Jeff Breithaupt
@jeffbreithaupt.bsky.social
Lyricist, The Breithaupt Brothers (two-time Fred Ebb Award finalists; represented by Marquis Literary) • VP, Manhattan School of Music
Wow, what an odd cover. *No one* thought then (or thinks now) that Boy + Annie in 1983 was a cultural phenomenon akin to stateside Beatlemania in 1964.
January 24, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Wow, what an odd cover. *No one* thought then (or thinks now) that Boy + Annie in 1983 was a cultural phenomenon akin to stateside Beatlemania in 1964.
And that doesn’t even include the LP’s three best songs! #masterpiece
January 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
And that doesn’t even include the LP’s three best songs! #masterpiece
You win the socials today, Mark. 🏆
January 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
You win the socials today, Mark. 🏆
Cheers to @erinblakemore.bsky.social for the answer!
January 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Cheers to @erinblakemore.bsky.social for the answer!
It’s Idols of Clay (1920).
January 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
It’s Idols of Clay (1920).
Frank Borzage won Best Director for 7th Heaven. It’s been on my list for decades. Not on Criterion at the moment, but it’s on Roku and all those free-with-commercials apps (no thanks). Moved it up the list based on that still…
January 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Frank Borzage won Best Director for 7th Heaven. It’s been on my list for decades. Not on Criterion at the moment, but it’s on Roku and all those free-with-commercials apps (no thanks). Moved it up the list based on that still…
he knew in his bones how to sell a song, and his smile could light up a room, and did, in the Carlyle, for 36 years. Can’t wait to read the book. 🙏🏻
January 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
he knew in his bones how to sell a song, and his smile could light up a room, and did, in the Carlyle, for 36 years. Can’t wait to read the book. 🙏🏻
The 39 Steps. That scene, filmed almost 20 years into his Carlyle residency, was my first awareness of Short. Re the passage you read, Short certainly took his childhood manager’s shouted advice to heart;
January 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The 39 Steps. That scene, filmed almost 20 years into his Carlyle residency, was my first awareness of Short. Re the passage you read, Short certainly took his childhood manager’s shouted advice to heart;
…do his ebullient thing at the Carlyle. There is a great scene in Hannah and Her Sisters, where Mickey (Woody Allen) has taken a disgusted Holly (Dianne Wiest) to the Carlyle to hear Short, this scene in hilarious contrast to Holly’s choice of rock/punk club and the (uncredited) band…
January 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
…do his ebullient thing at the Carlyle. There is a great scene in Hannah and Her Sisters, where Mickey (Woody Allen) has taken a disgusted Holly (Dianne Wiest) to the Carlyle to hear Short, this scene in hilarious contrast to Holly’s choice of rock/punk club and the (uncredited) band…
Andy’s right: this ep is a nightmare; my already overstuffed TBR is now, frankly, untenable, thanks entirely to @backlisted.bsky.social! Love the Bobby Short inclusion; I didn’t know about his book. I’m happy to have overlapped with him in this burgh and that I had the chance to see him…
January 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Andy’s right: this ep is a nightmare; my already overstuffed TBR is now, frankly, untenable, thanks entirely to @backlisted.bsky.social! Love the Bobby Short inclusion; I didn’t know about his book. I’m happy to have overlapped with him in this burgh and that I had the chance to see him…
Such a great photo. 👏🏻
January 20, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Such a great photo. 👏🏻
Cool! (They chose well.)
January 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Cool! (They chose well.)
And it has a deserving spot at center stage! The greatest of all novels? Can’t be sure, but it’s the greatest one I’ve ever read. Happy new year.
January 1, 2025 at 5:25 AM
And it has a deserving spot at center stage! The greatest of all novels? Can’t be sure, but it’s the greatest one I’ve ever read. Happy new year.
Happy 16 minutes from now! 🍾🥂
January 1, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Happy 16 minutes from now! 🍾🥂
What a spectacular, on-the-money masterpiece of a film… 🥂
January 1, 2025 at 4:39 AM
What a spectacular, on-the-money masterpiece of a film… 🥂
Amen. 🙏🏻 Happy new year, Paul!
January 1, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Amen. 🙏🏻 Happy new year, Paul!
Just had my annual dose of the incomparable and underrated (by Hollywood) Margaret Sullavan, courtesy of The Shop Around the Corner. Love seeing her in this context. 💕
December 27, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Just had my annual dose of the incomparable and underrated (by Hollywood) Margaret Sullavan, courtesy of The Shop Around the Corner. Love seeing her in this context. 💕