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*Prisoner of the State,* 6/8/19
Richard and I saw a new opera by David Lang, *Prisoner of the State,* performed by the New York Philharmonic on 6/8/19. Lang wrote both...
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Jun 21, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: Billy Porter
Billy Porter seems to be the queer icon of the moment. I'm lucky enough to have seen him onstage a few times, first as Belize in an...
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Jun 20, 20191 min read
CDA: Sylvia Miles
Oh my, we're getting a lot lately. I had no idea this feature of my website would get so much traffic. I always heard that Sylvia Miles...
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ladiesvoices
Jun 19, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 6/19/19
My friends Shawn and Everett helped me out with the flower diva/mensch pairs. Flowers is their business, so they know a thing or two on...
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Jun 17, 20191 min read
CDA: Gloria Vanderbilt (and Zeffirelli)
This one is major - - Gloria Vanderbilt. She was the famous lady with Eastern Lockjaw who made jeans when I was a kid. Then as a...
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Jun 17, 20192 min read
CDA: Franco Zefferelli
Ah, Zefferelli! The stagecraft, the wonder, the opulence! Here's the tomb scene from his crossover hit *Romeo and Juliet.* It thrilled...
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Jun 16, 20194 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 17 finale
Before I get to my Project Runway column, I was a little baffled by a problem on my website last week. I wrote blog posts, as always,...
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ladiesvoices
Jun 14, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: Ellen De Generes
I'm continuing our Pride Month theme with one of the most seismic moments in American television, Ellen De Generes coming out on her...
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Jun 12, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 6/12/19
Diva: Red rose Mensch: Pink rose
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Jun 11, 20192 min read
Tharp Trio at ABT, 6/1/19
Maia, Seth, and I saw a trio of Twyla Tharp pieces at American Ballet Theater on 6/1/19. The first piece was *Brahms/Haydn Variations*...
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Jun 10, 20195 min read
*Everything That Happened and Would Happen,* 6/3/19
Stephanie and I saw *Everything That Happened and Would Happen* at the Park Avenue Armory on 6/3/19. Stephanie told me about this, I had...
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Jun 9, 20195 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 17, eps 12 & 13
Episode 12 A friend had given me a spoiler that Tessa was sent home in this episode - - I think this was the first time this had...
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ladiesvoices
Jun 7, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: Quentin Crisp
This is Pride Month in NYC and the end of the month will mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising! Wowie wow, am I right? So...
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Jun 5, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 6/5/19
We're having an actual SPRING in New York this year! Typically we go straight from winter to summer, so it's been a real treat to have...
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Jun 2, 20193 min read
*Oklahoma!* 5/29/19
Stephanie, Francesca, Brian, Richard, and I saw *Oklahoma!* at Circle in the Square on 5/29/19. This new production originated at St....
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Jun 1, 20191 min read
CDA: Leon Redbone and Claus von Bülow
Leon Redbone really was an original. I remember being fascinated by him when I was a kid and I saw him on *Saturday Night Live.* I'd...
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ladiesvoices
May 31, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "June is Bustin' Out All Over"
This story is such a scream. God bless Leslie Uggams.
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ladiesvoices
May 29, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 5/29/19
I'm veering away from my established format a bit. This week, rather than using two recordings of the same song, I'm using two settings...
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May 27, 20192 min read
*Reich Richter Pärt,* 5/16/19
I saw *Reich Richter Pärt* at The Shed on 5/16/19. It’s a combination of artwork by Gerhard Richter and music by Arvo Pärt and Steve...
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May 26, 20192 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 17, ep 11
The episode started with one of the designers getting a text from Christian saying that they should meet him at his atelier. Wow, what 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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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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