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FUSE AND MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE JOIN FORCES ON 'MY CHEMICAL CREATION' OFFICIAL BAND T-SHIRT CONTEST
WINNING USER-GENERATED DESIGN TO BE SOLD EXCLUSIVELY ON www.FUSE.TV
All Proceeds To Benefit Toys For Tots And MusicCares
NEW YORK, NY (April 17, 2006) - fuse, the nation's only viewer-influenced, music television network, is pleased to announce the sale of the winning My Chemical Creation T-Shirt. The T-Shirt, which was the focus of fuse's overwhelmingly successful My Chemical Creation online contest, will officially be available for purchase as of April 17, 2006, at both fuse's new online store www.shop.fuse.tv and on the band's official website www.mychemicalromance.com. The My Chemical Creation T-Shirt, which was selected from over 3,500 entries, was designed by San Diego My Chemical Romance fan Joshua Kenyon. The shirt will retail at $13.99 with all proceeds to benefit Toys For Tots and MusicCares.
"My Chemical Romance hopes to inspire its fans, and we are inspired by our fans' creativity," said frontman Gerard Way. "We love having the opportunity to be involved, and get our fans involved with worthy causes like MusicCares and Toys For Tots."
"The My Chemical Creation T-Shirt Contest was one of the network's most successful contests in the history of our existence," remarked David Weier, fuse's Vice President of Music and Talent Relations. "Not only were we able to support My Chemical Romance, one of fuse's cornerstone artists, but we were also able to align ourselves with two significant charities and help kids find a creative way to give back."
My Chemical Romance hails from New Jersey and is comprised of Gerard Way (vocals), Mikey Way (bass), Frank Iero (guitar), Ray Toro (guitar) and Bob Bryar (drums). Through nonstop touring in support of their platinum selling album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, the band has garnered high praise and a rabid fan base, catapulting them into the rarefied ranks of true headliners. The band has received extensive media attention, performing their hits on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Late Show with David Letterman, Last Call with Carson Daly and Jimmy Kimmel Live. They have also graced the covers of Alternative Press and Spin and have been prominently featured on the pages of Blender, Rolling Stone, Revolver, Guitar World and Bass Player. The band has made multiple appearances on fuse's Daily Download and their videos remain in heavy rotation on the channel.
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FREE REDROCK CAMPAIGN BUILDS BUZZ FOR HIP HOP GROUP WHILE BEHIND BARS
When it comes to timing, the multi-talented rap duo REDROCK always seem to be right beneath the surface of super stardom. A break-out debut single, major label interest, and a finished record will all have to wait for the group to pay their debt to society first.
April 17th, 2006 (Jacksonville, FL) - For 80 and WAX, the two front men for the Jacksonville, Florida based duo known as REDROCK, putting out records has never been an easy hustle. Too often their lives have back peddled into the world of hustling that is reflected in their debut single from ABB Records "Gs Like Us." The DJ Evidence produced song is a street anthem for dope boyz in trap houses all across America who know what it is to live life under constant threat of arrest, violence, or even death. Some how when you hear the hook "If you in the streets like me, then you a G like me" you believe there is much more than a loose association to "The Game" behind REDROCK's lyrics.
Unfortunately, in this instance art imitated life too closely as both members recently were convicted on various drug charges that will put the group on ice for about a year while they pay their "debts to society." Ironically in a genre that thrives on authenticity, this closeness to "the streets" which is so apparent in their lyrics may be the same thing that brings REDROCK's music to the mainstream. A new grass roots "FREE REDROCK" campaign has already begun popping up on T-shirts in hoods everywhere making the buzz about their music stronger than ever.
REDROCK is no stranger to adversity as the group has had plenty to deal with in the process of putting together a finished record. The group was formed by Limp Bizkit drummer and Jacksonville native John Otto some three years ago and quickly became his proteges and focus. In 2003, Otto set the duo up in a Los Angeles studio where they began work on material which would eventually become the foundation of their debut album (tentatively entitled "Life Afta Death"). Although a productive relationship (some 40 songs were reportedly recorded while in L.A. Including "Gs..."), problems with his day job eventually lead to Otto releasing the group and the boys of REDROCK once again found themselves returning back to the temptations of hustling and fast money. However, like all things 'Hood" this lifestyle wouldn't last very long and a return to making music was right around the corner for REDROCK as the industry came calling again.
In the beginning of 2006, the group was told that Beni B, the CEO of ABB Records, had heard some tracks and wanted to put out a 12" for one of the songs they had recorded in L.A. with DJ Evidence. Nearly three years after it was recorded, the song "Gs Like Us" found new life and REDROCK once again was knee deep in the music business but this time with a capable label backing their moves. The 12" has stormed on to college and independent radio through out the South and looks to be a sure fire summer anthem in hoods everywhere having the public wanting more.
The good news from ABB was a welcomed endorsement for REDROCK, who at the time had been busy recording and putting out various mixtape projects. But the reality of some earlier poor decisions were soon to come into play. Currently, the group plans to keep their name out with a new mixtape that is dropping soon as well as their East Unit crew holding down their name while their legal problems are resolved as quickly as possible. REDROCK is expected to be back in action by the end of 2006. Please stay tuned...
