Sutton Foster in Rehearsal of Anything Goes

I may have said this before (somewhere, anyway, if not here), but I'm a fan of the TV show Bunheads starring Tony award winner Sutton Foster. The show is through for the season (still waiting to see if it gets renewed), so here's a bit of Sutton Foster in rehearsals to fill the empty Bunheads space.

Sunset Boulevard

I saw Sunset Boulevard at a local theater this weekend. The story, though compelling, isn't my favorite (I like a happy ending), but then I knew that there would be no happy ending before I went. I'd seen the 1950 Billy Wilder movie starring Gloria Swanson. (And no, I'm not that old. The movie was made before my time).

But I'd never seen the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical and wanted to hear the music performed. I have to say that there was some decent music there. Of the YouTube videos available, here's one of my favorites, Elaine Page singing "With One Look." (This is where the aging reclusive silent movie actress tells the young hot-shot male writer that she doesn't need writers because she can portray any emotion with a look. I, of course, didn't see Elaine Page, but the version at my local theater was very good).

Happy Birthday, Mary Poppins!

The movie Mary Poppins debuted in 1964.

From Walt Disney World in Florida.

Source

Here's the original trailer. 

More of The Most Interesting Man in the World

You've probably seen those Dos Equis ads with "The Most Interesting Man in the World." Here's a compilation video (a minute or two will be enough to give you an idea of what it's all about if you haven't seen these).



Now, there's even a musical spoof.

Trekkies and We Know It: This is My Kind of Parody

It's a parody of Sexy and I Know It by LMFAO, Star Trek style.

Some Forgotten Musicals

Born on June 26th: Branwell Brontë, Pearl S. Buck, Sean Hayes, Chris Isaak via NNDB

Quote of the day: The musicals had a good, happy feeling, saying that the world is a better place. They say it's not reality, but who cares? There's too much reality these days.

I went to the theater this weekend. It wasn't a musical, but the very act of walking into a theater makes me think of musicals. Here are some old favorites, just for the fun of it.

From My Fair Lady


And of course there are many others. I'll save those for another day (when I need a touch of nostalgia). But I've been wracking my brain trying to think of all my favorites, both current and older. What are some of your favorites?

Best Wishes,