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*Plaza Suite,* March 26, 2022
Richard and I saw *Plaza Suite* on Broadway on March 26, 2022. It's a play by Neil Simon from 1968. This was the first time it had been...
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Mar 31, 20222 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for March 30, 2022
This week we're looking at *Match Game.* Heaven help us all. Diva: Charles Nelson Reilly Mensch: Fannie Flagg
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Mar 30, 20221 min read
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*L’Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato,* Mar 25, 2022
Richard and I saw the Mark Morris Dance Group do *L'Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato* at BAM on March 25, 2022. This is seen as one...
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Mar 29, 20222 min read
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*Rodelinda,* March 24, 2022
Esther and I saw *Rodelinda* at the Met on March 24, 2022. It's a Handel opera I had seen on TV years ago but had never seen onstage. The...
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Mar 28, 20223 min read
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My Top Five Fave Movies of 2021
The Top Five: *Benedetta* *No Time To Die* *The French Dispatch* *Licorice Pizza* *Parallel Mothers* BENEDETTA I’ve always been curious...
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Mar 27, 202217 min read
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*Don Carlos,* March 22, 2022
Richard and I saw *Don Carlos* at the Met on March 22, 2022. It's a Verdi opera that I love and had seen three times before, including...
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Mar 26, 20224 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Eydie Gormé
I said Tony Randall was the funniest and Elizabeth Taylor was the cutest, but I think Eydie Gormé was the most delightful. She comes on...
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Mar 25, 20221 min read
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CDA: Madeleine Albright
Richard informed me of the death of Madeleine Albright, who died the other day at the age of 84. What an extraordinary woman. Here's an...
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Mar 24, 20221 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for March 23, 2022
I watched *Let's Make a Deal* now and then as a kid. I loved it when the contestant would have to choose the prize between Door #1, Door...
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Mar 23, 20221 min read
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*The Life,* March 18, 2022
Susan and I saw *The Life* at City Center Encores on March 18, 2022. It's a musical from 1997 with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Ira...
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Mar 21, 20222 min read
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Mystery Guest: Elizabeth Taylor
Last week we had Tony Randall, who I said was the funniest. This week we have Elizabeth Taylor, who was the CUTEST.
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Mar 18, 20221 min read
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*The Medium,* March 15, 2022
David Jay and I saw *The Medium* at BAM on March 15, 2022. No, my opera-loving friends, this was not a production of the great one-act...
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Mar 17, 20222 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for March 16, 2022
*Jeopardy!* is the game show I've watched the most over the years but my favorite game show ever might be *Pyramid.* It's sometimes...
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Mar 16, 20221 min read
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CDA: William Hurt
I was sad to wake up this morning and see the news of the death of William Hurt, at the age of 71. He was one of the major movie actors...
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Mar 14, 20221 min read
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*Ariadne auf Naxos,* March 12, 2022
Richard and I saw Richard Strauss's *Ariadne auf Naxos* at the Met on March 12, 2022. I first discovered this opera in the 1980s, thanks...
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Mar 13, 20224 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Tony Randall
Since we're highlighting game shows all this month, I'm going to devote every Friday to my favorite mystery guests from *What's My Line?*...
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Mar 11, 20221 min read
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Voices of Ascension, March 9, 2022
I heard Voices of Ascension in concert on March 9, 2022. I've heard them many times, probably between 15 and 20 times, and this was one...
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Mar 10, 20223 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for March 9, 2022
I'm not a fan of *Wheel of Fortune,* but I acknowledge its place in American culture. Diva: Vanna White Mensch: Pat Sajack
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Mar 9, 20221 min read
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CDA: Considine and Walton
My friend Dianna alerted me to the death of Tim Considine, who died at the age of 81. He initially made his mark in a few Disney...
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Mar 8, 20221 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, John Daly
We're in a game show theme this month, and you know how I love the mystery guest on *What's My Line?*, so I found the final mystery...
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Mar 4, 20221 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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1 day 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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2 days ago1 min read
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