Zines, Reviews, SB 08.

It's been a while. My apologies. During the month of March in the city, I picked up a silly addiction. Zines. Those little underground comics, or propaganda booklets published by grunge artists, anarchists, and those still living in the 77 era. I walked into a music store down in the East Village and found a couple of really good ones. A re-imagining of the banned "Anarchists Cookbook", an essay on Veganism, and a couple of cute comics with emo kids who sip coffee and talk about the lack of love in their lives. I said "cute", but really, they are. 

Review time. 

COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA 3/11 8pm.

I went in not knowing the story or characters, all I can say is Lola. Lola, my love. What a damn good character for a grown woman to play, a washed up Beauty Queen, married to a guy for one reason. Wow. Inge. What a damn good playwright. The set was beautiful, the storyline was so controversial for it's time (it premiered in 1950), the actors were so great together. And the emotional connection, from start to finish was burning. This show closed on March 16. 

This gets the Tony for Best Revival of a Play. Hands down.

PASSING STRANGE 3/12 8pm. 

How does one even connect this show to the genre of musical theatre? It's absolutely incredible. You have Stew, the lead sing of a band, telling his life story through songs his band wrote, and next thing you know...actors appear to re-tell the story through dialogue, and they become part of the music. And honestly, if people thought the music of Spring Awakening was "not-so-musical" go see Passing Strange and from start to finish, you'll think you were re-living The Beatles, the 77 Punk and Rock Era, and you'll think you were in a beautiful jazz club dancing the night away.

NEXT TO NORMAL 3/13 8pm. 

Way to go. All I have to say is that. For personal reasons, I love this show. It was a remarkable never before seen  story in a musical. A musical all about suicide/depression/shizophrenia/and electro-shock therapy and a family. It made me remember a lot of my past and a lot of the emotional times I went through. This show closed on March 16. Thank you Next to Normal.

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SB 08.

I'm home, spending my days with friends. Going to clubs, going to movies, doing dinners, and having sleepovers. I miss my friends. I convinced my parents to let me stay over Easter Weekend, so I am now home until monday. 

My sister had her baby. Rylee Jeanne is FINALLY here. She's beautiful. My sister and her fiancee Silas are gonna make very good parents.