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Fabulous Friday: "The Man That Got Away"
I'm closing out our Garland tribute with a live performance of "The Man That Got Away," from her TV show. But before she sings the song...
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Oct 25, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 10/23/19
We have a pair of teen sex dramas today: Diva: *A Summer Place* is a 1959 gauzy drama with Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue as the blond teen...
ladiesvoices
Oct 23, 20191 min read
*An Evening With Eartha Kitt,* 10/18/19
Richard and I saw *An Evening With Eartha Kitt* at The Green Room on 42 on 10/18/19. It was a tribute to the late great Eartha Kitt, done...
ladiesvoices
Oct 22, 20193 min read
*Slave Play,* 10/17/19
Karen and I saw *Slave Play* on Broadway on 10/17/19. It was a hit downtown and moved to Broadway. I'm always curious about a show...
ladiesvoices
Oct 20, 20194 min read
CDA: William Macy
No, now William H. Macy, star of *Fargo,* husband of noted jailbird Felicity Huffman - - I'm talking about William Macy, aka Bill Macy,...
ladiesvoices
Oct 19, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "By Myself" and "What Now My Love"
I'm giving you a double header of La Garland today, in a genre she mastered - - what I call Strength Through Suffering! Here she is...
ladiesvoices
Oct 18, 20191 min read
*A Quiet Evening of Dance,* 10/15/19
Melody and I saw *William Forsythe: A Quiet Evening of Dance* at The Shed on 10/15/19. I hadn't heard of Forsythe before, but I've been...
ladiesvoices
Oct 17, 20192 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 10/16/19
We have a Judy Garland theme this week: Diva: *A Star Is Born* Mensch: *Judgment at Nuremberg*
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Oct 16, 20191 min read
*Macbeth,* 10/12/19
Barbara, Katherine, Lizzie, and I saw *Macbeth* at the Met on 10/1219. I’ve been to the Met probably around 75 times (I’ve been thinking...
ladiesvoices
Oct 14, 20193 min read
CDA: Robert Forster (and f/u on Rip Taylor)
Oh, darling Robert Forster. I'd never heard of him before I saw him in *Jackie Brown,* but sweet Jesus, he blew me away in that movie. ...
ladiesvoices
Oct 13, 20192 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Come Rain Or Come Shine"
Judy Garland singing "Come Rain or Come Shine" is one of the most exciting things ever recorded. It's the Nelson Riddle arrangement that...
ladiesvoices
Oct 11, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 10/9/19
A movie western theme today: Diva: *The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly* Mensch: *High Noon*
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Oct 9, 20191 min read
CDA: Marcello Giordani and Rip Taylor
A double header - - high art and low art! Marcello Giordani was an extraordinary Italian tenor, I heard him at the Met a number of times....
ladiesvoices
Oct 8, 20192 min read
*Manon,* 10/2/19
Richard and I saw *Manon* at the Met on 10/2/19. It’s an opera from 1884 by Jules Massenet - - it had been on my list for a while of...
ladiesvoices
Oct 7, 20193 min read
CDA: Diahann Carroll
A true trailblazer! Thank you to my dear David Jay for breaking the news to me. She was something else, yes? She had many firsts, but...
ladiesvoices
Oct 4, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Judy Garland
Richard and I are seeing *Judy* tonight, the Judy Garland movie starring Renee Zellweger. I'm devoting the Fabulous Fridays in October...
ladiesvoices
Oct 4, 20191 min read
*The Love For Three Oranges,* 9/27/19
Eddie, Lance, Eric, and I saw *The Love For Three Oranges* at Opera Philadelphia on 9/27/19. It’s an opera from 1921 by Sergei Prokofiev...
ladiesvoices
Oct 3, 20192 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 10/2/19
I'm starting a new theme today - - movies, organized by genre. Today we have a science fiction pair: Diva: *2001: A Space Odyssey*...
ladiesvoices
Oct 2, 20191 min read
CDA: Jessye Norman
I got texts from BOTH my brothers last night about the passing of Jessye Norman (Patrick wins the prize, he was first). She was one of...
ladiesvoices
Oct 1, 20191 min read
*Isadora Duncan,* 9/25/19
I saw *Isadora Duncan,* a new dance piece by Jérôme Bel, at the Alliance Française on 9/25/19. It was a one-woman show performed by...
ladiesvoices
Sep 30, 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.
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4 days ago2 min read
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