Bless you! One of my favorite Sondheim anecdotes comes from when he was studying under the incredible Milton Babbitt. Sondheim asked Babbitt when he could begin learning atonality, and Babbitt said "You can only use atonality when you have exhausted all the resources of tonality."

Nonetheless, I'll take it!

It took me a minute to remember "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", and I thought you were making a nonsensical Frasier reference.

@yahoo-XA4RDSRSUX3XRSCPRR7XNGSPUQ:disqus - well, the Julia Louis Dreyfuss part is easy to understand. The early-90s fashion is the death of good looks. The embroidered vests. The puffy sneakers. Mostly the embroidered vests. No gender was spared.

"Also: gay Christian is interesting.  No one else is exploring that."

"And what in holy hot musical hell was the book idea for fake Jonathan Larson? "

In the last nine seasons, Grey's Anatomy has shown two principal characters getting abortions. One was to terminate the product of a fling, with some internal debate but little remorse; a year or so later the woman idly wonders what would have happened had she kept it. One was for a married woman who never wanted…

Yes, he brought Diane to a Duke Silver concert earlier in the season. It was sweet.

Nope. And I don't think it's considered sexist, anyhow. Most people I know who love Mamet and are distressed by his sexism never even mention GGR in their complaints.

Jack Lemmon is distressingly good as Shelley Levine. My heart breaks for him. Dear god, the pathos.

Lacey Chabert did some excellent snivelling as Gretchen Weiners in Mean Girls. That's all I've got.

The way they're casting this, she's way too old.

Yes, but he did hit a sort of plateau.

I see nothing wrong with your plan. Sidney Potier IS still alive.

Rasczak's Roughnecks!

Do you consider Arrested Development and The Comeback to be "rip offs" as well?

Oh, no, don't worry- that's not sweat. Halfway through her arial act, she was dipped into a pool of water. Observe: https://www.youtube.com/wat…

Oh, the Broscars.

Here's a short list of television characters with FAR more contradictions of backstory and characterization than Ann Perkins: Every principle Star Trek character ever. Can Will Riker read Deanna Troi's thoughts? Does McCoy have a family? How does Chakotay feel about the Federation? It depends!

I guess I'll find out how her name is pronounced come Oscar night. Until then, I'm assuming it's straight-up "Chauncey".