I know I’ve been quieter than usual lately. There hasn’t been that much worth commenting upon in the news, and work has been really busy. But I do have a few observations on musicals to share, based on last Sunday’s Tony awards, and new CDs I’ve gotten:
- I’m now kicking myself that I didn’t see Drowsy Chaperone when it was in Los Angeles. It looks like a good show. Jersey Boys also looks good, but irrespective of what they say, I think the crop of nominees this year was weak. What has happened to the good musicals?
- There may be one coming up, tho… One of my new CDs was the London Cast of Mary Poppins. Wow. This is not the film. They’ve reworked the story based more on Travers work, kept most (but not all) of the Sherman and Sherman songs, and added some new ones and more depth. I’m very impressed.
- Other CDs that I’ve gotten and like quite a bit are: Pacific Overtures (1976 Cast), Smokey Joes Cafe, and Jersey Boys. I think I need to listen to The Color Purple, Dessa Rose, tick… tick… Boom!, and See What I Wanna See to see if they are going to grow on me; I do think Purple and Rose will. I picked up a copy of High School Musical, and it has some songs that I like. I also picked up Pretty Faces, but I haven’t listened to the entire CD yet.
Other than that, life has been busy, busy, busy. Head is better this evening. Now to go figure out some dinner…
