Happy Hump Day to all of my loyal and faithful readers out there in cyberspace.
I don’t know the reason ... but ... Billi Pod experienced difficulty this morning in sitting down in front of this beloved iMac to create the daily edition of Billi Pod Blogs.
Yes ... yes ... he knows that he has a responsibility to bring some excitement to those of you languishing in the hinterlands ... but ... for whatever reason he has been mired in sloth today ...
This is being written around noon and will not be completed before it will time for him to head out to the first of his entertainment doubleheader ...
2:00==>WIT - “Follows a brilliant and exacting poetry professor as she undergoes experimental treatment for cancer. A scholar who devoted her life to academia must now face the irony and injustice of becoming the subject of research.” (Broadway - complimentary ticket)
Tony and Emmy Award winner Cynthia Nixon stars in this Broadway premiere of the show that had a very successful Off Broadway run several years ago. She will be totally bald for this show.
I saw the Off Broadway version with Kathleen Chalfant, and, frankly, wasn’t sure I wanted to see it again, but ... when it showed up on one of my ticket services I couldn’t miss the opportunity to see a Broadway show with a comp. ticket ... so ...
Tonight’s entertainment event is going to be something very very different ...
8:00==>THE NIGHTMARE STORY - “A blend of storytelling, live folk music and shadow puppetry in this Ukrainian-based folk tale about a young boy who must journey to a distant mountaintop to retrieve a flower that will magically revive his comatose mother.” (Off Broadway - complimentary ticket)
This show won the 2011 NYC Fringe Festival Overall Excellence Award and I am rather confident it will fall into the “love-it or hate-it” category.
I want to give a somewhat brief report on last night’s HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, which was the first performance of the new cast, including Nick Jonas as J. Pierrepont Finch ... so here goes ...
It gets a PLUS because Billi Pod was very pleasantly surprised with Nick’s performance level for his first show. Billi Pod had seen Daniel Radcliffe twice (first in very early previews) and thought he was very unfairly snubbed by the Tony Nominating Committee.
Nick seemed to be very comfortable on stage and the rest of the cast interacted well with him. He danced well and his vocals were more than adequate. He will only get better as he becomes more confident with his character’s development.
I thought Michael Urie as Bud Frump was excellent and that Beau Bridges held his own, contrary to some early chat board buzz.
There has been some concern about the possibility of some problems with young female audience members overreacting during the course of the show, in a rock concert mode, but that was not an issue last night. Oh ... there was a lot of shrieking when Nick made his entrance and during his curtain call, but other than that, shrieking was not a factor.
You do have to be advised that security is very present outside the theater before and after the show.
Is it worth seeing with the new cast members? Billi Pod says==>YES!!
OK my loyal and faithful readers it is now time to post this and then have my usual fruit and cheese snack before heading downtown to The Village for this evening's show ...
Oh ... in response to several inquiries about Billi Pod’s opinion/thoughts regarding the Oscar Nominations ... well ... surprise surprise ... he doesn’t have any because ... the only movie he saw that is at all involved in the process is MONEY BALL ... so he doesn’t have anything to add ... at least not at this time ...
Billi Pod
“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”
ALEX-155
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