FOR MORE INFO. ON REDROCK VISIT: www.myspace.com/redrock FOR MORE INFO. ON ABB RECORDS VISIT: http://www.abbrecords.com
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New Mecca Normal CD -- The Observer -- "A Portrait of the Artist Online Dating"
Jean made a "sexy" video for 'Attraction is Ephemeral' using self-portrait photos she took for online dating. Check it out on MySpace -- along with songs, reviews, tour updates: http://www.myspace.com/meccanormal
ON TOUR: April 2006 21 - Seattle, WA @ 108 w/ Shoplifting, The Punks and Steve Fisk 22 - Olympia, WA @ Le Voyeur w/ Spider & the Webs and Joey Casio 23 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom w/ Mates of State and Viva Voce 25 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill w/ Continental 27 - Los Angeles, CA @ Silverlake Lounge w/ Anna Oxygen and The Sharp Ease 29 - San Diego, CA @ Che Cafe w/ The Donkeys
May 2006 03 - Northampton, MA @ Gallery TK -- MN art exhibit w/ Book of Common Gestures -- David First, guitarist of Notekillers and Jean Smith of MN -- debut performance 04 - Cambridge, MA @ Zu Zu w/ Carter Tanton and Book of Common Gestures 05 - Providence, RI @ AS220 w/ Shoplifting and Book of Common Gestures 06 - New York @ Knitting Factory w/ Shoplifting 07 - Brooklyn, NY @ Uniondocs w/ Shoplifting 08 - Allentown, PA @ Jeff the Pigeon w/ Shoplifting 09 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kyber w/ Shoplifting 10 - Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Artspace w/ Shoplifting 11 - Washington, DC @ Warehouse Next Door w/ Shoplifting 12 - Charlottesville, VA @ Dust w/ Shoplifting
June 2006 04 - Vancouver, BC @ Pub 340 w/ Ch. 3&4 and Kiosk
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum with book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Directed by Stan Mesnick June 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and July 1 at 8:00 PM. Sunday Matinees June 11th, 18th and 25th at 3:00 PM. Doors open 30 minutes prior to curtain for general audiences, and one hour prior to curtain for Season Ticket and Pass holders.
http://books.dreambook.com/opct/reservations.sign.html Ticket prices are $20 for all seats. Season ticket holders may make reservations as early as May 15th, and general audiences on May 29th by calling (904) 276-2599, or by visiting www.OPCT.org.
A non-stop musical laugh-fest of a crafty slave struggling to win the hand of a beautiful woman for his young master in exchange for his freedom from slavery. A nonstop musical laugh-fest that takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from time-tested, 2,000 year-old comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville. It revolves around the struggles of a Roman slave to win the hand of a beautiful but slow-witted courtesan for his young master in exchange for freedom from slavery. Zany and hysterical!
Featuring: Joseph Walz Travis Young Jessica Palombo Jack Lundgren Shaun Adams Chris Brazelton Brenda Cohn Steve Cohn Kathleen Andrzejewski Courtesans: Tymber Berg Chelsea Chacon Brenna McBroom Rachel Reagan Pam Affronti Stephanie Dillard
Proteans: Jarrell Fluit Matt Mercurio Cameron Nord Scott Martinez
Songs:
Orchestra
Pseudolus, Company
Hero
Pseudolus, Hero
The House of Marcus Lycus Lycus, Courtesans
Philia, Hero
Pseudolus, Hero, Philia
Everybody Ought to Have a Maid Pseudolus, Hysterium, Lycus, Senex, Erronius
Hysterium
Senex, Hero
Miles Gloriosus, Company
Domina
Philia
Company
THE ORIGINAL PRODUCTION, which opened in 1962 the Alvin Theatre (what is now the Neil Simon Theatre), played 964 performances - still the longest Broadway run for a Stephen Sondheim-written musical. Larry Gelbart, one of the co-authors, is perhaps best-known for his Emmy-winning writing for the long-running CBS series M*A*S*H." The original cast included Zero Mostel (Pseudolus) and Jack Gilford (Hysterium). Mostel and Michael Crawford (as Hero) appeared in the 1966 film version. In 1974, Phil Silvers headlined and won a Tony for this 156-performance revival. A Broadway revival opened in 1996, and Nathan Lane won a Tony for his portrayal of Pseudolus. Whoopi Goldberg was among his replacements, necessitating some minor book adjustments to accommodate the gender switch."
Thumbs up for this uninhibited romp!" -The New York Times "It's funny, true nonsense! A merry good time!" -Herald Tribune "A good, clean, dirty show! Brings back belly laughs!" -Time "
Highlights of Major Awards Won:
1996 Tony® Award winner Best Revival of a Musical -- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1996 Tony® Award winner Best Actor in a Musical -- Nathan Lane 1996 Tony® Award nominee Best Featured Actor in a Musical -- Lewis J. Stadlen 1996 Tony® Award nominee Best Direction of a Musical -- Jerry Zaks 1996 Drama Desk Award winner Best Actor in a Musical -- Nathan Lane 1996 Outer Critics Circle Award winner Best Actor in a Musical -- Nathan Lane 1996 Outer Critics Circle Award winner Best Director of a Musical -- Jerry Zaks 1972 Tony® Award winner Best Actor in a Musical -- Phil Silvers 1972 Tony® Award winner Best Featured Actor in a Musical -- Larry Blyden 1972 Tony® Award winner Best Direction of a Musical -- Bert Shevelove 1963 Tony® Award winner Best Musical -- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1963 Tony® Award winner Best Author of a Musical -- Bert Shevelove, Larry Gelbart 1963 Tony® Award winner Best Featured Actor in a Musical -- David Burns 1963 Tony® Award nominee Best Featured Actor in a Musical -- Jack Gilford 1963 Tony® Award winner Best Direction of a Musical -- George Abbott 1963 Tony® Award winner Best Actor in a Musical -- Zero Mostel 1963 Tony® Award nominee Best Featured Actress in a Musical -- Ruth Kobart 1963 Tony® Award winner Best Producer of a Musical -- Harold Prince
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum Book by: Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart Lyrics by: Stephen Sondheim Music by: Stephen Sondheim Screenplay and Adaptation by: Adolph Green Based on the plays of Plautus
(The play has two acts. Within each act, the action is continuous and not separated into scenes.)
Prologue
Prologus enters and welcomes the audience to the theatre, which, he says, is a temple where the gods of comedy and tragedy are worshiped. After announcing that tonight's presentation is a comedy, he goes on to explain the particulars of what is to follow (Comedy Tonight"). Prologus and the Proteans perform bits of pantomime and clowning during musical interludes that occur in the number. The curtains part to reveal the set as Prologus introduces the characters and the location for the play: the street in Rome on which sit, in a row, the houses of Erronius, Senex and Lycus. Prologus explains that Erronius is an old man searching abroad for his son and daughter, who were stolen as infants by pirates; his house is stage left. Lycus is a buyer and seller of beautiful women; his house is stage right. Senex, also an old man, lives with his wife, Domina, their son, Hero, and their slave, Pseudolus, the part that Prologus will be playing; they occupy the house stage center. We are next introduced to the Proteans, three actors who will be playing many characters, all in different costumes. Prologus calls the entire company to the stage and they all finish "Comedy Tonight."
Act One
As the play begins, Hero is on the balcony of his house while Philia is at the window of Lycus's house. Senex comes out of his house and tells the Proteans (now dressed as slaves) that he and Domina are about to begin their journey to visit her mother in the country. Domina, who is clearly the ruler of the house, orders the slaves to fetch their bags and begins calling for Hysterium and Pseudolus. After confirming that Hysterium has prepared her usual potions, she tells him that while they are gone, Pseudolus is to be responsible for their son, Hero. Pseudolus is to take special care to keep him away from women, particularly those of the shameful house of Lycus. Domina sends Senex into the house to fetch a gift intended for Domina's mother, a bust of Domina. Hysterium is then appointed Slave-in-Chief, with instructions that his word is to be followed in their absence.
Hero drifts toward the house of Lycus after his parents leave; Hysterium goes into the house calling for Pseudolus. Hero tells the audience he's in love ("Love, I Hear"). The Proteans (now dressed as citizens) enter holding Pseudolus by the arms; they tell Hero that Pseudolus, masquerading as a citizen, has cheated them in a gambling game. At Hero's insistence, Pseudolus repays the citizens; he tells Hero he was only trying to gain enough money to buy his freedom. Hero tells Pseudolus he is in love with a girl from the house of Lycus. When Pseudolus explains to Hero he could never afford a courtesan from the house of Lycus, Hero announces he would give anything for this girl. Pseudolus asks for his freedom if he can arrange for Hero and his love to be together. Pseudolus, with encouragement from Hero, imagines all the things freedom would mean for him: the ability to vote and own property, as well as the responsibility for providing for himself ("Free").
Lycus appears from his house and berates a Protean (now dressed as a Eunuch) for fanning the courtesans while they are wet. Lycus announces he is off to the Senate to blackmail a Senator. Pseudolus takes Hero's money bag and jiggles it behind Lycus; the noise stops Lycus in his tracks. Pseudolus, after lying about where he got the money, asks to see the courtesans. Lycus summons the Eunuch to fetch them. They appear as Lycus describes their charms to Pseudolus, who looks to Hero to find the one he is in love with. After rejecting Tintinabula, Panacea, the Geminae and Vibrata, Pseudolus becomes captivated with Gymnasia, who enters performing a dance. Hero then has to remind Pseudolus of their agreement. As the courtesans go back in the house, Philia again appears at the window; Hero points her out to Pseudolus as the one they are looking for. Pseudolus asks Lycus about her, and Lycus explains she has already been sold to Miles Gloriosus, a great captain, who is coming later in the day to claim her. After Lycus tells Pseudolus Philia is from Crete, Pseudolus invents a story, telling Lycus Crete is suffering from a plague; Philia will soon die. Lycus tells him Philia seems healthy and spends the day smiling. Pseudolus says smiling is the signal death is near. Lycus, believing Pseudolus and afraid the plague is contagious, agrees to let Pseudolus look after Philia in Senex's house until the captain arrives.
Pseudolus goes to the harbor in search of a way out of their dilemma, leaving Philia and Hero together. After introducing themselves, Philia tells Hero she was never taught to add or spell or cook. Her only talent is that she is lovely. Hero quickly agrees with her ("Lovely"). After the song, they kiss and profess their love for each other. Hysterium enters and becomes very nervous when he sees them embracing; he gets more upset when he learns Philia is from the house of Lycus. Pseudolus enters just as Hysterium begins calling for him. After sending Philia and Hero off, Pseudolus first tries to tell Hysterium she is his daughter. When Hysterium refuses to believe that, Pseudolus tells him the truth about the soon-to-arrive captain. Hysterium announces he will tell the boy's parents, but changes his mind when Pseudolus reminds him that as Slave-in-Chief, Hysterium will be held responsible; Pseudolus also threatens to mention Hysterium's collection of erotic pottery. When the two young lovers return, Pseudolus announces his plan: they will go to the harbor with their belongings and take a ship to a far-off island where they can be free from all cares ("Pretty Little Picture"). They are about to go, but Philia reminds them all she is duty-bound to honor the contract with Miles Gloriosus. Pseudolus, realizing he will lose his chance for freedom if Philia does not run away with Hero, puts Philia in Senex's house to wait for the captain, whose arrival Pseudolus will announce with three knocks on the door.
