Isn't the song just adorable? I mean, if you know the movie well enough. It's amazing how much of the movie they breeze through in that one song! From getting out of their home all the way to "the drop-off?!?!" The music is written by the Avenue Q team so it's quite lyrical and clever. It's so exciting to see this clip and one day maybe, see the show. Ahhhhh! My niece would love it!

Saturday night. Had to drop by work to attend a meeting. Who would've thought little ol me would head monthly meetings with the music department. Then again I am turning 30, it's about time. After the meeting, I hit the gym(I've been a good boy), then got a massage (it's been an endless week),then spent half an hour chatting with Josh over the phone while going around Park N' Shop pushing a grocery cart. I so felt like a housewife. haha. Picked up a box of brownie mix. Figured I'd try. I have an oven and almost never use it. Let's see what happens.

The Bu is getting creative writing a play for his thesis which I plan to write songs for. I'm once again very inspired by the fish musical up there (nemo) and the fish musical down there (ariel). I've been so into the Jason Robert Brown and Andrew Lippa music, I've forgotten that simple singable music, a-la-Alan Menken and Avenue Q folks, still work very well. Should be fun collaborating with Andrei again.

Been loving the final season of Will and Grace (or as Karen calls them, Wag... "hey Jack, hey Wag!" "huh? wag?" "Yes, Will And Grace... wag" "Good thing my name ain't Frank..."). Funny. Without commercials, the episode goes by in 20 minutes. I'm almost done and I don't want to be. *sigh* It's still a great show, but I think their earlier seasons were much better. Unlike Friends, where I thought their later seasons were much funnier. *sigh* So far in this last season, the Sound of Music episode was theeee funniest. *beware, spoilers comin' up* Everyone goes to a Sound Of Music Singalong movie. Grace dresses up as Maria, Will as Captain Von Trapp, and Jack as one of the Von Trapp children wearing the curtain outfit Maria made for them in the movie. In the episode, Karen gets in trouble with theater management and looks for Will, Grace and Jack to help her out. Suddenly Rosario enters the picture, dressed up as Mother Superior and tells them to hide in the darkness of the supplies cabinet. Tension rises and the door opens. It is Ralph (pa dum pum)... The food counter vendor who Jack was flirting with earlier. If you know the scene, you can imagine what happened next. "No Ralph..." Whistle blows... It's an incredibly funny episode.

And that's it. Wonder what's on TV...

Sea turtles? duuuude...

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Friday, September 01, 2006

I got incredible news in the email today. This. Woohoo... I loved this small musical when I saw it New York. Simple. Sweet. Loved it. And it's FINALLY coming out with a soundtrack. I have to get it. Somehow. Hmm...

Booked my ticket to Manila today. I love on-line booking. Got it done in less than 5 minutes. Quick weekend trip mid-September. I've got a longer break in October where I've decided to take a pamper-myself break in Cebu with Andrei (they've got direct flights from here to there). Can't wait...

Ooh, if you love Last Five Years, you're gonna love this... Sherie Rene Scott singin it her own incredible way. I love her! Talk about subtext.

And I just found this out. They're working on a broadway version of The Little Mermaid and even worked on a demo album with Kerry Butler of Hairspray as Ariel. And someone actually posted the song on youtube using shots from the film as background...

"If only it were true, if only for a while. If only you would notice how I ache behind my smile..." And what a nice touch to hear the intro of Part of Your World embedded into the score like that. Niiiiiice.

September 1 today. Man, time is just flying by. It's HALLLOOOOOWWWWWWWWWEEEN soon!

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