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Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Colonel Sanders
He's an unusual mystery guest, because the panel did not have their blindfolds on. It's patently obvious to many of us that he's Colonel...
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Mar 6, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 3/4/20
Our Diva / Mensch theme for the month of March is menswear! This week: Diva: bow tie Mensch: necktie
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Mar 4, 20201 min read
CDA: James Lipton
I think I'd be amazed to find out how many hours I spent (wasted?) watching *Inside the Actors Studio.* Thankfully there are no records...
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Mar 3, 20201 min read
Mazzoli and Moran, 2/29/20
I heard a concert at the Ecstatic Music Festival at Merkin Concert Hall on 2/29/20. It was a concert of music by two young, contemporary...
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Mar 2, 20204 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR18, ep 12
I really hate the middle school playground system of choosing anything - - each person chooses the next person and some poor schlub is...
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Mar 1, 20203 min read
*Mack and Mabel,* 2/21/20
Susan, Richard, and I saw *Mack and Mabel* at City Center Encores! on 2/21/20. It’s a Broadway musical from 1972 with music and lyrics by...
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Feb 29, 20202 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Spinning Wheel"
I'm closing out my tribute to Blood, Sweat, and Tears with "Spinning Wheel." I love this frozen-in-amber video, I think the lead singer...
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Feb 28, 20201 min read
*Cambodian Rock Band,* 2/18/20
Karen and I saw *Cambodian Rock Band* at the Signature Theatre on 2/18/20. We went because we're fans of Ronnie Ong, or to be precise,...
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Feb 27, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 2/26/20
I'm closing out my art song tribute by returning to the undisputed master, Franz Schubert, but with a different focus. It seems that the...
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Feb 26, 20201 min read
The Orchestra Now, 2/16/20
Liz, David, Richard, and I heard The Orchestra Now at Symphony Space on 2/16/20. One of my favorite coworkers is Ethlouise Banks, who,...
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Feb 25, 20203 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR18, ep 11
Happy birthday, Victoria. Let’s get some positive attitude from you today, shall we? The challenge: create a victory dress for an Olympic...
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Feb 24, 20202 min read
CDA: Zoe Caldwell, Lynn Cohen, and Kellye Nakahara
Wow, a triple-header of wonderful actors! Zoe Caldwell was an extraordinary Australian actor. You should read her wonderful memoir, *I...
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Feb 23, 20201 min read
*West Side Story,* 2/8/20
Karen, Bruce, and I saw the new production of *West Side Story* on Broadway on 2/8/20. It was directed by my favorite director, Belgian...
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Feb 22, 20203 min read
Chris Ryan's Top Five Fave Movies for 2019
Top Five for 2019 Rocketman Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood Pain and Glory Parasite The Two Popes Honorable Mention: Us, Star Wars Episode...
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Feb 21, 20208 min read
Fabulous Friday: "And When I Die"
Another fantastic song by Blood, Sweat, and Tears:
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Feb 21, 20201 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 2/19/20
This week I'm featuring two songs by Samuel Barber, a mid-century master of the art song. Diva: "Nuvoletta" Mensch: "The Daisies"...
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Feb 19, 20201 min read
*The Unsinkable Molly Brown,* 2/14/20
Richard and I saw *The Unsinksable Molly Brown* at the Abrons Arts Center on 2/14/20. It's a musical by Meredith Willson (of *The Music...
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Feb 18, 20202 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR18, ep 10
You know how each episode starts with a recap of the previous episode? It was delightful to see Christian save Brittany again. Karlie...
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Feb 17, 20202 min read
*The Mother Of Us All,* 2/11/20
I saw *The Mother Of Us All* at the Met Museum on 2/10/20. An opera at the Met - - but wait, the Met Museum? It was a collaboration...
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Feb 15, 20205 min read
Fabulous Friday: "You've Made Me So Very Happy"
I'm featuring Blood, Sweat, and Tears (and the serial comma) in the Fabulous Fridays in February. Today I'm giving a shout-out to my...
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Feb 14, 20201 min read
CDA: Catherine O'Hara
Oh my I was not prepared for this one. My brother Howard texted me yesterday to alert me to the death of the extraordinary Catherine O'Hara at the too young age of 71. Like many of my generation I first encountered her on SCTV. My favorite of her characters was Lola Heatherton, a dimly talented nightclub performer, her name pointing us to Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon mainstays Lola Falana and Joey Heatherton. She was delightful in Beetlejuice (1988) but I'm not so into
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3 days ago2 min read
Fabulous Friday: Alanis Morissette
I've asked my friend Jori Hume to write a few Fabulous Fridays in the Rock and Roll Woman series. Jori is a friend from high school, without a doubt the coolest person ever to attend Delavan-Darien High School. I was about to write "ever to graduate from" but I bet there are some cool people who were dropouts! Jori is cooler than any of them. I'll hand the baton to Jori: Do you remember the first time you heard “You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morissette? Picture it: Kansas City.
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4 days ago2 min read
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