Pseudolus decides upon a plan: he steals Hysterium's potion book in order to make a powerful sleeping potion for Philia; Pseudolus will tell Lycus and the captain she has died from the plague; Hero will then take the body away to the waiting boat. As Pseudolus goes off to find the sweat of a mare (a crucial ingredient for the potion), Senex returns; he has dropped Domina's bust and must now find a stonecutter to replace the broken-off nose. After calling out for Pseudolus, Senex goes to the door of his house and knocks three times. Philia opens the door, she assumes Senex he is the captain. She throws herself at him just as Pseudolus returns with a vial of mare's sweat. Philia exits back into the house. When Senex asks Pseudolus who she is, he tells him that she is the new maid. Senex and Pseudolus then discuss the joys of having a maid; they are eventually joined by Hysterium and Lycus ("Everybody Ought To Have a Maid").
Before Senex can enter his house to meet Philia, Pseudolus sprinkles some mare's sweat on Senex and convinces the old man he needs a bath after his long trip. Senex goes off to the empty house of Erronious to take his bath and wait for Philia. A very nervous Hysterium returns in time to see Senex enter Erronius's house. Hysterium tries to calm himself after Pseudolus goes off to make the sleeping potion ("I'm Calm"). He has almost calmed down when Senex yells for him; Hysterium runs into the center house.
Erronius returns home after his journey abroad searching for his children; he has very bad eyesight and mistakes Hysterium (who has just exited the house carrying a chicken) for a young woman carrying a baby. Senex (who is still waiting in Erronius's house for the arrival of Philia) begins to sing; Hysterium tells the startled Erronius his house is haunted. Erronius demands that Hysterium find a soothsayer; Pseudolus hears this and introduces himself to Erronius as a soothsayer. With Hysterium frantically gesturing behind Erronious, Pseudolus guesses the nature of Erronius's long trip abroad and tells him he can find his long-lost children. Erronius gives Pseudolus his ring, copies of which are worn by his children. Pseudolus then sends Erronius off to circle the entire city of Rome - with its seven hills - seven times; this will rid the house of ghosts.
Senex enters and sends Hysterium off to make a bath just as Hero enters looking for Philia. She steps onto the balcony, and Senex and Hero both realize that the other is watching her. This leads each of them, first, to deny the possibility that the other could be interested in her, then to find reasons why she would be more interested in the other ("Impossible"). Senex sends Hero to the public baths as Hysterium announces Senex's bath is ready.
Lycus enters; when he asks Pseudolus about Philia's condition, Pseudolus tells him it has clearly deteriorated; she has progressed from smiling to laughing. As Pseudolus is about to finish preparing the sleeping potion, a Protean (dressed as a soldier) arrives looking for the house of Marcus Lycus; he announces the imminent arrival of the captain, Miles Gloriosus, who is only half a league away. After the soldier leaves, Lycus and Pseudolus panic; Pseudolus decides he will tell the captain the center house, the house of Senex, belongs to Lycus. Lycus insists Pseudolus speak to the captain; Pseudolus agrees as Lycus runs off to move the courtesans from his own house to the center house. Two soldiers arrive carrying the contract between Lycus and the captain, and announce the captain is a quarter of a league away. Pseudolus, now claiming to be Lycus, tells them he intends to stand behind the contract. Hysterium enters calling Pseudolus; Pseudolus tells the soldiers his name is really Pseudolus Marcus Lycus and Hysterium is his eunuch. He tells Hysterium he deserted from the army long ago, and the soldiers are looking for him; Hysterium agrees to call him Lycus. Pseudolus instructs Hysterium to give Philia a few drops of the potion in a beaker of wine; at Pseudolus's command, Hysterium is to carry out her seemingly lifeless body. The soldiers leave after Pseudolus assures them the captain's bride will be ready when he arrives; Pseudolus tells Lycus to pose the courtesans informally in front of the center house. Everyone stops and watches as Erronius enters and exits after his first trip around the city.
Pseudolus sends Lycus into the house as a fanfare announcing the captain's arrival is heard. Pseudolus greets the captain and introduces himself as Lycus. Praising himself continuously, Miles Gloriosus demands to see his bride ("Bring Me My Bride"). Pseudolus calls for Philia to be brought out, but Hysterium enters and tells him Philia won't drink the wine for religious reasons. Pseudolus goes into the house with Hysterium to make Philia drink the wine. When Miles again demands his bride be brought out to him, Pseudolus exits the house and announces Philia has escaped. When Miles reminds Pseudolus (still pretending to be Lycus) the money for Philia has already been paid, Pseudolus drops his disguise and tells Miles Lycus will pay him back his money. Lycus and Hysterium enter and insist Pseudolus is Lycus. Miles Gloriosus, now in a rage, orders his soldiers to raze the center house. Miles threatens to kill Pseudolus, and Pseudolus, after begging time for one word, yells, "Intermission."
