I forget whether the OCR includes the dialogue about Leo and Marianne cloning their dogs (so as to keep an identical set at each of their houses around the world, saving the hassle of pet transport when traveling).  But this article made me think of them...

The New Yorker:  Best Inbreed
                                         The rise of canine clones.

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I am very interested in seeing this version of Cats.  I saw a short video and it looks very intriguing.  I wonder if the concept can remain fresh and interesting for the entire show.  Sadly, I doubt I will make it to NYC before it closes unless it extends indefinitely.  

Slate:   Inside the Stephen Sondheim Auction That Stunned Even the Auctioneer
                 The auction house thought these thesauruses were worth $300. They underestimated the nerdiness of theater kids.

In spite of my well-known ambivalence toward Jellicle cats, this has kinda intrigued me ever since it was announced a few months ago.  Next week my friend Kis will be hosting an out-of-town guest who very much wants to see it, and for a while I considered going with them.  In the end, Kis and I both decided against (her guest will be seeing it with someone else), but it does still sound interesting enough to give me paws (see what I did?) about giving it a pass.  (On the other hand, if I manage to see Jamie Lloyd's Sunset Boulevard next fall, maybe that will be enough ALW for one year).

NYT (feature):  Cats Returns, Ditching the Junkyard for Queer Ballroom

NYT (review):  A 10th Life for Those Jellicle Cats, Now on the Runway

TimeOut NY (review):  Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Facebook:  Scenic Design for CATS: The Jellicle Ball



HAPPY * PRIDE !

A weekend in the country—

It's perverted!

Pack my quiver and bow!
A weekend in the country:
At exactly two-thirty, we go.

Johanna!
Johanna!
I treasured you in innocence
And loved you like a daughter.
You mock me, Johanna,
You tempt me with your innocence,
You tempt me with those quivering--

The Walgreens that is half a block from my house will deliver to my house for free (plus tip), which is a lot better than delivery charge plus convenience fee plus tip, which is what one supermarket chain charges, or Oops, we don't deliver to your address at all, which is what the other supermarket chain offers. I am having Walgreens deliver a bunch of 12-packs of Coke, of which I currently have difficulty carrying more than one at a time, but I can definitely carry one at a time from my porch to my garage. While they're at it, I'm having them deliver a gallon of distilled water, some king size Reese's Sticks and some gummy bears.

I'm just excited about finding this out. 

My shoulder still hurts from Wednesday's occupational therapy, and I haven't done my exercises today. Or, I guess, yesterday, seeing how it's one in the morning. I went to the baseball game yesterday, which was easier for me to sit through than the theatre--maybe because I was sitting on the end and getting up often to let people go through the row.

Woo Hoo!  Happy news indeed for both of you!!!!