the "right thing to do" is. Love how every message starts "Oh, and by the way…." (3) The Psycho Ex-Girlfriend Test 1. Do you cringe when you hear about your ex-boyfriend and his new love interest?It depends on … Read More
Followup On The “Christian” Protest At A Theater
A few days ago, I wrote about (and posted the video) of an event that happened — live — during a performance of the play/monologue "Invincible Summer" — where 80+ people walked out mid-performance, and where one member of the audience went to the performer, Mike Diasey, and poured water on his notes, all because he used the word "fuck" … Read More
Everything I Know About Women, I Learned From Alyssa Milano
Thank you, Alyssa. Thank you for telling me ten things I don’t know about women. Thank you for reducing your gender into broad overgeneralized stereotypes (and thank you, by the way, for giving me an excuse to post some photos of you): 1. Women are innately self-conscious. This is not a choice; it’s a genderwide condition. On a bad day, … Read More
“Find Out What You’re Going To See Before You See It!”
At the American Reperatory Theatre in Cambridge (Massachusetts — one of the country’s top rep theaters), Mike Daisey’s one-man show/monologue, "Invincible Summer", is getting rave reviews: Even more than most theater artists, Mike Daisey must always rely on the kindness of strangers — or, more precisely, on their intelligence, alertness, and sense of humor. He depends on his audience because … Read More
Spiderman: The Broadway Musical
With music and lyrics by Bono and U2. I wish I was kidding. My spidey sense tells meThat something is amissI long for your touchI long for your kiss‘Cause I have youuuuuCaught in the web of my heaaaaartAnd the world around me grows darkerWho am I – just Peter Parker?Oh, I don’t knooooooooowOn Sundaaaay, bloody, SundaaaayOne more in the name … Read More