#haikumonday
Hey everybody! We’ve been a little quiet lately, mostly because we’ve both been out of town a bit, but fear not - we’re going to be back up to speed soon.
Julia has a bunch of stuff coming up this summer, including participating in the Transport Group’s benefit concert of “Baby” & Wicked Divas with Stephanie J Block in Vail, CO. Check out her site for info and links.
Also, please be sure you’re following us on twitter. Besides knowing when we post something new, we share news and fun stuff there that doesn’t always make it to the dashboard here. Follow: @JEM_Tumblr
Summer Shows!
Good Monday, all,
Today, it was announced that Julia is scheduled to be a part of two special shows in the next couple of months: The Transport Group’s one night only concert production of “Baby” and the annual Broadway Stands Up for Freedom concert. Dates and ticket links are below.
Baby In Concert June 18 7pm Lucile Lortel Theatre ticket link
Broadway Stands Up For Freedom July 23 7:30pm Skirball Center for the Performing Arts ticket link
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NYCGMC Pride Concert – What Now?(!) Wednesday June 27, 2012 8PM NYU’s Skirball Center ticket link
schedules are subject to change
SUNDAY NIGHT FUN - CAPTION THIS!
Soooo, Julia posted the pic on the right on Thursday and the pic on the left yesterday. There is a certain irresistible symmetry to the photos. We were going to post with a caption of our own, but since we can’t stop giggling over the ridiculous adorableness, we figured we’d leave it up to you.
Don’t let us down. ;-D
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(Sorry, Julia, who will probably not even see this couldn’t resist. We ♥ you!)
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We here at JEM were deeply saddened by today’s news of Donna Summer’s passing. We wanted to pay tribute to the Disco Diva extraordinaire, and believe we have a fitting way to do it:
The audio above is of Julia Murney and Stephanie J Block singing the Donna Summer/Barbara Streisand diva-off No More Tears (Enough is Enough). Wicked Divas; Columbus, OH; June 2010.
Rest In Peace, Ms. Summer.
One of the cool things about Julia Murney being on twitter, besides the simple fact of Julia Murney being on twitter, is her love of Instagram and sharing her pictures therefrom. They allow a little insight into the day-to-day.
Throughout the rehearsal process of The Landing, pictures have been shared by Julia and her co-stars. This weekend was tech, and it led to a rush of behind-the-scenes sharing.
We capture and post for those of you who might have missed them, or those of you who don’t play on twitter.
Oh, and there’s two pre-tech shots, one being a nice little bonus from her co-star, Paul Anthony Stewart.
In honor of all the other housewives and mothers, here’s Julia as Fastrada, a “simple housewife and mother”, singing “Spread a Little Sunshine” in the 2004 World AIDS Day benefit performance of Pippin.
(Note: this video contains some questionable bonding, a bad word, a shirtless Cameron Mathison, and Julia Effing Murney in one fabulous, slinky, red dress.)
Happy Mother’s Day to all the awesome moms out there (like ours)!
Love, your friendly neighborhood tumblr-running folk.
We received another “Favorite Julia Performance” request, this one care of nerdgirl1681: Julia Murney and Adam Pascal singing “State of the Heart” from the 2008 Drift concert.
This request was a reminder of a performance that had, honestly, not crossed our radar in awhile. It was good to revisit. Things very much liked about this:
The rawness of it. Neither Julia nor Adam seem overly-familiar or over-rehearsed on this song, which leads to being able to watch them both gain foothold as the song goes on.The audience of other cast members on stage. It’s always fun to watch performers watching each other.The rock-star notes starting at 5:15, hitting the apex at 5:25 (Love it when Julia’s secret inner rock goddess comes out.)
Just a reminder and heads up for our new followers: let us know your favorite performances and we will track them down and share with all. Send us an ask, or a fanmail, but just let us know. Also, don’t forget to follow us on twitter: @JEM_Tumblr
Queen of the Mist Cast Recording
Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight announced today that the Queen of the Mist cast recording will be released on June 19.
Information about the recording and pre-order link Here.
Quote from BWW
QUEEN OF THE MIST features music and lyrics by five-time Tony nominee Michael JohnLaChiusa (The Wild Party, Marie Christine, Hello Again). The show, originally commissioned and produced by Transport Group, recently received seven Drama Desk nominations (including Outstanding Music, Outstanding Lyrics and Outstanding Orchestrations), three Outer Critics Circle nominations (including Outstanding New Score), two Drama League Award nominations, and two Lucille Lortel Award nominations.
QUEEN OF THE MIST’s cast recording features performances by original cast members D.C. Anderson, Stanley Bahorek, Theresa McCarthy, Julia Murney, Andrew Samonsky, Tally Sessions and Mary Testa. The album was produced by Joel Moss, Kurt Deutsch and Michael John LaChiusa. This release marks the fourth collaboration between Sh-K-Boom & Ghostlight Records and LaChiusa. Previous releases include the cast recordings of See What I Wanna See, Little Fish and Bernarda Alba.
Congratulations to all involved with this show and the release of this recording.
Check out the newest video from the Fingerlickin’ Fierce team, featuring Gavin Creel, Laura Bell Bundy, Hunter Bell, Julia Murney and Shoshana Bean. And, of course, Asmeret Ghebremichael and Michael James Scott!
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