The Sunday Summary | August 11

I've decided to introduce a new weekly series to my blog. This series, called "The Sunday Summary," will detail all of the art and media I've consumed in the prior week including books, films, theatre, YouTube, podcasts, and albums. I wanted a place that I could talk about films that I didn't want to do a full review of and share links to the theatre reviews that I'm doing for BroadwayWorld Raleigh. I thought it would also be fun to highlight some of my favorite YouTubers and their best content.

I'd also like to say a little thank you to my dear friend Lexi who helped brainstorm names for this series and was the one to eventually hit on "The Sunday Summary." I get by with a little help from my friends (who are more creative than I am). 

FILMS
It's been a light week for movies for me (expect more next week!). But I did watch the 1984 filmed version of Sunday in the Park with George, which you can actually get on DVD from Amazon and Barnes and Noble. It stars Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters and is a real treat. It's my third favorite Sondheim (after Company and Assassins) and Next Best Theatre has a podcast about it coming later this month.

THEATRE
This week, I saw my first show as a reviewer for BroadwayWorld Raleigh. I'm so excited to be reviewing shows in my hometown and I couldn't have had a better start than seeing Theatre Raleigh's The Bridges of Madison County. It's a beautiful show and this production couldn't possibly be any better. You can read my whole review here.
Janine DiVita in The Bridges of Madison County

ALBUMS
In preparation for my podcast, I've also been listening to the Sunday in the Park with George albums, namely the Original Broadway Cast and the 2017 Broadway Revival Cast. While the former has the gorgeous Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin, the later has the equally gorgeous Annaleigh Ashford and Jake Gyllenhaal. Dare I say I might prefer the 2017 version? My favorite songs on both of them are "Color and Light" and "We Do Not Belong Together".

YOUTUBE
I watch a lot of YouTube so I thought I'd share a few favorite videos every week. I'll try to include a variety of different types of videos.

1) Fellow theatre YouTuber Katherine Steele did a fascinating video looking at why Broadway ticket prices are so expensive and why making filmed versions of shows is so difficult.

2) One of my long-time faves Fashion Mumblr did a video looking at the upcoming Autumn 2019 trends. I'm thrilled to hear that dark florals are going to be in fashion because I wear them all the time!

3) One of the most original videos I've seen this week was bestdressed's video reviewing her middle school outfits based on old photos her mom sent her. What a cool idea and how horrible to be reminded of what fashion was like when I was younger!


Of course, I'm hoping that you all will share the media and art you're consuming in the comments with me! x
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