It’s Thursday…and last night America bid a very public farewell to Michael Lynche, narrowing the gap on Idol and making things more than a little claustrophobic for Crystal, Casey and Lee. More on that nailbiter next week. Speaking of performers, I’m just back from New York City, having caught a few shows on – and off – Broadway. Two of which I enjoyed quite a bit & would recommend to anyone making their way to the Big Apple for some theatre. The first is a new play called White’s Lies and it stars Betty Buckley, Peter Scolari & Tuc Watkins; this one’s a comedy about a divorce lawyer whose former shenanigans are very much at odds with his mother’s dying wish. Totally fun & wonderfully acted, in a TV-sitcom way. Then I saw a musical based on the Green Day album American Idiot, appropriately entitled, American Idiot. Now, I should preface this by saying I believe about 75% of a great Broadway musical is the music – and since this was a record I absolutely loved from the getgo, bringing the whole thing to the stage was kind of a no-brainer for me. Still, they did a terrific job and I got exactly what I paid for (and somewhat less — in a good way – since my short attention span was rewarded with an hour-and-a-half show!) So Idiot did the trick (it’s already been nominated for the Best Musical Tony) and if you thought the Grammy-winning record rocked, it’s probably a no-brainer for you, too. Thus, if you happen to be in NYC this summer, you might want to check out White’s Lies and American Idiot. Which makes me wonder – now that I’m back in LA – about Broadway shows that made it to the movies. Here are four to consider – voice your choice in today’s featured poll and let us know which of these big screen musicals is your favorite?
1) Mama Mia
2) Chicago
3) Hairspray
4) Rent
mercedes, and her beautiful voice is one of the major reasons that i cannot get enough of GLEE>