Act Two
Prologus (this time played by Senex) welcomes the audience and recaps the action in Act One as the characters all enter and assume their positions from the end of Act One.
Miles, preparing to kill Pseudolus with his sword, orders a soldier to gag Pseudolus. Pseudolus escapes. He insists Philia must be nearby and he praises her beauty. Miles lowers his sword when Pseudolus tells him, "If you had been born a woman, you would have been she!" Miles orders Pseudolus, accompanied by his soldiers, to find Philia; she is to be brought to the center house where Miles and the rest of the soldiers will be waiting. Pseudolus tells Hysterium to bring Philia up to the roof of the house. Everyone stops and watches as Erronius arrives and exits after his second trip around the city. Miles gives Pseudolus one hour to bring Philia.
Senex, still in the house of Erronius and fresh from his bath, tells Hysterium to bring Philia to him; he also asks Hysterium to bring any left-over passion potion.
Pseudolus succeeds in losing the soldiers accompanying him and tells the audience his plan will still work if he can find a body. After he runs off to find the body-snatcher, Domina arrives. She runs into Hysterium, who is on his way to Senex with the passion potion. Domina tells Hysterium she still loves Senex despite her suspicion Senex is chasing other women ("That Dirty Old Man"). Domina, who is the daughter of a general, doesn't object when Hysterium tells her he has invited Miles and his men into the house. Miles, who thinks he is in the house of Lycus, believes Domina is an older courtesan.
Pseudolus returns and tells Hysterium the body-snatcher has died and someone has stolen the body. He pulls Hysterium into the house as Senex, still in Erronius's house, asks Philia, in the center house, to come to him; she is unseen by the captain, who has just appeared on the balcony of the center house. Philia runs into Hero on her way to Erronius's house; she tells him her revenge against being taken by the captain will be to think of Hero while making love to Miles ("That'll Show Him"). Pseudolus enters and sends Hero and Philia into the garden to avoid being seen by Miles; he also discovers Philia will go with Hero if Hero obtains the captain's contract. He then calls for Hysterium to come out of the house. Hysterium enters wearing a virgin's dress and wig. He complains about the costume as Pseudolus convinces him he must impersonate the captain's dead courtesan. When Hysterium continues to protest, Pseudolus tells him how pretty he'll look as a dead virgin ("Lovely - Reprise"); Pseudolus tells him to lie down and places Erronius's ring on Hysterium's finger.
Pseudolus calls out to the captain and his soldiers he has found the dead girl. Pseudolus offers to dispose of the body, but Miles insists on conducting a funeral service ("Funeral"). Miles wants to cremate the body, but Pseudolus convinces him the Gods would be unhappy. Miles then places the contract on the body. When Miles is about to kiss the body, Pseudolus tells him 'she' died from the plague in Crete. Miles, who has just returned from there, knows there is no plague; he leans over the body and declares "this girl is alive!" Hysterium jumps up and runs off, followed by Pseudolus and the soldiers.
Much running about and many scenes of mistaken identity follow: Senex mistakes Hysterium for Philia; Hysterium mistakes Domina for Philia; Pseudolus mistakes Domina for Hysterium. Finally, Domina runs into Senex, and Pseudolus, who has found the contract, gives it to Hero. Erronius enters after his third trip around the city and sees Hysterium, still in the virgin's clothes, running out of his house. Erronius, after mistaking Hysterium for the ghost who has been haunting his house, sees the ring on Hysterium's finger, and thinks Hysterium is his long-lost daughter. Senex arrives and announces Hysterium is his new maid. Miles enters and claims Hysterium as his virgin. Hysterium's wig falls off and everyone's identity is revealed. An angry Miles is again about to kill Pseudolus, who asks to be allowed to kill himself. He tells Hysterium to bring him what he thinks is the sleeping potion; Hysterium, however, brings him the passion potion. Lycus enters with Philia and presents her to Miles. When Erronious mentions his confusion about the ring on Hysterium's finger, it is revealed Miles and Philia each have identical rings - they are brother and sister and Erronious is their father: Erronious is finally reunited with his children. Hero tells his parents of his wish to marry Philia. The entire ensemble joins Pseudolus as he explains everyone has gotten what they have been looking for ("Comedy Tonight - Reprise").
