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Ryan on the Runway: Making the Cut, season 2, eps 1 & 2
I got a text from my beloved friend Laura the other day saying that season 3 of *Making the Cut* had started on Amazon. Hell to the yes!...
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Aug 19, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Let It Go"
Don't worry, I won't actually make you listen to that song. Here's a clip of Lopez when he closed the deal on the EGOT, when he and his...
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ladiesvoices
Aug 17, 20223 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Aug 17, 2022
EGOT #12 is Robert Lopez. It was Lopez who got me into the phenomenon of the EGOT. I heard that he was probably going to finish his EGOT...
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ladiesvoices
Aug 15, 20221 min read
CDA: Anne Heche
Actor Anne Heche died the other day. This is the first time, I think, that I’ve done a CDA for someone who’s younger than I. She was 53....
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ladiesvoices
Aug 12, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: *The Boys in the Band*
Scott Rudin got one of his most recent Tonys for the revival of *The Boys in the Band.* For the record, the guy has won 18 Tonys, the...
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ladiesvoices
Aug 11, 20221 min read
CDA: Lamont Dozier
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of Lamont Dozier, who died the other day at the age of 81. I didn't know his name but certainly...
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ladiesvoices
Aug 10, 20222 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Aug 10, 2022
EGOT #11 is Scott Rudin. He's been on the Naughty list for a few years - - it's easy to do a little shorthand and think of him as a...
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ladiesvoices
Aug 9, 20221 min read
CDA: Olivia Newton-John
I got THREE alerts on this one, from Patrick, Dianna, and Stephanie. Patrick takes the prize, his was 12 minutes before Dianna. Patrick...
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ladiesvoices
Aug 5, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: W Goldberg, Oscars 1999
The African Queen! I know Billy Crystal is the gold standard for Oscar hosts in my generation, but I really loved Whoopi, too.
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ladiesvoices
Aug 3, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for August 3, 2022
EGOT #10 is Whoopi Goldberg. For the Diva I've chosen a scene from *Ghost* and for the Mensch a tap-dazzling number from *Thoroughly...
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ladiesvoices
Aug 1, 20221 min read
CDA: Carroll and Nichols
Two CDAs today. The great character actor Pat Carroll died at the age of 95. Her obits are all calling her the voice of Ursula the Sea...
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ladiesvoices
Jul 29, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: Nichols and May, dentist sketch
This is my favorite Nichols and May sketch. They are priceless.
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ladiesvoices
Jul 28, 20221 min read
CDA: Tony Dow
Wow, what a roller coaster - - did you follow this story? Tues July 26: It was announced on Facebook by "his representatives" on Tuesday...
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ladiesvoices
Jul 27, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for July 27, 2022
EGOT #9 is Mike Nichols. For my examples I've chosen one of my favorite moments in *The Graduate* and a lyrical scene from *Wit.* Diva:...
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ladiesvoices
Jul 26, 20221 min read
CDA: Rafelson, Sorvino, Warner
Director Bob Rafelson died at the age of 89. He directed *The King of Marvin Gardens,* the 1981 remake of *The Postman Always Rings...
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ladiesvoices
Jul 22, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Sweet Georgia Brown"
This is a scream. Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft (his wife, let's not forget) are so freaking adorable and hilarious.
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Jul 20, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for July 20, 2022
EGOT #8 is Mel Brooks. Jeez it was a challenge to find a Mensch for Mel Brooks, that guy is a Diva all the time! Diva: *Mad About You*...
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ladiesvoices
Jul 16, 20221 min read
CDA: Ivana Trump
Wow, this was major! Ivana Trump died the other day at the age of 73. She was the first wife of Donald Trump, mother of Donald Jr.,...
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ladiesvoices
Jul 15, 20221 min read
Fabulous Friday: *Follies* at the Phil
As a tribute to EGOT #7, Jonathan Tunick, I give you this priceless documentary about *Follies* getting a semi-staged production at the...
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Jul 13, 20221 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for July 13, 2022
EGOT #7 is a name you might not know, Jonathan Tunick. He's best known for being the orchestrator for most of Stephen Sondheim's...
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4 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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5 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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