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August 15, 2005
Byuioo
written by: Nate Weida
directed by: David J. Sorrellis
Michelle and I went to see Byuioo this past Friday. It was showing at The Mazer Theatre as part of the Fringe NYC Festival.
It's a musical loosely based on the Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, sung entirely in gibberish. Very cool production with some very well written music and terrific choreography. The concept is fresh. I could definitely see this having some sort of Off Broadway run. It's quirky enough to appeal to the Blue Man Group / De la Guarda crowd. Interestingly enough, most of the cast were from North Carolina, including the writer Nate Weida. Seems he was a graduate of the Chapel Hill High School. (The director was his teacher there.)
It was inspiring to see such an original work.
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August 14, 2005
Freakin' Hot!
It's been really freakin' hot lately. I know it's probably hotter down south right about now but DAMN, enough already!
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August 08, 2005
Once Around the Sun
directed by Jace Alexander
I saw a very cool production at The Zipper Theatre this past Monday night. It's called Once Around the Sun. One of it's cast members is my very good friend Wes Little.
Here's a description of the story from the website:
"An invitation from a beautiful stranger offers a struggling New York musician the opportunity to escape his disappointments and take a leap of faith into his dream… but at the risk of betraying family, life-long friends and true love.Seduced by his desire to finally be heard, he makes some unexpected choices and ultimately discovers the flight to glory is nothing like he could have ever imagined.
With an original score that includes rock, pop and swing, ONCE AROUND THE SUN takes an honest, intimate and irreverent look at one man’s efforts to define himself as an artist and find his voice as a human being."
Top: Kevin Mambo
Middle: Caren Lyn Manuel, Asa Somers, Wes Little
Floor: Jesse Lenat
Wes plays Richie, the drummer in the band. He actually has quite abit of stage time and has to act, which he does quite well. The music is great and the singers are fantastic. So far they have a limited run through September 18th.
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