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CDA: Valerie Harper
Talk about a comeback - - in 2013 Valerie Harper was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer that spreads to the membranes surrounding the...
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Sep 2, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "The Boy From..."
Our Linda Lavin moment on Wednesday prompted me to feature a song she introduced in an off Broadway show from 1966, *The Mad Show.* The...
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Aug 30, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 8/28/19
I'm ending our *Follies* tribute with another pair of ladies doing the same song. The song is "Broadway Baby," sung in the show by...
ladiesvoices
Aug 28, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Walk Away" (and Greer Garson)
I told this story on my site a few years ago, but it's such a cute story, I'm telling it again. A few years ago I was at Glorious Home...
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Aug 23, 20192 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 8/21/19
This week, like last week, I'm comparing/contrasting two productions - - in this case, semi-staged concert performances: Diva: NY...
ladiesvoices
Aug 21, 20191 min read
Brian Stokes Mitchell concert, 8/10/19
I saw Brian Stokes Mitchell in concert at Music By the Lake in Williams Bay, Wisconsin on 8/10/19. I typically start my reviews with a...
ladiesvoices
Aug 20, 20193 min read
CDA: Peter Fonda
As usual, it was my hubby who alerted me to the passing of Peter Fonda. Here are previews to the two movies I think of when I think of...
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Aug 19, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: Immortal Girlfriend
I'm in Wisconsin visiting my mom and brothers, we're celebrating my mom's 80th birthday. We were at her house Friday through Monday,...
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Aug 16, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 8/14/19
This week I’m contrasting the original 1971 production of *Follies* with the first Broadway revival, in 2001. Diva: 1971 Mensch: 2001 The...
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Aug 14, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "All Eyes on Sharon Tate"
Today is the 50th anniversary of the day Sharon Tate was murdered. I found this sweet little profile on her. She was that rare...
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Aug 9, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 8/7/19
I'm devoting the month of August to my favorite Broadway musical, *Follies.* I've loved the show since I first encountered it sometime...
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Aug 7, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest Louis Jourdan
We haven't had a Mystery Guest since the first Friday in May, can you believe it? We have a double header today, two appearances by the...
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Aug 2, 20191 min read
CDA: Harold Prince
The great Hal Prince, one of the titans of the Broadway stage. Here's a partial list of Broadway shows that he had his hands in: 1950:...
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Aug 1, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for today - - REVISION
Oh Lordy I wasn't quite awake this morning when I sent out the Diva / Mensch pair. I set it up for "Summertime," which I did earlier in...
ladiesvoices
Jul 31, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 7/31/19
We're closing out our Sarah Vaughan / Ella Fitzgerald sing-off with a song that's perfect for the sultry weather we're having in New...
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Jul 31, 20191 min read
Kirk Franklin concert, 7/28/19
Nicola and I saw Kirk Franklin in concert at the Beacon Theater on 7/28/19. I hadn't heard of him before she introduced me to him a few...
ladiesvoices
Jul 30, 20194 min read
*Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune,* 7/27/19
I saw *Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune* on 7/27/19. It’s a play by Terrence McNally from 1987, this is the second Broadway...
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Jul 28, 20192 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Rock Lobster"
I saved the best for last! "Rock Lobster," the greatest B-52's song, one of the most dance-worthy songs ever recorded. Pass the tanning...
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Jul 26, 20191 min read
CDA: Rutger Hauer
Let's have a moment for my countryman, the great Dutch actor Rutger Hauer. I loved him in *Confessions of Dangerous Mind* and *Sin...
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Jul 25, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 7/24/19
Here's Ella and Sarah doing "Body and Soul." Ella performed it on a Frank Sinatra TV special and Sarah performed it at a concert to...
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Jul 24, 20191 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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