Geist Infection: Uprisings, Revolts and Acting a Fool
There are some real issues concerning uprisings and things of that matter going on in Libya — not to mention the diffused danger in Asia — but I am just not that smart to articulate my thoughts on real issues. But perhaps those real life situations may be in line with the geist. Everyone wants...
The Best ‘Next To Normal’ Songs to Sing in the Shower
Jeremy Kushnier, Alice Ripley, and Asa Somers in Next to Normal. Photo by Craig Schwartz The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, Next to Normal has landed at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre (until Feb. 20) and features Alice Ripley reprising her Tony Award-winning role as Diana, a bipolar mother who tries to cope with her illness, treatment and...
‘Burlesque’: A Musical with Tons of Skin, Gyrating Hips and Diva Cheese
Within minutes of the opening credits of Burlesque, we are introduced to Ali, a small-town country gal from Iowa. She works at a dive bar. She dreams of being a singer. She dreams of being a dancer. So what does she do? She quits her job at the bar and packs up her bag and...
Chatting with William Ivey Long About ‘Dream’ Fashion
Wrote a blog post for SFGate.com’s fashion blog, SF Unzipped — wanna hear it? Hear it goes… William Ivey Long has an impressive track record when it comes to designing costumes for the divas and divos of the musical stage. He’s won Tony Awards for creating the costumes for “The Producers,” “Hairspray,” “Nine,” “Crazy for...
‘Glee’ Season Finale: Thank God it’s Done
The much simpler times of Glee I love Glee. I am a huge fan — but why am I excited that this season is over? Why am I looking forward to having this Glee-free summer? I could say that it’s “too much a good thing,” but that’s not it. I am suffering from early symptoms...
Tales from my trip to New York Fashion Week
I went to New York for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (which would explain my absence) – but I wasn’t necessarily there in the “fashion journalist” capacity. In the past, I went there to cover the shows and be a spazz jumping around from tent to tent; venue to venue – but now that I am reppin’...
Isaac Mizrahi tackles Sondheim?
This is news that I is kind of relevant (a.k.a. filler on my blog) Isaac Mizrahi probably went to the same “fashion designers can be directors” school as Tom Ford because he’s going to “direct and design a production of the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler tuner “A Little Night Music” at Opera Theater of St. Louis...
Is ‘Nine’ a 10?
Doesn’t Daniel Day-Lewis kind of look like Jesus Christ in a tie (and without a beard) in this picture? All photos by: David James © 2009 The Weinstein Co. The perfect recipe for a Rob Marshall film (Nine, to be specific): - 10 parts exquisite production value - 4 parts Italia - 1 part esteemed...
Yes, there is a vampire musical
…and it’s called I Kissed a Vampire Starring High School Musical homeboy (who’s not Zac Efron) Lucas Grabeel this straight-to-iTunes series which was released in early October (yeah, I know I’m so late on this) also stars Drew Seeley and Adrian Slade. Yeah, I don’t know who they are either, but they look really fun...
Andrea Lauer knows how to dress the ‘American Idiot’
From the moment the lights flood the stage at the Berkeley Rep’s production of American Idiot, your senses overload with the Green Day aesthetic of punk counter culture angst. As the company belts out the lyrics from the title song, they are draped in this rebellious, wanderlust charm. The characters wander in this twenty-something “where...
The battle of the Fames
Tonight, I was treated to a screening of the new Fame movie and although I would like to share my thoughts about yet another Hollywood “reinvention,” I’ll save it for Friday. In the meantime, there is one song in the film that echoes my head: “On My Own”. Not only have I made a mental...
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The number 9 is getting tons of publicity this year
Is this pure coincidence? Did the scientists in the pop culture lab strategically plan this so that the number would be painted all over the place in this particular year? I don’t recall the number 8 being really big in 2008. And no offense to the number 9, but I think 8 is a way...
