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furtech ([personal profile] furtech) wrote2003-12-19 09:21 am

Finally!

I get to make a post that takes full advantage of my wonderful [livejournal.com profile] dragonsmirk-created Logo!

Last night I got to see "The Producers"! Jordan, Larry and Fuzzy (and myself) crawled into Hollywood ("H8LAFWY") and the Pantages theater (wonderfully restored by Dizney). This show is a lot of fun whether or not you've seen the original Mel Brooks film. The songs are catchy, the tone light and fluffy (but with a solid story). Jason Alexander was great as Max Bialystock ("The first producer to do summer stock in the winter!"). I had no idea how rich his musical theater background was: he was in the original productions of "Merrily We Roll Along" (Sondheim classic) and "The Rink"! Amazing! And I already knew Martin Short could sing ("The Goodbye Girl"), and he brought a whole, new, spazzy dimension to Leo Bloom! Highly recommended if it comes your way!

And speaking of which, Happy Chanuka!