Poetry-Time Cafe with red shoes on a thuuursday

PORTRAIT OF A LADY WITH THREE ROSES

© red shoes on a thuuursday
Monday, 17 September 2007 (2.05a)

poem taken down: Sunday, 23 September 2007
by: red shoes on a thuuursday

Currently listening to: Outtasite!

Alice Ripley to Star in Blank Theatre's LITTLE FISH

By: Brian Scott Lipton
June 8, 2007
Los Angeles

Alice Ripley will star in the Blank Theatre Company's production of Michael John LaChiusa's musical Little Fish, October 9-November 18. The show will be directed by Kirsten Sanderson.

The musical, which premiered at New York's Second Stage Theatre, focuses on a group of friends in New York City. Ripley received a Tony Award nomination for Side Show and her other Broadway credits include The Rocky Horror Show and Sunset Boulevard. LaChiusa is the composer-lyricist of such shows as Hello, Again, Hotel C'est L'Amour, First Lady Suite, and The Wild Party.

The Blank's 2007-2008 season will begin with the world premiere of EM Lewis' Heads, directed by Darin Anthony, August 14-September 23. The play tells the story of four civilian American and British hostages in Iraq. In Winter 2008, the Blank will present the world premiere of Dickie & Babe: The Truth About Leopold and Loeb, written and directed by Daniel Henning, the company's artistic director. The play is based entirely on trial transcripts, medical records, and other material relating to the Chicago teenagers who shocked the world in 1924 with the brutal murder of a young boy.

For more information, call 323-661-9827 or visit http://www.theblank.com/.

from: http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/10934

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Alice Ripley was the first performer I ever met. She was such an inspiration to me during my later college years, and her music/recordings that was out at the time (musicals, compilations CDs with Emily Skinner, songs here and there for musical composers, &c) were integral in getting me into the next and last level of acting while I was in school. Atleast, I think so.

I've seen her live a couple of times (theatre shows and concerts), met her backstage, she even recognized me in a bar in Dayton, Ohio(!), when I went on a roadtrip with two friends to NY and made a stop there. I also watched her in master classes. She's a true inspiration!

I met her in LA at the Ahmanson Theatre when she was performing in, THE DEAD. I wrote her a letter and hoped that it would get to her before I went to see her. My best friend came with me. After the show, we headed to the stage door. I was on the verge of tears. I had never "met" anyone before. Then my best friend threatened me and said that he wouldn't take my picture with her if I brokedown. I know, what a jackass, eh? Ha! We waited and waited. Faith Prince came out, Stephen Spinella, my best friend got checked out, &c. Finally, Alice came out in the center of a small group. I heard her voice and looked up. Oh.My.God. I don't think I was breathing. She saw me and asked, "Are you Lovelle?!" What?! How the hell did she know? "Yes!" And I put my arms out and we embraced. "We usually take the other exit in the theatre but I wanted to meet you!" What? Honestly. Wow. She told her husband that I wrote her a lovely letter. Upon hearing that, I told her that "lovely," is my real name. Blah-blah-blah. She and I took a photo together and that was that. Oh! She told me to keep in touch and that if I was ever in NY that I should hit her up. Can you believe that? Wow.

She's an amazing and exciting performer. She's got a solo-album out, "Everything's Fine," and two albums out with her band, Ripley: "Ripley," and "Outtasite." Her music rocks. (If only I knew where to get the lyrics to the last two albums!)

L.A. Run of Jones' BRIDGE & TUNNEL Canceled

(What a damned disappointment! I really wanted to experience the show once again, if possible. I am lucky that I got to see it in NY, though)

from Playbill.com: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/111082.html

By Andrew Gans and Ennio Hernandez
16 Sep 2007

photo by: Brian Michael Thomas

The Los Angeles run of Sarah Jones' Bridge & Tunnel has been canceled, according to Variety.

Jones, who won a Special Tony Award in 2006 for her one-woman show Bridge & Tunnel, was scheduled to play 28 performances at the Brentwood Theatre, Sept. 25-Oct. 21. The trade paper reports that the engagement has been canceled because the show's national tour "failed to materialize"; the Brentwood Theatre was the tour's first destination.

