I got the horse right here

I've owned the CD of the 1992 revival of "Guys and Dolls" for fifteen years and did not realize until today that it featured J.K. Simmons as Benny Southstreet.

as featured in "Fugue for Tinhorns":



YouTube link

and "The Oldest Established":



YouTube link.

Simmons was of course the best thing about Burn After Reading, despite appearing in two scenes and not interacting with any of the leading characters.

The High School Tony Awards

The Onion News Network with television coverage of the High School Tony Awards:


Link via Eli Goretsky.

Lookingglass Theatre: 20 Years

Cool interactive photo (requires Flash) of the lookingglass theatre ensemble in Chicago, which includes not only the actors but their award-winning costume, lighting, and set designer and resident MacArthur fellow. Everyone appears in a costume from one of their productions from the last two decades.



Click through and Zoom in to find R. Michael Fox (nearly unrecognizable in a wig), Tracy Walsh, Laura Eason, Phil Smith, Mary Zimmerman, David Schwimmer and the rest. Clicking on a person brings you to their bio page.

Favorite pose is Tracy, costumed from the ensemble's production of "Hillbilly Antigone."

Improv Everywhere: Frozen New York

What's worse than an improv troupe that tries to be funny?

An improv troupe that doesn't let the audience know that there's a performance going on. In other words, they just like messing with people's heads.

In New York City, they get hundreds of volunteers to enact these scenarios, usually to the consternation, befuddlement, and confusion of retail shmoes and toursits.

Improv Everywhere is dedicated to causing "scenes of chaos and joy in public places."

This Grand Central Station stunt is the first one that didn't bug the crap out of me... probably because they aren't trying to embarass anyone.

Argonauts/Argonautika

Trailer for Columbia Pictures' Jason and the Argonauts, filmed in the miracle of Dynarama!

Trailer for Hallmark Entertainment's made-for-TV movie Jason and the Argonauts. Despite the presence of Dennis Hopper, Frank Langella, and Derek Jacobi, no one remembers this.

Trailer for Mary Zimmerman's Argonautika, which just closed at The Berkeley Rep. (If link is down, try YouTube link)

Mary Zimmerman on Jason and the Argonauts, courtesy of McCarter Theatre Center and the Shakespeare Theater Company.