Theatre

WOW! Whitney and I attended the Georgetown College’s production of Cimarosa’s The Secret Marriage last night, and I was blown away. Understand, this is a college of ~1500 persons. The curriculum’s “Opera” class hasn’t been taught in recent memory. The college has no orchestra, only a concert band. So here, amid the rolling bluegrass, they staged a full, 2-Act Italian opera. Was it perfect? Of course not…all performers could sing, but only two stood out operatically: The rich-voiced Count, and the delicate soprano playing Carolina. I could’ve listened to Carolina sing all night long–her arias delighted, and her acting was properly melodramatic. ...

Easter Pageant?! What is this, amateur hour? Who cares about some piddly church passion play? What’s next, “Best Little Christmas Pageant Ever”? How’s this for Piddly: Two professional composers, a 9000 seat auditorium, 75,000 tickets over a month-long run, a 300 person chorous, two IMAX-size video screens. Traditionally, Southeast’s Easter Pageant has been the biggest theatrical production in Louisville. They took a year off to retool and rework it, comissioning a rework from the ground up. Whereas the previous iteration had been a “cast of thousands” broadway-style production, they wanted something…different. ...

I second the review completely. This all punctuat… Whitney - Mar 1, 2008 I second the review completely. This all punctuated by a preacher who spent tens of thouseands of dollars to change the carpeting throughout the massive facility because he thought it’s mauve overcast was too feminine, eradicated the library completely to put in a starbucks, and banned the sunday school class communal coffee machines and bringing of donuts bc it would detract from the profits reaped by the coffee shop. Can we say Jesus angrily turning over tables and whipping the baristas for defiling his house? I get more angry every time I enter that building. We will not be returning, EVER probably. ...

Kill me, I’m a man: “The Producers” was hilarious and very up-beat. Great fare for a matinee, and our seats were excellent. We arrived late and missed the opening number, but from what I’ve read that’s no loss. My personal favorite: Ulla Basically, a Swedish chick that’s like 7 feet tall, stacked, and, as Whitney remarked, “Do those legs ever stop?” Stole the show, IMHO. * * * Some random thoughts I had for websites or blog topics: ...