Last night I decided to listen to the Original Cast album of the Broadway musical It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman, a score I haven’t heard in several years, and it immediately threw me into a quandary. I know that the Penn State Thespians put on the musical, as I have several vivid memories of … Continue reading Possibilities
Musicals
Four By Sondheim
With Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday coming up in a few days, there are articles about his contribution to musical theater appearing all over the place, some of them detailing the favorite songs of various people. I could probably list at least 50 or more songs of his that I love and still not be finished, … Continue reading Four By Sondheim
Walk This Way
View fullsize I spent an enjoyable afternoon with my friend Paula at the Walnut Street Theatre’s production of Young Frankenstein.It was fun and I enjoyed it, but I mostly smiled my way through the first act, as almost all the jokes and business were the same as in the movie, which I must have seen … Continue reading Walk This Way