Sunday, February 19, 2012

TheatreScene: February 19, 2012

PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO VOTE IN ROUND 4 OF HOT AND HOTTER
AND VOTE IN THIS MONTH'S POLL (BOTH TO YOUR LEFT)!

BROADWAY BOY UPDATE: 


Seth Numrich's film, Private Romeo, finally opens!  DVD soon to follow!






BROADWAY (SORT OF) VIDEO OF THE WEEK:

Madonna - "You Must Love Me" from the Motion Picture Soundtrack of Evita

In anticipation of the revival of Evita here is Madonna singing "You Must Love Me," a song written for the film that will be included in the Broadway revival.  That revival, which begins previews in March, will star Elena Roger as Eva Peron.  How do you think her version will stack up to Madonna's?  Say what you want about Madge, the girl kicked ass in the movie.




Madonna - "Give Me All Your Luvin'" from her forthcoming album MDNA

What I really wanted was an excuse to put Madonna's newest video on this blog.  (I was thinking of something along the lines of "Best Use of Football Players as Dancers Since How to Succeed" but thought better of it.)  Anyway, everything the former Material Girl (Priscilla reference?) does is theatrical.  And that's good enough for me.  She may be over 50, but she still has it!




BROADWAY WINNER AND LOSERS OF THE WEEK

  • WINNER: Julie Taymor: She got her money and her due.  Now bring on that juicy "Making Of" video!  And how about we just let Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark run and bring in lots of kids to start loving theatre better than movies, OK?

  • WINNER: Michael Arden: OK, so far he hasn't lived up to the Broadway hype that surrounded him when he did bare off-Broadway.  There's still time.  But for now he has roles on TV coming up: a part in Charlie Sheen's new comedy Anger Management and a recurring role in the new Kristin Chenoweth soap GCB.  Sub-winners: All of us who follow him on Twitter.  Stop your griping about not getting parts!
  • WINNERS: Fans of Wit: The show got extended another week at the Manhattan Theatre Club!
  • WINNERS: Fans of Newsies:  The Original Broadway Cast Recording will be made!  Anyone taking bets on how long it will be before Disney extends the "strictly limited engagement"?
  • LOSERS: The "First Preview Vultures Bloggers" who couldn't see the first preview of Death of a Salesman.  It didn't happen.  Did any of you get tickets for the second preview, now the first?

BIGGEST LOSERS:  With her body not even laid to rest, producers of the musical version of The Bodyguard leapt on the Whitney Houston bandwagon and announced the production was a go.  Bad taste, check!  bad taste, check!  Clearly, they are too self-absorbed to be ashamed of themselves.  Poor Heather Headley.


BIGGEST WINNERS: Broadway darlings Matt Cavenaugh and Jenny Powers.  They have announced that they are expecting their first child.  Imagine how stunning the child will be... Congratulations!

CARRIE CONTEST WINNER AND TRIVIA ANSWERS

Congratulations to JB of New Rochelle, NY!  His entry was selected from over 100 that had the correct answers to the trivia questions.  He has won a pair of Premium seats to MCC Theater's Carrie.  For those of you who played along:



1.  Carrie's supernatural power is:
A.  She can read minds.
B.  She can start fires with her mind.
C.  She can control animal behavior with her mind.
D.  She cam move objects with her mind.

2.  The big high school event that brings out the worst in Carrie is:
A.  The first day of school
B.  Final Exams
C.  The Prom
D.  Graduation

3.  Stafford Arima, director of this revival of Carrie is probably bet know for directing this heavenly off-Broadway hit musical:
A.  Evil Dead: The Musical
B.  Altar Boyz
C.  Little Shop of Horrors
D.  Hello, Again



ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S "BROADWAY QUESTIONS" GAME:
(Song Title, Sung By, Show Title)





  1. *What do you do with a B.A. in English?  "What Do You Do With a  B.A. in English?," Princeton, Avenue Q
  2. Does your mother know? "Does Your Mother Know?," Tanya, Pepper and Company, Mamma Mia!
  3. How 'bout a dance? "How 'Bout a Dance?," Bonnie, Bonnie and Clyde
  4. What do you get when you fall in love? "I'll Never Fall in Love Again," Fran and Chuck, Promises, Promises
  5. I sort of hate to ask it, but do you have a basket? "Into the Woods (Prologue)," Little Red, Into the Woods
  6. Isn't it good to know that good will conquer evil? "Thank Goodness," Glinda, Wicked
  7. How can you get so far off the track?  Why don't you turn around and go back? "Merrily We Roll Along," The Ensemble, Merrily We Roll Along
  8. Didn't I see this movie with McMurphy and the nurse? "Didn't I See This Movie?," Diana, next to normal
  9.  *How many people does he need? How many boys? How many girls? "I Hope I Get It," Company, A Chorus Line
  10. *Who's got the pain? "Who's Got the Pain?," Lola and the Senators, Damn Yankees
  11. *Who am I?  Who am I?  "Who Am I?," Jean Valjean, Les Miserables
  12. *Who's that girl, with the chic shoulder pads and the stockings with the seams? "Who's That Girl?," Margo Channing, Applause (And I am aware that the lyrics are slightly changed for the TV version!  Thanks to the three of you who wrote to tell me.)
  13. *How often is someone concerned with the tiniest thread of your life? "Look Over There," Georges, La Cage aux Folles
  14. *Why watch me die, like Eliza in the ice? "Not Getting Married Today," Amy, Company
  15. *God, its good - the lovin' - ain't it good tonight? "The Dark I Know Well," Martha, Ilse and the Boys, Spring Awakening
  16. Where is love? "Where is Love?," Oliver Twist, Oliver!
  17. Why did you do it Johnny? "The Ballad of Booth," The Balladeer and John Wilkes Booth, Assassins
  18. *Look-a here, Huck, do you wanna go to Heaven? "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven?," The Company, Big River
  19. *You there! Why are you so late? "Surrender," Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard
  20. *What's the sound of the world out there? "A Little Priest," Sweeney Todd to Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd
  21. Who will love me as I am? "Who Will Love Me As I Am?," Daisy and Violet Hilton, Side Show
  22. *Who will it be?  Who will it be? "The Invitation to the Jellicle Ball," Munkustrap, Cats
  23. Do you know what's worth fighting for? "21 Guns," Whatsername, American Idiot
Jeff
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