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Home > September, 2006
Kathy & Mo & Escape
Posted by Chad Jones on 27 Sep 06 - 1 Comment
The thought of a theater blog seems frivolous to me sometimes, especially on days when crazy men take hostages in a school. Or bombs fall in the Middle East. Or homicide rates ratchet up to 112 in cities where life should be better.
I guess it seems frivolous a lot of the time in this world. [...]
`Chorus Line’ buzz
Posted by Chad Jones on 25 Sep 06 - 0 Comments
Steve Kluger, a friend of Theater Dogs (FoTD), was so impressed by A Chorus Line in San Francisco (see the Aug. 25 entry) that he bought a ticket for a preview performance in New York.
Well, seems like the kids in the Chorus are poised to become a big hit…again.
Here’s what Steve has to say about [...]
Shawn Ryan’s express
Archived in the category: Shawn Ryan, backstage
Posted by Chad Jones on 24 Sep 06 - 4 Comments
I have seen the future of cabaret, and its name is Shawn Ryan.
What, you may ask, does cabaret have to do with theater? And I answer: cabaret is theater with more music and a two-drink minimum. The jazzier cabaret gets, the more it slides out of the theatrical realm and into the musical realm, but [...]
Let the sun shine
Archived in the category: backstage, local theater
Posted by Chad Jones on 21 Sep 06 - 2 Comments
Some random thoughts from the Theater Dog Pound:
– Caught up with Contra Costa Musical Theatre’s hilarious and beautifully sung production of Urinetown and was delighted with some of the innovations of director Jeff Collister and his crew. Enjoyed the Phantom of the Opera reference (a candelabra coming out of sewer grate). But what I LOVED [...]
Good Molly, Miss Golly!
Posted by Chad Jones on 20 Sep 06 - 2 Comments
My dream of the dance hall girl with the heart of gold crumbled last night.
I went San Jose to see the touring production of Sweet Charity based on last year’s Broadway revival. I was excited to see star Molly Ringwald (”Oh, look, Fred! She’s got her boobies!” — Sixteen Candles), but what really excited me [...]
That Girl!
Posted by Chad Jones on 19 Sep 06 - 2 Comments
Get out your kites, kids. Marlo Thomas is coming to San Francisco.
Yes, erstwhile Ann Marie, TV’s first (semi) liberated lady with the keenest fashion sense in all Manhattan is coming to the Magic Theatre.
What’s even better is that Thomas headlines an already exciting show: Moving Right Along is a collection of three short plays by [...]
Broadway back on daytime
Posted by Chad Jones on 19 Sep 06 - 3 Comments
Rosie O’Donnell has indeed brought Broadway back to daytime. Last week on The View, she interviewed Georgia Engel and unleashed Tony-winners Bob Martin (who should win awards as the most endearing man in a sweater ever on Broadway) and Beth Leavel, who sang a belt-’til-they-applaud version of “Stumble Along,” her ode to drunkenness as life’s [...]
Oh, Marty!
Posted by Chad Jones on 17 Sep 06 - 5 Comments
I wasn’t sure I was going to write about this. I thought perhaps it was too self-aggrandizing.
But this is the blogosphere, right? Anything goes.
So let me tell you about the best thing that happened to me this summer: getting my name dropped by Matt Lauer and Martin Short on the Today show at the end [...]
Cool as Hell Theatre
Posted by Chad Jones on 13 Sep 06 - 2 Comments
If you’re not listening to Michael Rice’s Cool As Hell Theatre Podcast, you’re missing out.
Rice interviews all kinds of Bay Area theater folks about their lives and work, but what’s really cool as hell (sorry, Michael) is the way he manages to steer the conversation in such interesting, unexpected places. Just listen to his recent [...]
