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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

The $1-million price of a New York City dog run by Fred Landau

From the wonderful (and very useful) "New York Today" column in the NYTimes: “Residents in Queens want a new dog run, but not if it costs $1 million.” Here's a parody-tribute: y…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 09:46AM

Saturday, September 12, 2015

The new, more democratic NY Fashion Week - a parody-tribute lyric by Fred Landau

This seemed to go over a bit when I posted it in the NYT comments, my parody-tribute to the new apps for Fashion Week making it available to the whole city rather than the elite few.The actu…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 07:31AM

Friday, July 5, 2013

Bette may want to do Mame [full loving parody coverage) at July 5th entry by Fred Landau

At our July 5th entry - we react to the Times reporting Bette wanting to do a musical, and it's likeliness that it's MAME: We recap our blog's Youtube salutes to "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" a…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 07:14AM

Monday, June 10, 2013

2012-13 season highlights (June 7 update) by Fred Landau

Parodies and original YouTube links from the 2012-13 season.

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 12:09AM

Friday, November 30, 2012

2012 in theater-and cabaret-related parody & tribute videos by Fred Landau

Here are some of the 2012 videos, mostly about Off-Broadway and NYC cabaret-scene tributes and parodies - mostly comedy, some sincere tributes: The list includes a MOTOWN THE MUSICAL par…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 03:44PM

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Chrysanthemum "Tea Party" - Dancing with the Stars, Bristol Palin by Fred Landau

With Bristol Palin back in fall 2012 DANCING WITH THE STARS, a reprise of the “Chrysanthemum Tea Party Overtures”

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 11:12PM

A Look Back At Theater Spoofs 2009-2011 by Fred Landau

Hearing the talk by some of the critics about what was worth parodying in theatre from 2009 to 2011. No one does it on the level of "Forbidden Broadway" in terms of hitting the bulls-eye of …

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 10:58PM

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Musical by some family & friends timed to the Occupy Wall Street protests; very much like a modern Cradle Will Rock in many exciting ways. by Fred Landau

"Reckless Endangerment, a citizen's plea for the promise of America" -- on YouTube. This is an eight-minute musical film. I hope it's a pilot for a larger musical stage o…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 05:26PM

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Rodgers & Hart parody -parody of John Doyle's new show, looking likely to be a NY smash when it gets here by Fred Landau

Parody of IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND - as the actor/musicians reportedly get paid for both roles when they do...

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 07:40PM

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Living EVITA Loca - an audio parody preview, because suddenly, everyone's talking EVITA instead of FUNNY GIRL by Fred Landau

I was planning a full "Living La Vida Loca" parody on Ricky Martin's casting for the fall (I think he'll do a great job with the role, even if his fans will buy tickets for hotness reasons) …

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 09:22AM

Friday, August 5, 2011

Parody based on Lauren Ambrose casting as Fanny Brice, and the much-talked-about Marilyn Michaels NY Times blog item this morning by Fred Landau

I'D RATHER A JEW OVER YOU (parody of I'd Rather Be Blue Over You)suggested by the NY Times blog item (on FUNNY GIRL casting Lauren Ambrose) by the legendary Marilyn Michaels http://www.…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 07:17PM

Sunday, July 31, 2011

On A Clear Day - some affectionate parody videos by Fred Landau

"CLEAR DAY" song parody- jazz-inflected version to honor the revisal's plot;Seen & Interred: "Donna K" with ecstatic Alan Jay Lerner & Burton Lane on Vi…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 10:11AM

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

What are the odds? Getting loads of views because people think I'm a different "Landau" than I am? by Fred Landau

Been enjoying getting loads of extra YouTube views because of people looking for YouTubes of Landau Eugene Murphy, who goes by the one-name "Landau" generally, but his FLY ME TO THE MOON voc…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 03:41PM

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