2008 Woodie Awards
Gossip and Tales from the HBS Show
Harvard B. S. Turkey, Jr., *Undercover Reporter
Issue date: 4/14/08 Section: Viewpoints & Humor
With the 2008 HBS Show now only a month away (playing Tuesday, April 22 to Friday, April 25), I have been working undercover to sneak into rehearsals and meetings and find the best insider info and gossip for you. Here goes…
The HBS Show has been, since 1974, the traditional highlight of the HBS year, and has an enormous reputation to live up to. This year, from what I've seen, I think they might just go one better! Rehearsals are happening every afternoon and evening (making it easy for a lone turkey to sneak in) and are seriously tough work for the more than 25 actors I've spotted. There's a fantastic orchestra to accompany the sultry moves of the dance troupe. There's a guest appearance from Dean Light (OK, it may have been someone acting ) and various other notable members of the faculty and HBS community. The costumes range from sexy to incredibly elaborate, and there are some of the funniest songs I heave heard since my late father H. B. S. Turkey Sr. performed "Bohemian Rhapsody" at Tommy Doyle's Karaoke Night.
The hilarious Cristina "Dammit" DeVito (OI) and Joseph "JoCo" Cohen (OC) are returning to the stage after their success last year, and I spotted some brand new talent including Eliah "H-Bomb" Seton (NH), Laura "Valley Girl" Huddleston (NC), and the melodious Frances "Boots" Messano of the She-E-Os (OG). Together with one dance number that seems to be begging for a wardrobe malfunction a la Janet Jackson, I left the rehearsal pretty excited.
Having smuggled out a copy of what I thought was the script (but was actually a new scene written on the back of someone's case) I resorted to gossip and found out a little more about the writing of the show. It's an entirely original musical comedy, and Ira "Sunscreen" Noble (OF) brings last year's experience to a talented team of writers including the stand-up comedy stylings of Brian "I played the Kong" Rosen (OC). The result is sometimes dry, sometimes outrageous wit focusing on all major figures of this esteemed university (and Mr Bush's administration) for their satire. I do hope they have good friends in the law school. Your reporter is led to understand that the Dean will attend this year's Show as he did in excellent humor in 2007 - he must understand he features with style.
The HBS Show has been, since 1974, the traditional highlight of the HBS year, and has an enormous reputation to live up to. This year, from what I've seen, I think they might just go one better! Rehearsals are happening every afternoon and evening (making it easy for a lone turkey to sneak in) and are seriously tough work for the more than 25 actors I've spotted. There's a fantastic orchestra to accompany the sultry moves of the dance troupe. There's a guest appearance from Dean Light (OK, it may have been someone acting ) and various other notable members of the faculty and HBS community. The costumes range from sexy to incredibly elaborate, and there are some of the funniest songs I heave heard since my late father H. B. S. Turkey Sr. performed "Bohemian Rhapsody" at Tommy Doyle's Karaoke Night.
The hilarious Cristina "Dammit" DeVito (OI) and Joseph "JoCo" Cohen (OC) are returning to the stage after their success last year, and I spotted some brand new talent including Eliah "H-Bomb" Seton (NH), Laura "Valley Girl" Huddleston (NC), and the melodious Frances "Boots" Messano of the She-E-Os (OG). Together with one dance number that seems to be begging for a wardrobe malfunction a la Janet Jackson, I left the rehearsal pretty excited.
Having smuggled out a copy of what I thought was the script (but was actually a new scene written on the back of someone's case) I resorted to gossip and found out a little more about the writing of the show. It's an entirely original musical comedy, and Ira "Sunscreen" Noble (OF) brings last year's experience to a talented team of writers including the stand-up comedy stylings of Brian "I played the Kong" Rosen (OC). The result is sometimes dry, sometimes outrageous wit focusing on all major figures of this esteemed university (and Mr Bush's administration) for their satire. I do hope they have good friends in the law school. Your reporter is led to understand that the Dean will attend this year's Show as he did in excellent humor in 2007 - he must understand he features with style.
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