Michael Gilboe's Blog
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Donna Gilboe (1915-2008)
My grandmother, Donna Gilboe, passed away this Saturday. She was always incredibly supportive of everything I do, and as I was unable to make it back for the funeral, I thought the next best thing I could do was to set one of her poems to music.
Dreamy Times
The piano was old and dusty,
It hadn’t been used for years;
But when I played a melody
It’s tone was sweet and clear.
‘Twas up in the attic I...
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Broadway Bullet Vol. 209
SO HERE WE GO for another week of Broadway news and noteworthy people. We’ve got a lot of information in this podcast, so let’s get it started.
This week we have two-time Tony Award Nominee Danny Burstein in the studio to talk about SOUTH PACIFIC and his career. We hear a couple of songs from Mr Burstein. We also have XANADU star Kerry Butler in to give us a little...
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My Flight of the Conchords Interview
I love Flight of the Conchords, and because I don’t have HBO, I haven’t had a chance to start watching the series until recently. It’s funny, and dead-pan, and I would say it amounts to the first successful piece of Musical-Theatre television yet. I also love their clear affinity for Musical Theatre performers with Sutton Foster and Luther Creek having appeared over the course of the first four episodes.
It’s great as well, as I...
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Prepping for Tony Coverage
I’m going to the Tony Press Reception again this year, but I am doing Video interviews as well this year! Last year was exciting, chaotic, and fun, and I am getting ready for more of the same! I expect we’ll be putting out some of the most (if not THE most) comprehensive coverage of the Tony Nominees, as we will be posting ALL the interviews I do! I am excited for some hard work over...
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Broadway Bullet Vol. 208
We’ve got some great stuff for you this week, and we’re busting at the seams with new content and a brand new design. So let’s get this show on the road, shall we?First off we have two of the actors from the new production at Playwright’s Realm, SUBSTITUTION, Brandon Espinoza and Shanna Dowdeswell. Also the guys who brought you TITLE OF SHOW and are bringing it to Broadway, Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen...
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What the #$%& is that [title of show]?
Yes… the musical that causes more confusion than “Who’s on Third”? is coming to Broadway this July! But the composers and stars are coming to the Broadway Bullet podcast this Thursday, May 8th.
I had a chance to interview Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen last week, and I have to say, it was a ball. If you don’t want miss their story of how [title of show] moved from a small festival musical to...
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Facebook Friends' Posts
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Obama or McCain- Why You Should Vote
Source: www.youtube.com \"Citizen\'s Cry\" - An Internet Video Produced to Inspire the Youth of Today to Vote http://www.mobilizethevote2008.com In a time of anticipation over the outcome of our national election, comes a voting message produced to inspire the youth of today to vote. ...
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Capoeira Fail
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Playbill Celebrity Buzz: ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: The Sweet Smell of Success
Source: www.playbill.com A week in the life of actor, musician and Chatterbox host Seth Rudetsky.
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Strauss Salome final scene pt 3 of 3
Source: www.youtube.com Strauss: Salome final scene pt 3 of 3 Everytime I see Salome, I fall in love again!!! I am seeing Salome with Karita Mattila tomorrow for the second time this season, and am absolutely stoked!!!!
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Box Office Mo-Joe Sixpack | Slog | The Stranger | Seattle's Only Newspaper
Source: slog.thestranger.com Best blog post ever.
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NYSTI play takes audience into minds, hearts of jurors
Source: www.dailygazette.com Joel Aroeste as Juror No. 3, second from left, lunges at Juror No. 8, right, played by David Bunce as tempers flare in the classic story of "Twelve Angry Jurors" at the New York State Theatre Institute at the Schacht Fine Arts Center on the campus of Russell Sage College in Troy. ...
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PageOneQ | Laid-off Wall Streeter puts 'gay virginity' on auction block
Source: pageoneq.com PageOneQ is a liberal lesbian and gay news service based in Washington, DC Desperate times call for desperate mesures..
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Hvilken brudekjole passer for deg?
Source: quiz.start.no Always a bridesmaid, never a bride!
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Op-Ed Columnist - The Wright Stuff - NYTimes.com
Source: www.nytimes.com I spoke to Gov. Sarah Palin recently. She said a few things that were politically provocative and offered advice to John McCain for the next debate: "Have fun." Then added, "Take the gloves off."
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5 Friends
Source: www.youtube.com Leonardo DiCaprio, will i. am, Tobey Maguire, and Forest Whitaker have created public service announcements to encourage American youth to register to vote. The non-partisan PSAs, produced by DiCaprios ... Love this! Watch and pass it on. PLEASE.
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"Wake It Up" from STREET LIGHTS
Source: www.youtube.com For more songs and videos from STREET LIGHTS, please visit our official site at http://www.streetlightsmusical.com. The video stars Kevin Curtis, Jess Hershberg, Devin Ilaw, Krystal Brown and presenting Angela Johnson. ... An Obama Music Video I did Directed by Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Seussical, Spelling Bee)
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Thoth
Source: www.youtube.com Now playing in the YouTube Screening Room: http://www.youtube.com/ytscreeningroom. In the Oscar®-winning THOTH, director Sarah Kernochan turns to another wonderfully unique personality, a fantastic character ... I love performance art!
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The Weepies - World Spins Madly On
Source: www.youtube.com Video produced and directed by Joseph Gaffney. http://www.comicspace.com/holland_francis/ Song is "World Spins Madly On" by Deb Talan & Steve Tannen (2006 ASCAP/BMI), from The Weepies CD "Say I Am You" (Nettwerk). www.theweepies.com I love The Weepies!
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huggabunch part 2
Source: www.youtube.com Oh no! The land of Shrug! The fruit of the youngberry tree! "I'm an American Citizen and I bow down to no one." LOL Gosh, I used to love this movie!!! (And why am I reliving my youth today??)
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Mad Dog Palin : Rolling Stone
Source: www.rollingstone.com I'm standing outside the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Sarah Palin has just finished... Well written, true, and funny to boot. Worth a read for all ya mavericks out there dontcha know.
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