Monday, July 23, 2007

Come Back Little Sheba

Come Back Little Sheba
Sunday, July 22, 2007 7pm
Kirk Douglas, Culver City

Ok, I have to give you more information than just the titles and dates of the shows I'm seeing.

This was actually an extremely good play. It was about this lady who was married to an alcoholic. They rent a room to a college girl who has a model boyfriend. The husband is attracted to this girl and when she's at the end of her semester and it looks like she'll be leaving, he falls off the wagon and attacks his wife.
It's kind of a day in the life, so it moves along pretty slow and simply.
The wife was the lady from Law & Order. She's a very good actress.
My seat was up on the ledge in the back, so when they were stage left I had to kind of lean over the banister to try to see.
I just did a little research as I was looking for some pictures and it turns out that there's a 1952 version of this story that they made a movie out of. Perhaps it's a play that's been around for a while. It just started out slow and all of a sudden in the second act there's quite a violent interaction.

Saturday, July 21, 2007

Hay Fever

Hay Fever
Friday, July 20, 2007 8pm
Old Globe Theatre, San Diego

This was a pretty good play. It's about a family of four - Father, Mother, Sister, Brother. They live out in the Hamptons or something like that. Anyway, they all accidently invite people to stay the weekend without informing the other members of the family. So, it turns out that there are eight people in the house when everyone thought that there would just be four. Everyone switches friends too, as the play goes on.
The story itself is kind of simple and dated. The actors did a good job, but I felt bad for them because the theatre was quite empty. My seat was at the far end of the front row of the balcony and I was able to move center with no problem or hindrance.
'Hay Fever is one of the most popular and hilarious comedies of all time, by the master of style and wit, Noel Coward.' I pulled that from the the Goldstar website.

Can-Can

Can-Can
Thursday, July 19, 2007 8pm
Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena

This was a good show. The music was classic but I believe they updated the book for this production. I haven't seen the movie or a previous production, so I'm not sure.

They incorporated the audience as they treated us as if we'd come to see the show in the show. It's Cole Porter at it's best with all the fun songs and lyrics. They asked the audience for suggestions for them to incorporate into the title song. It was very fun.

Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde
Sunday, July 15, 2007 7pm
Palace, NYC

Deuce

Deuce
Sunday, July 15, 2007 3pm
Music Box, NYC

Grey Gardens

Grey Gardens
Saturday, July 14, 2007 8pm
Walter Kerr, NYC

Gypsy

Gypsy
Saturday, July 14, 2007 2pm
City Center, NYC

Frost/Nixon

Frost/Nixon
Friday, July 13, 2007 8pm
Jacobs, NYC

Curtains

Curtains
Thursday, July 12, 2007 8pm
Al Hirschfeld, NYC

A Chorus Line

A Chorus Line
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 8pm
Gerald Schoenfeld, NYC

Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 2pm
New Amsterdam, NYC

110 in the Shade

110 in the Shade
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 8pm
Studio 54, NYC

Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening
Monday, July 9, 2007 8pm
Eugene O'Neil Theatre, NYC