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Red Room Orchestra: music fr *Twin Peaks,* 2/15/19
I heard the Red Room Orchestra at Symphony Space on 2/15/19, performing music from *Twin Peaks* and other David Lynch creations. The Red...
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Feb 19, 20193 min read
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Celebrity Death Watch: Bruno Ganz and Lee Radziwill
I first saw Bruno Ganz in *Wings of Desire* (1987), one of the most beautiful movies ever made. Here's the preview, he played the angel...
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Feb 18, 20191 min read
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Chris Ryan's Top Five Fave Movies for 2018
Black Panther Deadpool 2 Can You Ever Forgive Me? The House That Jack Built Roma Honorable Mention: Ocean’s Eight, Sorry To Bother You...
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Feb 18, 201913 min read
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*Spaceman,* 2/16/19
I saw *Spaceman* at the Loading Dock Theatre on 2/16/19. It’s a one-woman play by Leegrid Stevens about an American astronaut making a...
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Feb 17, 20193 min read
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Fabulous Friday: "Body and Soul"
The next song in *Stardust Melodies* is "Body and Soul," lyrics by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton; and music by Johnny Green....
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Feb 15, 20191 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 2/13/19
Continuing with the 20th century opera theme - - a pair from Strauss's *Salome*: Diva: Salome Mensch: John the Baptist Here are the last...
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Feb 13, 20192 min read
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*Call Me Madam,* 2/8/19
Susan, Anne Marie, and I saw *Call Me Madam* at Encores on 2/8/19. It's an Irving Berlin musical from 1950, it was written for Ethel...
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Feb 11, 20192 min read
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*Liza’s Back! (Is Broken),* 2/4/19
Nick and I saw Australian drag performer Trevor Ashley doing *Liza's Back! (Is Broken)* at Sony Hall on 2/4/19. I was expecting the show...
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Feb 9, 20196 min read
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Celebrity Death Watch: Albert Finney
What a marvelous actor - - my favorite of his movies is *Murder on the Orient Express!* Such a fun movie, and so touching that director...
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Feb 8, 20191 min read
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Fabulous Friday: "Ol' Man River"
The next song to be examined in *Stardust Melodies* is "Ol' Man River" from *Show Boat,* music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar...
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Feb 8, 20191 min read
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*GATZ,* 2/2/19
Karen and I saw *GATZ* by the Elevator Repair Service at NYU on 2/2/19. It's an eight-hour staged reading of *The Great Gatsby,* adapted...
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Feb 7, 20194 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 2/6/19
Last year I devoted the month of February, the month of LOVE, to operatic pairs. I'm continuing that tradition this year, and focusing...
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Feb 6, 20191 min read
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*Iolanta,* 2/1/19
Barbara and I saw *Iolanta* on 2/1/19. It's a Tchaikovsky opera on a double bill at the Met, paired with Bartok's *Bluebeard's Castle.* ...
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Feb 5, 20192 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: PRAS season 7, ep 5
Alyssa made her entrance with an albino python draped over her shoulders. No thank you! The designers were sent to the Turtle Back Zoo....
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Feb 3, 20192 min read
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Aprile Millo recital, 1/30/19
Ann, Frank, and I heard Aprile Millo in recital at Zankel Hall on 1/30/19, with pianist Inseon Lee. The recital was presented by the New...
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Feb 2, 20197 min read
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Celebrity Death Watch: Sanford Sylvan
Sanford Sylvan was a wonderful American baritone, he died on Tuesday at the age of 65. I first heard him as Chou En-Lai in John Adams's...
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Feb 1, 20193 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Carol Channing
Miss Channing was the mystery guest a few times, but this is my favorite. She comes on at 18:34. The discussion about her wig is...
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Feb 1, 20191 min read
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*Pelléas et Mélisande,* 1/25/19
Barbara, Martin, and I saw *Pelléas et Mélisande* at the Met on 1/25/19. It's Debussy's only full-length opera and it's unlike any opera...
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Jan 31, 20193 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 1/30/19
It's cold here in New York, so I'm ending the winter activities theme in front of the fire. Diva: Sitting in front of the fire Mensch:...
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Jan 30, 20191 min read
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LaBute one act festival, 1/23/19
Alaina, Richard, and I saw a series of three one-act plays by Neil LaBute on 1/23/19. Richard and I are fans of LaBute - - we loved...
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Jan 29, 20192 min read
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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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19 hours ago1 min read
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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
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