May 2012
128 posts
April 2012
118 posts
Drama Desk Awards Reinstate Orchestrations Category; Nominees Announced →
playbill.com
The nominees for Outstanding Orchestrations:
Bill Elliott, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Larry Hochman, Death Takes a Holiday
Martin Lowe, Once
John McDaniel, Bonnie & Clyde
Michael Starobin, Queen of the Mist
Danny Troob, Newsies
“In their zeal, lawmakers got careless with the wording of the measure, known as Amendment One. It would constitutionally prohibit recognition not just of same-sex marriages, but of other legal arrangements like civil unions and domestic partnerships. That could harm all unmarried couples, imperiling some children’s health insurance benefits, along with child custody arrangements and safeguards against domestic violence.”
—New York Times editorial on North Carolina’s Amendment One
Petition the Drama Desk to reinstate their award for orchestrations. →
change.org
The Drama Desk recognized the work of orchestrators long before the Tony Awards took up the cause. This year they have inexplicably eliminated the category. Please sign this petition (and join this Facebook group) to add your voice to the symphony of people asking the Drama Desk to reverse their decision.
Frank Morgan plays both The Wizard and the Soldier with the Green Whiskers in The Wizard of Oz…
When you see the film, do you understand this to be a versatile actor playing two parts, or the Wizard using a disguise to pre-screen his own visitors?
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Edwin Hawkins Singers - Oh Happy Day
I am more than a little disappointed this isn’t a soul cover of the song from Candide with the same title.
No Way To Stop It
Kurt Kasznar & Marion Marlowe
Sometimes you have a song in your head and the only way to stop it is by sharing it on Tumblr.
Planned Parenthood is on Tumblr!
Planned Parenthood is excited to be launching our new Tumblr that’s all about sexual and reproductive health – bodies, birth control, relationship issues, “is it normal for this to do this?” type things. In the coming weeks and months we’ll be sharing what we know, answering questions, and just… tumblring.
We hope you like it! And we hope it helps.
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Just found the Spanish-language version of The Muppets soundtrack on Spotify. Happy Friday!
Unlikeliest concert ever?
The Boston Pops is doing a concert of songs from Little Women: The Musical complete with Maureen McGovern. No, really!
I understand the importance of assessment and evaluation.
…but damnit do I hate reading feedback about projects I’ve completed — even if it’s mostly positive. I get weirdly emotional. Blah.
This North Carolina TV Station's poll on Amendment One needs some help.... →
wwaytv3.com
Amendment One proposes to change the state constitution in such a way that not only would ban same-sex marriage, it would prohibit the law from offering any accommodations to any couples of any configuration, which could have such far-reaching effects as, for example, nullifying any domestic violence protections for unmarried women.
In other words, even people who oppose same-sex marriage should vote against Amendment One.
However, the campaign to get this message across to the state seems to be falling short, and as we approach the final week before the vote, that’s really fucking scary.
So click through this link and vote in this meaningless television station poll. And then make sure you tell everyone you know who votes in North Carolina, and everyone you know who knows someone who votes in North Carolina, why they should VOTE AGAINST AMENDMENT ONE.
