To pass the time

A selection of links, heavy on musicals and movies, in honor of the Awkward Blogger, who is recovering from major surgery.  When you get a chance to get online again, here are some things to distract you:

• At Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment:  See the World with Bernadette - about a concert, Stella is a Star by Bernadette Peters - about her recent book, additional Bernadette Peters posts, Angela Lansbury posts, Betty Buckley posts, and lots more.

• Younger son found out about Mystery Guitar Man's YouTube videos from a friend.  Our favorites are:  Kazoos, Broken Loop Machine, Paper Pixels, and Root Beer Mozart:

• At Theatre Aficionado at Large:  Mary Martin in Hello Dolly.

• A Broadway Abridged comment on Rent.

• The Adama Glare on Battlestar Wiki:

The Adama Glare (also known as the Glare of Death) is a formidable psychological weapon in the arsenal of William Adama. It is an alternative to Bill Adama's other main weapon, the Shield of Disapproval, activated by sudden eye-aversion. It is used to instill loyalty and to punish disloyalty...

• Cheeky Octopus at the Daily Dish

• Illumined Illusions writes about The Sound of Music and Singing in the Rain, among many others.

• Top 10 Oscar nomination snubs - starting with Fred Astaire.

Comments

[Maryann]

Thank you, thank you! I can't wait to tuck in to all of these!

[Steve]

I loved these! And I also watched "I need my Glasses" and "Transient." The latter is right up there with the others you posted...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc2YzAXbteo&annotation_id=annotation_449711&feature=iv