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*An Evening With Eartha Kitt,* 10/18/19
Richard and I saw *An Evening With Eartha Kitt* at The Green Room on 42 on 10/18/19. It was a tribute to the late great Eartha Kitt, done...
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Oct 20, 20194 min read
*Slave Play,* 10/17/19
Karen and I saw *Slave Play* on Broadway on 10/17/19. It was a hit downtown and moved to Broadway. I'm always curious about a show...
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Oct 19, 20191 min read
CDA: William Macy
No, now William H. Macy, star of *Fargo,* husband of noted jailbird Felicity Huffman - - I'm talking about William Macy, aka Bill Macy,...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 18, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "By Myself" and "What Now My Love"
I'm giving you a double header of La Garland today, in a genre she mastered - - what I call Strength Through Suffering! Here she is...
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Oct 17, 20192 min read
*A Quiet Evening of Dance,* 10/15/19
Melody and I saw *William Forsythe: A Quiet Evening of Dance* at The Shed on 10/15/19. I hadn't heard of Forsythe before, but I've been...
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Oct 16, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 10/16/19
We have a Judy Garland theme this week: Diva: *A Star Is Born* Mensch: *Judgment at Nuremberg*
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ladiesvoices
Oct 14, 20193 min read
*Macbeth,* 10/12/19
Barbara, Katherine, Lizzie, and I saw *Macbeth* at the Met on 10/1219. I’ve been to the Met probably around 75 times (I’ve been thinking...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 13, 20192 min read
CDA: Robert Forster (and f/u on Rip Taylor)
Oh, darling Robert Forster. I'd never heard of him before I saw him in *Jackie Brown,* but sweet Jesus, he blew me away in that movie. ...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 11, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Come Rain Or Come Shine"
Judy Garland singing "Come Rain or Come Shine" is one of the most exciting things ever recorded. It's the Nelson Riddle arrangement that...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 9, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 10/9/19
A movie western theme today: Diva: *The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly* Mensch: *High Noon*
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ladiesvoices
Oct 8, 20192 min read
CDA: Marcello Giordani and Rip Taylor
A double header - - high art and low art! Marcello Giordani was an extraordinary Italian tenor, I heard him at the Met a number of times....
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ladiesvoices
Oct 7, 20193 min read
*Manon,* 10/2/19
Richard and I saw *Manon* at the Met on 10/2/19. It’s an opera from 1884 by Jules Massenet - - it had been on my list for a while of...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 4, 20191 min read
CDA: Diahann Carroll
A true trailblazer! Thank you to my dear David Jay for breaking the news to me. She was something else, yes? She had many firsts, but...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 4, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Judy Garland
Richard and I are seeing *Judy* tonight, the Judy Garland movie starring Renee Zellweger. I'm devoting the Fabulous Fridays in October...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 3, 20192 min read
*The Love For Three Oranges,* 9/27/19
Eddie, Lance, Eric, and I saw *The Love For Three Oranges* at Opera Philadelphia on 9/27/19. It’s an opera from 1921 by Sergei Prokofiev...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 2, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 10/2/19
I'm starting a new theme today - - movies, organized by genre. Today we have a science fiction pair: Diva: *2001: A Space Odyssey*...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 1, 20191 min read
CDA: Jessye Norman
I got texts from BOTH my brothers last night about the passing of Jessye Norman (Patrick wins the prize, he was first). She was one of...
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ladiesvoices
Sep 30, 20193 min read
*Isadora Duncan,* 9/25/19
I saw *Isadora Duncan,* a new dance piece by Jérôme Bel, at the Alliance Française on 9/25/19. It was a one-woman show performed by...
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ladiesvoices
Sep 27, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Let's Groove"
Let's groove, shall we? I'm closing out our Earth Wind and Fire tribute with another priceless video. It has a strong *Tron* vibe...
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ladiesvoices
Sep 26, 20192 min read
CDA: Phyllis Newman
Darling Phyllis Newman. She won a Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for *Subways Are For Sleeping.* She won that over a...
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4 hours ago12 min read
*Ladies' Voices,* thirty years later
Today is the 30th birthday of my opera Ladies' Voices. I think of it as my Opus One. I wrote about Ladies' Voices in the context of a...
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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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