Divamensch

The Tony for Best Revival of a Play in 1987 went to Arthur Miller's All My Sons, a plainspoken postwar family drama about conscience and culpability. Another nominee was The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, a boisterous 8.5-hour adaptation of the Dickens novel. Brought over from the West End, no less. Diva: Nicholas Nickleby Mensch: All My Sons This All My Sons video is from the 2019 revival:

I read in the NY Times about the death of Cassandra Wilson (age 70). I automatically classify her as a "jazz singer" but her obit said she called herself a "musician." I fully support that! I'm actually not too familiar with her but know that she was a major figure in the 80s and 90s, she forged her own path and expanded the boundaries of what could be sung in a jazz context. My best friend Karen told me about her recording of "Last Train to Clarksville." Who'd believe that a