Yes, my loyal and faithful readers and followers out there in the hinterlands, boondocks and wastelands, Billi Pod did not post yesterday about his entertainment events. It was a deliberate choice so you can forgo any more calls to your computer’s customer service - your computer and/or Internet provider did not fail.
As you know, I did make a posting yesterday about Veteran’s Day and quite frankly I didn’t feel it was appropriate to post anything more, especially about my crowded entertainment filled weekend. But, the proper time has now arrived, so ...
Let’s begin with Billi Pod’s report cards on Saturday’s doubleheader ...
A TWIST OF WATER, about the daughter of a gay widower seeking her birth mother==>B+
Excellent acting and thoughtful story line. It did not have a “predictable” outcome and that was a very positive feature. My only quibble is that there is way too much yelling and screaming between the daughter and her adoptive, now widowed, gay father.
Billi Pod says==>see it!
Then for the evening there was ...
THE PERFORMERS, about the ins and outs of life and love in the adult entertainment industry==>A
I f**king LOVED it! Funny! Just Billi Pod’s kind of humor. The 90 minutes flew by.
Yes, my loyal and faithful readers and followers, it is extremely profane. Every actor spews every curse word known to mankind, plus a couple invented for this show.
As expected, Cheyenne Jackson is hot and sexy in the lead role of Mandrew and Daniel Breaker as Lee, a New York Times writer, holds his own. All three of the female performers are excellent.
Henry Winkler, as the aging porn star Chuck Wood, is OK in a role that is hard to develop (pun sorta intended).
Now, I have no clue how the critics are going to react to this “in-your-face” show. My gut feeling is that they will pretty much trash it.
So ... if you want to see something different on Broadway, hustle thee to get a ticket.
Now, that brings us to Billi Pod’s report cards on Sunday's doubleheader ...
2:00==>MARCH MADNESS - “The office sports pool, once a fun diversion, becomes a deadly serious game when the ante is substantially raised and what's at stake becomes no less than their lives. And yes, it's a comedy!” (Off Broadway - ($9.00 TDF ticket)
This rip-roaring comedy earns an==>A
It is 90 mins. of serious fun with an excellent cast and the story line would definitely resonate with all of my Worker Bee friends.
The small Off Broadway house was full and the audience was really into the show. Unfortunately, its run must end on the 18th, so I highly recommend this show if tickets are still available. It is playing at the Abingdon Theatre Complex on West 36th Street.
The evening’s entertainment event was downtown at the SoHo Playhouse ...
5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE - "The1956 meeting of the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein and their annual quiche breakfast.” (Off Broadway - complimentary ticket)
This so-called comedy was a major disappointment and earns a==>C<==giving it the benefit of the doubt.
It was not nearly as funny as reported and I found the humor to be forced. The story line is totally un-involving.
I saw it with my theater buddy, Marty Kosarik, and he disliked it even more than I did.
The evening was saved, however, because we had an excellent late dinner at Vegetarian's Paradise in The Village.
Moving on some more ...
I want to make a few comments on the majorly ugly Gator win Saturday over Ocala Junior College. Oh, excuse me, I meant lowly Louisiana-Lafayette, from the f**king Sun Belt Conference.
Yes, I know that a win is a win but, folks, who are The Gators, really?
Only the Gators can turn what was about to be an inexcusable loss into an inexplicable victory. Only the Gators can turn what would have been a monumental upset into one of the most electrifying comebacks in the history of UF football. Only the Gators can keep coming up with unbelievable, inconceivable, amazing, hair-raising ways to win.
Who are these 9-1, No 6. ranked Gators???
Well, as a beat writer for the Orlando Sentinel puts it ... they are ... “The Florida Godsends - the worst great team in America.”
Moving on some more ...
Today, being a Monday, I have chores, things and stuff to do. It is a beautiful day in The Big Apple, The Greatest City In The World, so I hope to have a nice walk and wander session later.
Tonight’s entertainment event is a staged reading at the Abingdon Theatre Complex ...
BEN AND MINDY GET DIRTY - “A new corporate V.P., Ben, plans a little "restructuring" with the help of his new head of Human Resources (and mistress), Mindy. When he lays off some long-time employees, two lowly worker bees revolt, and one of them takes matters into her own hands.” (free ticket).
OK, now it is time to do stuff ...
Yesterday’s Pedometer mileage==>5.63 miles (or, 12,307 steps)
Mileage for week==>36.59 miles (avg. 5.23 miles per day)
Total mileage since 7/1/12==>719.51
Mileage remaining until 4/23/13==>359.49
GO GATORS!!
Billi Pod
“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”
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