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Everything The Traffic Will Allow: WAY AHEAD OF MY TIME

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Everything The Traffic Will Allow. Random Musings On All Things Broadway. Tuesday, February 10, 2009. WAY AHEAD OF MY TIME. OK boys and girls, here's one I'll wager you don't know. The song is "Way Ahead of My Time" also known as "The Caveman Song." The writer is Peter Mills, who is a recent discovery for me, although I've learned Pete has been kicking around for some time. He can write wonderful, dramatic songs or straight comedy, as evidenced here. This nutty song comes from. Carolyn in the City. Febru...

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Everything The Traffic Will Allow: BYE BYE BIRDIE

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Everything The Traffic Will Allow. Random Musings On All Things Broadway. Thursday, February 12, 2009. My daughter's high school is doing. As their spring musical this year. Since Caitlin was fortunate enough to have been cast as Kim, we've spent a lot of time studying the script and score. You know, I really thought I knew this piece, but it turns out I didn't. Now that I've spent some time looking at it carefully, I'm beginning to realize what a finely crafted work this is. New Faces of 1952. This titl...

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Everything The Traffic Will Allow: January 2009

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Everything The Traffic Will Allow. Random Musings On All Things Broadway. Saturday, January 31, 2009. Henry Miller's Theatre was constructed in 1918 at 124 West 43rd Street as part of the theatre construction boom, when it seemed every actor-manager needed to have his own personal showplace. For many years this lovely theatre, with its elegant Georgian facade, was considered one of the most beautiful playhouses in NYC. Just above is a view of the exterior from 1927. La, La, Lucille. Based on Carl Reiner'...

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Everything The Traffic Will Allow: BARBARA COOK

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Everything The Traffic Will Allow. Random Musings On All Things Broadway. Sunday, February 15, 2009. Just a quick post today. I'm busy studying the new studio recording of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1947 musical. These days. There's a lot to absorb and I'm not ready to post a review just yet. Here's a bit of the documentary about the making of that. Cook really came into her own starring as Marion the librarian in. For that matter. Where are those Ed Sullivan clips when I need them? The set dressing posit...

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Everything The Traffic Will Allow: ALLEGRO

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Everything The Traffic Will Allow. Random Musings On All Things Broadway. Saturday, February 21, 2009. Allegro - First Complete Recording. Label: Sony Masterworks Broadway. Number of Discs: 2. Performers: Patrick Wilson, Audra McDonald, Marni Nixon, Laura Benanti. Judy Kuhn, Judith Blazer, Danny Burstein. 1945), won an Academy Award in Hollywood with. 1945), and established themselves as successful producers with. Annie Get Your Gun. 1946), and a national tour of. What they gave us was. The idea for the ...

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Everything The Traffic Will Allow: IF YOU HADN'T, BUT YOU DID

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Everything The Traffic Will Allow. Random Musings On All Things Broadway. Monday, February 9, 2009. IF YOU HADN'T, BUT YOU DID. I have long enjoyed this great old song which originally appeared in a somewhat forgotten. Two on the Aisle. 1951) which starred the great Bert Lahr. And the sultry Dolores Gray. Music is by Jule Styne. And the clever lyrics are by good ol. I'm not a huge fan of Kristen Chenoweth. We have Chenoweths in the family tree. Mr. Fikink claims Kristen is a cousin of some sort. Activity...

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Everything The Traffic Will Allow: THE PAJAMA GAME

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Everything The Traffic Will Allow. Random Musings On All Things Broadway. Saturday, February 14, 2009. I'm taking my cue once again from the NYT crossword puzzle; this time the Sunday puzzle of 2/8/09 in which Pajama Party served as a theme. This, of course, puts me in mind of. The Pajama Game,. The musical comedy based on Richard Bissell's novel. John Murray Anderson's Almanac. Oddly, with little story to work with, the book is uniformly excellent, very fast paced and amusing yet aptly sharp on characte...

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Everything The Traffic Will Allow: February 2009

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Everything The Traffic Will Allow. Random Musings On All Things Broadway. Friday, February 27, 2009. Today's blog entry comes courtesy of the 2/27/09 edition of the New York Times Crossword puzzle which referenced the satire/allegory. By Czech writers Karel and Josef Capek. Karel Capek appears fairly regularly in the Times puzzle, usually with reference to his famous 1921 expressionistic play. The World We Live In. The play was published in its original Czech in 1921 as. All but a few of the characters a...

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across the universe: March 2009

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I write about things I find quirky Like movies, tv and beef jerky But the thing I like most Is that I am the host Who does it and gets paid with turkey! Sunday, March 29, 2009. Sorry Doesn’t Always Cut It. Based on a true story…. I arrived at the supermarket a few moments later, briskly walking to the refrigerated section where I found the 1% milk. I grabbed a half gallon container, and. As the cup filled to the top, I released the lever, but to my surprise, the coffee continued to fill the cup. The ...