Musicals, needlework and vampires?

[hildy89]

I guess it was just a matter of time before Janette showed up in my icons... some things are eternal.

The "Lestat" musical is getting utterly panned by critics. Carolee Carmello is getting decent notices as Gabrielle, even sings one of the big songs, but apparently the score likes high-pitched screaming a little too much. USA Today's description said the actress who played Claudia "belts out her tunes with a bratty exuberance that brings to mind June in Gypsy more than Dracula's daughter." Meanwhile Mary Stout is set to be in a Kennedy Center version of "Mame" as Mrs. Burnside, presumably Beau's mother?

jordannamorgan, you may wince at this news. Both "Brisco County Jr" and "Jack of All Trades" are coming to dvd sets.

Have two potential new needlework projects planned, one small & portable and one omigod-what-was-I-thinking? The latter actually isn't that bad. There aren't any beads or metallics and the only quarter stitches seem to be in the head and face. But it is a big one. Mostly I need to hunt down fabric and figure out which DMC colors I'm missing.

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[wiliqueen.livejournal.com]

OMG, that did officially open last night, didn't it?

So much for that "60-70% new" (in Bernie Taupin's estimation) fixing the problems. Guess we'll see if the audience cares.

I just hope it does well enough to have a cast album. Because I so want it, even if it's the Biggest Train Wreck Ever.

[jordannamorgan]

I heard about the "Brisco County" DVD sets a while back (haven't seen more than a few snippets of that series, but want to), and I just got an email about "Jack of All Trades".

I'm not wincing, as it's good for fans who are DVD-equipped and can afford the things. Besides, maybe it'll get more traffic to my JoAT fanlisting. And I may get that set at least one day; I'm not averse to the technology, just the price.

[bwaypella.livejournal.com]

Poor Carolee...getting saddled with a show like this. Well, the good news is that she wouldn't be out of work long as nearly every review has something positive to say about her. (And I think she's the ONLY one that's getting positive comments.) Now if someone could do us all the favor of building a show around just her, we'd all be better people because of it. :-)