After seeing the Broadway adaptation I was hungry to check out the source material. Happily, I was as pleased as pirates plundering a’plenty with both. The book, Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, supposes what might have been the origins of the mythic boy and other favorite characters from J. M. Barrie’s classic … Continue reading »
During my extended absence from writing on the blog, we successfully opened The Clifton Monroe Chronicles: Episode 1 – The Case of the Scarlet G. I was in New Orleans for the opening weekend (and helped by running the light board while working with the press) and enjoyed watching this co-creation get standing ovations each night. … Continue reading »
I’ve been busier than usual lately so I haven’t posted much, short of some Instagram moments here and there but I was listening to a podcast this morning and one of the panelists mentioned the theme to Unsolved Mysteries and it reminded me that, while I loved the show, the song itself terrified me! Something … Continue reading »
The Associated Press is reporting that Robert Sherman, one half of the legendary Sherman Brothers, passed away Monday in his home in London. The Sherman Brothers were “unknown heroes” to me as a child. I knew their songs by heart, sang them relentlessly, and wore new grooves in my Disney LPs, listening to their music over … Continue reading »
The GOP presidential candidates met again this week in Arizona for their twentieth debate. TWENTIETH! At this rate they’ll either have a longer run on television than Cheers or M*A*S*H or get their next sub sandwich for free. These debates are becoming ridiculous. The onslaught of far-right rhetoric being spewed over our airwaves is enough to make even Guiliani … Continue reading »
The Sixth Annual Broadway Beauty Pageant will take place on Monday, March 19, 2012 at 8PM at Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street, NYC). If you’ve never been, GO. If you’ve been, GO AGAIN! It’s an incredible night filled with stellar performances and stunning physiques. And, by attending, you are helping out the Ali Forney Center whose mission … Continue reading »
In 1998 I was enjoying a two-week run of Cabaret at the Clarence Brown Theatre. This was a University production (not to be confused with the professional company on the campus of UTK) and I was excited for my mom and stepdad to see this sort of naughty, sort of sexual, very-much-in-the-vein-of the Roundabout’s Broadway revival that I was … Continue reading »
Thanks to the Americans Against the Tea Party Facebook page for sharing this video (below). Granted, some of it is edited to enhance his ignorance and insanity… but he’s still both. The religious beliefs of Rick Santorum (or fill-in-the-blank Republican candidate) have no power and, God forbid he ever get elected as President, will never … Continue reading »
The Clifton Monroe Chronicles We are constantly surprised (pleasantly) by the generosity of our friends, family and future fans. Last night we hit the 70% mark (see our Mattie Meter update below)! We have 44 days to go… and that’s just $13.41 a day left to raise. So, we hope you will share this project’s … Continue reading »
I’ve become a fan of Neil Gaiman in recent weeks. I suspect that, for some time, I had been a fan of Neil Gaiman without really knowing it. I adored the film adaptation of Coraline and Stardust and, generally, have a soft spot for the oddly dark yet humorously quirky side of contemporary literature. I … Continue reading »
