CAROLINE X2, LYSISTRATA & WHA HAPPEN

Caroline x2

So the show was so good I had to see it twice - all of you who know me know that I don't see shows twice - last year I only saw Sweeney Todd at ACT twice. The show was amazing again and it was interesting seeing the show after the cast had some time to settle into their roles and some were back from missed performances due to health issues. It was a wonderful evening of profound and inspirational theatre.

Lysistrata at City Lights

On Saturday evening my dear friend Laurie & I had ourselves a girls night out with dinner, fabulous conversation and an evening of bawdy Greek Theatre. I didn't know what to expect when I went to see this show except that my pal Diahanna Davidson was playing the lead. The show - a modern adaptation of the Greek play was funny though I felt it was a bit too long for my taste and some of the penis jokes got old after a while.


However there was some great acting going on there - Diahanna was a terrific all balls (no pun intended) Lysistrata and had great moments with Tom Gough as the Magistrate. Thomas Gorrebeeck was hilarious as Kinesias (Thom & I did Anything Goes at BBBAY years ago - he's turned himself into quite an actor - I didn't know if he remembered me so I chickened out of saying hello =+) and there was great choreography provided my the always delicious Shannon Stowe. A good show - just a bit too long for me - a good comedy knows its time limit - how many dick jokes can one do in an evening?

Wha' Happen?

Oh boy!!!! Tonight I stayed in because I HAD to see Andrew Lloyd Webber night on American Idol - I haven't laughed this hard in ages. At one point my skin started to crawl and I think I may have uttered the words "I'm shitting from the inside." First of all - BAD song choices all around except for the girl that sang from Starlight Express and the one who sang the title song from Superstar. The girl who sang the Madonna song from Evita failed miserably (including having to restart - yes, we've all been there but this is a COMPETITION!) The men failed miserably. The guy with dreadlocks (who I find adorable) sang Memory from Cats. Here's a hint kids - if you're singing a song from a musical....you might want to find out what character sings that song. He was SO BAD!!!!! I don't feel bad at saying this because if you are going to sing a song that Buckley, Streisand & the Three Tenors have performed - you better have the cops to back it up or make it completely original. It sounded like a little kid singing Memory for a third grade recital.

David Archuleta sang Think of Me from Phantom of the Opera (I laughed so hard!) - see note regarding character choices above. Yes - he made it his own but come on. I about wet myself. And the closer - David Cook - the rocker singing Music of the Night. It was not so bad until he ended the piece with that rocker growl - no, no no. It was great to see the look on Lord McWebber when he dealt with most of these. One of the worst American Idols episode ever and a glorious evening of entertainment for me. It sort of took me back when I was 15 years old and I was the fat kid who wanted to play The Phantom and did the Andrew Lloyd Webber revues and my own mother told me to stop singing so I'll cut these kids a break - it's not their thing. I get it. But hey - who I would pay to see Stephen Sondheim American Idol night! Can you see it? =+)

Have a great week y'all

M.