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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...
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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...
ladiesvoices
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
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...
ladiesvoices
Feb 19, 20193 min read
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
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
*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
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
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
*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
*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...
ladiesvoices
Feb 9, 20196 min read
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
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
*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...
ladiesvoices
Feb 7, 20194 min read
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
*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.* ...
ladiesvoices
Feb 5, 20192 min read
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
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...
ladiesvoices
Feb 2, 20197 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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4 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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5 days ago2 min read
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