At TVWriter™ we have been crushing like crazy on Tim Minchin for years. More than once we’ve said, “The Minchman is God,” and now, lo and behold we’ve learned that Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber himself agrees with us.
Here’s the sitch – Sir Andrew (known to LB as Just Plain Andrew because – this is true – he knew him when) has been making a number of productions of his musicals available on YouTube for 48 hours each, and right now (to-fucking-day and tomorrow too!) It’s Jesus Chris Superstar’s turn.
Gotta love all the great new video freebies we’re all getting while we’re hard at the social distancing thing. And for some of us it is indeed hard work to adjust to living each moment of our lives to the fullest without being nagged about the right-or-wrongness of being nonproductive.
This production of Cabaret is an awesome distraction from potentially terminal self-awareness. It was shot life, onstage, as a TV movie directed by the great Sam Mendes and featuring the original cast of the West End production, including Alan Cumming as the Master of Ceremonies, and even if you hate the show or its music (although how could you?) you should watch for Alan Cumming alone.
Let’s all enjoy this gift together.
Speaking of the pandemic, looks like the Writers Guild of America West is on the job. Do I sound facetious? If so, I apologize. As far as I can see the two articles below are very helpful services indeed.
In the fall of 2018, the WGAW launched an outreach and social media #NoWritingLeftBehind campaign to educate members on what to do when asked to leave written materials behind after a pitch meeting. The answer remains simple, then and now: Don’t do it.
Worthwhile viewing for all of us, whether or not we’re pro writers, or, for that matter, readers or even non-readers, actually:
In partnership with the Writers Guilds of America West and East, Hollywood, Health & Society is set to present a series of panel discussions—all hosted via Zoom—exploring a variety of topics related to the current COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of these discussions is to provide information and access to experts in the public health field for your personal lives and the projects you may be working on.
From the producers of Stranger Things and the director of The End of the F***ing World comes a new series based on the Charles Forsman graphic novel.
Cast: Sophia Lillis, Wyatt Oleff, Sofia Bryant, Richard Ellis, Kathleen Rose Perkins & Aidan Wojtak-Hissong