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*Swan Lake,* 6/13/17
Nicola and I saw *Swan Lake* at American Ballet Theater on 6/13/17. I've wanted to get more into dance in general and into ballet in...
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Jun 17, 20176 min read
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Flashback Friday - - Rufus As Judy, 2006
Karen, Jere, Dale, and I saw Rufus Wainwright in his re-creation of Judy Garland's immortal 1961 Carnegie Hall concert, almost exactly 11...
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Jun 16, 20178 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 6/14/17
Let's continue with our Mary Tyler Moore tribute, shall we? This week's pair is Laura Petrie and Millie Helper.
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Jun 14, 20171 min read
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*A Doll's House, Part 2,* 6/11/17
Richard and I saw *A Doll's House, Part 2* on Broadway on 6/11/17. It's a new play by Lucas Hnath, a pseudo sequel to Henrik Ibsen's...
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Jun 12, 20172 min read
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*Angels in America,* 6/10/17
Susan Savel and I saw an opera version of *Angels in America* at the New York City Opera on 6/10/17. It was written by Hungarian...
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Jun 11, 20174 min read
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*Zero Hour,* 6/8/17
Richard and I saw *Zero Hour* off Broadway on 6/8/17. It's a one-man play about Zero Mostel, written by and starring Jim Brochu,...
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Jun 9, 20172 min read
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Flashback Friday - - *Betrayal,* 2013
Last week I featured Harold Pinter's *The Room* - - this week let's revisit his *Betrayal,* which I saw on Broadway in 2013. Fascinating...
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Jun 9, 20173 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 6/7/17
My dear friend Nick Germanotta suggested Laura Petrie and Sally Rogers. The final episode of *The Dick van Dyke Show* aired on 6/1/66,...
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Jun 7, 20171 min read
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M6 performance, 5/31/17
My brother Howard and I heard a concert by M6 on 5/31/17. M6 is a six-voice ensemble of singers dedicated to performing the music of...
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Jun 6, 20173 min read
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Tom Zé concert, 6/3/17
My brother Howard and I saw Tom Zé in concert at BAM on 6/3/17. I saw the Zé concert in the BAM spring brochure last fall, called...
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Jun 4, 20173 min read
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Flashback Friday - - *The Room,* Nov 2015
Here's my review of The Wooster Group's production of Harold Pinter's *The Room.* As often happens, the funniest line belongs to my...
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Jun 2, 20173 min read
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275 reviews!
It seems like just the other day I was celebrating my 250th review. Well garsh, now I'm at 275! 300 will be right around the corner,...
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Jun 1, 20171 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 5/31/17
My brother Howard is coming for a visit this afternoon, so in his honor the Diva / Mensch pair for this week is Diamanda Galás and...
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May 31, 20171 min read
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*Sweeney Todd,* 5/27/17
I saw *Sweeney Todd* at Barrow Street Theatre on 5/27/17. I've seen the show many times and now am putting it up there with *Gypsy* as...
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May 28, 20177 min read
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*The Lucky One,* 5/25/17
John, David, Richard, and I saw A. A. Milne's *The Lucky One* at the Mint Theater on 5/25/17. Yes, THAT A. A. Milne, of Winnie the Pooh...
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May 27, 20172 min read
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Flashback Friday - - Justin Vivian Bond and Carol Channing, Jan 2014
I'm seeing the great chanteuse Justin Vivian Bond at Joe's Pub on Sunday night, so I'm highlighting a performance by JVB from 2014 and a...
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May 26, 20178 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 5/24/17
Shake and bake!
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May 24, 20171 min read
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*Sunset Blvd,* 5/18/17
Richard and I saw *Sunset Blvd* on 5/18/17. He saw it a few weeks before with his niece, but was happy to see it again. I'd never seen...
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May 20, 20175 min read
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Flashback Friday - - The Gayest Week Ever, May 2005
My dear friend Scott came for a visit back in May of 2005 and we packed that week down to the last square INCH with cultural events, many...
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May 19, 20171 min read
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*The Golden Apple,* 5/12/17
I saw *The Golden Apple* at City Center on 5/12/17. It was presented by Encores!, a group at City Center that does forgotten and/or...
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May 18, 20172 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
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2 days 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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3 days ago1 min read
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