Burt Shevelove
Burt Shevelove was born in Newark, New Jersey, graduated from Brown University and received a Master's degree in theater from Yale. While at Yale, he wrote lyrics for a musical version of Plautus's Mostellaria and later became the resident director for the Yale Dramatic Association. After serving as an ambulance driver in World War II, he began a career as a writer, director and producer for radio and television, working with such stars as Judy Garland, Red Buttons, Jack Paar, Cyril Richard, Nancy Walker and Victor Borge; his work won him Emmy and Peabody Awards. His Broadway career began in 1948 with Small Wonder, a revue for which he wrote material, co-produced and directed. He also directed a revival of Kiss Me Kate (1956), Hallelujah Baby! (1968), No, No, Nanette (1971; he also wrote the book), The Frogs (1974; written with Stephen Sondheim and performed in and around the Yale University pool) and Happy New Year (1980; he also wrote the book). He co-wrote the film, The Wrong Box, with Larry Gelbart. Burt Shevelove died in 1982. Larry Gelbart
Larry Gelbart, a Chicago-born writer and producer who has achieved success for his work in radio, television, film and theater. He began his professional career in the late 1940s, before reaching the age of twenty, writing for such radio shows as The Eddie Cantor Show," "The Maxwell House Coffee Time with Danny Thomas," "Duffy's Tavern," "Command Performance," "Jack Carter," "The Jack Paar Show," "The Joan Davis Show" and "The Bob Hope Show." By the early 1950s he had begun writing for television, including "The All-Star Revue," "The Red Buttons Show," "Honestly," "Celeste, "The Patrice Munsel Show," "Caesar's Hour" and "The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom"; his television work in the 1960s, '70s, '80s and '90s includes "The Danny Kaye Show," "The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine," the long-running and hugely successful "M*A*S*H," "Barbara Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments," "Roll Out!," and "Karen." After "M*A*S*H" and the award-winning HBO television film, Barbarians at the Gate. In addition to A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, his work for the theater includes the plays My LA (1950), Sly Fox (1976) and Mastergate (1989); and the musicals The Conquering Hero (1960), One, Two, Three, Four, Five (1988) and City of Angels (1989; which won 6, 1990 Tony Awards, including Best Book of a Musical and Best Musical). His film work includes The Notorious Landlady, The Thrill of It All, The Wrong Box (co-written with Burt Shevelove), Not With My Wife, You Don't, The Chastity Belt, A Fine Pair, Oh, God, Movie, Movie, Neighbors, Tootsie and Blame It on Rio." Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim, one of the most influential and accomplished composer/lyricists in Broadway history, was born in New York City and raised in New York and Pennsylvania. As a teenager he met Oscar Hammerstein II, who became Sondheim's mentor. Sondheim graduated from Williams College, where he received the Hutchinson Prize for Music Composition. After graduation he studied music theory and composition with Milton Babbitt. He worked for a short time in the 1950s as a writer for the television show Topper; his first professional musical theatre job was as the songwriter for the unproduced musical Saturday Night. He wrote the lyrics for West Side Story (1957), Gypsy (1959) and Do I Hear A Waltz? (1965), as well as additional lyrics for Candide (1973). Musicals for which he has written both music and lyrics include A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (1962), Anyone Can Whistle (1964), Company (1970 - 1971 Tony Award Music and Best Lyrics), Follies (1971 - 1972 Tony Award Score and New York Drama Critics Circle Award; revised in London, 1987), A Little Night Music (1973 - Tony Award Score), The Frogs (1974), Pacific Overtures (1976 - New York Drama Critics' Circle Award), Sweeney Todd (1979 - Tony Award Score), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sunday In The Park With George (1984 - New York Drama Critics Circle Award; 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Drama), Into The Woods (1987 - Tony Award Score), Assassins (1991) and Passion (1994 - Tony Award Score). He composed the songs for the television production Evening Primrose (1966), co-authored the film The Last of Sheila (1973) and provided incidental music for The Girls of Summer (1956), Invitation to a March (1961) and Twigs (1971). Side By Side By Sondheim (1976), Marry Me A Little (1981), You're Gonna Love Tomorrow (1983; originally presented as A Stephen Sondheim Evening) and Putting It Together (1993) are anthologies of his work. He has written scores for the films Stavisky (1974) and Reds (1981), and composed songs for the film Dick Tracy (1990 - Academy Award for Best Song). He is on the Council of the Dramatist Guild, the national association of playwrights, composers and lyricists, having served as its president from 1973 until 1981, and in 1983 was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 1990 he was appointed the first Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Oxford University. He was also recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993. Adolph Green
The team of Betty Comden and Adolph Green, 1991 recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors, and the longest running creative partnership in theatre history, began writing and performing their own satirical comic material in a group called The Revuers, which included the late Judy Holliday. They went on to collaborate with Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins on what was the first show for all of them, "On The Town." Also with Mr. Bernstein they collaborated on the score for "Wonderful Town." With Jule Styne they wrote the book and/or lyrics for "Bells Are Ringing," "Do Re Mi," "Subways Are For Sleeping," "Peter Pan" and others. They also wrote the book for "Applause," the book and lyrics for "On the Twenith Century" and the lyrics for "The Will Rogers Follies," with Cy Coleman, and "A Doll’s Life." Five of these, "Applause," "Hallelujah Baby," "Wonderful Town," "On the Twentieth Century" and "The Will Rogers Follies" won them six Tony Awards, and "A Doll's Life," a Tony nomination.
Their many film musicals include "Singin’ in the Rain," "The Band Wagon," "On the Town," "Bells are Ringing," "It’s Always Fair Weather," "Good News" and "The Barkleys of Broadway." Their non-musicals include "Auntie Mame" and "What a Way To Go." Two of these musicals, "The Band Wagon" and "It’s Always Fair Weather," received Academy Award nominations and, along with "On The Town," won the Screen Writers’ Guild award.
"Singin’ in the Rain" was recently voted one of the ten best American films ever made and, by a vote of international film critics conducted by the prestigious magazine Sight and Sound, it was ranked third among the ten best films of all time.
As performers, Comden and Green appeared in "On the Town" and later did an evening at the Golden Theatre, "A Party With Betty Comden and Adolph Green," comprised of material from their own shows and movies, and from their act, The Revuers. In 1977 they did a new version of "A Party" to unanimous acclaim at the Morosco Theatre, and toured with it. "A Party" received an Obie Award when it was first performed.
They are both members of the Council of the Dramatists Guild, have been elected to the Theatre Hall of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and have received the Mayor of New York’s Certificate of Excellence.
