I was listening to the Zac Brown Band cover of "Holiday Road" from the new soundtrack - and somehow, it still sounded somewhat like the kind of "road trip!" song you'd write after doing a whole bunch of cocaine.

Here's an example of hilariously misleading marketing: In 2007 there was a Broadway revival of GREASE!, where the gimmick was that the two leads were cast via a reality show on NBC called "You're the One That I Want!" The production was trashed by critics, but the producers put out a critic-pull ad anyway. Here's what…

No, it'd definitely have to be Maroon 5.

"You like Meredith Wilson?"
"…Who's she?"

In this version, he murders Paul Allen while the stereo plays "Seventy-Six Trombones."

"Not in those pumps, honey! I died for your sins, but those shoes are *unforgivable!*"

You know who should get a Power Hour? Nellie McKay. She doesn't have an "Essentials" collection, and she definitely deserves the appreciation.

I just hope the prequel has the scene where the Genie kicks rhymes like baby baby baby.

Spider-Man - despite running for over two years, and grossing over a million dollars a week during (I'm guessing) much of its run - eventually lost up to $60 million dollars when it closed. This might make it the costliest flop in musical history.

Oh, I seriously doubt Guettel at this point: apparently he's terrible to work with, and if I'm remembering right his "Princess Bride" musical collapsed because of that.

(sigh) Yep. The most talked-about Broadway musical right now, "Hamilton," took its author six years to write.

Well, he did write "Whisper House" in-between. I mean, I don't really know much about it, but…

Because if there's any place to make a quick buck, it's musical theater.

Other news: The AMERICAN PSYCHO musical just announced a Broadway run.

I HEARD OH GOOD LORD. "She may be bad… (pause) …but I'm wicked. And wicked always wins!"

ONCE UPON A TIME never, ever stops looking like the most insane, howlingly bizarre idea for a TV show ever.

His vampire-like paleness certainly doesn't help matters.

"Fireflies" is a damn good song, as are "Cave In" and "Dental Care."

"And your character will be called Mark. Like that actor, Mark Damon."

Fun Fact: The movie was inspired by Tommy Wiseau watching THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY - and identifying with the Matt Damon character.