What's up with everyone? I think I'm going to sign up for one of those blog-thingies... they look pretty cool. Plus, I'll be able to (hopefully) stop writing my theater stuff in my Spanish notebook. Rent lyrics and the subjunctive tense do not mix very well.
Em, you'll be okay. You'll make it through... I promise. You must last until the 15th, you just HAVE TO! Think of how much you're looking forward to it!
Hi everyone - you can do it, Emcee! Are you feeling bad about studying, being sick, or both? By the way, I saw your question about Mambo Kings, and will put money on this having something to do with Mr. Esparza. I know a little about the movie but haven't read the book.
And no, someone wrote something about Broadway being boring becuase the shows are all unoriginal - it's a very messed up argument in many ways, but she said that Mambo Kings was one of the only geniunely new shows this season, which it's not if it's based on a movie.
Well, it's kind of silly to argue for originality. Hardly anything is original in terms of story, it's the treatment that makes the difference. Mambo Kings does seem like a good bet for a musical, since it's about two musician brothers and a song one of them writes. Also, Latin music would be quite a novelty on Broadway.
I loved the music in the MK movie, which was stuff like Tito Puente and Celia Cruz. It was basically 50's hot Latin songs, and they stayed in my head a long time.