Brian Damage
07-04-2010, 02:49 PM
"There hasn't been much [TV/film work] since I moved back to L.A.," Dolenz said. "But I have started doing a lot of musical theater."
He recently finished a production of "Hairspray" in London's West End, and he plans to go back and rejoin the show for a national tour. His other projects have included "Pippen," "Aida," "Grease," and "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." Still, touring has its challenges when it comes to local theater.
"A director or producer needs to always be there," he said. "I go out of town so much these days that it's hard to commit to that level of involvement."
And as far as his former bandmates?
"We don't see each other all that much these days; we all live so far apart," he said. And even before the next question – the obvious question – could be asked, he answered it.
"There are no immediate plans for any sort of a reunion. But I will say that I've learned to never say never," he said.
And when an attempt was made to pin down Dolenz's favorite Monkees song, he had something to say.
"Favorite? I've got a lot of favorites," he said. "We had so many incredible songwriters writing stuff for us – Carole King, Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, Boyce and Hart. The ones that really stick out in my mind are the Carole King songs. 'Pleasant Valley Sunday,' for instance. That's why I did the album."
The album, entitled "King for a Day," is due out in August and features Dolenz singing King's songs.
Micky Dolenz and the Monkees are a part of music history, and an important one. Not too bad for a group once decried as the "Pre-Fab Four." He's still bringing the music he loves to all the fans, fans that clearly still matter very much to him. He's a good singer and a good guy.
Suffice it to say, I'm a believer.
http://www.themaineedge.com/content/18946/Still_monkeying_around/
He recently finished a production of "Hairspray" in London's West End, and he plans to go back and rejoin the show for a national tour. His other projects have included "Pippen," "Aida," "Grease," and "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." Still, touring has its challenges when it comes to local theater.
"A director or producer needs to always be there," he said. "I go out of town so much these days that it's hard to commit to that level of involvement."
And as far as his former bandmates?
"We don't see each other all that much these days; we all live so far apart," he said. And even before the next question – the obvious question – could be asked, he answered it.
"There are no immediate plans for any sort of a reunion. But I will say that I've learned to never say never," he said.
And when an attempt was made to pin down Dolenz's favorite Monkees song, he had something to say.
"Favorite? I've got a lot of favorites," he said. "We had so many incredible songwriters writing stuff for us – Carole King, Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, Boyce and Hart. The ones that really stick out in my mind are the Carole King songs. 'Pleasant Valley Sunday,' for instance. That's why I did the album."
The album, entitled "King for a Day," is due out in August and features Dolenz singing King's songs.
Micky Dolenz and the Monkees are a part of music history, and an important one. Not too bad for a group once decried as the "Pre-Fab Four." He's still bringing the music he loves to all the fans, fans that clearly still matter very much to him. He's a good singer and a good guy.
Suffice it to say, I'm a believer.
http://www.themaineedge.com/content/18946/Still_monkeying_around/