Thursday, April 10, 2014
Colbert to Take Over for Letterman
In honor of CBS's announcement that Stephen Colbert will take over for David Letterman, here is my favorite clip of my favorite Buffon clown:
Monday, April 7, 2014
Servant Reunion
This weekend I was able to join reunion of the cast of the Servant of Two Masters that I directed a couple of years ago. in fact, although we didn't plan it, but it just so happened that we had our reunion exactly two years to the weekend that Servant closed. This was one of the shows I am most proud of directing. It was such a cool and fun production of the show, and this cast was fantastic.
Not only was everyone in the cast a phenomenal performer and clown, everyone was a great person, and we are all still pals. It was nice to get everyone together in one place again, though. Great, great fun.
Not only was everyone in the cast a phenomenal performer and clown, everyone was a great person, and we are all still pals. It was nice to get everyone together in one place again, though. Great, great fun.
2014
2012
The astute among you may notice that I am wearing the exact same thing in both pictures. That is not on purpose, I just don't have a very large wardrobe.
Friday, April 4, 2014
Kino Kabinet Presents Teatro Idiota
Once a month, I curate and evening of clowns on film at the Schkapf Theatre in Hollywood. It's a really fun evening, and hopefully, if you are in the area, you can make it. See details and Facebook invite below:
Teatro Idiota began, basically, as an excuse for people I like to get together and watch hilarious movies and have refreshments. Once a month I host an evening of watching clown movies and movies derived from clown, anything from Chaplin or Keaton to Laurel and Hardy or the Marx Brothers to Looney Tunes to Steve Martin to Will Ferrell. Essentially, anything clown related from the past or present is fair game. I'll have a brief introduction on the background and how it relates to the art of clown, and then afterwards we can have wine and cheese and snacks and a lovely discussion about the movies.
The evenings will be the last Thursday of the month, except this month, which due to a scheduling conflict will be on a Wednesday. If you can't make it to this one, we'll keep you updated on future ones. Here's the skivvy, er skinny, on the March date:
Where: Schkapf Theatre, Hollywood, CA
When: Thursday, April 24, 7:30 pm until not too late, since it is a school night
Admission: 1 bottle of cheap wine (less than $10) or a cheese of some kind. We will all share and have wine and cheese. I'll also provide popcorn and fruit during the movie.
Program: The Warner Bros. short "I Love to Singa" with Steve Martin: The Television Stuff. Steve Martin's work on television in the 70's is some of the greatest clown work you can watch. This evening will curate some hilarious shorts and sketches from Martin's work on his own specials, SNL, and a host of variety shows, some of which hasn't really been seen in 30 years.
Click here for the Facebook invite.
Teatro Idiota began, basically, as an excuse for people I like to get together and watch hilarious movies and have refreshments. Once a month I host an evening of watching clown movies and movies derived from clown, anything from Chaplin or Keaton to Laurel and Hardy or the Marx Brothers to Looney Tunes to Steve Martin to Will Ferrell. Essentially, anything clown related from the past or present is fair game. I'll have a brief introduction on the background and how it relates to the art of clown, and then afterwards we can have wine and cheese and snacks and a lovely discussion about the movies.
The evenings will be the last Thursday of the month, except this month, which due to a scheduling conflict will be on a Wednesday. If you can't make it to this one, we'll keep you updated on future ones. Here's the skivvy, er skinny, on the March date:
Where: Schkapf Theatre, Hollywood, CA
When: Thursday, April 24, 7:30 pm until not too late, since it is a school night
Admission: 1 bottle of cheap wine (less than $10) or a cheese of some kind. We will all share and have wine and cheese. I'll also provide popcorn and fruit during the movie.
Program: The Warner Bros. short "I Love to Singa" with Steve Martin: The Television Stuff. Steve Martin's work on television in the 70's is some of the greatest clown work you can watch. This evening will curate some hilarious shorts and sketches from Martin's work on his own specials, SNL, and a host of variety shows, some of which hasn't really been seen in 30 years.
Click here for the Facebook invite.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Book of Mormon
Last night I had the great pleasure of seeing Book of Mormon at the historic Pantages Theatre at Hollywood/Vine. (A first for me.) At this point the show has been around for so long that one more review is going to mean nothing to anyone. The long and short though is that I thought it was fantastic. It was hilarious. It was irreverent. It involved me and my fellow audience members. It was a great piece of theatre. It's everything about theatre that theatre in 2014 should be.
I was really pleased that even though the show has been around a few years now and everyone I know has seen it, I managed to not know much about the show going in. It was fantastic to, in the age of the internet and spoilers and everything, be able to have that experience again. At first I thought, "Okay, this is going to be fun. Silly. I get it." Then there was this number:
Not my video, nor the cast I saw, just one I found on YouTube. After this number I realized it was just going to be fun. It was going to be spectacular. I had few qualms with any of the performances. For the most part I was wowed by everyone, but for me our Elder McKinley, Pierce Cassedy, was a stand-out. What an amazing performer.
I'm so glad I finally got to have this unbelievable theatrical experience.
I was really pleased that even though the show has been around a few years now and everyone I know has seen it, I managed to not know much about the show going in. It was fantastic to, in the age of the internet and spoilers and everything, be able to have that experience again. At first I thought, "Okay, this is going to be fun. Silly. I get it." Then there was this number:
I'm so glad I finally got to have this unbelievable theatrical experience.
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