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Diva / Mensch pair for 5/29/19
I'm veering away from my established format a bit. This week, rather than using two recordings of the same song, I'm using two settings...
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May 29, 20191 min read
*Reich Richter Pärt,* 5/16/19
I saw *Reich Richter Pärt* at The Shed on 5/16/19. It’s a combination of artwork by Gerhard Richter and music by Arvo Pärt and Steve...
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May 27, 20192 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 17, ep 11
The episode started with one of the designers getting a text from Christian saying that they should meet him at his atelier. Wow, what a...
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May 26, 20192 min read
*Gary: A Sequel To Titus Andronicus,* 5/23/19
Stephanie, Francesca, Brian, Richard, and I saw *Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus* on 5/23/19. It's a new play written by Taylor Mac,...
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May 25, 20193 min read
Fabulous Friday: Leontyne Price interview
Not all of you are into opera, but this interview with Miss Price is such a delight. Maybe you don't want to watch the whole thing, but...
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May 24, 20191 min read
CDA: I. M. Pei and Machiko Kyô
My thanks to Everett Nelson for encouraging me to do an I. M. Pei tribute. Here's a cute 60 Minutes piece from 1987, when he was...
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May 23, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 5/22/19
"Precious Memories." Mensch: Patti Page and George Jones Diva: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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May 22, 20191 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 17, ep 10
The challenge: to do a high fashion interpretation of the social cause that means the most to them. Elaine went to the workroom to...
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May 21, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Midnight Sun"
I'm highlighting Ella and Sass singing "Midnight Sun" as the Diva / Mensch pair this week, so I thought I'd give the stage to June...
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May 17, 20192 min read
*Tootsie,* 5/14/19
Richard and I saw *Tootsie* on Broadway on 5/14/19. It’s a new musical comedy adaptation of the 1982 movie with music and lyrics by David...
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May 16, 20193 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 5/15/19
"Midnight Sun" is one of my favorite songs on earth. This song gives me the perfect opportunity to compare and contrast the women who I...
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May 15, 20191 min read
CDA: Tim Conway
Oh no! Another one. Thanks to Richard Yaeger for breaking the news on this one. 85 years old, which is getting younger every day, am I...
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May 14, 20191 min read
*High Button Shoes,* 5/10/19
Susan, Richard, and I saw *High Button Shoes* at City Center Encores! on 5/10/19. It’s a 1947 Broadway musical with music by June Styne,...
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May 14, 20191 min read
CDA: Peggy Lipton and Doris Day
A blonde double-header! Peggy Lipton comes first because she died first. I have never seen *The Mod Squad* so I can't speak to that,...
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May 13, 20192 min read
*Pepperland,* 5/9/19
I saw the Mark Morris Dance Group doing *Pepperland* at BAM on 5/9/19. It’s a piece that Morris created in 2017 to commemorate the 50th...
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May 13, 20192 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 17, ep 9
The designers arrived in Brooklyn to see patches of yellow bricks on the pavement and some over-the-top men’s costumes in the workroom. ...
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May 12, 20192 min read
CDA: Jim Fowler
Such a charming, handsome guy. He made *Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom* worth watching, am I right? Here's a wonderful montage of...
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May 10, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: *Here's Lucy*
Did you know that my husband is a world-recognized expert on *I Love Lucy*? It took a while for me to build up my nerve to tell him that...
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May 10, 20191 min read
*Dialogues of the Carmelites,* 5/2/19
Barbara and I saw *Dialogues of the Carmelites* at the Met on 5/2/19. I'd seen not just this opera but this same production twice before...
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May 9, 20194 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 5/8/19
"How Deep is the Ocean" Mensch: Frank Sinatra Diva: Kay Thompson
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May 8, 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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