Always seeking a theater-song lighter side -
What is and isn't covered by health insurance has gotten into the news in such a strange dark way.Saturday, December 7, 2024
Revisiting our parody - a money-minded Lois Lane from "Kiss Me Kate" at the Premium ER triage desk
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Saluting the recent Times article on the obligatory Broadway standing ovation - "Chatting Is a Show's Best Friend"
The reader-commenter reaction to last week's New York Times article on the obligatory Standing Ovation on Broadway makes this feel like a time to look back on when that subject was a Times front page article - at the time of Megan Hilty starring in the 2012 "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."
A cast's parody plea to save your energy and please post vigorously online - that chatting online means more than a standing O to their continued employment!
"Chatting Is a Show's Best Friend"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUa5GGeLdH8
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Celebrating the WICKED score with a sing-along parody YouTube - "Crying Poverty" to "Defying Gravity"
Celebrating the WICKED movie and score this blog's way -
with a sing-along parody YouTube - "Crying Poverty" to "Defying Gravity
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Some theater-music Election Day parody silliness (to a Gershwin classic) - "Vote- and Do it Again"
Some theater-music Election Day parody silliness (to a Gershwin classic)
Recalling four years ago, when the meme of "I voted twice today" seemed to be on silly badges and stickers everywhere
For parody only: "VOTE - AND DO IT AGAIN" -
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Halloween Parody tradition - some theater ghosts
Halloween Parody tradition - some theater ghosts
The ghost of Henry Miller first gripes about his theatre being re-named for Sondheim, then comes to like the idea
"Losing My Sign" - parody of "Losing My Mind" from FOLLIES
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
As ticket sales start for the new Hugh Jackman show at Radio City: I RAID MY KEOGH, parody of I GO TO RIO
With excitement building for the new Hugh Jackman show at Radio City, feels like a good time for a parody-tribute reminder of how we feel about buying tickets whenever Hugh Jackman does a show!
“I RAID MY KEOGH” - parody of “I GO TO RIO”
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Our musical THE LAST STARFIGHTER opened 20 years ago at New York's Storm Theatre
Our musical THE LAST STARFIGHTER opened 20 years ago at New York's Storm Theatre, October 15 2004. So many great memories! The most recent production was in Dec. 2022 in Cleveland, and hoping there will be many more in the future.
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
"They All Laughed" Gershwin parody - Disagreement about honoring Christopher Columbus, but how about keeping the 3-day weekend.
Asking the parody question: When people disagree so strongly about honoring Columbus, do they still agree about wanting to keep the three-day weekend?
"They're All Dissing Christopher Columbus" -
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
For the coming Jewish New Year - this blog's show tune tradition
For Rosh Hashanah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlzpDsd_q-k
"I Will Survive" parody lyric by Fred Landau - "I'll be Inscribed":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxTuhLayowQ
sung by Jan Horvath
Sunday, August 4, 2024
Recalling Louis Armstrong on his birthday - Parody of the feel-good WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD, a feel-not-that-good WHAT A ONE-PERCENT WORLD
Remembering Louis Armstrong on his birthday August 4, in my YouTube channel's way of remembering a classic recording -
A parody of the feel-good WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLDSaturday, July 27, 2024
Saluting Celine Dion after her Olympics performance, the only way my blog and YouTube channel really can
Saluting Celine Dion after her Olympics performance, the only way my blog and YouTube channel really can - and the City Center musical Bat Out of Hell - which besides being an entertaining show, proved outrageous premium prices can sell even at non-profit theaters
Friday, July 19, 2024
As Broadway ticket prices hit amazing new highs in July 2024: Some of our parodies of premium prices
Broadway ticket prices hit a new high ($1400 - that was for EACH ticket) in July 2024. And that's buying from the box office, not scalpers.
To either celebrate or commiserate, depending on your point of view, whether you're selling tickets or buying tickets -
A few of this blog's parodies on the subject of Broadway Premium ticket prices
For Hugh Jackman shows
“I Raid My Keogh” - parody of “I Go To Rio” from Boy From Oz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPa84ySiryA
For the jukebox musical Bat Out of Hell
“We’re All in the Balcony Now” (parody of “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now”)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smw2Qf3TIR8
For Bette Midler shows - one-person play I’ll Eat You Last and then for Hello Dolly!
