For Valentine’s Day: original theater love songs
“Is It Mushy to Say I Love You” somehow passed 73,000 views
"Brooklyn Boy"
"I Look Into Those Eyes"
Saturday, February 13, 2021
Friday, January 29, 2021
This non-parody showtune number was on a sincere note.
This non-parody showtune number was on a sincere note. Any hope of us getting a 2021 Biden/Harris optimism like we had back in pust-crash January 2009 with Obama/Biden?
Back in 2008, we had a Christmas burdened by the financial crash, but somehow by Inauguration for Obama/Biden, with a smooth transition, there was optimism, and I thought maybe we could declare a do-over for the 2008 Christmas we'd emotionally missed But "someone" seemed to be working overtime to not let that optimism kick in by Inauguration Day 2021. Maybe it's not too late?
"Another Christmas" - wanting do-over for a bleak Christmas when we have optimism with the new year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfenKQ7sj1E
AND BACK TO COMEDY - A LOOK AT OUR PROPOSAL: a perfect time to retool The Patty Duke Show
A sitcom idea for 2021 - so that maybe he'll think he had his second term and it was a ratings smash, the likes of which no one ever saw before. Maybe that way, he won't even notice missing the campaign for 2024. :)
But They're Donalds, Identical Donalds! "Both Sides" of "45"
https://youtu.be/RIlQVIXZaxI
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
"Vaccinating Rhythm" - maybe a little morbid lightness will make the time go faster.
Oy, what a day! The slow progress of the vaccine may be less immediate, but maybe OK for a little morbid lightness.
"Vaccinating Rhythm" -
Friday, December 25, 2020
Our year-end 2020 Blog Year in almost all show tune salutes or parodies
Our year-end 2020 Blog Year in almost all show tune salutes
January
“The Hollywood Gown” series tried to pick up where it was interrupted in 2013 - Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt seemed to hold promise for us all
Here's our Oscars 2020 including Billy Porter's outfit https://youtu.be/Ya-MDi9yBJY
February
"Jack and MABEL”- “Type Your Troubles Away” -Jen shouts: ”The critics will love it -or else!"
March
"Another Hundred Patti Fans Got Off Of Their Phones" (let's pray the revisal can be filmed!)
April
"MY FAR LADY" - "I've Sewn a Costume for Your Face"
May and June
7-minute mini-musical - Make 'em Laugh plus Mama Rose, Patti-as-Joanne, Bianca/Lois Lane, Dorothy with Toto back at Home
WHEN WE’RE STUCK AT HOME
July and August -
7-minute video: Where we were just before Labor Day- planning to re-open, for better or worse, but by a month later, better not.
That's Our Containmentt, Cuomo - You're So Vain, Elbow Connection, and more
September
"TILL THERE IS HUGH" -
about the Music Man ad and the hopeful spirit it's come to signify
October
On Ben Brantley's end of an era as Times critic:
I celebrated my two favorite Ben Brantley London Journal reviews:
This was about the London Journal on Imelda Staunton's scorched-earth Rose in GYPSY:
"Some Roses”
And - Emily's (MJ McAleesejergins) Satine cover of Sheree Sano''s 2014 ”The Bodyguard” original -
"We Got a Chance 4 Some Hottie”
Sheree's original from 2014 still at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf5nhM026tc
November -
In honor of David Prowse, the distinguished actor who became best known embodying Darth Vader
“Darth of Your World”
December
"Have Yourself a Very Distant Christmas”
Thursday, December 24, 2020
Remembering our family working with Rebecca Luker -
In the Times obit, it's mentioned that Danny and Rebecca met on the show "Time and Again, " which Skip wrote with Jack Viertel, though they started dating the following year, (That production must have had something in the air- Howard McGillin met his now-spouse at a reading of the show.).
Here's Rebecca's audio of Skip's song "Fairy Tale Life" from that production
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQJomzIbPZA
Rebecca is also quoted: “I wish I had branched out a little more,” she said cheerily. “Maybe played a bitch or something.”
After she had done "Darling of the Day" at the York, Rebecca had mentioned that, and I wrote what was really a very detailed treatment built around her, and then a fuller story, which Bill Connington, Ellen Schwartz and Skip Kennon really developed directly for her. We did a reading of the first act in 2008.mainly to see how she felt about the material.
Money had been there for a workshop, but it was the usual manner large-cast theater projects have of losing momentum, as people's schedules don't allow them to turn down other work until there's a deal in place.
Rebecca recorded the lead role for us on our demos with a lot of members of the cast from that reading.
This was one of my favorite moments where she played "against type."
And I'll Seal It With a Kiss - sung by Rebecca Luker
Friday, December 11, 2020
Saluting Irish Rep for really stepping up as an example: We offer a pragmatic-for-2020 "Meet Me on Zoom in St Louis".
An off-B'way parody-tribute: Saluting the Irish Rep with a pragmatic-in-2020 "Meet Me on Zoom in St Louis"
https://youtu.be/bBNVI5PCmiM
"Have a Merry Distant Christmas (and Have it Yourself!)"
Yikes, it's SUCH a sad song in context. Was it really always "Until then we'll have to muddle through somehow?" - wasn't it more cheery like hang some star on some highest bough? Maybe they changed it for 2020! :) Of course they didn't, but the whole story resonates tougher somehow.
Seriously: All the very best. and break legs to "Meet Me In St. Louis"
And-
Since it's still relevant: This came to mind only because of Robert Cuccioli off-Bway at Irish Rep last month. Nothing political meant, of course.
.THIS IS WHAT JOE MEANT - goal of uniting all sides - this is more an homage/parody.
To honor a move FROM what we've had which was an intentional real life Jekyll and Hyde
Sunday, December 6, 2020
Remembering actor David Prowse, who became best known embodying Darth Vader
A quick "Darth of Your World" - the parody asks: Will we ever get to see Darth Vader in "Disney's Star Wars" onstage?
R.I.P. David Prowse, the distinguished actor who became best known embodying Darth Vader
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