Absentee Blogger
When it comes to posts bemoaning the fact that one no longer has the time or energy to devote to blogging – a past time entirely devoted to filling one’s time when they don’t have the energy to do real work – I usually side with the majority of the world who despise excuses. But since I can wrap in a nice shameless plug, I’m going to write such a post.
You may have noticed my dip in productivity in this space, and you should be warned that it will continue for another week or two. You may also remember that I was cast as the Beast in the St. Bernadette Players’ production of Beauty and the Beast. There’s your reason. The past few weeks have been devoted to nailing down my part and trying to remember the words to my songs. This week, I’ll be going straight from work to tech rehearsals and won’t have the time to pre-write any posts. Save for a review of Blades of Glory set to go live tomorrow, don’t expect to hear from me.
But worry not. I’m still here, and I still appreciate you, oh tens of readers. Once the show is over, I’ll be back to a decent posting regularity, and am happy to announce that Movie Hawk will be hitting the road and giving you posts from exotic locales. In the meantime, continue reading for the show dates.
Beauty and the Blogger
Just a tiny bit of shameless self-promotion this afternoon: your humble author has been cast as the latter titular role in the upcoming production of Beauty and the Beast at St. Bernadette’s Players in Drexel Hill. Rehearsals start next month; the show goes up in April. Start clearing your calendars now, because if anyone has ever seen the man behind the keyboard, they know that I’m a natural looker for the part.
Stop or I’ll Shoot
What goes through the mind of a madman before he commits his defining act? What drove John Wilkes Booth, for example, to slink into the presidential booth at Ford’s Theatre and put a bullet in the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head? Assassins, a revue-style musical with book by John Weidman and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, examines the motivations of nine presidential assassins – successful or attempted – and their place in history. The show is being performed at Saint Joseph’s University through October 28. It’s said that bad reviews sent Booth over the edge and into madness; based on the quality of the performances in Cap & Bells’ version of the play, there is little danger of inspiring a new killer.