Happy Monday!!
Hope your weekends were enjoyable.
Went to a Memorial for a friend in Brooklyn Heights yesaterday.
Getting to the outer areas of the city is always much easier than one thinks.
Went to West New York, New Jersey a month or so ago. Visited a freind who lives there. Such an easy trip and only $2.
The views of the city were extraordinary. And instead of taking the Jitney Bus back to NY we took teh Ferry which was about $7 if I recall. that was a treat. Back on the Manhattan shore at 39th Street in 7 minutes with a joyful jaunt across the Hudson. I recommend it!
Am trying to keep these wrtings less masssive than I see on other blogs.
I have set the COMMENTS so that you may Comment ..They were locked and I finally figured how to clear that.
SO SORRY!
Had a long conversation at the dinner following the memorial last evening. It was centered around the theatre as there was a playwright adn an actor (working as a paralegal), and a program person for NBC. Very interesting. Many varied experiences as well as multi points of view.. and some I agreed with. But we all are so hungry for the kind of moving experiences we were so used to in the Arts in many years past. Why are there no true Musical Stars ..Why aren't people rebelling about the absurd ticket prices now jacked higher by YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN? Even in Opera's major voices aren't as Dynamic as they were or as celebrated ...why? All these interesting views were generating huge commentary over wine and pasta.
This made me happy as I see that cultural commodity is a passionate and tangible thing still.
We all agreed that the younger generation is awakening and not as AMERICAN IDOL dull.
We'll see how things go along the Rialto in months and years to come given the parameters of ticket prices and Cartoonish shows ala LITTLE MERMAID permeating the venues.
I suggest a laugh filled evening with Charles Busch at DIE MOMMIE DIE at New World Stages and THE FARNSWORTH CONNECTION at the Music Box for a thought provoking eye opening trip through Television History.
I heard many views of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN battered about.
It will of course have a run but I thougt it not as strong a show as Brook's THE PRODUCERS. Needless to say it has tons of fun and frolic and gorgeous scenery (ROBIN WAGNER a master) and terrific voices and performances. It just, to my eye and ear, didn't hang together as solidly as a whole piece as THE PRODUCERS.
Which we are all in confusion as to why that 11 or 14 TONY AWRD winning show is now CLOSED?
I just got invited to see GLORIOUS ONES at Lincoln Center this Wednesday. That is one show I am very curious to see. it is about the forming of the Commedia del Arte troupe. The Flahetry & Ahren's musical directed by Graziella Daniele.
ALSO for a major treat while it is on display..GO SEE the LUX exhibit at teh FIT Fashion Museum..a small place on about 28th and 7th and FREE..WOnderful clothes anf fashion from great designers..go go !
Hope you all have a great week loaded with CULCHA!
XXX
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1 comment:
Regarding your conversation as to why no new SUPER talent. One thing which we all tend to forget is AIIDS took a huge chunk of talent away before it had a chance to blossom and grow. How many Michael Bennetts and Bob Fosses or Stephen Sondheims and Fred Ebbs or Lena Horns and Ben Vereens died BEFORE they had a chance to meet their stride? Obviously, AIDS in combination with so many other things like the internet, TV etc, devices that inform everyone everywhere about everything. There is no mystique. Nearly all movie stars and screnwriters and composers used to come from Broadway. To get to broadway they had to strive extremely hard. Earn their Mettle, as they say, which produced some extremely talented, HONED, artists. Now just a pretty face gets you in front of the camera. No one wants to (or can afford to) come to New York and EARN their way. Obviously its a snowball effect. Mark
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