Nerd in the City

Tag: music

September 30, 2013

The Pianist, The Poem and The Captain of the Starship Enterprise

Last night was a night of culture and nerosity all in one delightful performance at 92Y. Sir Patrick Stewart performed the epic poem Enoch Arden written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson in the mid-1800’s. At his side was Emmanuel Ax performing the companion accompainiment on piano written by Richard Strauss in 1897. I studied piano for…

Dorks, Geeks, Men, Movies, Nerds, new york, Things I Love, TV, women

92Y, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Annie Lee, captain, Captain Jean Luc Picard, Emanuel Ax, Enoch Arden, heart break, Laffy Taffy, love story, music, Phillip, piano, poem, poetry month, reading, Sir Patrick Stewart, Star Trek, Strauss, USS Starship Enterprise
February 26, 2013

Newsies!!

So… I never saw the movie Newsies when I was younger. I didn’t grow up loving it. For some reason I just missed out on it. I blame my parents (it’s their job to introduce me to the important things in life!!) It’s especially wrong because I have a deep and abiding love for musicals…

Dorks, Geeks, Movies, Nerds

Broadway, Corey Cott, music, musicals, Newsies, newspapers, seize the day, strike