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*The Judy Garland Songbook,* 4/29/19
Nick, Tony, Richard, and I saw *The Judy Garland Songbook* at Symphony Space on 4/29/19. The concert was alternately called *Broadway’s...
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May 3, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Liberace
Oh so adorable. I love that it takes so long for him to sign his name. I'm fascinated by Liberace. The people were crazy for him and...
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May 1, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 5/1/19
The theme for May: two recordings of the same song, done in very different styles. My homepage will have the Diva and Mensch posted in...
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Apr 30, 20191 min read
CDA: Jo Sullivan Loesser and John Singleton
Jo Sullivan Loesser is best known as being the wife of Frank Loesser, who wrote the music and lyrics for *Guys and Dolls* and *The Most...
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Apr 29, 20193 min read
*Lady in the Dark,* 4/25/19
I saw *Lady in the Dark* at City Center on 4/25/19. It's a musical from 1941 with music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and a...
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Apr 28, 20192 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 17, ep 7
Isn’t it nice seeing the designers hanging out in the apartment, making breakfast together, supporting each other, enjoying themselves? ...
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Apr 26, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Night and Day"
I have one brief follow-up to our *Stardust Melodies* tribute. I deliberately didn't repeat an artist over the course of those weeks,...
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Apr 25, 20193 min read
*Hillary and Clinton,* 4/23/19
I saw *Hillary and Clinton* on Broadway on 4/23/19. It's a new play by Lucas Hnath, who wrote the extraordinary *A Doll's House Part 2.*...
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Apr 24, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 4/24/19
I'm closing out the sibling theme with a classic of the genre: Diva: Joe Hardy Mensch: Frank Hardy
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Apr 22, 20193 min read
Budapest Festival Orchestra, 4/4/19 and 4/5/19
I heard two back-to-back concerts by the Budapest Festival Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, on 4/5/19 and 4/6/19, both in all-Bartók programs...
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Apr 21, 20192 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 17, ep 6
The challenge was introduced by three female video game designers and theorists. They’re told to make a powerful female video game...
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Apr 20, 20194 min read
Merce Cunningham centenary, 4/16/19
I went to a performance at BAM on 4/16/19, *Night of 100 Solos: A Centenary Event.* It was what would have been the 100th birthday of...
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Apr 19, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Lush Life"
This is the last song in our *Stardust Melodies* tribute. I strongly urge you to read Will Friedwald's book, it's a fascinating read and...
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Apr 18, 20195 min read
*Semele,* 4/14/19
I heard a semi-staged concert performance of Handel's *Semele* at Carnegie Hall on 4/14/19. I'm a big fan of Handel and was knocked out...
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Apr 17, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 4/17/19
Another sibling suggestion from Diane Severson Mori: Diva: Karen Carpenter Mensch: Richard Carpenter
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Apr 16, 20193 min read
ECCO, 4/15/19
I heard ECCO on 4/15/19 at Advent Lutheran Church, as part of their Music Mondays series. ECCO is the East Coast Chamber Orchestra, and...
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Apr 16, 20191 min read
CDA: Georgia Engel
Wow, first Bibi Andersson and now Georgia Engel! They feel like the polar opposites of what it is to be Blonde. Georgia Engel is what I...
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Apr 15, 20191 min read
CDA: Bibi Andersson
Bibi Andersson was one of the greatest actors in film history, known primarily for her work in 13 films by Ingmar Bergman. Thanks to my...
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Apr 15, 20192 min read
Batsheva Dance Company, *Venezuela:* 3/27/19
Karen, Steve, Stephanie, and I saw the Batsheva Dance Company in *Venezuela* at BAM on 3/27/19. Karen, Steve, and I had seen them many...
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Apr 14, 20198 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 17, eps 3 to 5
Another logjam, my apologies. Things have been very busy lately plus Richard and I took a trip to London! EPISODE THREE Kovid starts...
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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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