top of page
Divamensch
Search
Ryan on the Runway: PR18, eps 1-3
Oh my, I’ve been so busy - - three episodes of the new season and I’m just watching them now! I’ll dive right in. E P I S O D E O N E...
ladiesvoices
Dec 30, 20196 min read
CDA: Jerry Herman
Ah, the great Jerry Herman! I'm going to feature one number each from his three major Broadway shows. First, Bette Midler doing "Before...
ladiesvoices
Dec 28, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: Carrie Fisher on Stephen Colbert
Richard and I saw the new *Star Wars* movie last weekend - - I liked it much more than he did, I loved it, I thought it was wonderful. ...
ladiesvoices
Dec 27, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 12/25/19
I'm closing out the Nicole Kidman tribute with two spectacular performances: Diva: *To Die For* (1995) Mensch: *The Portrait of a Lady*...
ladiesvoices
Dec 25, 20191 min read
Tallis Scholars, 12/14/19
Frank, Linnea, Richard, and I heard The Tallis Scholars at St. Mary the Virgin on 12/14/19. They’re an extraordinary English choral...
ladiesvoices
Dec 23, 20193 min read
*The Songs of Nanci Griffith,* 12/20/19
I went to *The Songs of Nanci Griffith,* a show in the Winter Rhythms series produced by my friend Tom Toce. I knew very little of...
ladiesvoices
Dec 21, 20194 min read
Now You Can Blog from Everywhere!
We’ve made it quick and convenient for you to manage your blog from anywhere. In this blog post we’ll share the ways you can post to your...
ladiesvoices
Dec 21, 20191 min read
Design a Stunning Blog
When it comes to design, the Wix blog has everything you need to create beautiful posts that will grab your reader's attention. Check out...
ladiesvoices
Dec 21, 20191 min read
Grow Your Blog Community
With Wix Blog, you’re not only sharing your voice with the world, you can also grow an active online community. That’s why the Wix blog...
ladiesvoices
Dec 21, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: Christmas message from the Queen (aka H Mirren)
I love this. It's a shame that Dame Helen has to cap it off with a shameless plug for the movie she was promoting, but hey, that's her...
ladiesvoices
Dec 20, 20191 min read
500 reviews!
Today I'm celebrating a major milestone at divamensch dot com - - my review of the Meow Meow holiday show was the FIVE HUNDREDTH review...
ladiesvoices
Dec 19, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 12/18/19
A couple of Nicole Kidman movies from '03 and '04: Diva: *The Stepford Wives* Mensch: *Dogville*
ladiesvoices
Dec 18, 20191 min read
*A Very Meow Meow Holiday Show,* 12/12/19
Leith and I saw *A Very Meow Meow Holiday Show* at BAM on 12/12/19. Meow Meow is an Australian cabaret performer. BAM was promoting the...
ladiesvoices
Dec 17, 20194 min read
CDA: Danny Aiello
His greatest role, his greatest movie - - *Do the Right Thing.* Warning for blue language! And I love how he says "peez-a-ree-a."
ladiesvoices
Dec 16, 20191 min read
*Elements of Oz,* 12/8/19
I saw *Elements of Oz* at NYU's Skirball Center on 12/8/19. It was a riff/re-imagining of *The Wizard of Oz* developed by and performed...
ladiesvoices
Dec 14, 20193 min read
Fabulous Friday: Christmas with Dinah Shore
I love how the reception on this clip is so awful. Dinah Shore with Rock Hudson, Martha Raye, Betty White, and is it Dinah's mother? ...
ladiesvoices
Dec 13, 20191 min read
Chanticleer, 12/6/19
Richard and I heard Chanticleer in concert on 12/6/19, *A Chanticleer Christmas.* They opened the concert processing down the center...
ladiesvoices
Dec 12, 20194 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 12/11/19
Two Nicole Kidman movies from the start of the century: Diva: *Moulin Rouge* (2001) Mensch: *The Hours* (2002)
ladiesvoices
Dec 11, 20191 min read
CDA: Carroll Spinney
I didn't know that name, but I certainly did know his work. He was the actor/puppeteer who did Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. Here's a...
ladiesvoices
Dec 9, 20191 min read
NY Phil Beethoven and Reich, 12/5/19
I heard the New York Philharmonic in a program of Beethoven and Reich on 12/5/19, conducted by their extraordinary music director, Jaap...
ladiesvoices
Dec 8, 20193 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
ladiesvoices
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.
ladiesvoices
4 days ago2 min read
bottom of page