Divamensch

Tammy Grimes won the 1970 Tony for Best Actress in a play for playing Amanda in Private Lives. Anything by Noel Coward is a Diva but especially that lady! One of the other nominees was the inevitable Helen Hayes as Aunt Veta in Harvey. I guess she's the leading lady in that show but the play is really about Elwood, played in this revival (as it was in the movie) by Jimmy Stewart. Miss Hayes is pictured with Mister Stewart in the photo below. Diva: Tammy Grimes in Private Live

Francesca and I went to Pub Choir at Webster Hall on May 11, 2026. It wasn't so much a performance as an experience. "Everybody can sing. Like, not well, but literally. Why should being average at something stop you from doing it!? It hasn’t yet… Singing is good for you, it’s EASY, and Pub Choir is here to show you how. Created and hosted by music witch, Astrid Jorgensen, Pub Choir is an ENTIRELY improvised, comedy music lesson. The show is a euphoric sensation that transfor