Sunday, March 24, 2024
Because although laughing and singing don't make a problem go away, they can help your outlook
And put you in frame of mind to deal with reality more clearly.
AIMING TO DO THESE AS A CA…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 11:32AMThursday, March 14, 2024
Parody-tribute honoring Emma Stone winning the Oscar earlier this week
Recalling Emma Stone's starring on Broadway in "Cabaret" in 2014
"Go Tell Emma" (parody-tribute for "Don't Tell Mama"
h…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 09:42AMThursday, February 29, 2024
Since "Forbidden Broadway" is moving to Broadway, it felt like it was time to dust off this loving, respectful spoof of "Forbidden Broadway" - "Rainbow High" parody - As-if Patti LuPone vi…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 03:52PMTuesday, February 13, 2024
Posting one last love song before Valentine's Day - This was more of a uptempo charm/dance tune, and was from the time when the YouTubes were starting to move upward a bit for me (this one r…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 03:38PMTuesday, January 23, 2024
For Valentine’s Day: this blog's tradition, original non-parody theater love songs
If you're looking for love songs to play or perform for Valentine's Day -
“Is It Mushy to Say I Lov…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 07:06PMTuesday, December 19, 2023
This blog's traditional way of celebrating Edith Piaf's birthday Dec. 19 -
LA VIE EN ROSE parody by Fred Landau
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5Z6iz4jPsw
Thank you to the wonderful Ja…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 05:11PMThursday, December 7, 2023
In the spirit of the old line about what many Jewish holidays have in common, "They tried to destroy us, they didn't destroy us, let's eat!" -
"Put Your Pain In the Hands of a Jew (or a F…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 09:05AMFriday, December 1, 2023
Remembering my dear late aunt Sarah Friedler on her birthday, here in this photo with my dad, my brother and me at what seems to be my nephew David Landau's bris in 1988. My aunt and my…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 04:51PMSaturday, November 25, 2023
If you're in the mood for holiday music you've never heard before, this is my tribute to New York in the shopping and tree lighting time of year. Hope you like it, whatever you celebrate!"I…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 08:42AMSunday, November 12, 2023
Here's a new draft of the description about the value of parody for the upcoming volume 6 of 21ST CENTURY OLDIES: The First Quarter Century, 2001-2025.
More about Volume 6 is here https…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 03:46PMSaturday, November 11, 2023
With Rep. Dean Phillips (who is Dear Abby's grandson - really!) officially running for President,
I figured why not revive this proposed (not really!) pitch
"DOWNTOWN ABBY / UPTOWN AN…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 08:51AMFriday, November 10, 2023
If you've started looking for musical material for the holiday season's performances:
Here's KRINGLE LADIES: PUT FIVE GOLDEN RINGS ON IT, a parody of SINGLE LADIES -
http://www.yout…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 09:59AMTuesday, November 7, 2023
Remembering Marie Curie's birthday (Nov. 7) with a musical comedy salute:
In 2019, Kate Mulgrew was back onstage, at the Minetta Lane, as a rival for Mme. Curie's heart in off-Broadway's …
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 09:34PM
FREE GIVEAWAY IN THE U.S. (EVEN POSTAGE IS FREE IN THE U.S.)
I've been writing parody lyrics almost every day usually based on Times news stories or politics,
and putting them in th…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 11:56AMSunday, February 5, 2023
For Valentine’s Day: original non-parody theater love songs
"Brooklyn Boy"
https://youtu.be/XiQRDVKvf5Q
"I Look Into Those Eyes"
https://youtu.be/5HcENPH12UU
“Is It Mushy to Say I…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 08:32PMSunday, December 11, 2022
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Blank Canvas Theatre in Cleveland updated its site for the full company list of "The Last Starfighter"
http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/the-last-starfighter-cast/
Please let your friends…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 07:07AMThursday, October 6, 2022
Our show "The Last Starfighter" will have its Cleveland premiere at the Blank Canvas Theatre in Dec. 2022. Please let your friends in the Cleveland area know. http://www.blankcanvasthea…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 06:03PMSaturday, September 24, 2022
Counting down to High Holy Days: this blog's tradition "I Will Survive" parody "I'll be Inscribed"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxTuhLayowQsung by Jan Horvath
Feel free to use it in …
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 05:14PMTuesday, September 6, 2022
With "Take Me Out" coming back again -
Reprising "Everyone Goes" from the tribute to the original run of TAKE ME OUT
https://youtu.be/CIrsCaiRLNg
parody of "Anything Goes"
Saw TAKE ME …
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 05:30PMSunday, August 14, 2022
Two highlighted numbers at https://youtu.be/hLFfOPBzmagMore demos from this show at
https://youtu.be/0ha6R1Z2yQo and https://youtu.be/_vLnGZVtRc4A
FAMILY MUSIC script - UPDATED August …
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 04:46PMWednesday, August 10, 2022
Because although laughing and singing don't make a problem go away, they can help your outlook
And put you in frame of mind to deal with reality more clearly.
AIMING TO DO THESE AS A C…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 05:44PMMonday, July 4, 2022
Ready to snap? The 1776-Addams Family cross-over
"The John and Abigail Adams Family theme song" - as it might have been adapted by the writers of "1776"
https://youtu.be/4bUcJKIYFyw
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 05:31PMMonday, June 13, 2022
Lookback in honor of the deserved Tony win for "Lehman Trilogy"
AIG-LEHMAN BAILOUT PARODY SONG
I NEED ME A LOAN (tune of LEAVE ME ALONE)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha8Q2KHzuME
…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 08:26AMMonday, May 9, 2022
Some Tony-lookback parody thoughts:
The Broadway "Lehman Trilogy" gave you 3 parts in 180 minutes,
"The Lehman Eulogy" musical gives you 5 parts in 8 minutes
https://youtu.be/KUjCalZ…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 10:10AMThursday, April 14, 2022
As Barry Manilow- Bruce Sussman's musical about the Harmonists gets reviews seeming worthy of a Broadway step-up
[Note re questions about the ocean shots: Thought it would be fun or funny to…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 11:44PMThursday, March 10, 2022
Getting ready just in case - for a Broadway where every night is a "covid-super-spreader" event
I've been ready with this pitch that your premium seat offers an optional limo to the premium…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 12:11PMThursday, March 3, 2022
Parody of I'D RATHER BE BLUE -
"live from the Erasmus High School Bar in Brooklyn"
"I'D RATHER A JEW OVER YOU" - ERASMUS GUYS SEE THE TV COMMERCIAL AND ARE RELIEVED THE NEW "FUNNY GIRL…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 06:02AMWednesday, March 2, 2022
As James Earl Jones has a Broadway theater named for him!!!
An encore of DARTH OF YOUR WORLD -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBgUp7OrFbk
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 02:56PMThursday, February 10, 2022
Lookback to SO MUCH BUTTER for a fictitious PAULA DEEN STORY - as in TAP DANCE KID, Encores relived the infamous NO HEAVY ACTRESSES casting notice from GOLDEN APPLE. No insensitivity "mis…
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 03:57AMFriday, January 21, 2022
Remembering the great artist Meat Loaf the only way this blog really can. The first time I saw him in a Broadway show was a small role in Gower Champion's production "Rockabye Hamlet." …
SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 07:44AM 
