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- About Me:
- I'm the man behind the curtain. I used to think life was about the journey... and then I started winning awards. Tony awards. If you know someone who's won a Tony, chances are I was involved. That's why they call me Cubby Bernstein, Tony campaign manager.
- Hometown:
- New York
- Website:
- http://www.cubbybernstein.com
- My Favorite Shows:
- Camelot, Sweeney Todd, La Cage aux Folles, The Drowsy Chaperone, Spring Awakening, The Little Dog Laughed, and Xanadu.
- The Show I Want To See Next:
- It's Tony season. I'm seeing everything.
- My Favorite Show Website:
- http://www.xanaduonbroadway.com
- Current Occupation
- Tony Campaign Manager
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Broadway Bake Sale w/ Cubby B. & the 'Du Crew!
Who: Yours truly, my assistant, the 'Du cast and producers
What: "Cub-cake" Sale with all proceeds going to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Where: outside the Helen Hayes Theater, 240 W. 44th St.
When: Wednesday, May 28th, 4-6 pm
Why: It's Xanadu's 1-year Broadway anniversary and we're feeling sweet!
SEE YOU ALL THERE!
Posted on May 26, 2008 at 7:33pm — 3 Comments
On the Tony Campaign Route
Meanwhile, show some support for Xanadu in the NYTimes Tony Awards poll!
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Sadly (or not, depending on your opinion), I doubt we'll see much of you next year. Unless you decide to prove me wrong. :-)
Love from Beth Mandelbaum Bernstein
THANK YOU A THOUSAND TIMES OVER FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND ALL THE JOY THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT TO ME, THROUGH YOUR EXTRAORDINARILY FABULOUS VIDEOS, WHICH I WILL TREASURE, THE CUB-CAKE SALE AND MEETING YOU AND DYLLUN, THE GREAT FUN I HAD SEEING XANDU THAT AFTERNOON, AND FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR XANADU. I HOPE TO SEE YOU HOSTING NEXT YEAR'S TONY AWARDS, AND MAYBE WINNING ONE?
I LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE PART OF YOUR FAMILY!!
BETH MANDELBAUM BERNSTEIN AND HER HUSBAND RICHIE
YES IT CAN!!
XANADU
By Beth Mandelbaum Bernstein
I had an absolutely wonderful afternoon at Xanadu. This musical put a big smile on my face, and I found myself laughing a great deal during the blissfully entertaining 90 minutes that is Xanadu. I went on the occasion of this musical’s one year anniversary and also because of the “Cub-Cake” bake sale that was organized outside the theater as a fund raiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, which is among my favorite causes.
Xanadu is a very high energy musical. I found the music to be a genuine “up.” And though this kind of rock/pop music is not always to my taste, I decided to buy the CD and played it three times before seeing the show. And once I was there, I was “hooked!” I often found myself moving my feet and rocking in my seat. To me, the deliciously quirky and sometimes over the top story was extremely clever. The book by Douglas Carter Beane, of The Little Dog Laughed fame, is highly entertaining and extremely funny; and it added a great deal to making Xanadu a genuinely fine musical rather than having it be relegated to the position of and yet another “jukebox” musical, to coin a phrase.
The cast is stupendous. Kerry Butler and Cheyenne Jackson were perfectly cast in the leading roles. They have wonderful voices, winning personalities, and offer fine comedic talent in abundance. The same can be said of the supporting cast, which is chock full of talent, most notably Tony Roberts, Jackie Hoffman and Mary Testa, but everyone offered their gifts.
I have not as yet seen the film version of Xanadu, which I understand was notoriously dreadful, but I am going to rent it to experience it for myself. However, I think that it takes a great deal of courage to make a musical out of a reputedly disastrous film, but all of the elements of Xanadu, the musical, work to near perfection.
And I now understand why Xanadu has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical of the season.
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