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Diva/Mensch pair for Dec 14, 2022
Olivia de Havilland won the Best Actress Oscar in 1949 for *The Heiress.* It's a movie I dearly love, I've seen it 10 or 15 times. It...
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Dec 12, 20221 min read
CDA: Kirstie Alley and Angelo Badalamenti
Kirstie Alley died the other day at the too-young age of 71. Of course she's best known for *Cheers* but I was always a Shelley Long guy...
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ladiesvoices
Dec 10, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: more buttons, more bows
Oh my goodness, another post a day late! Twice in one week! I am thoroughly ashamed. Slapping my wrist right now, really and truly....
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Dec 8, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Dec 7, 2022
So sorry this is a day late! The winner for the Oscar for Best Song in 1948 was "Buttons and Bows" from *Paleface,* sung by Bob Hope to...
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Dec 6, 20223 min read
Chanticleer Christmas, Dec 4, 2022
I heard *A Chanticleer Christmas* at St Ignatius Loyola on December 4, 2022. They're a 12-voice all-male singing group that I've heard...
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ladiesvoices
Dec 2, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, R Widmark
Mystery Guest, Richard Widmark! He looks lanky. Also rather cute. And Steve Allen, I think he emptied a whole bottle of Brylcreem in his...
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ladiesvoices
Nov 30, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Nov 30, 2022
The year is 1947. I've chosen two nominees for Best Supporting Actor: Diva: Richard Widmark in *Kiss of Death* Mensch: Edmund Gwenn in...
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ladiesvoices
Nov 28, 20221 min read
CDA: Irene Cara
Richard alerted me to the death of Irene Cara, who died at the too young age of 63. Here she is singing "Fame" on Don Kirshner's Rock...
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ladiesvoices
Nov 27, 20223 min read
*The Piano Lesson,* Nov 26, 2022
Tom, Ed, Richard, and I saw *The Piano Lesson* on Broadway on Nov 26, 2022. It's a play by August Wilson from 1987, set in Pittsburgh in...
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Nov 26, 20224 min read
Kevin Puts concert, Nov 21, 2022
I went to a concert of music by the contemporary American composer Kevin Puts on November 21, 2022. It was part of the Music Mondays...
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ladiesvoices
Nov 25, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: lost ending of *It's a W Life*
This hilarious sketch is from Saturday Night Live in 1986.
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ladiesvoices
Nov 23, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Nov 23, 2022
We're at 1946. I'm featuring two films that were up for Best Picture. The award went to *The Best Years of Our Lives,* a movie I don't...
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ladiesvoices
Nov 21, 20222 min read
*Straight Line Crazy,* Nov 19, 2022
Richard and I saw *Straight Line Crazy* at The Shed on November 19, 2022. It's a new play by David Hare starring Ralph Fiennes as Robert...
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Nov 20, 20223 min read
*A Man of No Importance,* Nov 16, 2022
I saw *A Man of No Importance* at Classic Stage Company on November 16, 2022. It's a musical from 2002 based on a film with the same...
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ladiesvoices
Nov 19, 20221 min read
CDA: Ned Rorem
My friend Dale alerted me to the death of the Pulitzer-Prize winning American composer Ned Rorem. He was 99. He's best known for his...
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ladiesvoices
Nov 18, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guests Arden & Lansbury
Both of our ladies for this week were mystery guests. How delightful! And Lansbury comes on at about 16:45.
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Nov 16, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Nov 16, 2022
We're at 1945. I've chosen two of the Best Supporting Actress nominees. The winner that year was Anne Revere for *National Velvet.* Diva:...
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ladiesvoices
Nov 11, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: Barbara Stanwyck tribute
This is one of my favorite features on Turner Classic Movies - - they bring in a contemporary actor to talk about how much they admire an...
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Nov 9, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Nov 9, 2022
The year was 1944. These two ladies were nominated for Best Actress. The winner was Ingrid Bergman for *Gaslight.* Diva: Barbara Stanwyck...
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ladiesvoices
Nov 4, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: Joe Jackson and Badfinger
Lately I've been linking my Fabulous Fridays to the Diva/Mensch theme for the week but I'm straying from that this week. Last weekend...
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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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*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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