The Secrest biography is great. I received it many years ago (around the time it was published), but kind of savored it by not reading it until a few years ago. I'm currently doing the same thing with "Finishing A Hat" and "Look, I Made a Hat."

How about Marry Me A Little? Sorry/Grateful is amazing. The 1995 revival version with Robert Westenberg is my very favorite.

I was just about to post that we are probably equally fanatical about Sondheim, but then I read that you had a tattoo - my lone tattoo is theatre related but not Sondheim-y. Anyway, I don't think you're insane. But then again, I may be a little insane. I've been known to take work day lunch time strolls around the…

I'm so happy to hear that you also didn't like the '02 production. Man, of every show I've seen (which is a lot because I use to work in theatre and I'm still *surprise!* a big ole theatre nerd) that production just makes me so incredibly angry. I HATE that they neutered it. The fucking cow upstaged (with awful…

Of your list, I'd choose Megan Mullalley. Bebe would also be a good choice (but a nightmare to work with...from what I hear).

SIGH... Something surely to be worse than the great awfulness that was the 2002 Into the Woods Broadway revival.

Yes, I will post show dish with you anytime. And HA! You best bring the pie.*

That's definitely true. That was a whole lot of fun. Did you see it on Broadway? If so, did they have the bar open onstage for the audience to go buy drinks while the actors were jamming? They did that for the NTWS production, but I was told they weren't sure if it would be possible in a Broadway house.

"...in my personal opinion, The Good Wife basically ruined a much-anticipated get together by putting it in an elevator and setting it to some god-awful music."

And you might add Sutton to that list if Bunheads isn't renewed.

Eeek... You're right. Thanks for the correction.

Not quite sure how to read your all caps (presumed) exclamation, but yes, The Public Theater produced the musical (that transferred to Broadway) using all/most of the music from the film. I thought it was a really good adaptation. There were a couple of minor weak points, but otherwise it was a damn good show. The…

EEEEEEeeeee... I'm so super psyched with the Mother choice! Cristin is so very awesomely talented. She's a friend of a friend, so I don't know her well, but I like her a lot. Also, she was fan-fucking-tastic in Once:The Musical.

I'm loving it too. Not as much as New Girl, but close. However, we all have to agree that it has the worst lyric-free theme song to every grace television.

Oh my god, I love this!

Yup, that's the first role that comes to mind whenever I think of Rico. He's the best part of the movie and that movie has some really damn good parts.

Fun! But there's some bias here. For the most part those clean shaven specimen pics are pretty bad pics and not a good hotness representation of said specimen. In any case, I like 'em all with scruff except for Daniel Craig. His beautiful chin should not be shrouded.

My prom was a trip across country to NYC over the holiday break. I had no desire to go to prom. That NYC trip was the greatest night(s) of my life as it was life-changing. I credit that trip for fueling my courage and strengthening my resolve to move here.

I have a big ole crush on Tom Lennon because of the The Nerdist. I knew who he was before that podcast started but never really followed him. But damn, that man is so genuinely funny and sweet. I've seen him a couple of times in person at the Nerdist live podcast tapings and he's always the highlight of those live…

Tobacco smoke triggers both migraines and asthma attacks for me. A cloud of tobacco smoke is incredibly concentrated, whereas typical NYC air pollution (thankfully - I remember the height of the L.A. smog problem) doesn't affect me much. So, happily, other than tobacco smoke, the only other airborne junk that gets…