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Voices of Ascension *St John Passion,* Mar 9, 2023
Susie and I heard Voices of Ascension performing the Bach *St John Passion* on March 9, 2023. This is a piece I love - - it's an oratorio...
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Mar 12, 20231 min read
CDA: Robert Blake
Robert Blake died the other day at the age of 89. He's best remembered for *Baretta* on TV and for being acquitted in his wife's murder...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 11, 202315 min read
Top Five Fave Movies for 2022
Top Five Everything Everywhere All At Once The Northman Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Corsage Women Talking Honorable Mention Mrs Harris...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 10, 20231 min read
Fabulous Friday: A Ekberg in *8 1/2*
I didn't like *8 1/2* when I saw it but that was a long time ago, I should give it another try.
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ladiesvoices
Mar 8, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for March 8, 2023
Did you know the Academy used to split the Best Costume nominees into black and white and color? That was the case with a lot of...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 3, 20231 min read
Fabulous Friday: Taylor and MacLaine
Here are two clips from this week's featured movies. First, Liz Taylor and her husband du jour Eddie Fisher in *BUtterfield 8.* And...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 2, 20232 min read
Batsheva *Hora,* Feb 28, 2023
Karen, Stephanie, Steve, and I saw the Batsheva Dance Company at the Joyce Theater on Feb 28, 2023. They were doing a piece from 2009...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 1, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for March 1, 2023
We've arrived at 1960. The Best Actress Oscar that year went to Elizabeth Taylor for *BUtterfield 8.* Everyone thought it should have...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 24, 20231 min read
Fabulous Friday: Gore Vidal on *Ben-Hur*
Here's a great clip from *The Celluloid Closet,* with Gore Vidal talking about his invented gay subtext for *Ben-Hur.*
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ladiesvoices
Feb 22, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Feb 22, 2023
The Best Picture winner for 1959 was *Ben-Hur.* One of the other nominees was *The Diary of Anne Frank.* *Ben-Hur* is a sword-and-sandal...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 19, 20231 min read
CDA: Charles Kimbrough, Stella Stevens
The delightful Charles Kimbrough died the other day at the age of 86. Here he is singing and playing the piano on *Murphy Brown.* And a...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 18, 20231 min read
New page: Celebrity sightings and interactions
I've been meaning for years to write a column about my celebrity sightings and interactions in New York City. But the problem,...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 17, 20231 min read
Fabulous Friday: Sandra Bernard on Burt
Here's my favorite moment from a priceless movie, Sandra Bernhard's *Without You, I'm Nothing.* My brother Patrick and I saw this in...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 16, 20231 min read
CDA: Raquel Welch
Richard texted me to tell me about the death of the marvelous Raquel Welch, 82. The NY Times Obit called her an "actress and sex symbol."...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 15, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Feb 15, 2023
The Best Picture winner for 1958 was *Gigi,* a colorful, amusing musical - - also rather overdone and bloated. Maurice Chevalier doesn't...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 10, 20231 min read
Fabulous Friday: Dietrich and Bacharach
Here's a cute radio interview from the 60s with my favorite movie star (Miss Dietrich) and my favorite songwriter (Mister Bacharach).
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ladiesvoices
Feb 9, 20232 min read
CDA: Burt Bacharach
Oh, this one hit me HARD. I got a text from my brother Howard: Howard: BB RIP Me: Brigitte Bardot? Barbie Benton? Beastie Boys? Please...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 8, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Feb 8, 2023
The winner for Best Costume Design in 1957 was Orry-Kelly for *Les Girls.* One of the other nominees was Charles LeMaire for *An Affair...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 3, 20231 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Peace of Mind"
I'm taking a little departure from my usual procedure - - today's Fabulous Friday has nothing to do with the DivaMensch theme for the...
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ladiesvoices
Feb 2, 20231 min read
CDA: Loring and Syms
Lisa Loring died the other day at the age of 64. I didn't know the name but of course knew her most notable role: she was Wednesday on...
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3 days ago1 min read
Fabulous Friday: Suzanne Charny
Last week I sent out the big dance sequence from the movie of Sweet Charity. The lead female dancer was Suzanne Charny. She was damn...
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ladiesvoices
4 days ago3 min read
*Ainadamar,* Nov 6, 2024
Karen, Stephanie, and I saw *Ainadamar* at the Met on Nov 6, 2024. It's an opera by composer Osvaldo Golijov and librettist David Henry...
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