Sunday, June 24, 2012

Stained Glass Playhouse "Annie Get Your Gun" Cast

Annie Get your Gun is an American musical comedy loosely based on the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley.  Some of the musical numbers include: “Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly”, “The Girl That I Marry”, “You Can’t Get A Man With A Gun”, “There’s No Business Like Show Business”, “They Say It’s Wonderful”, “Moonshine Lullaby”, “My Defenses Are Down”, “I Got The Sun In The Morning”, “An Old Fashioned Wedding” and “Anything You Can Do”.

CAST LIST:
Frank Butler – Brandon Lloyd Hicks
Buffalo Bill Cody – David Mazzola
Dolly Tate – Alexis Siebert
Tommy Keeler – Michael Ackerman
Winnie Tate – Maggie Booz
Charlie Davenport – Adrian Quarles
Ma Wilson – Angela Hodges
Mac, the Prop Man – Devlin Burke
Chief Sitting Bull – Harold Claytor
Annie Oakley – Kelly Flick
Jessie, Annie’s Little Sister – Charlotte Fonda
Nellie, Annie’s Other Little Sister – Amanda Burke
Little Jake, Annie’s Little Brother – Robert Lintner
Running Deer – Claire Gunzenhauser
Eagle Feather – Christian Wiley
Dining Car Waiter – Ryan Ball
Sleeping Car Porter – Devlin Burke
Pawnee Bill – Jere Dailey
Messenger – Logan Magoun
Band Leader – Ryan Ball
Mrs. Sylvia Potter-Porter – Angela Hodges
Mrs. Schuyler Adams – Debra Hanson
Ensemble – Debra Hanson, Claire Gunzenhauser, Ryan Ball, Logan Magoun, Christian Wiley, Briana Wilson, Isis Claytor, Angela Hodges




Sunday, June 10, 2012

Supertunia® Pretty Much Picasso®


My favorite petunia this year is the Pretty Much Picasso, a petunia hybrid that is the first of its kind with violet-purple blooms edged in a lime-green accent. This  beautifully trailing Petunia is great for mixing in combination with other like-growning plants and is now thriving in a mixed plant container on my patio. The Petunia is drought-tolerant and self-deadheading which makes it easy to grow in a container. I accented it with the chartreuse sweet potato plant and Diamond Frost to make it pop. I really like the combination of the violet purple and lime green green flower as it spills over in my container. 

Sunday, June 3, 2012

"How to Success in Business Wthout Really Trying"








"How to Success in Business Wthout Really Trying" was a fun musical comedy with a heart as big as Manhattan.


Enjoyed seeing Nick Jonas, music sensation and Broadway alum, (Les Misérables, Beauty and the Beast, Annie Get Your Gun) as the star.  What a delight watching his riotous rise up the corporate ladder as he struggled to juggle the promotion, the corner office and the girl. Loved the set reminiscent of "Laugh In" from the 60's and the costumes and  hair styles.

Joining him were Emmy Award® winner Beau Bridges, (Brothers and Sisters, The Fabulous Baker Boys), Micheal Urie (Ugly Betty), Tammy Blanchard  (Life with Judy Garland) and Rose Hemingway high-stepping musical! This show was so much fun!

"How to Success in Business Wthout Really Trying" … played its final Broadway performance on Sunday, May 20, 2012. So Glad I got to see this production before it closed.


Monday, May 28, 2012

"Evita" - Revival 2012

Enjoyed seeing the Broadway revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Evita" at the Marquis Theatre. This is the first new Broadway production of the seven-time Tony Award-winning musical since it debuted at the Broadway Theatre over 30 years ago. 


Ricky Martin stars as Che, Elena Roger plays Evita, and Michael Cerveris is Peron.

.



The Marquis Theatre, opened in 1986, is one of the newest theatres to be built on Broadway. Located inside the Marriott Marquis Hotel.

Ricky Martin as Che
 “He sings beautifully, dances gracefully, athletically climbs ladders, plays his role with a knowing sneer and elicits drools in his suspenders and tight white shirt. He even makes a mustache work.” according to one reviewer.  

Monday, May 14, 2012

"Once" - a new musical!

,

Loved “Once”– a delightful, different, delivery of song and dance in a new musical on Broadway.  “Once” is a funny, romantic and heart-breaking story of an Irish musician and his muse, a Czech immigrant, drawn together by their shared love of music


Highlights for me were the musicians dancing with their instruments, actors changing the set in rhythm, the song “Falling Slowly” and going on stage before the curtain for a drink and being part of the pub while the actors, who are also the show’s musicians, playing Irish standards.


Once leads this year with 11 Tony Nominations including Best Musical, Best Director (John Tiffany), Best Lead Actor (Steve Kazee), Best Lead Actress (Cristin Milioti), Best Featured Actress (Elizabeth A. Davis), Best Book (Enda Walsh), Best Choreography (Steven Hoggett) and Best Orchestrations (Martin Lowe) as well as nominations for the show’s design elements.


Girl and Guy