Ms. Comden received the Woman of the Year Award from the Alumni Association of New York University. She appeared in the films "Garbo Talks" and "Slaves of New York," and on the stage in the Playwrights’ Horizons production of Wendy Wasserstein’s "Isn’t It Romantic?". Mr. Green appeared in the films "Simon," "My Favorite Year," "Garbo Talks," "Lily In Love" and "I Want To Go Home."
Some of their best-known songs include "Just In Time," "The Party’s Over," "Make Someone Happy," "New York, New York," "Neverland," "It’s Love," "Lonely Town" and "Some Other Time."
Stars they have written for in their musicals and films include Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Lauren Bacall, Rosalind Russell, Judy Holliday, Mary Martin, Phil Silvers, Carol Burnett and Nancy Walker.
Adolph Green was born in December 2, 1915 and died in October 24, 2002
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“L.A. RAWKS COACHELLA” presented by Onitsuka Tiger™! Thursday, April 27th 2006 Three of Clubs 1123 Vine (at Santa Monica) in Hollywood
THE BANDS
Wires On Fire, have only the most modest intentions of any rock band you’ve ever encountered. Their only want is for you to feel a bit of what they’re feeling, and to hear what they’re playing: The youth energy that’s bottled inside them to spill from their guitars, drums, and bodies and hit you with a sonic tidal wave of volume and rhythm. These elements have seen Wires On Fire grace the cover of the LA Weekly, book their own tours across the United States, and support such bands as: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Fall, and Death From Above 1979. All this with nothing more than a demo tape, a whole lot of hunger, fire, venom, and a blistering live performance to their name. Wires On Fire are finishing up recording their debut full-length record with Alain Johannes and Natasha Shneider (Eleven/Queens Of The Stone Age/Mark Lanegan). Their song "Daisy" (off their "Homewrecker" EP) is featured in the film and soundtrack for Wes Craven's new flick "The Hills Have Eyes." www.wiresonfire.com
Modwheelmood is led by Alessandro Cortini, currently a member of Nine Inch Nails. Cortini is Modwheelmood’s primary songwriter, accompanied by guitarist, Pelle Hillström (Abandoned Pools) who adds the finishing touches to the arrangements. The two have performed together for nearly six years. Their sound is best described as alternative pop electronica, yet a stimulating departure from the typical laptop based bands who label themselves as electronica. With their upcoming album, Enemies & Immigrants, Cortini and Hillström have carved a complex landscape that is evocative and deeply personal, making Enemies and Immigrants an EP that will surely keep your psychiatrist on speed dial. You can listen to some songs before the record comes out on their myspace page, linked below.
BlackBlack is a young Los Angeles band, full of vigor and fun. Whether it be playing with American Indian headdresses on or covered in (fake) blood, their all-around cute appearances could be distracting, however you can’t ignore the band’s inventive yet stripped-down nature. We all know by now that looks can be deceiving, and if BlackBlack was a book they’d be so much more than their cover. You could argue that they’re like Deerhoof without the accent, Blonde Redhead minus the angst, or That Dog’s first album turned up a couple notches. The band is comprised of Diva Dompe (bass and vocals), her sister Lola Dompe (drums), and Clark Schädelkopf (guitar) – aka Alex Greenwald of Phantom Planet fame.
THE Djs
Jesse “the Devil” Hughes has returned from a religious dance monastery as a master. Matching “the Devil” in stride for sexy stride is the groove pocket cyborg, Baby Duck (formerly Carlo Von Sexron, aka Joshua Homme from Queens of the Stone Age fame). The dream boys have reached a verdict and delivered a sentence to all who try and judge this thing called rock 'n' roll. And that sentence is Death By Sexy! Rekords Rekords has teamed up with brand spankin' new Downtown Records, making this their debut release. So put your dancing shoes on and get ready for Downtown to plant their magic beans and climb the stalk of rock all the way to the top, by riding high on the wings of Eagles Of Death Metal's Death By Sexy.
The Like formed in 2001 in Los Angeles, when best friends Charlotte Froom (a bassist of two weeks at the time) and Tennessee Jane Bunny Thomas (a drummer in her all-girls-school band) met Z Berg and found the voice and songs they had been looking for. Almost immediately, the ladies began to garner local praise and attention, surprising their audiences with a complexity belying their very young years (two 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old at the time). The Like transcend all the easy labels that one may be inclined to attach to them: all-girl band, teenage band, L.A. band, etc. They simply write beautiful music, and possess an irresistible collective personality.
Big Blackhawk is one of the premier LA-area promoters specializing in the burgeoning Hard Rock/Heavy Metal music genres. Though his best work can be seen most often in Los Angeles, his work has taken them all over the country promoting events and parties for cool music festivals such as SXSW, CMJ and Coachella. Big Blackhawk plans to bring the rawk to many cities this summer including Chicago for the Pitchfork Music festival, Nashville for Bonnaroo and Seattle for the Suicide Squeeze 10 Year Anniversary festival. Big Blackhawk seriously needs to come out with a mix tape, because summer is coming and we need some jams!
The Golden Huffy Soundsystem is Isaiah Owens Isaiah "Ikey" Owens is the current keyboardist in The Mars Volta, and was a member of Cedric Bixler Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez's side project, De Facto. He has also performed as a member of Sublime and Long Beach Dub Allstars. Since 2002, (on his own solo album) he's been writing and recording under the moniker Free Moral Agents, releasing a vinyl-only EP on Pete Records, as well as the recent GSL split 12” with Subtitle. They released their full-length "Everybody's Favorite Weapon" in 2004.
