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*Summer: The Donna Summer Musical,* 4/5/18
Dale and I saw *Summer: The Donna Summer Musical* on 4/5/18. I was surprised how much I loved it, I was grinning like an idiot throughout...
ladiesvoices
Apr 9, 20183 min read
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Italy: Day Five, Thurs 3/29/18 (Rome)
Breakfast wasn’t very interesting at this place, I won’t bore you with the details. This was the day that we got a tour of the...
ladiesvoices
Apr 9, 20186 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: PRAS 6, finale
The episode started with the designers being given assistants. Anthony got Candice, Stephen got Amanda, and Fabio got Helen. Three...
ladiesvoices
Apr 8, 20183 min read
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Italy: Day Four, Weds 3/28/18 (Rome)
We got up at 6:30, showered, and went downstairs for a quick breakfast. I had what I thought was two kinds of granola, but it turned out...
ladiesvoices
Apr 8, 20184 min read
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Italy: Day Three, Tues 3/27/18 (Milan to Rome)
I didn’t sleep so well the night before, I was either too hot or too cold, and my pillow was a little too limp. But I’m sure, as usual,...
ladiesvoices
Apr 7, 20184 min read
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Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest Eydie Gormé
I had so much fun with the Tony Randall *What's My Line* "Mystery Guest" clip last month, I've decided to feature a different mystery...
ladiesvoices
Apr 6, 20181 min read
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Italy: Day Two, Monday 3/26/18 (Milan)
Wow, I slept well. Our bed is very firm, unusual for a hotel bed. Our bed at home is so firm we call it The Anvil, and this bed was...
ladiesvoices
Apr 5, 20188 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 4/4/18
Richard and I were just in Italy on a vacation, as you might have read in the first installment of the travelogue I sent out yesterday. ...
ladiesvoices
Apr 4, 20181 min read
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Italy: Trip There and Day One, 3/24 and 3/25/18 (Newark to Milan)
I have a milestone birthday coming up in a few weeks, I'm turning 50. Richard and I decided to take a trip to launch birthday season - -...
ladiesvoices
Apr 3, 20184 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: PRAS 6, episode 13
Welcome to our nation’s capital! I loved that Stanley said that they’re dressed in their suits, looking like a boy band. I would...
ladiesvoices
Apr 1, 20184 min read
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Fabulous Friday - - *Roman Holiday*
Of course I'm closing out our trip to Rome with the trailer to *Roman Holiday.* Such a sweet movie.
ladiesvoices
Mar 30, 20181 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 3/28/18
We're finishing the Irish theme with a pair of Catholic landmarks here in New York City: Diva: St. Patrick's Cathedral on 5th Avenue...
ladiesvoices
Mar 28, 20181 min read
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*At Home At the Zoo,* 3/22/18
I saw Edward Albee’s *At Home At the Zoo* at the Signature Theatre on 3/22/18. It’s actually two plays by Edward Albee: he wrote *The...
ladiesvoices
Mar 25, 20182 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: PRAS 6, episode 11
I love me some Nina Garcia! The challenge was to create a resort wear look inspired by a land in Candy Crush. They each played a round...
ladiesvoices
Mar 24, 20182 min read
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Fabulous Friday - - *Rome Adventure*
Richard and I are headed to Milan and Rome tomorrow! Oh I can't WAIT. We'll be there for a week. I'm not sure I'll be posting about...
ladiesvoices
Mar 23, 20181 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 3/21/18
Continuing with our Irish theme: Diva: Corned beef Mensch: Cabbage
ladiesvoices
Mar 21, 20181 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: PRAS 6, episode 10
The designers met at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square - - their challenge was to design a dazzling performance outfit for the stage. ...
ladiesvoices
Mar 20, 20182 min read
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*Cellular Songs,* 3/15/18
I saw a new piece by Meredith Monk, *Cellular Songs,* at BAM on 3/15/18. I've been a fan of hers for about 25 years, and this was the...
ladiesvoices
Mar 19, 20182 min read
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*Farinelli and the King,* 3/14/18
Richard and I saw *Farinelli and the King* on 3/14/18, a play by Claire van Kampen brought over from London. It's a dramatization of the...
ladiesvoices
Mar 18, 20182 min read
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New interview: Nathaniel Stampley
Nathaniel Stampley is a brilliant singer and actor, he's done five Broadway shows and many other shows on tour and in theaters around the...
ladiesvoices
Mar 17, 20181 min read
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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
ladiesvoices
19 hours ago3 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
ladiesvoices
2 days ago1 min read
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