As Broadway ticket prices hit amazing new highs in July 2024: Some of our parodies of premium prices by Fred Landau

Broadway ticket prices hit a new high ($1400 - that was for EACH ticket) in July 2024.  And that's buying from the box office, not scalpers.  To either celebrate or commiserate, depending…

Trying to "glom on" to the Mary Todd Lincoln frenzy on Broadway, re-booting our channel's "Mary Song" by Fred Landau

Trying to "glom on" to the current Mary Todd Lincoln frenzy on Broadway, re-booting our YouTube channel's "Mary Song"   So in parody-tribute to "Oh, Mary!" - cheering on all the Marys in d…

As the great Imelda Staunton starts HELLO DOLLY in London, recalling her "scorching Momma Rose" in GYPSY by Fred Landau

 As the great Imelda Staunton takes on HELLO DOLLY in London This parody was of Imelda Staunton's "scorching Momma Rose" in GYPSY: SOME ROSES parody to "Some People" ("Some Roses have pass…

For Pride Parade Day: reprising “I’m Still Queer” - Michael Musto in the Voice called it a "Hilarious Gay Spoof of 'I'm Still Here'" by Fred Landau

 For Gay Pride Parade Day:   This was my “I’m Still Queer” -a  parody-tribute of Stephen Sondheim's “I’m Still Here” looking at four decades of New York City theatergoing  ht…

With "A Little Night Music" opening at Lincoln Center tonight- reprising our "A Little Site Music" by Fred Landau

 With "A Little Night Music" opening at Lincoln Center tonight- At the beginning of this (first two minutes), "Every Day I'm on the Net" as Countess Charlotte longingly searches for reasona…

Parody-Tribute to Sondheim premium pricing - "Another Hundred Millionaires Got Off of Their Phones"- by Fred Landau

     This YouTube video was from Feb. 2020 - imagining what we'd guessed could be a real "premium decade" ahead. Then the huge financial success of the "Sweeney Todd" revival, and now t…

Remembering on our parody-song timeline - Our May 2020 seven-minute short parody-song musical film by Fred Landau

  With a new Covid variant seeming to be on its way four years later,  Remembering on our parody-song timeline  Our May 2020 seven-minute  short parody-song musical film  "When I'm…

My blog's Mother's Day tradition - recalling the ads for the Bway play "The Mother With the Hat" by Fred Landau

Linking my blog's parody Mother's Day theater tradition: This was our "The Mom With the Hat"https://youtu.be/1_gG1vJGOFk (Music and lyric by Fred Landau) Remembering the ads for the controv…

In parody-tribute to the new rom-com movie FLY ME TO THE MOON's trailer being out by Fred Landau

 In parody-tribute to the new romantic comedy movie "Fly Me To The Moon" trailer being out - It feels like a good reason to re-boot my "rom-com-ish" Sinatra parody video "Fly Me in the Nude…

Getting materials together to try to promote these as a cabaret-style show - a snapshot of where we were March 2020 to March 2021 by Fred Landau

 Because although laughing and singing don't make a problem go away, they can help your outlook And put you in frame of mind to deal with reality more clearly. AIMING TO DO THESE AS A CA…

Parody-tribute recalling Emma Stone's starring on Broadway in "Cabaret" in 2014 by Fred Landau

Parody-tribute honoring Emma Stone winning the Oscar earlier this week Recalling Emma Stone's starring on Broadway in "Cabaret" in 2014 "Go Tell Emma" (parody-tribute for "Don't Tell Mama" h…

With the legendary "Forbidden Broadway" becoming a Broadway show, seemed time for this try at a spoof of "Forbidden Broadway" by Fred Landau

 Since "Forbidden Broadway" is moving to Broadway, it felt like it was time to dust off this loving, respectful spoof of "Forbidden Broadway" - "Rainbow High" parody - As-if Patti LuPone vi…

Floating one last theater love song before Valentine's Day by Fred Landau

Posting one last love song before Valentine's Day - This was more of a uptempo charm/dance tune, and was from the time when the YouTubes were starting to move upward a bit for me (this one r…

For Valentine’s Day: this blog's tradition, original non-parody theater love songs by Fred Landau

 For Valentine’s Day: this blog's tradition, original non-parody theater love songs If you're looking for love songs to play or perform for Valentine's Day - “Is It Mushy to Say I Lov…

This blog's traditional way of celebrating Edith Piaf's birthday Dec. 19 - LA VIE EN ROSE parody by Fred Landau

 This blog's traditional way of celebrating Edith Piaf's birthday Dec. 19 - LA VIE EN ROSE parody by Fred Landau https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5Z6iz4jPsw   Thank you to the wonderful Ja…

For start of Hannukah, our song "Put Your Pain In the Hands of a Jew" - video with Hannukah images by Fred Landau

