Favorite Lines: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

I had a hard enough time limiting myself to 10 let alone ranking them, which explains the chronological order.  I think this is the first show I’m sad to see close. It was red and yellow and green and brown and scarlet and black and ochre and peach and ruby and olive and violet and fawn [...]

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Favorite Lines: Miss Saigon

Surviving this 3rd week feels like I’ve survived a war between actors and crew.  At least there were minimal casualties. Miss Saigon is worse than a tragedy; it’s downright depressing.  So while I scraped the bottom of the barrel for humorous lyrics, there are several goosebump-causing moments. Humorous: Shut up, and get your hot pants on. - The Engineer Girls [...]

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Those crazy pit musicians.  You’d probably go crazy too if you were crammed into such  a dark, tiny space and had actors stomping over your head. Clarinetist:  I never really got that X Y stuff. Percussionist:  You mean, algebra? Trombonist:  I think he means chromosomes.  He’s certainly missing a few.

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Finally Passed a Budget

For the first time, the PA legislature has voted to extend its 6% sales tax to cultural institutions and entertainment venues.  Why doesn’t that include movie or sporting events? Hmm.

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Overheard in the lobby while grabbing a program: Guy:  I’m not a pig.  I’m too picky about what I eat to be a pig. Girl:  Ok then.  You’re a glutton. Guy:  I actually prefer that term.

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