I had a quick trip to NYC this month. We applied for a grant from The Commonwealth Fund and after it receives one level of approval, they fly you out to “present” it to their executive team, which includes their President Karen Davis (VIP) and other important peopl
e. I was pretty terrified but I think it went well and feedback from the CWF VP who is shepherding the proposal through their process, Dr. Schor, was good – so keep your fingers crossed (I think we’ll get it). But the most important thing is I found time to squeeze in a show – Curtains, which is the “last” Kander & Ebb musical and stars among others David Hyde Pierce. It was good, actually – better than I expected.
And I also snagged two very rare vinyl showtunes – the London casts of Valmouth (a flop starring Cleo Laine) and Little Mary Sunshine (a 50’s parody of the Canadian Mountie musicals – “when I’m calling you-ooo-ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo” etc.). The off-Broadway version starred a very young Eileen Brennan, and the London version starred Patricia Routledge, who some people might know from “Keeping Up Appearances” which we see on BBC or local public television. Score!
e. I was pretty terrified but I think it went well and feedback from the CWF VP who is shepherding the proposal through their process, Dr. Schor, was good – so keep your fingers crossed (I think we’ll get it). But the most important thing is I found time to squeeze in a show – Curtains, which is the “last” Kander & Ebb musical and stars among others David Hyde Pierce. It was good, actually – better than I expected.And I also snagged two very rare vinyl showtunes – the London casts of Valmouth (a flop starring Cleo Laine) and Little Mary Sunshine (a 50’s parody of the Canadian Mountie musicals – “when I’m calling you-ooo-ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo” etc.). The off-Broadway version starred a very young Eileen Brennan, and the London version starred Patricia Routledge, who some people might know from “Keeping Up Appearances” which we see on BBC or local public television. Score!
