Sondheim at the Office
In case you missed last week's The Office--devoted to Andy's appearance in a Scranton community theatre's Sweeney Todd--here's a quickie overview:
Full episode here. Catnip for theatre lovers--a veritable laundry list of do's, dont's, and miscellaneous backstage lore.
Such as:
-Creed reviving the old critics' tradition of "phoning in" your review
-Michael auditioning with a one-man Law & Order episode
-an actor's cell phone going off on stage
-and why you should never bring either glass bottles and/or balloons into the house.
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3 comments:
the Creed bit felt like a special treat for people who do things like, uh, read a blog called theplaygoer.
Ha! Indeed I did feel that bit was just for me. Especially since he's phoning it in before the show even ends-- in keeping with old deadline pressures.
Y'know, I actually had someone call this episode offensive, claiming it belittled community theatre and made fun of musicals. Has anyone else had this response??
Personally, I think it's a severe (and ludicrous) misinterpretation.
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