Come see CINDERELLA!

The BHS drama and music departments present CINDERELLA this weekend! Come see it, even though it's probably already sold out by now!

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda: Review Haiku

You've Got Mail for the
proto-Tindr set: charming,
heartfelt, and needed.

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. Balzer + Bray, 2015, 320 pages.

ST. PAUL'S TONIGHT: Come see me being silly!

On Saturday,  May 2, at 7:00pm, and Sunday, May 3, at 3:00pm, I'll be wearing a very short poodle skirt and leading a cast of fellow crazy Episcopalians in a tribute to the music and culture of the 1950s.

• Your favorite tunes, from Bill Haley to Elvis Presley!
• Men's synchronized swimming!
• Terrible vintage commercials!
• A real rock-and-roll band!

It's a ton of fun: what we may lack in skill, we more than make up for in enthusiasm and joy. Tickets are $10; all proceeds support the ministries and programs of St. Paul's.

COME SEE US!

ST. PAUL'S TONIGHT: ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK.
Saturday, May 2, 7:00pm
Sunday, May 3, 3:00pm
Tickets $10 at the door
John Glenn Middle School auditorium, 99 McMahon Road, Bedford, MA 01730.

Hold Me Closer: Review Haiku

I really need to
see someone put this show on
for real. Curtain up!

Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story by David Levithan. Dutton, 2015, 208 pages.

SHREK THE MUSICAL

Local friends! Come see my kid, all green and dwarfy! Showtimes today at 4:30, and 3/12, 3/13, and 3/14 at 7:30pm. Bedford High School auditorium.

http://bhschorusandtheater.weebly.com/bhs-musical.html

Choose Your Own Autobiography: Review Haiku

To adore this book
as much as I did, turn to
page one. Keep going.

Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris. Crown, 2014, 304 pages.

Five, Six, Seven, Nate!: Review Haiku

Dammit, I should LOVE
these books, but I just . . . well . . .
kinda . . . don't. Merrily!

Five, Six, Seven, Nate! by Tim Federle. S&S, 2014, 304 pages.

Better Nate Than Ever: Review Haiku

Totally implausible
and cliched, but a
hecuka good time.

Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle. S&S, 2013, 288 pages.

Hiding Out at the Pancake Palace: Review Haiku

Bieber-esque kid celeb
chokes up, runs away.
Pancakes solve everything.

Hiding Out at the Pancake Palace by Nan Marino. Roaring Brook, 2013, 272 pages.

The Popularity Papers #5: The Awesomely Awful Melodies . . . : Review Haiku

Lydia and Julie
try their hands as rock stars.
It doesn't go well.


The Popularity Papers #5: The Awesomely Awful Melodies of Lydia Goldblatt & Julie Graham-Chang by Amy Ignatow. Amulet, 2013, 160 pages.

COME SEE MY SHOW!

Local peeps: if you are looking for a great, family-friendly way to spend less than two hours this weekend, COME SEE MY SHOW!

ST. PAUL'S TONIGHT: ON THE HIGH SEAS is a fast-paced musical revue for the whole family. Performances are Saturday, 4/27, at 7:00pm and Sunday, 4/28 at 3:00pm at the John Glenn Middle School auditorium, 99 McMahon Road, Bedford, MA. Come see ME! And my HUSBAND! And both KIDS! And 41 other FABULOUS performers! Tickets are $10, and all proceeds benefit St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

In a Glass Grimmly: Review Haiku

"Fractured fairy tales"
doesn't begin to describe
this kickass novel.

In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz. Dutton, 2012, 192 pages.

Reunited: Review Haiku

Three girls, one van, a
million tiny slights make for
one awkward road trip.

Reunited by Hilary Weisman Graham. S&S, 2012, 336 pages.

Look I Made a Hat: Review Haiku

Worth it for the chapters
on George and Woods alone.
I heart me some Steve.

Look I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes, and Miscellany by Stephen Sondheim. Knopf, 2011, 480 pages.

(Ahem. http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/400599/bro-down)

Finishing the Hat: Review Haiku

Made me find CDs
and relive my junior-high

Sondheim obsession.

Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes by Stephen Sondheim. Knopf, 2010, 480 pages.

Theater Geek: Review Haiku

Broadway babies shine,

but little errors reduce

credibility.*

Theater Geek: The Real-Life Drama of a Summer at Stagedoor Manor, the Famous Performing Arts Camp by Mickey Rapkin. Free Press, 2010, 220 pages.

* Ahem. The giant in Act Two of Into the Woods is not a he. The repeated lyrics in "Being Alive" begin "Someone to" or "Somebody," but never "Somebody to." All the campers would know this.

A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend: Review Haiku

Road trip, drama geeks,
first love, Teh Gays, ninjas --
this debut hits 'em all.

A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner. Dial, 2010, 259 pages.

P.S. "Ninjas can divide by zero" is quite possibly the funniest line I've read all year.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson: Review Haiku

Giant, magical
gay boy helps two Will Graysons
find their paths forward.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan. Dutton, 2010, 304 pages.

Ivy and Bean, Doomed to Dance: Review Haiku

Didn't think I could
love Ivy and Bean more than
I already do.

Ivy and Bean: Doomed to Dance by Annie Barrows. Chronicle, 2009, 129 pages.

Carter Finally Gets It: Review Haiku

Some problems with voice;
still, a painfully funny
take on teenagers.

Carter Finally Gets It by Brent Crawford. Hyperion, 2009, 300 pages.