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Fabulous Friday: "My Funny Valentine"
There are just two songs left in our tribute to *Stardust Melodies* by Will Friedwald. Today's song is "My Funny Valentine," music by...
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Apr 11, 20195 min read
*King Lear,* 4/9/19
I saw *King Lear* with a whole crowd of friends on 4/9/19: me, Richard, Karen, Liz, David, and Renée. I had been looking forward to...
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Apr 10, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 4/10/19
This week's sibling pair was another suggestion from my mom: Diva: Ann Landers Mensch: Dear Abby Did you know they were twin sisters? It...
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Apr 8, 20193 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PRAS 7, finale
The final four were brought to the Baccarat hotel, which Richard described as “very swanky.” They had to make six looks for their...
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ladiesvoices
Apr 5, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest Fred Astaire
We had Fred Astaire singing "Night and Day" a couple weeks ago, so he's today's Mystery Guest. He comes on at 17:13.
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ladiesvoices
Apr 4, 20192 min read
*Kiss Me Kate,* 3/26/19
I saw *Kiss Me, Kate* on Broadway on 3/26/19. The biggest excitement of the show happened before the curtain went up: I took the train...
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ladiesvoices
Apr 3, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 4/3/19
The wonderful Diane Severson Mori suggested this classic sibling pair (thanks, Diane!): Diva: Bart Simpson Mensch: Lisa Simpson
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ladiesvoices
Mar 30, 20191 min read
CDA: Agnès Varda
Mike Miller alerted me to the death of Agnès Varda, an extraordinary French film director. I see her as the Frida Kahlo of the French...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 29, 20192 min read
Fabulous Friday, "Stormy Weather"
The next song in *Stardust Melodies* is "Stormy Weather," by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler. The song is best known as the signature song...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 27, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 3/27/19
My friend Jill suggested the Redgrave sisters: Diva: Vanessa Redgrave Mensch: Lynn Redgrave Naturally Vanessa is the diva, she's so much...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 26, 20191 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 17, ep 2
They were sent to A. Human, a “fashion line” in Brooklyn that imagines a world in which making body modifications is as easy as changing...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 25, 20191 min read
*I Married an Angel,* 3/22/19
Richard, Susan, and I saw *I Married An Angel* at City Center Encores on 3/22/19. It’s a Rodgers and Hart show from 1937, most notable...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 23, 20192 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PRAS 7, ep 12
The final challenge, in a sense. This was the one that decided who was going to the finale. The challenge - - they had to do cohesive...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 22, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Summertime"
The next song discussed in *Stardust Melodies* is "Summertime" from *Porgy and Bess,* music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin....
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Mar 21, 20192 min read
Voices of Ascension concert, 3/20/19
I heard Voices of Ascension in a concert called *A Voice of Her Own: Great Choral Music By Women Composers* on 3/20/19. The group, of...
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Mar 20, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 3/20/19
Continuing with our sibling theme, another suggestion from my mom: Diva: Bing Crosby Mensch: Bob Crosby
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Mar 19, 20191 min read
CDA: Dick Dale
Another case of you might not know the name, but you probably know the music. Dick Dale was known as King of the Surf Guitar. I never...
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Mar 18, 20193 min read
*Magnificat,* 3/17/19
I heard a concert by Distinguished Concerts International New York on 3/17/19 - - *Magnificat: Music in Celebration of International...
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ladiesvoices
Mar 17, 20193 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PR 17, ep 1
Project Runway season 17, back on the network that launched the franchise, Bravo! Bravo, indeed. Lost Karlie Kloss caught my ear when...
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Mar 15, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Night and Day"
Next up, "Night and Day," music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Did you know that Fred Astaire was the first person to sing this song? It...
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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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