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Diva/Mensch pair for Apr 19, 2023
The 1967 Oscars had a genuine rarity - - a TIE. There were two winners for Best Actress: Diva: Barbara Streisand, *Funny Girl* Mensch:...
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Apr 19, 20231 min read
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*Good Night, Oscar,* April 14, 2023
Scott, Richard, and I saw *Good Night, Oscar* on Broadway on April 14, 2023. It's a new play by Doug Wright about Oscar Levant. Wright...
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Apr 18, 20233 min read
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*Leopoldstadt,* April 12, 2023
Alisa and I saw *Leopoldstadt* on Broadway on Apr 12, 2023. It's a new Tom Stoppard play that premiered in London in 2020 and opened on...
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Apr 17, 20234 min read
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Fabulous Friday: "Georgy Girl"
Hey there, Georgy Girl! Here's The Seekers singing the song on The Ed Sullivan Show. The arrangement is a little too bombastic for my...
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Apr 14, 20231 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for Apr 12, 2023
It's 1966 and we're back at Elizabeth Taylor. This is the Oscar she actually EARNED. Diva: Elizabeth Taylor in *Who's Afraid of Virginia...
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Apr 12, 20231 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Vaughan and Fitzgerald, "The Sh of Your Sm"
I was going to use this Sarah Vaughan performance of "The Shadow of Your Smile" as my example for the Diva/Mensch post on Wednesday, but...
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Apr 7, 20231 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for Apr 5, 2023
The Oscar for Best Song in 1965 went to "The Shadow of Your Smile" from *The Sandpiper.* A gauzy, tender, heartfelt little ballad written...
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Apr 5, 20231 min read
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CDA x 3: Heklina, R Sakamoto, S Stein
My brother Howard alerted me to three celebrity deaths - - three people I hadn't heard of but we all have a lot to learn, right? First,...
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Apr 4, 20231 min read
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*Fat Ham,* March 29, 2023
Karen and I saw *Fat Ham* on Broadway on March 29, 2023. It's a new play by James Ijames. It had its debut as a filmed production in...
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Apr 3, 20232 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Julie Andrews
She's a great talk show guest! Here she is on Rosie O'Donnell in 1996. And on Colbert, more recently. This is the first segment of three,...
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Mar 31, 20231 min read
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Dick Contino, "Lady of Spain"
I've added a second button to that newly minted <Various> page I created recently, where I posted about all those celebrity sightings and...
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Mar 30, 20232 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for March 29, 2023
The Best Picture winner for 1964 (and winner of many other awards that year) was *My Fair Lady.* Julie Andrews had created the role of...
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Mar 29, 20232 min read
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Fabulous Friday: more *Cleopatra*
Is it really time for me to see this movie again?
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Mar 24, 20231 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for Mar 22, 2023
Two of the most nominated movies in 1963 were *Cleopatra* (bloated epic) and *The Cardinal* (ponderous drama). Diva: *Cleopatra* Mensch:...
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Mar 22, 20231 min read
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*White Girl in Danger,* Mar 19, 2023
Scott, Richard, and I saw *White Girl in Danger* at 2nd Stage on Sunday March 19, 2023. This is the second show written by Michael R....
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Mar 21, 20234 min read
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*Dear World,* Mar 18, 2023
Susan, Scott, Richard, and I saw *Dear World* at City Center on March 18, 2023. It's a musical from 1969 with music and lyrics by Jerry...
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Mar 20, 20232 min read
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Fabulous Friday: P O'Toole and G Peck
Here's Peter O'Toole on Dick Cavett. He seems like a cheeky monkey! And Gregory Peck on Carson, also slightly cheeky. He was promoting...
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Mar 17, 20231 min read
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*Lohengrin,* March 14, 2023
Stephanie, Richard, and I saw *Lohengrin* at the Met on March 14, 2023. It was the thing I was most looking forward to this season, I am...
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Mar 16, 20236 min read
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Diva/Mensch pair for March 15, 2023
The Best Picture winner for 1962 was *Lawrence of Arabia* - - grand, epic, gorgeous to look at, and with that overpowering, sweeping...
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Mar 15, 20231 min read
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Voices of Ascension *St John Passion,* Mar 9, 2023
Susie and I heard Voices of Ascension performing the Bach *St John Passion* on March 9, 2023. This is a piece I love - - it's an oratorio...
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Mar 13, 20234 min read
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Sybarite5 and Curtis Stewart, Nov 3 2025
I heard Sybarite5 at Music Mondays on Nov 3, 2025. They're a string quintet - - two violins, viola, cello, and bass. I heard them in an online concert during lockdown n 2020. I just read that review and I appeared to enjoy the 2020 concert more than this latest one. Maybe I was more eager for a satisfying cultural experience? Or maybe it was just better. They opened with "Movement and Locations" by The Punch Brothers. It had a great energy but the cello solo at the beginning
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2 days ago3 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Aretha Franklin
I had a tribute to Wanda Jackson a few weeks ago. My brother Howard has a signed picture of her in his locker at work! I told him, "That's not Wanda Jackson, that's Lynn Redgrave in a bad wig." Bless her heart. Or in this case, rest her soul! OK now for this week's fierce rock and roll woman: the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, an American treasure. One of a kind, the world would not be the same without her. Can we all agree that this was one of the greatest moments in televi
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3 days ago1 min read
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