WAY AHEAD OF MY TIME

OK boys and girls, here's one I'll wager you don't know. The song is "Way Ahead of My Time" also known as "The Caveman Song." The writer is Peter Mills, who is a recent discovery for me, although I've learned Pete has been kicking around for some time. He can write wonderful, dramatic songs or straight comedy, as evidenced here.

This nutty song comes from The Taxi Cabaret which was presented by Prospect Theater Company (of which Pete is a founding member) back in 2000.

The performer is the always amusing Malcolm Gets, who is probably best known to the general public for playing Richard Karinsky, Carolyn's angst-ridden animation colorist, in Carolyn in the City. Theatre lovers will know him from his many wonderful performances, both on and off-Broadway. I caught him playing Bill Finn's alter ego, Gordon Michael Schwinn, in the daffy A New Brain back at Lincoln Center in 1998 and he was terrific. Missed him in Amour in 2002 because that show had such a short run. If you've not heard the Amour cast album by all means give it a listen; it is first rate material. Malcolm was also a very touching Franklin Shepard in the York Theatre's production of Merrily We Roll Along (1994). He'll be playing Gould in the upcoming film version of Grey Gardens (no not the musical, although it is based on the Broadway production) which should be on HBO come April.

OK, enough about Malcolm. Enjoy the song.