Think Fast: Michael McKean, Jonas Brothers, CSO and ‘Peter Pan the Musical’

This is great news: Michael McKean – who did such a brilliant job in Steppenwolf’s world-premier of Tracy Letts’ Superior Donuts – will reprise his role as donut shop owner on Broadway, set to open October 1st.  More here, here and here.

I’m so relieved to hear that the Jonas Brothers will “Rock” again.  Now I finally can get back to blogging.

What’s the impetus behind CSO’s artistic decline at Ravinia?  The Sun-Times says the choice of maestros at the podium is to blame.

The NYTimes’ Ben Brantley expounds on the interaction of the rude,  obnoxious children audience at a productions of Peter Pan in London’s West End: “Postcard from London: Pipsqueaking at Peter Pan”.  Ending up the piece, Brantley quips this final paragraph concerning a French boy seated behind him: I’m not sure the little boy behind me was impressed, though. He whispered (in English) in those hissing tones that bring to mind an angry radiator throughout the first act. In the second, he snored, but most gently. For that I was grateful.

Speaking of Peter Pan, it’s been announced that the multi-media-heavy extravaganza production will launch its theatre tour across the pond here in Chicago, May 2010.  In a tent!  Read the entire story at Chris Jones’ Theater Loop blog.  (Aside: no word on how profitable the show will be, though I heard Blago said that it’s “F*cking Golden!”)