Bridge & Tunnel originally played Off-Broadway beginning Feb. 6, 2004, at the 45 Bleecker Street Theatre. It opened Feb. 19 to positive critical and audience response. Actress Meryl Streep produced that run with The Culture Project, Allan Buchman, Robert Dragotta, Jayson Jackson, Michael Alden, Eric Falkenstein, Marcia Roberts and Tom Wirt Shafter. The solo show recouped its entire investment of $200,000 within seven weeks of the first preview performance.

The Broadway run at the Helen Hayes Theatre began previews Jan. 12, 2006, and opened Jan. 26. The show played 16 previews and 212 performances.

In Bridge & Tunnel, press notes state, "fourteen characters travel the roads of assimilation to tell the story of American change in an ever-changing America. Mohammed, a charismatic Pakistani accountant; Mrs. Ling, the Chinese mother adjusting to her daughter's alternative lifestyle and Nereida, a young Latina with a quick wit and an even faster tongue, are but a few of Jones's gallery of characters. This mix of voices emanates from the reaches of New York's boroughs with origins far beyond the city's limits."

In a previous statement writer and actress Jones said, "Whether we are women or men; older or younger; straight-laced or queer-eyed; whether we pray Saturday, Sunday, everyday or only at football games; whether we're born here or not; barely scraping by or more comfortable than most, we are all much more connected than any of us realize. By neighborhood, by circumstance, by chance and most importantly by our basic human dignity, we are all cosmically, and of course, often comically linked."

Sarah Jones penned and performed Waking the American Dream, Women Can't Wait and Surface Transit. The actress also appeared in the Spike Lee film "Bamboozled," Off-Broadway in Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues and in her own Bravo television special "The Sarah Jones Show." As a poet, Jones has performed on HBO's "Def Poetry Jam."

The Brentwood Theatre is located on the Veterans Administration grounds at 11301 Wilshire Boulevard in Brentwood, CA.

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Alright...I'm off to an audition...

Poetry-Time Cafe with red shoes on a thuuursday

(as with the first-and last-poem that I posted EDIE, you'll be lucky if you get to read this one as I may take it down...)

It seems like I haven't written a poem in AGES. But, really, I haven't written one since the 15th of last month. It seriously feels like AGES, though. I really don't know why I decided to post this. It's my ennui. Whenever it's present, I feel like sharing personal stuff...

THE WINTER SEA

© red shoes on a thuuursday
Sunday, 16 September 2007 (12.58a)

poem taken down: Saturday, 22 September 2007
by: red shoes on a thuuursday

Musical Stylings with Donna Murphy

Donna Murphy hails from the theatre, and also has a good career as a working actor in TV and film. She is supremely talented and if you can get your hands on the DVD of Stephen Sondheim's PASSION, you will witness the greatness I speak of.

She was on a short-lived series starring Joan Cusack called, "What About Joan?" I never saw the show when it was out. But, I found this clip of Donna's characeter, Ruby, taking a risk and doing which she is afraid of.

My Friend's Entry into Sephora's THAT GAL Contest

Starring: Christine Terrisse
Directed by: red shoes on a thuuursday

It was SWELTERING in my house while we filmed. We also went on LOCATION to downtown disney!!! She came to my house not really caring and procrastinating. I told her that she couldn't just come in and not have a "plan." You've got to be methodical and have some kind of structure. And within that structure she'd be able to play. She got down to business figured out and fine-tuned what she wanted to say, and away we went. By the end, she and I were ladies obsessed, and looking up other entries and watching them on YouTube!!! LOL! There were 2 or 3 of the entries that we really liked which we thought were strong contenders and made us say, "Damn," outloud! Ha!

The limitations of doing a 15-30 second entry was (OF COURSE!) the time! Time constraints are very difficult. Naturally, we chose to use all the 30 seconds. I think it all worked out and you catch her personality. Hopefully, those judging will think so, as well!

What I'm most proud of is that we finished it. She said she wanted to enter this contest and she followed through. Good gal!!!

C'est so Paris!

I found this wonderful site: http://www.cestsoparis.com/language-lab.php?show=street-french-lessons&video=to-leave-a-rabbit

There are 4 videos up on the site. But, I couldn't upload the 3rd one. Which, by the buy, is HI-larious! So, check out the website and click on the video that reads: "To get tackled."

Mm...isn't this a lovely way to learn French slang? Oh-la-la!