Author: Randy Slovacek

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The Candi and Randy Show – Reva Rice from STARLIGHT EXPRESS, FOSSE, CHICAGO and VEGAS THE SHOW

Reva Rice, currently starring in “Vegas The Show” will be talking about her Broadway career in FOSSE, CHICAGO, and STARLIGHT EXPRESS, her new role in VEGAS THE SHOW, her new CD and being nominated for a Broadway World Award for Lead Actress in Las Vegas. 9pmEST/6pmPST. Call in and talk to Reva!

9pmEST/6pmPST – November 23, 2011

Click here to listen or call in (818)495-6931

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What do people think about Romney’s ad taking President Obama out of context?

Mitt Romney recently released an ad that he and his campaign admit takes President Obama out of context. As a matter of fact, they seem pretty proud of themselves.

But voters and pundits don’t seem to agree. The ad doesn’t seem to help him, and in many quarters seems to have hurt his credibility in that he feels the need to twist things to make a point.

Things that make you go “hmmm…”

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“Beautiful” from the upcoming NBC series SMASH

Katherine McPhee sings “Beautiful” in this advance video from the upcoming NBC series SMASH about the journey of a cast and creative team bringing a production to Broadway.

Love the scenes on a real Broadway stage and in rehearsal rooms where I’ve actually auditioned.

The more I see about the project, the more I think I’ll like it. I’m hoping the series gets close to the reality of what it’s like to pursue a career on Broadway.

We’ll see…

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Wall Street’s recession vs cost of securing Occupy Protests

The Associated Press has a story where it estimates the costs of police securing for the various ongoing protest occupations across the country. The AP roughly estimates that these occupations over two months in eighteen major cities cost taxpayers $13 million. Right-wing media outlets are already using this number to claim that the protests are too costly to maintain.

However, context is neccessary to put this number into perspective.

• The 2004 Republican National Committee protests, which lasted for a single week and took place in a single location, cost $50 million to secure.
• A small tea party rally in November 2010 that attracted only a few dozen people cost $14,000, paid for by official congressional money.
• The recession caused by Wall Street’s misdeeds destroyed $50 trillion of wealth globally by 2009, $20 trillion of that wealth in the United States alone.

Additionally, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan cost $13 million every 40 minutes this year, and the multibillionaire magnate Koch Brothers increase their wealth by $13 million every eleven hours.

None of this invalidates a discussion about the costs of securing the protests, but it does put it in context.

Additionally, if the Associated Press wants to probe the costs of the demonstrations, it might also ask why police are using such expensive and heavy-handed tactics against demonstrators.