Morning, all. A postcard from Manhattan. Saturday am.
The helicoptors overhead are extremely annoying this bright, beautiful, cold Saturday morning in Manhattan. All for that damned Gates project of Christo's. I friggin dislike it! Forced down our throats with all the press/media hype to turn into a two-week media event. Self-serving fake, in my opinion.
Last night Meagan Mullally at The Allen Room. Her show was simply self-indulgent. Someone said, "...like a sixteen year old at her own birthday party who was given a band and allowed to sing any song she wanted." How else does one explain a program that contained...blues, country, jazz, folk, Traditional, religious ("Ave Maria"), and pseudo art songs?
Two Broadway songs which were the highlight of the program:
1. The Barbara Song from 3PENNY. Terrific!
2. The Grass Is Always Greener from WOMAN OF THE YEAR. A duet with a former co-star, and surprise guest, Elaine Stritch.
Yes, Stritchy was there. It brought down the house.
The program closed with a Randy Newman song, "Guilty." Then she did two encores, "Ave Maria" and "The Grand Tour," a country song. Go FIGURE!
Rosie O'Donnell, Christine Baranski, and someone else were at the early show, as I was told.
Boobs, hope you're having a great time!
Cheers! J.
Updated On: 2/12/05 at 09:36 AM
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