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*La Belle et la Bête,* 4/20/17
Jere, Dale, Mike and I saw *La Belle et la Bête* at The Town Hall on 4/20/17. It was being screened/performed as part of the Tribeca...
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Apr 22, 20174 min read
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Flashback Friday - - *Vanessa,* Nov 2007
The divine Diane Schoff just sang the role of The Baroness in *Vanessa* a few weeks ago, so in her honor I'm resurrecting my review of...
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Apr 21, 20178 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 4/19/17
Lucy and Ethel! You might know that my husband Richard is a world-renowned expert on *I Love Lucy.* Of course I had seen quite a lot of...
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Apr 19, 20171 min read
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My wish for my birthday
Yes, today is my birthday! This is the last year of my 40s, I'm considering MANY options for how to celebrate the big five-oh. ...
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Apr 18, 20171 min read
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*War Paint,* 4/14/17
Richard, Stephen, Robert, and I went to see *War Paint* on 4/14/17. I liked it, Richard did not like it, Stephen and Robert didn't like...
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Apr 17, 20173 min read
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*Amélie,* 4/13/17
I saw *Amélie* on Broadway on 4/13/17, a new musical based on the adorable French film from 2001. I'm a fan of the movie, I was curious...
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Apr 15, 20173 min read
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Flashback Friday - - *King Charles III*
I'm highlighting this show in honor of Tim Piggot-Smith, who just died. He was incredible as King Charles, and I feel so fortunate to...
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Apr 14, 20172 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 4/12/17
Monday was Sibling Day, so in honor of my brothers Howard and Patrick, and in honor of siblings everywhere, the diva / mensch pair for...
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Apr 12, 20171 min read
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*The Hairy Ape,* 4/7/17
Karen, Bruce, and I saw *The Hairy Ape* at the Park Avenue Armory on 4/7/17. This was an early hit for Eugene O'Neill - - it's from...
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Apr 9, 20174 min read
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Flashback Friday - - Heart concert, Sept 2004
I know that Throwback Thursday is a Thing, but I have a standing date on Wednesdays on my site (the weekly announcement of that week's...
ladiesvoices
Apr 7, 201712 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 4/5/17
You know that every Wednesday we have a new Diva / Mensch pair - - but did you know that the first Wednesday of the month, the pair is...
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Apr 5, 20171 min read
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Voices of Ascension: St. John Passion, 3/30/17
I heard the Voices of Ascension perform Bach's *St. John Passion* on 3/30/17. My first experience with this piece was in the spring of...
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Apr 2, 20172 min read
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*Spamilton,* 3/29/17
Richard and I saw *Spamilton* at The Triad on 3/29/17. It's the newest production by Gerard Alessandrini and Forbidden Broadway. ...
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Mar 31, 20172 min read
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*Fidelio* on 3/28/17
Barbara and I saw Beethoven's *Fidelio* at the Met on 3/28/17. I had never seen it and had next to no familiarity with the work - - I...
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Mar 30, 20173 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 3/29/17
Martin and Lewis, aka Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Lewis is the diva and Martin is the mensch (this is the way it pans out in every...
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Mar 29, 20171 min read
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*The Glass Menagerie,* 3/17/17
Richard and I saw Tennessee Williams's *The Glass Menagerie* on Broadway on 3/17/17. I first heard about this production months ago - -...
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Mar 27, 20173 min read
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Walk MS NYC - - Sun 4/30
I'm doing Walk MS NYC for the ninth time on Sunday 4/30. It's a fantastic organization that does a lot of good work, and it's always a...
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Mar 25, 20171 min read
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*The New Yorkers* at City Center, 3/22/17
I saw *The New Yorkers* at City Center on 3/22. It was presented by Encores!, a group that stages forgotten Broadway shows. This is a...
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Mar 23, 20173 min read
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Diva / Mensch pair for 3/22/17
This week's Diva / Mensch pair: Tastes great / less filling - - from the Lite Beer commercial, from the 80s. See my homepage for a video.
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Mar 22, 20171 min read
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Sarah Connolly recital 3/15/17
Richard and I went to a recital by English mezzo soprano Sarah Connolly and English pianist Joseph Middleton on 3/15/17. I've heard her...
ladiesvoices
Mar 18, 20175 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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