Sexual Misconduct, Accidental Art, and Cool Hand(job) Luke
Saw Hannah Moscovitch’s Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes at the Tarragon last week, and do you know what thought never went through my head while I was watching the show?
Best of Nappoholics Anonymous 2019
Tony Nappo is taking a holiday break after another year of sharing twelve thoughts weekly. We’ve collected some of his wittiest ones to revisit over the break.
Nappoholic Toques, the “DTs,” and Corny Tony
Subtext, for anyone who doesn’t know acting, means exactly what it is: anything that is underneath the text. Stated otherwise, it is all of the things that actors say without words. And the ability to communicate it is one of the things that separates great actors from good ones.
Lip Service, Old Robert De Niro, and Other Tony
Saw Soldier On at Canadian Stage with my cousin Tom and nephew Tommy on Friday. After the play was over, my cousin asked why the actors weren’t coming back on to be announced.
Dead Tony, James Dean, and Dicking Around on Set
Watch out Craig’s Cookies! There’s a new kid in town!!!
Parenting, You People, and Chewbuttah
I know for a fact that “You people” is an insult because that’s what my mom calls my dad, my sister, and me.
Audition Accents, MacGyver, and The Facebook Gods
The success of Crow’s Theatre’s excellent production of The Flick, clocking in at around three hours, provoked this next thought – I have never heard anyone ever say, about any show, in my entire life, NOT EVER – “I don’t think it was long enough.”
Second Jobs, Straight Guys, and Some Stranger’s Urine
Sometimes when I’m reading the dumbest fucking things that are being passed off as arguments that there is no climate crisis, I think “How can people actually choose to believe this over science, just become somebody wrote it down and said it was true?”
Striptease for Trees, #Wexit, and Drugs That Don’t Belong To You
The Leafs played so badly on Saturday night that they made Auston Matthews’ moustache look good.
Punching, Stabbing, and Spitting
I can ONLY understand why people are protesting Joker as a film if they haven’t seen it.
Objectives, Jokers, and Escape Room Courting
Objectives and tactics are things actors should understand. If you can’t get a thing one way, you try another way until you do get it.
Birthday Fundraisers, Trigger Warnings, and Boring Scandals
By seeing one single commercial for it, I already know that a better name for that new show A Million Little Things would be This Is Us Trying To Out This Is Us This Is Us.
John Cena, Climate Change, and A New Dating App
I just joined a new dating app for egomaniacs and narcissists. It’s for people who don’t actually want to date but really really crave the attention of others.
LA, Traffic, and Trudeau
There are times in life to speak and times to listen. I’m listening right now. I want to learn and grow and be better every day.
The Big 150, Stamps, and TTC Heroes
Imagine my surprise when Canada Post contacted me to let me know they were honouring the 150th edition of Nappoholics with this stamp.
TIFF, Martin Doyle, and Telus
I sincerely hope anyone in attendance enjoys their SWAG, and their selfies, and their parties, and – in the extremely rare cases where they might actually see one – the movies.