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CDA: Dame Angela Lansbury
Another one that made me sad! I was alerted to her death by Richard and our friend Scott Seyforth. She died the other day at the age of...
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Oct 13, 20222 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Oct 12, 2022
I said last week that I'd be looking at movies year by year but really, I'll mostly be looking at the Academy Awards. That's how I roll....
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Oct 12, 20221 min read
CDA: Judy Tenuta
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of comic and Love Goddess Judy Tenuta, who died last week at the age of 72. Here's my favorite...
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Oct 11, 20221 min read
*Four Saints in Three Acts,* Oct 6, 2022
David Jay and I saw *Four Saints in Three Acts* on Oct 6, 2022. *Four Saints* is an opera from 1928 with music by Virgil Thomson and a...
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Oct 8, 20223 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Went With the Wind"
A classic!
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Oct 7, 20221 min read
*Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk,* Oct 2, 2022
Stephanie and I saw Shostakovich's *Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk* at the Met on Oct 2, 2022. This was my third time seeing this opera at the...
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Oct 6, 20224 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Oct 5, 2022
Today I'm starting a long diva/mensch series focusing on movies, going year by year. I'm starting with 1939, what a lot of people see as...
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Oct 5, 20221 min read
CDA: Loretta Lynn
Oh this one made me a little sad! So many great ladies dying lately and Loretta Lynn was definitely a great lady. She was 90 years old...
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Oct 4, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: Philip Michael Thomas singing
I honestly had no memory of him being a singer and now I know why. This video is super cheesy. Kind of hilarious.
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Sep 30, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Sept 28, 2022
I'm closing out our EGOT tribute by honoring the origin of the term EGOT. According to Wikipedia, "The EGOT acronym was coined by actor...
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Sep 28, 20221 min read
CDA: Louise Fletcher
My friend Patrick (not to be confused with my brother Patrick, who is also quite friendly) alerted me to the death of Louise Fletcher,...
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Sep 27, 20221 min read
Ryan on the Runway: M the C season 3, finale
The finale! They were "tasked" (Tim's word) with creating a 10-look collection for a runway show. They also needed to pitch a business...
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Sep 26, 20223 min read
Ryan on the Runway: M the C season 3, ep 7
This was the second-to-last episode, the ramp up to the finale. I had a strong feeling that Georgia was not going to be the winner. But...
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Sep 25, 20222 min read
CDA: Henry Silva and Pharaoh Sanders
I have to admit that it's a name I didn't recognize but the face I certainly recognized. I've seen many of his movies but the best is...
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Sep 24, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: J Hud, "The Jeffersons"
Oh yes! Turning the sh-t out. What a voice, what a sublime entertainer.
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Sep 23, 20221 min read
Ryan on the Runway: M the C season 3, ep 6
Wow, I hadn't noticed that Jeanette was a two-time winner. Brava for her. The challenge: create a two-look collection that represents...
ladiesvoices
Sep 22, 20223 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for Sept 21, 2022
We've gotten to the final EGOT on the list! Jennifer Hudson is #17. Diva: *Dreamgirls* Mensch: *Baba Yaga* Richard, my best friend Karen,...
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Sep 21, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: A. Menken and the Leading Ladies
This is cute!
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Sep 16, 20221 min read
CDA: Godard, Lewis, Starr - - and Gorbachev
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of three people: first, Jean-Luc Godard, one of the most important directors of the French New...
ladiesvoices
Sep 15, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Sept 14, 2022
EGOT #16 is Alan Menken. He was expected to be the next EGOT back in 2013, when I first became a student of the EGOT. It took him a few...
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Sep 14, 20222 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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5 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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