In the spirit of the old line about what many Jewish holidays have in common, "They tried to destroy us, they didn't destroy us, let's eat!" -  "Put Your Pain In the Hands of a Jew (or a F…

Remembering my late Aunt Sarah Friedler on her birthday, including a favorite theater-related story about her by Fred Landau

  Remembering my dear late aunt Sarah Friedler on her birthday, here in this photo with my dad, my brother and me at what seems to be my nephew David Landau's bris in 1988. My aunt and my…

My tribute to the New York shopping & tree lighting time of year by Fred Landau

If you're in the mood for holiday music you've never heard before, this is my tribute to New York in the shopping and tree lighting time of year. Hope you like it, whatever you celebrate!"I…

New draft of description of the value of parody as preface for upcoming volume of 21st CENTURY OLDIES by Fred Landau

 Here's a new draft of the description about the value of parody for the upcoming volume 6  of 21ST CENTURY OLDIES: The First Quarter Century, 2001-2025. More about Volume 6 is here https…

Reviving our pitch for DOWNTOWN ABBY/UPTOWN ANN LANDERS, with Dear Abby's grandson officially running for President by Fred Landau

 With Rep. Dean Phillips (who is Dear Abby's grandson - really!) officially running for President,  I figured why not revive this proposed (not really!) pitch  "DOWNTOWN ABBY / UPTOWN AN…

If you've started looking for musical material for the holiday season's performances by Fred Landau

 If you've started looking for musical material for the holiday season's performances: Here's KRINGLE LADIES:  PUT FIVE GOLDEN RINGS ON IT, a parody of SINGLE LADIES  -  http://www.yout…

Remembering Marie Curie's birthday (Nov. 7) with a musical comedy salute by Fred Landau

Remembering Marie Curie's birthday (Nov. 7) with a musical comedy salute:  In 2019, Kate Mulgrew was back onstage, at the Minetta Lane, as a rival for Mme. Curie's heart in off-Broadway's …

Starting to promote volume 6 of my 21st CENTURY OLDIES parody-lyric series The First Quarter Century 2001-2025 by Fred Landau

  FREE GIVEAWAY IN THE U.S. (EVEN POSTAGE IS FREE IN THE U.S.) I've been writing parody lyrics almost every day usually based on Times news stories or politics,  and putting them in th…

For Valentine’s Day: this blog's tradition, original non-parody theater love songs by Fred Landau

For Valentine’s Day: original non-parody theater love songs  "Brooklyn Boy" https://youtu.be/XiQRDVKvf5Q "I Look Into Those Eyes" https://youtu.be/5HcENPH12UU “Is It Mushy to Say I…

Photos from Cleveland production of our musical "The Last Starfighter". Please tell your friends in the Cleveland area! by Fred Landau

Blank Canvas Theatre in Cleveland updated its site for full company list of "Last Starfighter" - Cleveland premiere by Fred Landau

  Blank Canvas Theatre in Cleveland updated its site for the full company list of "The Last Starfighter" http://www.blankcanvastheatre.com/the-last-starfighter-cast/ Please let your friends…

Our show "The Last Starfighter" will have its Cleveland premiere at the Blank Canvas Theatre in Dec. 2022. by Fred Landau

 Our show "The Last Starfighter" will have its Cleveland premiere at the Blank Canvas Theatre in Dec. 2022. Please let your friends in the Cleveland area know.  http://www.blankcanvasthea…

Counting down to High Holy Days: this blog's tradition "I Will Survive" parody "I'll be Inscribed" by Fred Landau

Counting down to  High Holy Days:  this blog's tradition "I Will Survive" parody "I'll be Inscribed"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxTuhLayowQsung by  Jan Horvath Feel free to use it in …

For fall 2022 theater preview, reprising salutes to TAKE ME OUT and our 1776/ADAMS FAMILY THEME SONG by Fred Landau

With "Take Me Out" coming back again -  Reprising "Everyone Goes" from the tribute to the original run of TAKE ME OUT https://youtu.be/CIrsCaiRLNg parody of "Anything Goes" Saw TAKE ME …

A year after Afghan War, Updated FAMILY MUSIC our musical drama dealing with aftermath of the Afghan War by Fred Landau

Two highlighted numbers at https://youtu.be/hLFfOPBzmagMore demos from this show at  https://youtu.be/0ha6R1Z2yQo and https://youtu.be/_vLnGZVtRc4A FAMILY MUSIC  script - UPDATED August …

AIMING TO DO THESE AS A CABARET-STYLE SHOW - Singing about the pandemic doesn't make a problem go away, but helps your outlook by Fred Landau

  Because although laughing and singing don't make a problem go away, they can help your outlook And put you in frame of mind to deal with reality more clearly. AIMING TO DO THESE AS A C…