Year: 2008

d.c. opening night

photos from opening night in d.c.: kennedy center opening

Up in the Air photos

some of carol pratt’s wonderful photos of “up in the air” at the kennedy center are now posted here: kennedy center photos

poetry

angel of sleep
come to me now
though the plow of concern
furrows my brow
though tasks of tomorrow
bite at my brain
though incessant plotting
will not refrain
from making me run
alternative plans
yet again through my head
while the coulds and the cans
fill me with dread

angel of sleep
what will it take?
i took a pill
and i’m still awake
what is the dosage
to shut off my mind
from why-ing and if-ing
and “what will i find?”
from wondering what
i’ve left behind
if i’ll ever nod off
or must be resigned
to this limbo by night
and half-sleep by day?
where is the cure?
what can i pay?

angel of sleep
is it lag of a jet
or a demon of doubt
to whom i’m in debt
which caused restless reclining
while lying in bed
replaying a scene
or something i said
as the hours tick by
the minutes long sped
now lost in the deep
recesses of past?
oh angel of sleep
free me at last

bruce's vlogs

bruce vlog

my guy has been doing these vlogs — mostly about new york theater we’re seeing … if only all critics were this fun!

productions up in the air

UP IN THE AIR cast

i’m happy to announce the extraordinary cast for

UP IN THE AIR:

The Story of Boonah, the Tree-Climbing Frog

which will have its world premiere at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. February 7-10 as part of their Japan Festival …

the project was conceived by director Amon Miyamoto (Pacific Overtures at Studio 54) and is an adaptation of a well-loved story by Mizukami Tsutomu, music by Henry Krieger (Dreamgirls, Side Show) and book and lyrics by Bill Russell (Side Show) … here’s a link to the Kennedy Center website info about the show and to purchase tickets (there are only 4 performances open to the public and 2 of those are already sold out): http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showEvent&event=XIJFC

here’s the cast in alphabetical order (unless otherwise noted, all credits are Broadway): Jill Abramovitz (Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me), Stanley Bahorek (Spelling Bee), Donna Lynne Champlin (Sweeney Todd), Jonathan Hammond (The Light in the Piazza, national tour), Deborah Lew (Beauty and the Beast), David McDonald (Mamma Mia), Lillias White (The Life — Tony Award), Michael Leon Wooley (Dreamgirls, film) …

creative staff includes: Aaron Fischer (musical direction), Sam Davis (orchestrations), Jesse Vargas (vocal arrangements) Darren Lee (choreography), Neil Patel (sets), Don Holder (lighting), Angela Wendt (costumes), Haruka Fujii (percussion), Alan Muraoka (assistant director) and Jason Daunter (stage manager), Telsey & Co. (Rachel Hoffman, Joe Longworth, casting) … Gorgeous Entertainment (Michael Wolk, Kumiko Yoshii) is producing in association with the Kennedy Center …