It's delightful, it's delicious, it's dlevy!

Spotify, that’s just plain disrespectful.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:48:10 -0400

Spotify, that’s just plain disrespectful.

Meet my new boyfriend, the Dunkin Donuts Lemonade Donut (left,...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:22:08 -0400

Meet my new boyfriend, the Dunkin Donuts Lemonade Donut (left, pictured with his evil twin, the Key Lime Donut). I know it’s just a summer fling, but what we have is intense.

Palate cleanser.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:26:13 -0400

Palate cleanser.

Oh man, this “Growltiger’s Last Stand / Ballad of Billy McCaw” track challenges...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:48:50 -0400

Oh man, this “Growltiger’s Last Stand / Ballad of Billy McCaw” track challenges even my most open-minded listening. Is this still a part of the show? It’s awful on an entirely different level than the rest of Cats.

Listening to Cats with fresh ears and mentally directing a stripped-down production with a horror...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:16:00 -0400

Listening to Cats with fresh ears and mentally directing a stripped-down production with a horror aesthetic in a 40-seat environmental blackbox.

Looking at the winners Lin Manuel Miranda chose last night for his “true rhyme” contest,...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:57:14 -0400

Looking at the winners Lin Manuel Miranda chose last night for his “true rhyme” contest, it’s clear he doesn’t actually know what a true rhyme is.

If I crowdfunded an album that rerecorded key songs from 1980s musicals replacing the synthesizers...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:45:53 -0400

If I crowdfunded an album that rerecorded key songs from 1980s musicals replacing the synthesizers with actual instruments, would you contribute?

Thanks to Jewniverse (and my buddy Zachary Solomon) for...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:10:00 -0400

Thanks to Jewniverse (and my buddy Zachary Solomon) for answering the eternal question, “What ever happened to Rick Moranis?”

Liz Callaway has acquired the rights to what is (IMO) her best...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:39:31 -0400

Liz Callaway has acquired the rights to what is (IMO) her best recording and reissued it, complete with 9 bonus tracks of other songs she recorded on various Bruce Kimmel concept albums. Includes duets with this year’s Best Actor Tony winner Billy Porter and her jazzy sister Ann Hampton Callaway. At $8.99 on Amazon, it’s a no-brainer if you don’t already own this album. Buy it now!

me2ism: “New Words” as heard on If I Tell You...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:16:07 -0400

me2ism:

“New Words” as heard on If I Tell You (2013)

music/lyric Maury Yeston

performance Laura Osnes

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Ever since the track listing for this album was announced I was excited for a new recording of one of my favorite songs. Ms. Osnes does a lovely job here.

This is lovely, but you would think Mr. Yeston hadn’t written any other songs for the number of times this one gets recorded.

themistofday: 37breaths: charliewomanofletters: editingatwork:...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:00:20 -0400

themistofday:

37breaths:

charliewomanofletters:

editingatwork:

Humorously done but it brings up a very good point about the song. (And I like how the guys immediately reacted, “Wow, dude, that’s not okay.”)

Seriously, even as like a ten year old I knew that line was just wrong.

I like how they beat the shit out of the rapist at the end. We need more humor on the side against rape like this video.

Sorry off topic and yes this is important but like—THAT GIRL IS DIDI CONN’S TWIN

ATTN: SARAH

ALSO ATTN: ALL OF MY FRIENDS BACK IN JP.

onthetwentiethcentury: Geraldine Turner as Velma Kelly sings I...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:58:41 -0400

onthetwentiethcentury:

Geraldine Turner as Velma Kelly sings I Can’t Do It Alone from the 1981 Original Australian Cast of Chicago

I particularly love the music when she sings the lines starting with “And then those two-bit Johnnies…” with all that brass from the orchestra!

We Australians sure know how to do musicals! :D

Here's A Look At The Real Gypsy Rose Lee

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:28:28 -0400

Here's A Look At The Real Gypsy Rose Lee:

An icon of burlesque, she was one of the world’s most famous strippers. Which you may know because of the movie starring Bette Midler.

It’s like Buzzfeed said “let’s go after the gay audience” and then got cold feet when it came time to write the introduction. Bette Midler my ass.

pricew: Judy Kuhn (with a little help from her awesome band)...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:08:42 -0400

pricew:

Judy Kuhn (with a little help from her awesome band) sings “Forbidden Fruit” by Oscar Brown, Jr. on her new album.

Combining three of my favorite things: Judy Kuhn, songs based on Bible stories, and shouty band interjections.

My office has a standing order with Fresh Direct for some snacks including an incredibly tasty and...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:25:42 -0400

My office has a standing order with Fresh Direct for some snacks including an incredibly tasty and addictive chocolate-covered bridge mix. Last week’s shipment was suspicious looking, with the chocolate all cracked and white, so we complained and they sent us a replacement. However, the suspicious chocolate remained in our office. Today, it was the only chocolate left. You know how this story ends. It’s been nice knowing you all.

huntingtontheatrecompany: Alvin the Shop Cat poses with his...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:44:16 -0400

huntingtontheatrecompany:

Alvin the Shop Cat poses with his much-deserved Tony Award

Sometimes I get a little carried away on my friends’...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:09:25 -0400

Sometimes I get a little carried away on my friends’ Facebook pages.

fuckyeahgreatplays: tonynomineebillyporter: Ladies Night at...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:51:56 -0400

fuckyeahgreatplays:

tonynomineebillyporter:

Ladies Night at the 67th Annual Tony Awards

Daryl Roth, Best Musical (Producer)

Martha Lavey, Best Revival of a Play (Artistic Director)

Cyndi Lauper, Best Original Score

Patina Miller, Best Performance of an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (traditionally a man’s role—bonus points)

Diane Paulus, Best Direction of a Musical

Pam McKinnon, Best Direction of a Play

Patina’s win makes her and Ben Vereen the only people of different sexes to win an award for the same role, correct?

Competitively.

Mary Tyler Moore was awarded a special Tony Award for taking over a role originally played by Tom Conti in Whose Life Is It Anyway? Conti won Best Actor for the role in 1979. MTM’s special Tony was the following year.

Petula Clark apparently has a new album out and she covers Seal...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:32:14 -0400

Petula Clark apparently has a new album out and she covers Seal and as crazy as that sounds it’s really good.

awkwardlyhilarious: theladybadass: Phylicia Rashad in the 1989...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:11:29 -0400

awkwardlyhilarious:

theladybadass:

Phylicia Rashad in the 1989 musical TV movie Polly

never even heard of this…

It was a remake of Pollyanna. I am disappointed in you, Sonny.