Have you been following the tale of Patti Lupone’s shouty episode with a picture-taking audience member? Here’s the audio clip (which is on Youtube, which seems sort of ironic, but whatever):
Obviously this begs the question about questionable behavior during live performances, doesn’t it? That “no photography of any kind” rule includes “no recording devices,” so …
Rotten Tomatoes posted a video celebrating the 10th anniversary of The Blair Witch Project, the brilliant and terrifying horror movie that opened back in 1999 ( I saw the movie twice in the theater the first weekend it opened. I was twelve at the time. I remember going to see it with my older brother …
“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery.”
That’s what Charles Dickens wrote about money and budgeting in David Copperfield. Simplistic, but true. Unfortunately, as we know, theatre and arts organizations of all kinds are contemplating a pretty miserable forecast …
There are moments in theater that make a show go from good to extraordinary. For me, those moments happen when nothing is said, when a character is alone on stage and for that moment you are there with him or her in that world. Those moments rarely happen.
People applauded Frank Langella in Frost/Nixon for his …
Wasn’t it a odd on Tuesday when President Obama, who is usually the smoothest of the smoothies, had that little stutter step during the oath? (Wasn’t his fault, natch, but still, it’s the only glitch I recall in the ceremony. In fact, when you watch it you see that inquisitive twinkle in his eye as …
I love the Oscar race and award shows in general I find them highly entertaining. Several Broadway alum’s are up for Oscars this year which is extremely exciting. Congratulations to Michael Shannon (from the Off-Broadway hit Bug) who gave an amazing, haunting and stirring performance in Revolutionary Road. Also a congratulations to Martin McDonagh (Broadway’s Lieutenant of Inishmore, nominated for In Bruges), Peter Morgan (Broadway’s Frost/Nixon, nominated for the film version), David Hare (Broadway’s Vertical Hour, nominated for The Reader) and John Patrick Shanley (Broadway’s Doubt, nominated for the film version). Now here are my predictions (and hopes) for the top Oscars:
Mayor Bloomberg guest-posted on the Official Google Blog today. He discussed ways New York City is making “it easier for both visitors and residents to explore all the energy, excitement and diversity of New York City’s five boroughs.”
Online, there’s nycgo.com, which uses Google Maps to help people to plan New York City vacations or staycations.
Offline, …