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PELICAN TOUR AMERICA in may and june with MONO
In the past year Pelican got love from true school metal heads to bookish indie rock nerds to scrutinizing critics and blew the fuck up. They quit their days jobs and have toured with sold out shows as well as just recently rocking the monolith that is known as "Taste of Chaos". Now they come back to tour with their peers MONO for a spring tour of America. They make us proud.
crushing post-rock that can thicken into metal but never turns to sludge. - Blender
Pelican shatter all expectations of what loud guitar rock is supposed to sound like - call it highbrow metal. - Village Voice
Musicians so far beyond vying for supremacy with any other band that might be considered their "contemporaries" that they've been forced to challenge nature itself to a death match. - The Alternative Press
A positively elemental album for scope, ambition, and vision. - Kerrang
TOUR DATES: Sunday May 7th - Mac's Bar - Lansing MI Monday May 8th - Mohawk Place - Buffalo NY Tuesday May 9th - Avalon NYC - New York NY Wednesday May 10th - First Unitarian Chirch - Philadelphia PA Thursday May 11th - Black Cat - WDC Friday May 12th - Nanci Raygun - Richmond VA Saturday May 13th - Grey Eagle - Asheville NC Sunday May 14th - Drunken Unicorn - Atl GA Monday May 15 th - Drunken Unicorn - Atl GA Wednesday May 17th - The Social - Orlando FL Thursday May 18th - Churchills - Miami FL Friday May 19th - Common Grounds - Gainsville FL Saturday May 20th - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge LA Sunday May 21st - Walters - Houston TX Monday May 22nd - Hailey's - Denton TX Tuesday May 23rd - Emo's - Austin TX Thursday May 25th - Launchpad - Albuquerque NM Friday May 26th - Plush - Tucson AZ Saturday May 27th - Casbah - San Diego CA Sunday May 28th - Glass House - Pomona CA Monday May 29th - Troubador - LA CA Tuesday May 30th - The Belmont - Fresno CA Wednesday May 31st - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco CA Friday June 2nd - Loveland - Portland OR Saturday June 3rd - Neumo's Crystal Ball Reading - Seattle WA Monday June 5th - The Venue - Boise ID Tuesday June 6th - Club Sound - Salt Lake City UT Wednesday June 7th - Marquis Theater - Denver CO Thursday June 8th - Bottleneck - Lawerence KS Friday June 9th - Triple Rock - Minneapolis MN Saturday June 10th - Metro - Chicago IL Sunday June 11th - Headliners Music Hall -Louisville KY Tuesday June 13th - Grop Shop - Cleveland OH Wednesday June 14th - Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto ON Thursday June 15th - Babylon - Ottowa ON Saturday June 17th - Caberet Music Hall - Montreal QC Sunday June 18th - The Middle East - Cambridge MA
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Guru & Solar Prep Jazzmatazz Vol. 4
NY, NY----Guru is a walking testament to Hiphop’s spirit, culture and timelessness and his journey in the music industry has been one long ride that contains one classic recording after another; from his work with the legendary Gang Starr, to becoming one of the first artists to fuse Hiphop and Jazz, Guru’s legacy and legend will never be forgotten and he plans on furthering that legacy with his 7 Grand label venture.
As the momentum continues to build around the second single, “Hood Dreaming”, (the single peaked at #3 on Hot 97’s top twenty countdown in March 2006) from Guru & Solar’s Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures, (which was hailed for the new sound Solar supplied for Guru from respected outlets such as The Source, NY Post, Essence, Black Beat, etc) featured Styles P, Talib Kweli, B-Real, Jean Grae and continues to sell (nearing 100K units) nearly nine-months after its release, the duo is already in the process of working on the fourth installment of Guru’s always inventive and compelling Jazzmatazz series.
Jazzmatazz Vol. 4 will be released in early 2007 and will be preceded by the LP’s lead-single, which will appear in the fall of 2006. Always pushing the envelope, Jazzmatazz Vol. 4 will be a double-disc endeavor that will be entirely produced by Solar and co-produced by Guru. Already gushing over the early recording sessions, Guru lamented “the tracks Solar and I have laid down are incredible and it’s going to be the best Jazzmatazz yet.” In the past, Guru’s Jazzmatazz endeavors have enabled him to collaborate with a who’s who list of legendary musical icons; including Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd, Chaka Khan, Isaac Hayes and Branford Marsalis. Early confirmed guests on Jazzmatazz Vol. 4 include Common, Raheem Devaughn, David Sanborn, Ronny Laws and Natasha Benningfield among others.
Similar to Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures, Jazzmatazz Vol. 4 will be released on Guru and Solar’s own label 7 Grand Records, a label that although only a year in its inception, has already produced great results and allows Guru & Solar the ability to handle business on their own terms as Solar asserts “7 Grand Records is the epitome of what great NY Hiphop represents taken to the new millennium and beyond! Independent Hip Hop has always been free from corporate BS and 7 Grand is the company that will bring that concept forward.” Likewise, Guru proclaims “7 Grand Records allows me not only to be creative, but to finally be in control of my creativity. With us you've got a legendary spitter that’s still hungry and still relevant, teamed up with the hottest New York producer in the game, which makes for a musical vision that is powerfully important and virtually unstoppable.” |
