Thursday, January 29, 2009

She & Him put a spell on me

So, tomorrow Starbucks will be selling a compilation cd titled "Sweetheart." Everyone needs to pick up this cd. She & Him are featured, covering the song "I Put A Spell On You." I checked it out on youtube and it's pretty fucking awesome. This non-coffee drinker will be at Starbucks tomorrow fo sho!

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Friday, January 9, 2009

I hope this makes it to Broadway

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Makes West Coast Debut Jan. 9

By Andrew Gans
09 Jan 2009

Cabrillo Music Theatre presents the West Coast premiere of Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, which celebrates the music of pop songwriter Neil Sedaka, beginning Jan. 9 at the Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.

Directed and choreographed by Troy Magino, performances will continue through Jan. 18.

The cast comprises Eileen Barnett, Nathan Holland, Julie Dixon Jackson, Jeff Leatherwood, Ryan Nearhoff and Leslie Spencer Smith. Artistic director Lewis Wilkenfeld supervises the production, which features musical direction by Michael Paternostro.

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do features a book by Erik Jackson and Ben H. Winters, and lyrics by Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield and Cody Philip. The musical, according to press notes, "weaves the incomparable music of Neal Sedaka into an engaging tale of love and laughter." Expect such Sedaka classics as "Where The Boys Are," "Love Will Keep Us Together," "Calendar Girl," "Laughter in the Rain" and the title tune."

The design team includes set designer Andrew Hammer, costume designer Debbie Roberts, lighting designer Jean-Yves Tessier and sound designer Jonathan Burke.

Cabrillo Music Theatre is located at the Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Countrywide Performing Arts Center, 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks, CA. For tickets call (805) 449-ARTS (2787).

(l.-r.) Eileen Barnett, Nathan Holland, Julie Dixon Jackson, Jeff Leatherwood and Leslie Spencer Smith
photo by Ed Krieger

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

I'm alone, on a bicycle for two.

The title is a lyric from She & Him, my new fave band. That pretty much sums up my past few days...well past month I would say. I really hate drama and I've had way too much of it the past few days. I've discovered that people only have one true friend that really cares about you. The rest only care about themselves. Fuck it. Happy New Year.