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*Follies,* 11/20/17
Richard, Alan, and I saw a screening of *Follies* from the National Theatre in London on 11/20/17. You might think this is more like a...
ladiesvoices
Nov 23, 20175 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 11/22/17
Diva: pumpkin pie. Mensch: turkey and stuffing. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
ladiesvoices
Nov 22, 20171 min read
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*Brigadoon,* 11/18/17
Richard, John, David, Ian, and I went to see *Brigadoon* at City Center Encores on 11/18/17. It's a musical from 1947 by Lerner and Loewe...
ladiesvoices
Nov 19, 20173 min read
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*Vulvacular* at Ceres Gallery, 11/14/17
I went to *Vulvacular,* a group show at the Ceres Gallery, on 11/14/17. The show was curated by Susan and Kaplow and Pam Shields. Pam...
ladiesvoices
Nov 19, 20173 min read
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Barbara Hannigan recital, 11/16/17
Nick and I heard soprano Barbara Hannigan in recital with pianist Reinbert de Leeuw at the Park Avenue Armory on 11/16/17. Nick is a...
ladiesvoices
Nov 18, 20174 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: PR 16, finale
The episode started off with Brendan taking a nap! Which seemed like a clear indication that he would NOT be the winner. A few weeks...
ladiesvoices
Nov 17, 20173 min read
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Fabulous Friday - - Meredith Monk
Monday is Meredith Monk's 75th birthday! Let's celebrate with her greatest work, *Dolmen Music,* which I always describe as "a miracle...
ladiesvoices
Nov 17, 20171 min read
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*Time and the Conways,* 11/14/17
Richard and I saw *Time and the Conways* on 11/14/17. It's a play by J. B. Priestly from 1937. It dramatizes Dunne's Theory of Time,...
ladiesvoices
Nov 16, 20172 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 11/15/17
Gravy is the Diva, mashed potatoes is the Mensch!
ladiesvoices
Nov 15, 20171 min read
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Justin Vivian Bond concert, 11/11/17
I saw Justin Vivian Bond in concert on 11/11/17. I'd seen them in performance three times before, love their work, can't get enough of...
ladiesvoices
Nov 13, 20174 min read
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*The Exterminating Angel,* 11/10/17
Richard and I saw *The Exterminating Angel* on 11/10/17, a new opera by Thomas Adès having its American premiere at the Met. It’s based...
ladiesvoices
Nov 12, 20172 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: PR 16, ep 12
We're getting closer, boys and girls. I was disappointed that the judges once again chose four people to compete in the finale, but I...
ladiesvoices
Nov 11, 20173 min read
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Fabulous Friday - - Kathleen Battle
Another combo platter - - we'll start with a video of Kathleen Battle singing "His Eye Is On the Sparrow." Beautiful singing, LOVE her...
ladiesvoices
Nov 10, 20177 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 11/8/17
Week Two of our Thanksgiving theme: telling a story at the table, and helping with the dishes.
ladiesvoices
Nov 8, 20171 min read
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*Avenue Q,* 11/6/17
I saw *Avenue Q* at New Worlds Stages on 11/6/17. I had this show on my list for years and years - - it opened on Broadway in 2003,...
ladiesvoices
Nov 7, 20172 min read
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NY Philharmonic concert, 11/2/17
Susan and I heard a concert by the New York Philharmonic on 11/2/17. Remember I saw the *Star Wars* movies in September and October? ...
ladiesvoices
Nov 5, 20173 min read
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Ryan on the Runway: PR 16, ep 12
I got a little twitchy at the start of the episode when they said that they were going to cut it down to four designers to go on to NY...
ladiesvoices
Nov 4, 20174 min read
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Fabulous Friday - - Steve and Eydie, 2007
A combo platter today - - a video (actually, two, if you scroll down to the bottom) and a highlight from my archives. It was ten years...
ladiesvoices
Nov 3, 20179 min read
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Diamanda Galás concert, 10/31/17
I saw Diamanda Galás at the Union Temple of Brooklyn on 10/31/17. Perfect that she'd be doing a show on Halloween, because she's the...
ladiesvoices
Nov 2, 20176 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 11/1/17
I'll be doing a Thanksgiving theme in the month of November. Today we have watching football and taking a nap.
ladiesvoices
Nov 1, 20171 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
1 day 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
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2 days ago1 min read
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