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Diva / Mensch pair for 3/13/19

I got LOTS of great ideas for this month, thanks to everyone who sent them! This week's pair was suggested by my mom: Diva: Rosemary...

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Mar 13, 20191 min read

Cantori concert, 3/9/19

I heard Cantori in a concert called *Farewell To Sorrow* on 3/9/19. They’re a chorus with about 40 singers conducted by Mark Shapiro. ...

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Mar 10, 20193 min read

Ryan on the Runway: PRAS season 7, episode 10

First off, thanks to my dear friend Frank for alerting me to the premiere of Project Runway on Bravo this coming week! Check your local...

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Mar 9, 20192 min read

CDW: Jan-Michael Vincent

Very odd - - he died on February 10th but we're only hearing about it now. Thanks to Richard for the call on the CDW Hotline. Is it rude...

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Mar 8, 20191 min read

Fabulous Friday: "As Time Goes By"

We're halfway through our perusal of *Stardust Melodies* by Will Friedwald. The next song is "As Time Goes By" by Herman Hupfeld. Of...

ladiesvoices

Mar 8, 20191 min read

Diva / Mensch pair for 3/6/19

My theme for March: siblings. I need some more ideas, so please email me with suggestions! Get yourself a special Diva/Mensch CD! This...

Amer

Mar 6, 20191 min read

Amor Artis concert, 3/3/19

I heard Amor Artis in *Songs of Farewell* on 3/3/19. Amor Artis is a 42-voice mixed chorus I hadn't heard before, but (of course) I know...

ladiesvoices

Mar 5, 20193 min read

CDW: Luke Perry

So sad to get the CDW phone call from Richard with the news that Luke Perry had died. This was the first Celebrity Death Watch that was...

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Mar 4, 20191 min read

CDW: Katherine Helmond

My friend Debbie wrote me on Friday, in response to my Andre Previn tribute: "To be honest - I don't always read your blog but do enjoy...

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Mar 3, 20191 min read

Rameau, maître à danser, 3/1/19

I saw *Rameau, maître à danser* at BAM on 3/1/19. It was performed by the French Baroque opera group Les Arts Florissants. I’ve been...

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Mar 2, 20192 min read

CDW: Andre Previn

Remember back in 1991, when Kentucky Fried Chicken rebranded themselves as KFC? I'm doing something similar - - I'm rebranding Celebrity...

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Mar 1, 20192 min read

Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Ella Fitzgerald

The one and only Miss Ella Fitzgerald!

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Mar 1, 20191 min read

PRAS season 7, ep 9

The challenge - - gender-neutral, high fashion streetwear. Their models were male, female, or non-binary, and the designers designed and...

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Feb 28, 20192 min read

Diva / Mensch pair for 2/27/19

We're ending our 20th century opera tribute with two arias from Samuel Barber's overheated masterpiece *Vanessa.* Both of these...

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Feb 27, 20191 min read

Celebrity Death Watch: Argento, Lagerfeld, Shane

A triple header! I had heard about the death of American composer Dominic Argento, thanks to my brother Howard for reminding me of that....

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Feb 25, 20191 min read

Fabulous Friday: "I Got Rhythm"

The next song in *Stardust Melodies* is "I Got Rhythm," music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin. We'll start with the person...

ladiesvoices

Feb 22, 20191 min read

Ryan on the Runway: PRAS season 7, eps 6 thru 8

Dear readers, my sincere apologies for being so far behind on my PR column. My DVR was having a seizure and it took me a while to come up...

ladiesvoices

Feb 21, 20195 min read

Celebrity Death Watch: Peter Tork

Hey hey, he's a Monkee! The CUTEST of the Monkees. RIP darling Peter. Here's his Monkees screen test: PS - - Thanks to Richard for...

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Feb 21, 20191 min read

Superhero, 2/19/19

I saw *Superhero* off Broadway on 2/19/19. It’s a new musical with music and lyrics by Tom Kitt and a book by John Logan. This was the...

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Feb 21, 20192 min read

Diva / Mensch pair for 2/20/19

A pair from Poulenc's masterpiece *Dialogues des Carmelites*: Diva: Mme. de Croissy Mensch: Mme. Lidoine Sung by Bulgarian fallen...

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Feb 20, 20191 min read

Fabulous Friday: Aretha Franklin

I had a tribute to Wanda Jackson a few weeks ago. My brother Howard has a signed picture of her in his locker at work! I told him, "That's not Wanda Jackson, that's Lynn Redgrave in a bad wig." Bless her heart. Or in this case, rest her soul! OK now for this week's fierce rock and roll woman: the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, an American treasure. One of a kind, the world would not be the same without her. Can we all agree that this was one of the greatest moments in televi

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CDA: Diane Ladd

I was saddened to read in The Times about the death of actor Diane Ladd at the age of 89. She had three Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress. First for playing Flo in Alice Doesn't Live Her Anymore. She really knew how to give A Performance, just what you want in a supporting actor. Here she is off the freaking rails in Wild At Heart. And doing something more measured and understated in Rambling Rose. The Times said she and her daughter Laura Dern were the first (ma

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2 days ago1 min read

Diva / Mensch pair for 3/13/19

Cantori concert, 3/9/19

Ryan on the Runway: PRAS season 7, episode 10

CDW: Jan-Michael Vincent

Fabulous Friday: "As Time Goes By"

Diva / Mensch pair for 3/6/19

Amor Artis concert, 3/3/19

CDW: Luke Perry

CDW: Katherine Helmond

*Rameau, maître à danser,* 3/1/19

CDW: Andre Previn

Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Ella Fitzgerald

PRAS season 7, ep 9

Diva / Mensch pair for 2/27/19

Celebrity Death Watch: Argento, Lagerfeld, Shane

Fabulous Friday: "I Got Rhythm"

Ryan on the Runway: PRAS season 7, eps 6 thru 8

Celebrity Death Watch: Peter Tork

*Superhero,* 2/19/19

Diva / Mensch pair for 2/20/19

Fabulous Friday: Aretha Franklin

CDA: Diane Ladd

Rameau, maître à danser, 3/1/19

Superhero, 2/19/19