Dumb Obsession: Singing & Dancing in the City
I get hot watching people in Capezios dance their leg warmers off on the tops of cars. And I thrill to three sailors who tour their way through Manhattan musical-style.
But I think my favorite example of over the top downtown drama is the fierce torch song sung inside a frozen New York City park in this clip from Milos Forman's film version of the musical Hair. Here's an animated gif tribute I made to the amazing Cheryl Barnes:
If there's one message to take away here, it's think globally, act locally. If there's two messages to take away, I'd add singing show tunes in public can help you get your way.
According to Wikipedia, Cheryl Barnes (pictured) was an unagented hotel maid in Maine who did that whole performance in one take. Holy crap.
PS How the heck did they get that toddler to stand there obediently for the whole song? Did they staple his shoes to the pavement? According to IMDB his name is Rahsaan Curry and by my estimate he'd be in his 30's. Rahsaan: Where are you now?
