Saturday, February 28, 2009

I'm the Slime (featuring Don Pardo)



Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention featuring Don Pardo on Saturday Night Live (season 2, ep. 10), 1976.

Friday, February 27, 2009

Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better



Betty Hutton & Howard Keel in Annie Get Your Gun (1950).

In addition to being a great song and comedy gold, this exemplifies one of my favorite aspects of musical theatre: the whole "I am going to sing at the top of my lungs right in your face!" thing.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Drumbone



Blue Man Group performing "Drumbone," date unknown.

This is another example of performance art in the musical theater idiom. Paint yourself blue and build an array of PVC instruments and you too can enjoy fame, fortune, and deadpan silliness. Forever.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Moon River



Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961).

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

(excerpt from) Stomp Out Loud



The cast of Stomp!, 1997.

Stephanie and I saw Stomp! in London when we were there in 2004. The musician in me thought it was outstanding. I usually have a very abstract mind and the ability to let storytelling be, but when it comes to musicals I've always been that guy who says "Sure, they all just get up in synchronized choreography and song." The great thing about this show is how there is a very small element of storytelling, but it's entirely without words.

This creates an almost a sub-genre of musical theater; something more along the lines of performance art but still uses many of the conventions of the musical.

Sorry, Stephanie is sick tonight.

Monday, February 23, 2009

Da Ya Think I'm Sexy



Tiny Tim on the Tonight Night Show With Johnny Carson (1979).

Sunday, February 22, 2009

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away



John, Paul, George, & Ringo in Help!, 1965.

Someone's infatuated with Dylan.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Dat's Love



Dorothy Dandridge (Marilyn Horne singing), Harry Belafonte, & cast in Carmen Jones (1954).

Friday, February 20, 2009

Santa Fe



Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Anthony Rapp, and cast in Rent (2005).

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Camptown Races



Johnny Cash & chorus on The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

A Veritable Smorgasbord (reprise, technically)



Paul Lynde in Charlotte's Web, 1973.


Animated food is the most tantalizing thing ever invented. Far more entertaining than pornography.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Good Morning



Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland in Babes in Arms (1939).

Monday, February 16, 2009

I'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College



Jack Sheldon and Bob Dorough in Schoolhouse Rock!, 20o2

Happy President's Day!
- Stevie (acquiring some well deserved respite after taking care of her sick husband all day)

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Greatest Love of All



Eddie Murphy and cast (as Randy Watson & Sexual Chocolate) in Coming To America (1988).

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Shpadoinkle



Trey Parker in Cannibal! The Musical, 1996

I'm not as clever as Katie, but if Valentine's Day turns you on, may it be a shpadoinkle one.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Abraham



Bing Crosby, Louise Beavers, Marjorie Reynolds & cast in Holiday Inn (1942).

One day late, but that's because it wasn't my day yesterday. Happy birthday Abraham Lincoln.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

I'm the Greatest Star



Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl (1968).

This woman is so chock full of crazy that I'm actually gaining respect for her.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

By Strauss



Georges Guétary, Gene Kelly & Oscar Levant in An American In Paris (1951).

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

King Herod's Song



Joshua Mostel in Jesus Christ Superstar, 1973.

Forgive using Andrew Lloyd Webber, but poking fun at someone's messiah is good for a chuckle now & then.

Monday, February 9, 2009

Beat Street Breakdown



Grandmaster Melle Mel & the Furious Five in Beat Street (1984).

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Mustang Sally



Andrew Strong--who was only sixteen years old at the time of filming--and cast in The Commitments (1991).

My favorite quotation from the movie: Do you not get it, lads? The Irish are the blacks of Europe. And Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland. And the Northside Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin. So say it once, say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah



James Baskett & cast in Song of the South (1946). This song won the Academy Award for best original song in 1946.

Sorry about the singalong, I couldn't find the clip from the actual movie, this is from a Disney Singalong Songs comp.

Bonus video!

Friday, February 6, 2009

Furry Happy Monsters



REM, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, & cast on episode #3844 of Sesame Street, 1999.

Apparently Michael Stipe wrote it as an ironic criticism to Chinese propaganda and the Tiananmen Square incident. Turns out he doesn't like the song much.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

So Long, Farewell....



From the Sound of Music (1965) Too many projects & not enough ability to remember musical numbers have combined to form me leaving this blog for now! Have fun. Comment more often if you're reading. Sean.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Where is The Life That Late I Led



Howard Keel in Kiss Me, Kate (1953).

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

King Cry-Baby



James Intveld singing (and Johnny Depp appearing) and cast in Cry-Baby (1990).

Monday, February 2, 2009

It's So Easy Not To Try



Glenn Yarbrough from Return of the King, Rankin Bass (1980) These songs always hit me more than i'd like.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Do-Mi-Do Duds



Hans Conried & cast in The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953). Written by Dr. Seuss.

Hans Conried was also the voice of Captain Hook in Peter Pan, and Thorin in The Hobbit.