No Way to Treat a Lady

Things have been quiet on the producing front for many producers out there. The economic climate is still pretty tight. However, every producer I'm talking to these days is open to partnerships and figuring out way to get things done. It hasn't always been this way. It used to be very difficult to get partnerships formed because everyone was trying to make the best deal or preserve their negotiating position. The dialogue now is much more open with most everyone sharing budget information and a real effort to make deals that help everyone involved. It is encouraging to see.

Off to see No Way to Treat a Lady at the Colony Theater in Burbank. I'll let you know how it is...

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Olympics - Closing Ceremony and Educating Rita at The Colony

A busy weekend for sure.

Steph and I made the drive out to The Colony Theater to see Educating Rita. Once again, Cameron Watson did a fantastic job directly the play and the performances of Bjørn Johnson and Rebecca Mozo are terrific. Cameron and Rebecca return to The Colony with this show after the huge success of Trying last year and their reprise of the show a couple of months ago. Educating Rita runs through Sept. 21st so head on out to go see it. A very enjoyable night in the theater.

The Olympics

I have to say that the opening and closing night ceremonies were absolutely mesmerizing. The massive amount of performers and the unity and precision in which they worked was just a joy to behold. I could not help but think that we could never accomplish that in the U.S. In a culture that seems to stem from being a cog in the wheel of a larger whole vs. our culture of thinking it is all about us and immediate gratification - it just makes you wonder how long it will be before China takes over the world. If we don't get some discipline back into our lives and culture, it will be much sooner than later.

At least now I can get some sleep!

Dreampeddler