Watching some of my old Oscar and Tony tapes. Marc, you're all over the place! Keep up the great work!
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
Down With Love is a great movie! They should turn that into a musical and have Ewan MacGregor in it as well as David Hyde Pierce! How awesome would that be?
"Have a child for warmth and a baker for bread and a prince for... whatever!"
Marc Shaiman can be seen in the opening of BEACHES tickling the ivories and engaging C C Bloom in banter, in cartoon form behind a shoddily rendered piano in SOUTH PARK: BIGGER LONGER AND UNCUT, pitching themes in BROADCAST NEWS, offering insights on BEHIND THE MUSIC, creating the original crowd responses to THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, wearing a beret in MONDO BEYONDO, conducting an instrument-less orchestra in THE ADDAMS FAMILY, composing A WINK AND A SMILE for the SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE soundtrack (which to recent estimates is sitting on the CD shelves of around 4 million households worldwide,)and admiring the chestal area of a certain golden retriever for at least an hour before starting his morning, and that is just what I can remember drunk.
Jess
"Woo is what happened when God mixed pancake batter with a spirit of a thousand children's laughter"
Yes, yes, know all about his career. Just thought it funny that in the four award shows I chose to watch, Marc was there. Whether blowing kisses from the Orchestra Pit at the Oscars or kissing another man on stage while winning a Tony.
So, Marc: What's after the HAIRSPRAY film?
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle