Tommy Karr

Category: Entertainment

  • HBO’s Game Change – Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin as a Crazy Person

    I may have to get cable JUST to watch Game Change when it premiers on HBO (March 10 at 9pm).  The trailer has that “you want this, don’t ya” appeal that a red velvet cake does after a three-day fast.  And Julianne Moore… what can I say?  If she doesn’t at least get to host SNL…

  • Baby August on Broadway: A Painting

    Ok, so Baby August isn’t on Broadway, but this weekend I finished a painting for some of my dearest friends who recently welcomed their baby boy to the world.  Since both work in and around the theatre district I created this scene of “baby Broadway” characters standing on a cartoon rendering of the Red Steps…

  • Elizabeth Warren: It Gets Better (VIDEO)

    I had the pleasure of seeing Elizabeth Warren speak about her concerns for the middle class when I attended a taping of The Daily Show on Tuesday. (Watch the extended interview here.)  She was charismatic, smart and so well researched in her concerns that the audience rose to their feet in thunderous applause multiple times…

  • Bernadette Peters made The Golden Girls Gay Before The Golden Girls Did

    No explanation necessary.  Just sit back, turn up the sound and enjoy. (And by the way, those pants… are amazing.)

  • Second Class Citizens: Documenting the Gay Right Movement

    I just signed on to back  Ryan James Yezak’s documentary Second Class Citizens, a documentary that follows the evolution of the gay rights movement and the discrimination and violence that the LGBT community has faced over the years.  I’m happy to do what little I can to help see this film come to light.  Mr. Yezak…

  • Rob Marshall to direct INTO THE WOODS film adaptation

    So, the Broadway blogosphere is bubbling with talk of Rob Marshall helming the film adaptation of Into the Woods and I can’t help but put my two cents in.  It is a time honored tradition in theatre to speculate on the future casting of shows so here we go… Witch:  Either Catherine Zeta-Jones (who could…

  • BOOK REVIEW: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

    Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs My rating: 4 of 5 stars Not sure what to expect from the story I happily grabbed Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and found myself just shy of three days later happily pleased and hungry for more. The book is “young adult” fiction but easily…

  • Christmas Crud & Exploring Youtube (4 Things You Should Watch)

    I’ve had this horrible sinus/ear/throat infection for days now (herein after referred to as “the crud”) which means I’ve spent a majority of the last three days in bed or on the couch. It just struck me that it’s odd we don’t say “in couch” as we do “in bed”.  I suppose that’s because we…

  • Miss Piggy and Rudolph Nureyev – Baby It’s Cold Outside

    Because of the Holiday crunch I’ve been low-key on the site except for some Instagram pics. Until I can get to a full-length post (any day now) I hope this clip from The Muppet Show featuring Miss Piggy and famed dancer Rudolph Nureyev will suffice. While the song is all Christmas, Miss Piggy makes the…