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Love Letters: Tod Abrams aka The Reluctant Daddy

Seriously, what’s sweeter than a dad expressing love for his family? Because we were so thrilled with the love letters we got last Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day, we’ve once again asked some culturatti dads to chime in on what makes their partners great.

We’re in the process of making Tod Abrams our new best friend. He’s just so great. You really need to be reading/watching The Reluctant Daddy. Of course we needed a letter from him.


Dear George,

Below, please find some liner notes to the ‘Do You Love Me?’ number from the all-male version of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF that we’re staging in four weeks time at the Manhole in Long Beach.  I’m thrilled to tell you that I have an entirely new ‘take’ on this Broadway standard when instead of setting our production of FIDDLER in early 20th century Tsarist Russia (which I think is just too damn depressing) we find Tevya (Thomas), Golda (Gerald) and their three smokin’ hot triplets Hayden, Tristan and Bruce are now modern-day WASPs asked to leave their family compound in West Palm Beach because their ‘marriage’ isn’t recognized by the fascistic government of Florida!

News and Culture Five

News Round-Up January 27

What we’re reading today:

Listen up, gumshoes: we love us some educational games and now Carmen Sandiego and Oregon Trail coming to Facebook. Amazing. We’ve been looking for a fun way to brush up on geography and pioneering know-how. Did you even know Belize existed before you heard it in the Carmen Sandiego theme song? We didn’t. Via Huffington Post.

If a Girl Scout comes to your door selling cookies, you will now have fewer options to choose from. They’re cutting back to just six varieties. Don’t worry — thin mints are safe. Via Wall Street Journal.

You should probably meet our new best friend Tod Abrams aka The Reluctant Daddy. His 8-year-old son Ethan is totally charming, but check out Tod’s alternate universe where he dreams of his perfect daughter. Why should you get acquainted with our friend Toddy? Because he’s going to be huge and you want to be able to say you always loved his videos: