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I guess it's lucky my car chose to break down in the middle of a heat wave, since it's too hot to leave the house anyway! So in the air-conditioning I stay, and it's given me a chance to listen to a lot of music and movies over the past week.
My musical theater kick still being in full force, I watched a DVD of the London production of the 2000 Kiss Me, Kate revival. Ugh, big mistake! SOOO bad! So boring I could barely keep awake, and really poorly cast. ( Trust me, you'll be glad you missed this! )
Also listened to the cast recording of Triumph of Love, which was really good. I knew the story from a movie version of the play that came out a few years ago, which I thought was a really charming little gem, but I have to say that this musical version that was made a few years prior to that movie, is actually even better. An 18th century French play about the adventures of a cross-dressing princess and the tangled web of broken hearts her deception causes may not seem like a sure-thing for a fun musical, but it really is! ( A wonderful show, with a fine score, that will engage your head and your heart! )
(And now I think I'm going to keel over, because I've eaten nothing but pizza and snickerdoodles for the past two days, and while it was fun at the time, I feel rather ill now! Must go back to eating healthy food today!!)
My musical theater kick still being in full force, I watched a DVD of the London production of the 2000 Kiss Me, Kate revival. Ugh, big mistake! SOOO bad! So boring I could barely keep awake, and really poorly cast. ( Trust me, you'll be glad you missed this! )
Also listened to the cast recording of Triumph of Love, which was really good. I knew the story from a movie version of the play that came out a few years ago, which I thought was a really charming little gem, but I have to say that this musical version that was made a few years prior to that movie, is actually even better. An 18th century French play about the adventures of a cross-dressing princess and the tangled web of broken hearts her deception causes may not seem like a sure-thing for a fun musical, but it really is! ( A wonderful show, with a fine score, that will engage your head and your heart! )
(And now I think I'm going to keel over, because I've eaten nothing but pizza and snickerdoodles for the past two days, and while it was fun at the time, I feel rather ill now! Must go back to eating healthy food today!!)
