Congrats to David A for getting his song Elevator on that Samsung commercial in South Korea. Since Elevator is one of the songs he wrote, that’s some easy money for him.  The girl in the commercial is the 2010 Olympic figure skating gold medallist Yuna Kim.  She’s the first South Korean woman to ever win a figure skating medal in the Olympics.  She is super popular in South Korea.  How popular?  Think  Jessica Sanchez’s popularity in the Philippines times 1000.  

 He’s getting PAID, lol… getting your music licensed to be used in commercials and such is a great source of additional revenue. Smart, very smart.

I am so in love with his new single, Heart Skips A Beat! But I prefer the original version to the one they did for the US.

Love to hear Davids elevator music in commercials.  David will not be forgotten even if he is away.  He made sure of that.  Hurry home David, your fans are waiting. His BEGIN. album will be out Aug 7th.  Much more to come.

Unfortunately I missed Constantine performing in  Rock of Ages. But I hope to have the
opportunity to see him in JaH. Remembering Constantine on Idol, he has that something
special that draws you in; engages you to watch his performance. His personality shines
through….I’m looking forward to seeing Constantine perform this double role, in what I’ve
read is a dark interpretation of the play. Yes, this is Constantine’s role. I’m Greek also,
and glad that Constantine represents! And of course, my opinion is totally objective!!

 Actually Broadway IS a done deal :)  Right after the national tour wraps up J & H is opening at the La Mirada theatre (supposedly opening night will be sometime in April 2013). ITA though that this is a huge deal because of the buzz Jeff has with Newsies right now. All the theater press that has written about this has really hyped up his involvement and I notice most articles refer to Constantine as “Tony nominated”. Always a good thing to have to your name.

“Actually Broadway IS a done deal :)  Right after the national tour
wraps up J & H is opening at the La Mirada theatre (supposedly
opening night will be sometime in April 2013).”

Well, it’s probably closer to a done deal than most, but as far as I know, Broadway’s *never* a done deal. I know of several musicals that were said to have arrangements that sounded very similar to this; had major, named backers apparently highly committed from the beginning; had the theater and the opening date all lined up, but that never got to Broadway in the end.

You really have to prove something during that tour, I think — prove several things, really — or you can lose your backers at the very last ditch. Probably you can lose them when you’re halfway over the last ditch, really….. And sometimes you can lose your backers at the end even if you *do* prove something, if your backers have some financial reverses or something and don’t quite have full faith.

I’m really interested in seeing this if I can. I’ve heard the music (although I thought it was mostly kind of so so …. ) but I haven’t seen the play so I don’t know quite what they do with what, to me, seems like a pretty darned problematic story for a musical. It’s been revamped in the past a time or two, and has had pretty huge names involved on the writing end from the beginning, of course. I’ve always been intrigued by the idea of it, because the extreme negativity and bleakness of the story — combined with the focus on just a handful of important characters — makes it pretty out there for a musical. But, in the past, the play itself — not the performances — has gotten meh-to-bad reviews, for the most part, and I think they’ve probably been deserved. This strange a story strikes me as more suitable to a more avant garde musical, and not really very Frank-Wildhorny-Leslie-Bricusshish kinda old-fashioned musical-ly. But a lot of musicals go through endless retooling, and maybe they got it right this time.

I’m happy for Constantine having this career. Great that he can use the talents and skills that he has and that he’s building a strong reputation. Given the nature of this, they’re obviously depending on his performance as a very major selling point, which really speaks well for him, I’d say. I’m going to try to see it, if I can.

“IDK, the whole idea sounds kinda trainwrecky – KWIM?”

I do, but if this really happens, then it could be funny trainwrecky.  ;)

I saw Jekyll & Hyde on broadway years ago and its an ok show…not great, not terrible…the high point of the score and the show, by far is This Is the Moment….that is a true blue Broadway goosebumpy song.  The rest is just OK.  It is very much a star-driven vehicle, so if the lead actor is good, the show is enjoyable — if not, not so much.  I actually think that Constantine is a no-brainer perfect choice for the revival.  Should be interesting