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The Good Swimmer, 11/29/18

I saw *The Good Swimmer* at BAM on 11/29/18. It's a new opera, music by Heidi Rodewald, lyrics by Donna Di Novelli. I hear the words...

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Dec 1, 20183 min read

Fabulous Friday - - Happy 95th birthday, Maria Callas

Sunday 12/2 would be Maria Callas's 95th birthday. One of the greatest singers of the 20th century. Here's a concert performance of "O...

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Nov 30, 20181 min read

The White Album, 11/28/18

I saw *The White Album* at BAM on 11/28/18. I had this conversation a few days before with a friend of mine: HER: Are you seeing...

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Nov 29, 20183 min read

Diva / Mensch pair for 11/28

I'm closing out this theme with the Lucy and Ethel for the end of the 20th century, Edina and Patsy from *Absolutely Fabulous.* Diva:...

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Nov 28, 20181 min read

The Prom, 11/21/18

I saw *The Prom* on 11/21/18. It’s a new Broadway musical with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Beguelin...

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Nov 24, 20182 min read

Fabulous Friday - - "The Days of Wine and Roses"

I'm ending my Henry Mancini tribute with three jazz performances of "The Days of Wine and Roses." First we have Wes Montgomery on...

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Nov 23, 20181 min read

Gloria: A Life, 11/19/18

I saw *Gloria: A Life* off Broadway on 11/19/18. It's a new play by Emily Mann about Gloria Steinem, starring Christine Lahti as Steinem....

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Nov 22, 20182 min read

Diva / Mensch pair for 11/21/18

Of course! Diva: Marcia Mensch: Jan Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

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Nov 21, 20181 min read

Marcovicci arrivederci, 11/17/18

Liz, Tom, and I saw Andrea Marcovicci in concert at 54 Below on 11/17/18. I first heard about Marcovicci in Wisconsin, reading about her...

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Nov 19, 20184 min read

Circus: Wandering City, 11/14/18

Nicola and I saw *Circus: Wandering City* at BAM on 11/14/18. It's a show by the string quartet ETHEL about the circus, directed by...

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Nov 18, 20182 min read

Philadelphia Orchestra, 11/13/18

I heard the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on 11/13/18. The draw of the program was Joyce Di Donato singing Chausson’s *Poème de...

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Nov 17, 20183 min read

Fabulous Friday - - "A Slow Hot Wind"

Let's continue with our Mancini theme, shall we? Today's song is "A Slow Hot Wind," a song I first heard sung by Johnny Hartman. That...

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Nov 16, 20181 min read

Network, 11/11/18

I saw *Network* on Broadway on 11/11/18. I’ve been a fan of the movie for ages and was excited to see that a stage adaptation was being...

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Nov 15, 20183 min read

Diva / Mensch pair for 11/14/18

Diva: Gidget Mensch: La Rue

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Nov 14, 20181 min read

Celebrity Death Watch: Francis Lai, Douglas Rain, Stan Lee

I know what you're thinking - - who the hell are Francis Lai and Douglas Rain? I thought this was a CELEBRITY Death Watch, shouldn't...

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Nov 13, 20181 min read

To Kill a Mockingbird, 11/9/18

Richard and I saw *To Kill a Mockingbird* on Broadway on 11/10/18. This is a new adaptation of the Harper Lee book, written by Aaron...

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Nov 12, 20182 min read

400 reviews on my site!

The review I sent out yesterday was the FOUR HUNDREDTH review on my website! I know I say this every time, but I can't believe it! I was...

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Nov 11, 20181 min read

Savage Winter, 11/8/18

I saw *Savage Winter* at BAM on 11/8/18. It's a new opera by Douglas J. Cuomo, his take on *Winterreise,* a song cycle by Franz Schubert,...

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Nov 10, 20182 min read

Fabulous Friday - - "Charade"

Richard and I saw *Can You Ever Forgive Me?* a couple of weeks ago, definitely on my Top Five for the year, such a good movie. The...

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Nov 9, 20181 min read

Torch Song, 11/6/18

I saw *Torch Song* on 11/6/18. I'd bought the ticket months before and hadn't realized that was election night - - it turned out to be...

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Nov 8, 20182 min read

Sybarite5 and Curtis Stewart, Nov 3 2025

I heard Sybarite5 at Music Mondays on Nov 3, 2025. They're a string quintet - - two violins, viola, cello, and bass. I heard them in an online concert during lockdown n 2020. I just read that review and I appeared to enjoy the 2020 concert more than this latest one. Maybe I was more eager for a satisfying cultural experience? Or maybe it was just better. They opened with "Movement and Locations" by The Punch Brothers. It had a great energy but the cello solo at the beginning

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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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*The Good Swimmer,* 11/29/18

Fabulous Friday - - Happy 95th birthday, Maria Callas

*The White Album,* 11/28/18

Diva / Mensch pair for 11/28

*The Prom,* 11/21/18

Fabulous Friday - - "The Days of Wine and Roses"

*Gloria: A Life,* 11/19/18

Diva / Mensch pair for 11/21/18

Marcovicci arrivederci, 11/17/18

*Circus: Wandering City,* 11/14/18

Philadelphia Orchestra, 11/13/18

Fabulous Friday - - "A Slow Hot Wind"

*Network,* 11/11/18

Diva / Mensch pair for 11/14/18

Celebrity Death Watch: Francis Lai, Douglas Rain, Stan Lee

*To Kill a Mockingbird,* 11/9/18

400 reviews on my site!

*Savage Winter,* 11/8/18

Fabulous Friday - - "Charade"

*Torch Song,* 11/6/18

Sybarite5 and Curtis Stewart, Nov 3 2025

Fabulous Friday: Aretha Franklin

The Good Swimmer, 11/29/18

The White Album, 11/28/18

The Prom, 11/21/18

Gloria: A Life, 11/19/18

Circus: Wandering City, 11/14/18

Network, 11/11/18

To Kill a Mockingbird, 11/9/18

Savage Winter, 11/8/18

Torch Song, 11/6/18