“The Gross” (parody to “The Rose”)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3Eu_V0npOA
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Trying to "glom on" to the "Mary frenzy" on Broadway, re-booting our channel's "Mary Song"
Trying to "glom on" to the "Mary frenzy" on Broadway, re-booting our YouTube channel's "Mary Song"
So in parody-tribute to "Oh, Mary!" - cheering on all the Marys in day-to-day life and in cultural history
A BRAND NEW MARY
(Music & Lyric - Fred Landau)
[Edited July 15 2024]
Sunday, July 7, 2024
As the great Imelda Staunton starts HELLO DOLLY in London, recalling her "scorching Momma Rose" in GYPSY
As the great Imelda Staunton takes on HELLO DOLLY in London
Sunday, June 30, 2024
For Pride Parade Day: reprising “I’m Still Queer” - Michael Musto in the Voice called it a "Hilarious Gay Spoof of 'I'm Still Here'"
For Gay Pride Parade Day:
The producer of a few CDs I'd worked on had gotten an OK to give me Mr. Sondheim's direct email address, and this 2009 parody was the first of a series of videos from 2009 to 2013 where Mr. Sondheim looked at the parodies before they were recorded and even gave some helpful notes.
This was my “I’m Still Queer” -a parody-tribute of Stephen Sondheim's “I’m Still Here” looking at four decades of New York City theatergoing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt40nQGc1I4
Thursday, June 27, 2024
With "A Little Night Music" opening at Lincoln Center tonight- reprising our "A Little Site Music"
With "A Little Night Music" opening at Lincoln Center tonight-
At the beginning of this (first two minutes), "Every Day I'm on the Net" as Countess Charlotte longingly searches for reasonably priced tickets to [the Nov. 2009] "A Little Night Music""A Little Site Music" - Act One - with parodies of Every Day a Little Death, A Weekend in the Country and Liaisons - Parody lyrics by Fred Landau, sung by Jan Horvath
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Parody-Tribute to Sondheim premium pricing - "Another Hundred Millionaires Got Off of Their Phones"-
Monday, May 20, 2024
Remembering on our parody-song timeline - Our May 2020 seven-minute short parody-song musical film
Thursday, May 9, 2024
My blog's Mother's Day tradition - recalling the ads for the Bway play "The Mother With the Hat"
Linking my blog's parody Mother's Day theater tradition:
This was our "The Mom With the Hat"
https://youtu.be/1_gG1vJGOFk
(Music and lyric by Fred Landau)
Remembering the ads for the controversially-titled hit Broadway play "THE MOTHER****** WITH THE HAT" - The ads called it "THE MOTHER WITH THE HAT"
which looked to some sarcastic online chatters like the perfect present for Mother's Day. It seemed to cry out for a song!
Monday, April 8, 2024
In parody-tribute to the new rom-com movie FLY ME TO THE MOON's trailer being out
In parody-tribute to the new romantic comedy movie FLY ME TO THE MOON's trailer being out - It feels like a good reason to re-boot my "rom-com-ish" Sinatra parody video FLY ME IN THE NUDE. (The parody is pretty G-rated though; the subject is those airline security scanners.)
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Getting materials together to try to promote these as a cabaret-style show - a snapshot of where we were March 2020 to March 2021
Because although laughing and singing don't make a problem go away, they can help your outlook
Following the year from March 2020 (when theater closed) to March 2021, when there was finally real hope of theater returning (sparked by the Delacorte announcing its summer schedule).
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Parody-tribute recalling Emma Stone's starring on Broadway in "Cabaret" in 2014
Parody-tribute honoring Emma Stone winning the Oscar earlier this week
Recalling Emma Stone's starring on Broadway in "Cabaret" in 2014
"Go Tell Emma" (parody-tribute for "Don't Tell Mama"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmV2qmS_-5Q
Parody lyric Fred Landau, Vocal Sheree Sano
Thursday, February 29, 2024
With the legendary "Forbidden Broadway" becoming a Broadway show, seemed time for this try at a spoof of "Forbidden Broadway"
Since "Forbidden Broadway" is moving to Broadway, it felt like it was time to dust off this loving, respectful spoof of "Forbidden Broadway" - "Rainbow High" parody - As-if Patti LuPone visits "Forbidden Broadway" trying to avoid seeing Gerard - but loves the show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NHwKWrvqlkTuesday, February 13, 2024
Floating one last theater love song before Valentine's Day
Posting one last love song before Valentine's Day - This was more of a uptempo charm/dance tune, and was from the time when the YouTubes were starting to move upward a bit for me (this one reached 44,000 views).
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
For Valentine’s Day: this blog's tradition, original non-parody theater love songs
For Valentine’s Day: this blog's tradition, original non-parody theater love songs
If you're looking for love songs to play or perform for Valentine's Day -
Music: Fred Landau, Lyrics: Hunter Prillaman