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Kevin Puts concert, Nov 21, 2022
I went to a concert of music by the contemporary American composer Kevin Puts on November 21, 2022. It was part of the Music Mondays...
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Nov 26, 20224 min read
Fabulous Friday: lost ending of *It's a W Life*
This hilarious sketch is from Saturday Night Live in 1986.
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Nov 25, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Nov 23, 2022
We're at 1946. I'm featuring two films that were up for Best Picture. The award went to *The Best Years of Our Lives,* a movie I don't...
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Nov 23, 20221 min read
*Straight Line Crazy,* Nov 19, 2022
Richard and I saw *Straight Line Crazy* at The Shed on November 19, 2022. It's a new play by David Hare starring Ralph Fiennes as Robert...
ladiesvoices
Nov 21, 20222 min read
*A Man of No Importance,* Nov 16, 2022
I saw *A Man of No Importance* at Classic Stage Company on November 16, 2022. It's a musical from 2002 based on a film with the same...
ladiesvoices
Nov 20, 20223 min read
CDA: Ned Rorem
My friend Dale alerted me to the death of the Pulitzer-Prize winning American composer Ned Rorem. He was 99. He's best known for his...
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Nov 19, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guests Arden & Lansbury
Both of our ladies for this week were mystery guests. How delightful! And Lansbury comes on at about 16:45.
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Nov 18, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Nov 16, 2022
We're at 1945. I've chosen two of the Best Supporting Actress nominees. The winner that year was Anne Revere for *National Velvet.* Diva:...
ladiesvoices
Nov 16, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: Barbara Stanwyck tribute
This is one of my favorite features on Turner Classic Movies - - they bring in a contemporary actor to talk about how much they admire an...
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Nov 11, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Nov 9, 2022
The year was 1944. These two ladies were nominated for Best Actress. The winner was Ingrid Bergman for *Gaslight.* Diva: Barbara Stanwyck...
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Nov 9, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: Joe Jackson and Badfinger
Lately I've been linking my Fabulous Fridays to the Diva/Mensch theme for the week but I'm straying from that this week. Last weekend...
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Nov 4, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Nov 2, 2022
It's 1943 and of course I have to honor one of the most beloved movies ever made, *Casablanca.* Diva: Kiss Mensch: Sigh Ingrid Bergman...
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Nov 2, 20221 min read
CDA: Leslie Jordan & Jerry Lee Lewis
Actor and singer Leslie Jordan died last week at the age of 67. In a car crash. So adorable and hilarious. Here's a CBS Mornings tribute...
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Oct 31, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: The Best of Endora
Ah, Agnes Moorehead as Endora on *Bewitched.* I think, as a little boy, I wanted to be her when I grew up. How'd that turn out?
ladiesvoices
Oct 28, 20221 min read
*Kimberly Akimbo,* Oct 25, 2022
I saw *Kimberly Akimbo* on Broadway on Oct 25, 2022. It's a new musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and a book and lyrics by David...
ladiesvoices
Oct 27, 20223 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Oct 26, 2022
1942. Diva: Agnes Moorehead, *The Magnificent Ambersons* Mensch: Teresa Wright, *Mrs Miniver* These two ladies were nominated for Best...
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Oct 26, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: Orson Welles on the panel
It's been so long since we've visited *What's My Line?* I looked for an episode that had Orson Welles as the mystery guest (since I...
ladiesvoices
Oct 21, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Oct 19, 2022
The year is 1941. I'm choosing two Best Picture nominees for that year. *Citizen Kane* is seen as one of the greatest movies ever made...
ladiesvoices
Oct 19, 20221 min read
CDA: Robbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltrane died the other day at the age of 72. He's best known for playing the loveable giant Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies....
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Oct 15, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: *Rebecca* parody
Carol Burnett and her band of merry pranksters are back at it!
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Oct 14, 20221 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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7 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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