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Diva / Mensch pair for 6/26/19
Ah, the last week of our flower tribute! Thanks again to Shawn and Everett for helping with these. Diva: Chrysanthemum Mensch: Aster
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Jun 26, 20191 min read
Gavin Creel concert, 6/17/19
I went to a concert by Gavin Creel at the 92 Street Y on 6/17/19. I've been a fan of Creel's since 2002, when I saw him in his Broadway...
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Jun 25, 20197 min read
*Manon* at ABT, 6/22/19
Nicola and I saw *Manon* performed by the American Ballet Theatre on 6/22/19. Neither of us is a big ballet fanatic (though I’m becoming...
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Jun 24, 20193 min read
*Prisoner of the State,* 6/8/19
Richard and I saw a new opera by David Lang, *Prisoner of the State,* performed by the New York Philharmonic on 6/8/19. Lang wrote both...
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Jun 23, 20192 min read
Fabulous Friday: Billy Porter
Billy Porter seems to be the queer icon of the moment. I'm lucky enough to have seen him onstage a few times, first as Belize in an...
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Jun 21, 20191 min read
CDA: Sylvia Miles
Oh my, we're getting a lot lately. I had no idea this feature of my website would get so much traffic. I always heard that Sylvia Miles...
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Jun 20, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 6/19/19
My friends Shawn and Everett helped me out with the flower diva/mensch pairs. Flowers is their business, so they know a thing or two on...
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Jun 19, 20191 min read
CDA: Gloria Vanderbilt (and Zeffirelli)
This one is major - - Gloria Vanderbilt. She was the famous lady with Eastern Lockjaw who made jeans when I was a kid. Then as a...
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Jun 17, 20191 min read
CDA: Franco Zefferelli
Ah, Zefferelli! The stagecraft, the wonder, the opulence! Here's the tomb scene from his crossover hit *Romeo and Juliet.* It thrilled...
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Jun 17, 20192 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 17 finale
Before I get to my Project Runway column, I was a little baffled by a problem on my website last week. I wrote blog posts, as always,...
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Jun 16, 20194 min read
Fabulous Friday: Ellen De Generes
I'm continuing our Pride Month theme with one of the most seismic moments in American television, Ellen De Generes coming out on her...
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Jun 14, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 6/12/19
Diva: Red rose Mensch: Pink rose
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Jun 12, 20191 min read
Tharp Trio at ABT, 6/1/19
Maia, Seth, and I saw a trio of Twyla Tharp pieces at American Ballet Theater on 6/1/19. The first piece was *Brahms/Haydn Variations*...
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Jun 11, 20192 min read
*Everything That Happened and Would Happen,* 6/3/19
Stephanie and I saw *Everything That Happened and Would Happen* at the Park Avenue Armory on 6/3/19. Stephanie told me about this, I had...
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Jun 10, 20195 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 17, eps 12 & 13
Episode 12 A friend had given me a spoiler that Tessa was sent home in this episode - - I think this was the first time this had...
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Jun 9, 20195 min read
Fabulous Friday: Quentin Crisp
This is Pride Month in NYC and the end of the month will mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising! Wowie wow, am I right? So...
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Jun 7, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 6/5/19
We're having an actual SPRING in New York this year! Typically we go straight from winter to summer, so it's been a real treat to have...
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Jun 5, 20191 min read
*Oklahoma!* 5/29/19
Stephanie, Francesca, Brian, Richard, and I saw *Oklahoma!* at Circle in the Square on 5/29/19. This new production originated at St....
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Jun 2, 20193 min read
CDA: Leon Redbone and Claus von Bülow
Leon Redbone really was an original. I remember being fascinated by him when I was a kid and I saw him on *Saturday Night Live.* I'd...
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Jun 1, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "June is Bustin' Out All Over"
This story is such a scream. God bless Leslie Uggams.
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May 31, 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
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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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