Just when I think I can’t love Leslie more, she goes to see Tom’s apartment in her “sneak around” clothes. Can she get more adorable? *sigh* I love girl-crushes. Now that I’ve gotten that out, let’s talk about Parks & Rec! We’re counting down to the season finale, and with only four left, we were treated to “”. What a ... Read More »
I’ve had a pretty busy week. Podcasting, Writing, Watching TV… You know, the usual stuff. In between all the activities on my docket, I check my email – and when I see one from Nice Girl ‘Head Honcho’ Mel, I open it right away. Always a good decision. She sent me a magical link – where double rainbows are a ... Read More »
The main focus of this episode was finding out what movie star Rebecca Duvall (guest star Uma Thurman) can bring to the role of Marilyn in the newly named musical ‘Bombshell’. And what does the big star deliver? Not much, quite honestly. Not only can she not really sing that well, but she shows the atypical diva-like attitude – at ... Read More »
Next month the major networks will make their presentations to the New York advertisers, showcasing the returning and new shows that will appear on the primetime schedule starting this fall. There is always a lot of debate about which new pilots will be picked up and which ones will fall by the wayside. Over the course of the next few ... Read More »
The anticipation builds as the investors, the creative team and the ensemble all await the much heralded arrival of big star Rebecca Duvall (guest star Uma Thurman) to the rehearsal studio, but, as it turns out, she has had what Eileen calls a travel hiccup, and won’t be arriving as expected. This, of course, puts all of them in a ... Read More »
Tom and Julia, the team behind Marilyn the Musical, are also the people behind the fictitious Broadway show “Heaven on Earth” but their lives right now are more “Hell on Earth” especially Julia because her husband of 18 years, Frank, pieces together Julia’s affair with Michael thanks to some ill-placed song lyrics that were mixed in with the couples’ adoption ... Read More »
While March is typically known as a time of repeats for the major networks, the influence of year-end cable programming is finally catching on with the five bigwigs (i.e., ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and The CW). Over the last few years viewers have assuredly noticed the proliferation of programming on the major networks throughout the TV season not just in ... Read More »
It is 24 hours before the workshop takes place and everyone involved in Marilyn the Musical is feeling the stress, including the studio itself as it seems the boiler isn’t working, making it entirely too hot inside. The heat doesn’t dissipate once Michael and Julia meet up either, getting caught in close quarters by her writing partner Tom and, once ... Read More »
When you are a singer/dancer/actor in New York City (or anywhere else for that matter) what is the worst possible thing that could happen to you? You sustain a physical injury that keeps you from dancing or you strain your voice – or God forbid lose your voice – keeping you from speaking your lines or singing. When you are ... Read More »
Let’s Be Bad isn’t just the title of the latest episode of Smash but it also seemed to be the magic words that pushed all of the central characters into a realm for which the viewers have not seen them, pushing their boundaries and revealing another layer of who each of them are a people. Eileen is shaken by the ... Read More »