Apple-icious!

One of the things on my list of "To-Dos" is to compose a musical...preferably a comedy. Me likey the funny!

In order to do this - I've been collecting bits & pieces of ideas here & there from various people I meet & shows that I see. Like I said before, I like to stay abreast (ha! I said "a breast") of what's out and about in the world of entertainment. You never know who or what might inspire you to put together your own swell party.

Speaking of swell, tonight I went to see a heck of a sketch/musical comedy group called "The Apple Sisters" at The People's Improv Theater in Chelsea. These sisters have been together for a little over a year now & have been selling out to audiences all over New York & winning rave reviews at comedy festivals & theaters all over the country.

Well I like comedy! I like music! I decided it was high time for me to get out there & see what all of the hubbub was about.

The year is 1943. It's a time of triumphs & tribulations as a war rages on over seas & the women at home are left behind to hold things together. "The Apple Sisters," a classic 1940s radio show trio are comprised of three incredibly gifted comics Kimmy Gatewood, Rebekka Johnson & Sarah Lowe who play sweet & tart sisters: Seedy, Candy, & Cora Apple.
These gals have put together a polished show that's red hot delicious & ripe for the pickin'!
My boyfriend & I got on the standby line just in the nick of time too. Their shows never fail to sell out.

Watching their show reminded me of my own aspirations to reconstruct a show that I had produced a few years ago - but sadly, browned & bruised over time. I had a group called "The Royal Flushes" - a completely improvised Las Vegas lounge act. We had all the moves! We were great, I tell ya! Sadly, interest in our foursome didn't take off like I had hoped, and in time, members dropped off one by one.

Had we stuck together, I had intended for us to script the show - doing the improv to sketch thing. We had some really good shows delighting many an audience member with our shtick, but for some reason we never shtuck. :-(

Anyway, I think that the concept was a great one & the Apple Sisters have inspired me to revisit my show - which was my baby. I sunk a good amount of time & effort & smackers into my baby, and I think that it may be time to take it off the back burner & put it in the oven to bake into the sweet apple pie I always intended it to be.

Yum...