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*A Strange Loop,* June 22, 2022
Scott, Richard, and I saw *A Strange Loop* on Broadway on June 22, 2022. It's a new musical with book, music, and lyrics by Michael R....
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Jun 25, 20222 min read
Fabulous Friday: Gielgud on Dick Cavett
I wish we had the whole interview!
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Jun 24, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for June 22, 2022
EGOT #4 is John Gielgud. Ah, Gielgud! Diva: *Arthur* Mensch: *The Ages of Man* So hilarious, frosty, and full of zest in *Arthur.* And so...
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Jun 22, 20221 min read
CDA: Jean-Louis Trintignant
The great French film actor Jean-Louis Trintignant died the other day at the age of 91. My first exposure to him was in the magical 1966...
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Jun 19, 20221 min read
Bloomsday, June 16, 2022
Liz and I went to a Bloomsday performance at Symphony Space on June 16, 2022. Bloomsday is an annual celebration of James Joyce's...
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Jun 18, 20222 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest Helen Hayes
She's so cute! She comes on at 19:11.
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Jun 17, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for June 8, 2022
Oh my OOPS! I was so excited about the Rita Moreno pairing last week I skipped EGOT #2, Miss Helen Hayes! My apologies to Miss Hayes. The...
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Jun 15, 20221 min read
700 reviews and CDA: Philip Baker Hall
First, some happy news: I now have 700 reviews in the archives on my site! Yeesh, I feel like a thousand is within view at this point....
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Jun 14, 20221 min read
CDA: Julee Cruise
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of Julee Cruise, who died the other day at the age of 65. She was a niche pop star, made famous...
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Jun 12, 20221 min read
*Hamlet,* June 9, 2022
Susie, Richard, and I saw *Hamlet* at the Met on June 9, 2022. It's a new adaptation with music by Brett Dean and a libretto by Matthew...
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Jun 11, 20224 min read
Fabulous Friday: Rita Moreno with the Muppets
Here's Moreno doing "I Get Ideas" with the Muppets. So cute.
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Jun 10, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for June 8, 2022
The third EGOT winner is Rita Moreno, who's the oldest surviving EGOT winner. I'm going to focus on her two appearances in *West Side...
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Jun 8, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guests, Rodgers and Hammerstein
Here are Rodgers and Hammerstein as the mystery guests. They appear at 17:37. And I meant to include Rodgers's EGOT details the other day...
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Jun 3, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for June 1, 2022
The Tony Awards are coming up in a couple weeks, so in their honor I'm going to do an extended tribute to the EGOT. These are people who...
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Jun 1, 20222 min read
CDA: Andy Fletcher and Ray Liotta
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of Andy Fletcher, keyboardist for Depeche Mode. He was 60. Here's the video from the song I...
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May 28, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: whisking egg whites by hand
This young woman is adorable!
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May 27, 20221 min read
*Akhnaten,* May 22, 2022
Sue, Llu, Alan, and I saw *Akhnaten* at the Met on May 22, 2022. I saw it in 2019 but was not able to stay awake. I was frustrated...
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May 26, 20222 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for May 25, 2022
I'm closing out our egg theme with a pair of soufflés: Diva: chocolate soufflé Mensch: cheese soufflé
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May 25, 20221 min read
*Macbeth,* May 20, 2022
Richard and I saw *Macbeth* on Broadway on May 20, 2022. I was intrigued because the leads were played by Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga,...
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May 24, 20222 min read
Music Man
John, David, Richard and I saw *The Music Man* on Broadway on May 18, 2022. I'm not sure I have the specifics right on this, but I seem...
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May 22, 20223 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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2 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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22 hours ago1 min read
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