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*Salome*: May 21, 2025
Stephanie, Susie, and I saw *Salome* on May 21, 2025. *Salome* has been one of my favorite operas since I was first into opera. It has...
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May 24, 20255 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for Aug 10, 2022
EGOT #11 is Scott Rudin. He's been on the Naughty list for a few years - - it's easy to do a little shorthand and think of him as a...
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Aug 10, 20222 min read
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*Rigoletto,* Jan 11, 2022
Esther and I saw *Rigoletto* at the Met on Jan 11, 2022. I was very excited to hear the rising American baritone Quinn Kelsey in the...
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Jan 16, 20223 min read
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CDA: Kenny Rogers
Such a wonderful voice! He was on the charts in a big time when I was growing up, with "The Gambler," "Lucille," and "Islands in the...
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Mar 21, 20201 min read
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*Data,* Mar 14, 2026
Jim, Michael, and I saw Data at the Lucille Lortel Theater on Mar 14, 2026. It's a new play by Matthew Libby set at a tech company. It was a well-made, focused play that drove towards its target and hit that target right on the nose. It had only four characters and they each had a specific purpose and didn't stray from that lane. I liked that - - it was like seeing the strings in a puppet show. The play did something I really love: it started and we all thought we knew what
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2 hours ago1 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Carole King
I was born in 1968 and Tapestry came out in 1971 - - my parents didn't have it and it was probably rather old hat by the time my brother Howard got into music. So it was up to me to discover that album in my 20s. My late husband Richard loved that album but then HE was of that generation, he was 15 when the album came out. I'm sure there was no escaping it for him. Here's my favorite song on that album: But my favorite Carole King song is not on Tapestry . Blasphemy! It's "J
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4 days ago1 min read
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