{"id":92072,"date":"2023-12-03T18:54:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T02:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/?p=92072"},"modified":"2023-12-03T18:54:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T02:54:07","slug":"broadway-buddies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/blog\/2023\/12\/03\/broadway-buddies\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadway Buddies"},"content":{"rendered":"

The hit of the Broadway <\/em>season is the off-Broadway <\/em>transfer of Sondheim<\/strong>\u2019s Merrily We Roll Along<\/em><\/strong>, with a talented trio at the center.  And therein could lie a problem.  You have one woman (Lindsay Mendez<\/strong>) and two men (Daniel Radcliffe <\/strong>and Jonathan Groff<\/strong>).  In a straight porn, that might be a great situation \u2013 especially if you throw in a cup!  But when it comes to the Tony Awards<\/em>, it\u2019s awkward.  Two guys competing against each other?  In a gay porn, that might be a great situation \u2013 cup or no cup!  In the film industry, producers determine what category they want people nominated in.  But on Broadway<\/em>, the Tony Committee <\/em>makes those decisions.  Being a revival, you\u2019d think there might be a precedent.  However, the original production of Merrily<\/em> only got one Tony <\/em>nomination (for Sondheim\u2019s score).  So this was new territory.  The Tony Committee <\/em>has ruled that Radcliffe and Groff will not be competing against each other.  While both men are ostensibly leads, tradition dictates that the show is more about Groff\u2019s character (Franklin Shepard) than Radcliffe\u2019s (Charley Kringas).  As a result, Radcliffe will be submitted in the \u201cfeatured\u201d category \u2013 think \u201csupporting actor\u201d.  Tragedy averted.<\/p>\n

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This leads beautifully into our latest installment of Billy\u2019s Holiday Gift Giving Suggestions<\/em><\/strong>.  This week\u2019s suggestion comes as a surprise not only to you, but to me, too.  This package was delivered to my home!  Yes, my actual home.  And NOBODY gets that address without a recent nude selfie!  In the box was Stephanie J. Block<\/strong>\u2019s holiday collection, Merry Christmas, Darling<\/em><\/strong>.  It also included an allegedly \u201chand-signed\u201d note, an ornament, a mini candy cane, and lots of that filling that everybody hates because once it\u2019s out of the box, it\u2019s all over your house!  I\u2019m a fan of the lovely multi-award-winning Miss Block (and her hunky hubby, Sebastian Arcelus<\/strong>), so I promptly listened.  The collection has the expected traditional songs, a few holy selections, some unfamiliar tunes, all arranged with great style and taste.  And if she re-releases it next year, she could include her own rendition of Cher<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cDJ Play a Christmas Song\u201d!  What might sound like a curious compliment about a singer is how impressed I am at how Block uses words.  She seems to always think as an actress first \u2013 creating a mood, an atmosphere, a connection with the story she\u2019s trying to tell.  In a world of disposable holiday ditties, I consider Merry Christmas, Darling<\/em> indispensable.<\/p>\n

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