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Diva/Mensch pair for August 3, 2022
EGOT #10 is Whoopi Goldberg. For the Diva I've chosen a scene from *Ghost* and for the Mensch a tap-dazzling number from *Thoroughly...
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Aug 3, 20221 min read
CDA: Carroll and Nichols
Two CDAs today. The great character actor Pat Carroll died at the age of 95. Her obits are all calling her the voice of Ursula the Sea...
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Aug 1, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: Nichols and May, dentist sketch
This is my favorite Nichols and May sketch. They are priceless.
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Jul 29, 20221 min read
CDA: Tony Dow
Wow, what a roller coaster - - did you follow this story? Tues July 26: It was announced on Facebook by "his representatives" on Tuesday...
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Jul 28, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for July 27, 2022
EGOT #9 is Mike Nichols. For my examples I've chosen one of my favorite moments in *The Graduate* and a lyrical scene from *Wit.* Diva:...
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Jul 27, 20221 min read
CDA: Rafelson, Sorvino, Warner
Director Bob Rafelson died at the age of 89. He directed *The King of Marvin Gardens,* the 1981 remake of *The Postman Always Rings...
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Jul 26, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Sweet Georgia Brown"
This is a scream. Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft (his wife, let's not forget) are so freaking adorable and hilarious.
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Jul 22, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for July 20, 2022
EGOT #8 is Mel Brooks. Jeez it was a challenge to find a Mensch for Mel Brooks, that guy is a Diva all the time! Diva: *Mad About You*...
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Jul 20, 20221 min read
CDA: Ivana Trump
Wow, this was major! Ivana Trump died the other day at the age of 73. She was the first wife of Donald Trump, mother of Donald Jr.,...
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Jul 16, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: *Follies* at the Phil
As a tribute to EGOT #7, Jonathan Tunick, I give you this priceless documentary about *Follies* getting a semi-staged production at the...
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Jul 15, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for July 13, 2022
EGOT #7 is a name you might not know, Jonathan Tunick. He's best known for being the orchestrator for most of Stephen Sondheim's...
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Jul 13, 20221 min read
CDA: Sirico and Storch
Tony Sirico died the other day at the age of 79. He played one of the most distinctive members of the collective on *The Sopranos,*...
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Jul 11, 20221 min read
CDA: James Caan
James Caan died the other day at the age of 82. His best movie is *The Godfather* but I think his best performance is in *Misery.* Kathy...
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Jul 9, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: Marvin Hamlisch
Here's a sweet bit from *American Masters* about Marvin Hamlisch. And I forgot to include his EGOT details on Wednesday. Courtesy of...
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Jul 8, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for July 6, 2022
EGOT #6 is Marvin Hamlisch. He and Richard Rodgers are the only two PEGOTs - - Hamlisch got the Pulitzer for *A Chorus Line,* Rodgers for...
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Jul 6, 20221 min read
*Bark of Millions,* June 27, 2022
Francesca, Scott, and I saw Taylor Mac and Matt Ray in concert at Joe's Pub on June 27. 2022. Francesca had been with me every time I had...
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Jul 4, 20227 min read
CDA: Betty Rowland
I'd never heard of Betty Rowland but the title of her NY Times obit caught my eye: "Betty Rowland, One of Burlesque's Last Queens, Dies...
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Jul 2, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: A Hepburn, *B a T's*
I'm closing my tribute to Miss Hepburn with my favorite scene in my favorite of her movies. Richard and I had the pleasure of seeing a...
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Jul 1, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for June 29, 2022
EGOT #5 is Audrey Hepburn. Diva: *Roman Holiday* Mensch: *Gardens of the World*
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Jun 29, 20221 min read
Justin Vivian Bond, June 23, 2022
Scott and I saw Justin Vivian Bond in concert at Joe's Pub on June 23, 2022. We're both big fans of theirs, have seen them numerous...
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Jun 27, 20225 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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3 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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23 hours ago1 min read
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