The Full Monty: Another Article

Ken AshfordLocal InterestLeave a Comment

Hat tip to Heather for seeing this article (and from whom I am stealing this photo from our production, and yes, they’re naked here).  Yes, it does kind of act as a "spoiler" but not a severe one of the Harry Potter kind.  Besides, with three nights to go, any publicity at this point is a good thing, and this … Read More

The Full Monty: Closing Week

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I walked through the stage door without much excitement.  We were about to enter Week 4 — the final week — of "Full Monty" performances.  Don’t get me wrong — I love doing the show, but I knew what to expect.  We had all been away from the show for over four days, so naturally, we weren’t going to be … Read More

About That Hurricane Season

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Forecasters predicted a bad 2007 hurricane season, but it’s seemed pretty mild so far, yes? Well, don’t un-duct-tape your windows yet, cowboy: Worst of Atlantic hurricane season still to come MIAMI (Reuters) – Nearly eight weeks have passed since the last tropical storm in the Atlantic-Caribbean region faded away, but banish any notion the 2007 hurricane season has been unusually … Read More

Contempt!

Ken AshfordAttorney Firings, Breaking News, Bush & Co.Leave a Comment

MSNBC: WASHINGTON – The House Judiciary Committee voted contempt of Congress citations Wednesday against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and President Bush’s former legal counselor, Harriet Miers. The 22-17 vote, which would sanction the pair for failure to comply with subpoenas on the firings of several federal prosecutors, advanced the citations to the full House. The full House … Read More

No Charges Against Katrina Doctor

Ken AshfordCrime, DisastersLeave a Comment

I’m pretty sure I blogged about this a couple of years ago — the physician in New Orleans who was investigated for giving four terminally ill patients a "lethal cocktail" of morphine and midazolam hydrochloride as Hurricane Katrina bore down on them. A mercy killing, if you will. The grand jury refused to indict her, so she is in the … Read More

The Full Monty: Greensboro

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Well, we’ve got two shows under out belt for the Greensboro run (not including the preview on Thursday night). Two nice reviews — on in the Greensboro News & Record (not online apparently), and one in Yes Weekly, which you can read here.  (I’ll cut and paste below the fold). The entire week we had been running the show for … Read More

Sex Scandal Du Jour

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Today’s sex scandal comes from North Carolina. Will it involve a GOP politician?  Or a Christian activist? How about …both?? Cabarrus County Commissioner Coy Privette was charged this morning with six counts of aiding and abetting prostitution. He was released from the Rowan County Jail on a written promise to appear, police said. Privette, a former N.C. State Representative and … Read More

Finally . . . The Full Monty Promos

Ken AshfordLocal Interest2 Comments

Fixed the aspect ratio problem (still a little off but whatever), fixed the sound problem…. But the file was too big too upload to Youtube or VideoEgg.  Had to break it up and lower the quality a tad….. And then Youtube went down for maintenance…. And then it took FOREVER to upload to VideoEgg… But here it is, such as … Read More

The Full Monty: The Fox Promos

Ken AshfordLocal InterestLeave a Comment

Okay.  I’m a neeb when it comes to this TIVO-to-video editting thing. I whittled down the three-hour TIVO recording of yesterday’s Fox 8 Morning Show to the 15-or-so minutes where the cast of "The Full Monty" performed exceprts, etc. A couple of problems with the result: The aspect ration is screwed up (on the other hand — good news — … Read More

The Full Monty: The Morning Show Promos

Ken AshfordLocal InterestLeave a Comment

Anyone in the Triad up tomorrow at the ungodly hour of 6:00 a.m. should have their head examined should turn their television sets to the local Fox station’s "Good Morning" show (whatever the hell it’s called) for LIVE segments and promos of "The Full Monty" which opens this week in Greensboro. It’s Fox 8. From 6:00 to, oh, 8:30 a.m., … Read More

“Chippendales They Are Not”: Another Full Monty Review

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Salisbury Post: By Sarah Hall If the six men starring in the musical "The Full Monty" were looking for more exposure with the Triad theatre scene when they auditioned, they certainly got what they were looking for. This is the first-ever collaboration between The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem and Community Theatre of Greensboro. They say the joint effort came about … Read More

I’ve Seen This Movie….

Ken AshfordBreaking News1 Comment

Breaking news: A strong earthquake struck northwestern Japan on Monday, causing a radioactive water leak and fire at one of the world’s most powerful nuclear power plants and turning buildings into piles of lumber. At least seven people were killed and hundreds injured. The plant leaked about a half-gallon of water in a building housing one of its reactors, said … Read More

Disaster Averted

Ken AshfordLocal Interest1 Comment

So, it’s the final number of "The Full Monty".  The six guys are onstage in their security guard uniforms.  The rest of the cast (myself included) is peppered throughout the audience.  Everyone is whooping and hollering.  It’s the big moment of the show. As choreographed, Ethan (played with a charming denseness by Scott Terrill) drops his security guard hat, and … Read More