In a Galaxy Far Far Away….

Admit it. When you saw the banner, you immediately thought “Star Wars”.  You know, the part at the start of the movie where, with a blast of horns, the title comes up over the full screen. 

Your excitement is palpable, your intrigue is intrigued, your blood is boiling, and then you think to yourself.

Wait, this is Larry we’re talking about…..

The reviews are already in, and I don’t even know what the heck the darned thing is about (but am in FULL SUPPORT of any musical named Larry).   This banner came, quite seriously, from our friend Juliette, who is quite serious about a guy from the United Farm Workers named Larry.

So serious are they that they’re crafting a musical.

But the real question is who should play in this role.  Some alternatives:

Me:   Despite the fact that I have no acting talent whatsoever and have the singing voice best described as a flock of geese in severe distress honking at traffic and that my dancing skills rival that of a dead zombie beaver (yes there is a movie with zombie beavers, which I highly recommend), my agent is available to take calls.  Seriously, he is waiting by his Sports-Illustrated-Football-Phone (complete with rotary dial).

Laurence Fishburne:  Let’s admit it, the budget probably cannot fit this guy.  Plus, we’d have to rename the thing “Laurence, the Musical” which sounds just wayyy tooooo serious (even for Juliette).

Larry David:  OK, he’ll have the comedic chops, but hearing Bernie Sanders sing about the UWF seems just a bit out of whack to me.  It’ll never sell.

Larry King:   Yes, I realize that he is not, technically, living, but that should not get in our way here. I say we bring him back as a zombie beaver and give him a chance.

Now, what Google says is not possible is to find a broadway actor named Larry.  Until now.  I saw we bring on : “Larry from Ridgecrest”. 

I’ll need my daughter’s help on this one.  Larry and Amy are close friends of my daughter. And, you might guess this, they live in Ridgecrest CA.  But the real point is that they both participate in Musical Theater. 

Better still, Larry is the “Larry the 4^th” of a long series of Larry’s from Ridgecrest. So… the sequel can be planned.   If we can have Rocky the 42^nd (Street) as a musical, why not “Larry the Fourth”.   Heck, may the Fourth be with them I say.

OK, we now have our star. Larry’s big chance to become the first huge Broadway star named Larry has arrived.

Except that he wants to called Lance.  Heck, he’s not that stupid after all…..

I’d better polish up those tap shoes (which I actually do have)…..