It all started Christmas, 1992. My mom popped White Christmas into the VCR and as soon as Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye sang "Sisters," I was a goner.
All it takes is the thought of Gene Kelly singing in the rain to pull me out of a slump.Photo: www.pictureshowman.com
The world would be very different without musicals. There would be a whole mess of unlikable people. An entire subset of the population (myself included) would be sour from pent up, frustrated, musical energy and no way to release it. No one would like them. They'd be too nervous a bunch.
My appreciation of musical theater extends beyond the technical qualities of showmanship. Musicals are also the perfect parody. I don't care who you are, dance breaks are funny.
For instance, if you want a good laugh, choreograph a trip to the grocery store. Sometime in between pirouettes in the produce section and the kick line in aisle nine, you'll have an audience doubling over with laughter.
So what do I think tv.ku.edu is missing? Isn't it obvious? As an already creative environment, the newsroom is long overdue for a jazzy song and dance.
That thought gave birth to Dancing ‘til Deadline, a tv.ku.edu musical. What other medium can merge the creativity, talent, and energy we have in the newsroom? None other than the musical.
Step aside Bing. Out of my way Astaire. The curtain's rising on tv.ku.edu.
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