Few electronic devices have caught on in recent years as fast as Apple's iPod's have. Since their release in 2002, more than 42 million iPods have been sold. In fact, for the first quarter of this year, they estimated 100 iPods were being sold a minute. That's why you can't walk more than a block in the city without seeing at least one pair of little white headsets.
To celebrate the success of this nearly ubiquitous device, and since so many of us equate summer fun with listening to some great tunes, it seemed like the perfect time to poll 40 favorites in the theatre world with the simple question of "What's on your iPod?" Looking through the responses, what's certain is that the taste of those on and around the Great White Way is as varied (if not more so!) than the shows on Broadway.
Sweet! That is such a wonderful idea! Sort of like celebrity playlists. Actually...it may cause me to become even more broke than I already from itunes music....
"Are you sorry for civilization? I am sorry for it too." ~Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck
Ooh! This is such a cool feature. Of course, if I were Stokes, I would just walk around singing to myself, but you know... Anyway, can't wait for what Julia Murney listens to.
"Writing should be easy, like a monkey driving a speedboat..." -[title of show]
"I'm tired of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're going and meet up with them later." -Mitch Hedberg
fun topic! i love to see what comes up when you put a person's ipod on shuffle...you can connect the dots between what comes up randomly & a get a good idea of the person's secret self!
Gavin Creel (that right there is enough evidence for me), Foo Fighters, Dixie Chicks, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, and the Hair recording!! all very awesome!
I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.
Euan Morton and I have identical iPods, only I'm sure he doesn't have Taboo on his!
"The stage is where I live and come alive and act out all the things that go on in my life. It's not just what I do for a living, it's my shrink and my love affair. No one in my life has ever or ever will kiss me on the mouth like this lover called my relationship with my performance."
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
To Kill A Mockingbird
I love Lauren's choices, and I must add one more "Chick Rock" woman who is on mine with all of those... Lauren Molina, her angry folk woman songs should be right there.
I have a mini so I can't keep a ton of music on there. I actually had to remove all non-showtunes off so that I had room for cast recordings.
The only non cast recordings I have on there are both of Matt Caplan's albums, both of Adam Pascal's albums, Anthony Rapp's album and Gavin Creel's album. Otherwise it's a plethora of cast recordings (including three versions of Sweeney, OBC and '95 revival of Company and both the OBC and movie versions of RENT)
My iTunes has a much larger selection, however.
"You just can't win. Ever. Look at the bright side, at least you are not stuck in First Wives Club: The Musical. That would really suck. "
--Sueleen Gay