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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
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
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
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
Fabulous Friday: more *Cleopatra*
Is it really time for me to see this movie again?
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Mar 24, 20231 min read
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
*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
*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
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
*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
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
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
CDA: Robert Blake
Robert Blake died the other day at the age of 89. He's best remembered for *Baretta* on TV and for being acquitted in his wife's murder...
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Mar 12, 20231 min read
Top Five Fave Movies for 2022
Top Five Everything Everywhere All At Once The Northman Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Corsage Women Talking Honorable Mention Mrs Harris...
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Mar 11, 202315 min read
Fabulous Friday: A Ekberg in *8 1/2*
I didn't like *8 1/2* when I saw it but that was a long time ago, I should give it another try.
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Mar 10, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for March 8, 2023
Did you know the Academy used to split the Best Costume nominees into black and white and color? That was the case with a lot of...
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Mar 8, 20231 min read
Fabulous Friday: Taylor and MacLaine
Here are two clips from this week's featured movies. First, Liz Taylor and her husband du jour Eddie Fisher in *BUtterfield 8.* And...
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Mar 3, 20231 min read
Batsheva *Hora,* Feb 28, 2023
Karen, Stephanie, Steve, and I saw the Batsheva Dance Company at the Joyce Theater on Feb 28, 2023. They were doing a piece from 2009...
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Mar 2, 20232 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for March 1, 2023
We've arrived at 1960. The Best Actress Oscar that year went to Elizabeth Taylor for *BUtterfield 8.* Everyone thought it should have...
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Mar 1, 20231 min read
Fabulous Friday: Gore Vidal on *Ben-Hur*
Here's a great clip from *The Celluloid Closet,* with Gore Vidal talking about his invented gay subtext for *Ben-Hur.*
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Feb 24, 20231 min read
CDA x 4: Barrie and Stewart
I never like reporting on FOUR celebrity deaths! My brother Howard alerted me to three of them and my friend Jessica on the fourth: Barbara Barrie (95), Donnie Iris (83), and Patrick Stewart (86) from Howard and Elke Sommer (85) from Jessica. I first encountered Barbara Barrie playing Dennis Christopher's mom in Breaking Away. She was nominated for an Oscar for that movie. I later knew her from the original cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's Company, in which she and her hu
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10 hours ago3 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Then Came You"
I was on the stairmaster at Planet Fitness yesterday morning - - it wasn't an actual Stairmaster, it was a LifeFitness brand knockoff, but it's the easiest way to explain the thing I was using. Don't you say Kleenex rather than "facial tissue?" Anyway, I was on the stairmaster looking for something inspiring to listen to on my iPod. I needed a break from my usual picks (Boston, Earth Wind and Fire, Shirley Bassey) and somehow landed on this song. Which I ADORE. The four minut
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1 day ago1 min read
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