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*Superhero,* 2/19/19
I saw *Superhero* off Broadway on 2/19/19. It’s a new musical with music and lyrics by Tom Kitt and a book by John Logan. This was the...
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Feb 20, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 2/20/19
A pair from Poulenc's masterpiece *Dialogues des Carmelites*: Diva: Mme. de Croissy Mensch: Mme. Lidoine Sung by Bulgarian fallen...
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Feb 19, 20193 min read
Red Room Orchestra: music fr *Twin Peaks,* 2/15/19
I heard the Red Room Orchestra at Symphony Space on 2/15/19, performing music from *Twin Peaks* and other David Lynch creations. The Red...
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Feb 18, 20191 min read
Celebrity Death Watch: Bruno Ganz and Lee Radziwill
I first saw Bruno Ganz in *Wings of Desire* (1987), one of the most beautiful movies ever made. Here's the preview, he played the angel...
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Feb 18, 201913 min read
Chris Ryan's Top Five Fave Movies for 2018
Black Panther Deadpool 2 Can You Ever Forgive Me? The House That Jack Built Roma Honorable Mention: Ocean’s Eight, Sorry To Bother You...
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Feb 17, 20193 min read
*Spaceman,* 2/16/19
I saw *Spaceman* at the Loading Dock Theatre on 2/16/19. It’s a one-woman play by Leegrid Stevens about an American astronaut making a...
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Feb 15, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Body and Soul"
The next song in *Stardust Melodies* is "Body and Soul," lyrics by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton; and music by Johnny Green....
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Feb 13, 20192 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 2/13/19
Continuing with the 20th century opera theme - - a pair from Strauss's *Salome*: Diva: Salome Mensch: John the Baptist Here are the last...
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Feb 11, 20192 min read
*Call Me Madam,* 2/8/19
Susan, Anne Marie, and I saw *Call Me Madam* at Encores on 2/8/19. It's an Irving Berlin musical from 1950, it was written for Ethel...
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Feb 9, 20196 min read
*Liza’s Back! (Is Broken),* 2/4/19
Nick and I saw Australian drag performer Trevor Ashley doing *Liza's Back! (Is Broken)* at Sony Hall on 2/4/19. I was expecting the show...
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Feb 8, 20191 min read
Celebrity Death Watch: Albert Finney
What a marvelous actor - - my favorite of his movies is *Murder on the Orient Express!* Such a fun movie, and so touching that director...
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Feb 8, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Ol' Man River"
The next song to be examined in *Stardust Melodies* is "Ol' Man River" from *Show Boat,* music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar...
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Feb 7, 20194 min read
*GATZ,* 2/2/19
Karen and I saw *GATZ* by the Elevator Repair Service at NYU on 2/2/19. It's an eight-hour staged reading of *The Great Gatsby,* adapted...
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Feb 6, 20191 min read
Diva / Mensch pair for 2/6/19
Last year I devoted the month of February, the month of LOVE, to operatic pairs. I'm continuing that tradition this year, and focusing...
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Feb 5, 20192 min read
*Iolanta,* 2/1/19
Barbara and I saw *Iolanta* on 2/1/19. It's a Tchaikovsky opera on a double bill at the Met, paired with Bartok's *Bluebeard's Castle.* ...
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Feb 3, 20192 min read
Ryan on the Runway: PRAS season 7, ep 5
Alyssa made her entrance with an albino python draped over her shoulders. No thank you! The designers were sent to the Turtle Back Zoo....
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Feb 2, 20197 min read
Aprile Millo recital, 1/30/19
Ann, Frank, and I heard Aprile Millo in recital at Zankel Hall on 1/30/19, with pianist Inseon Lee. The recital was presented by the New...
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Feb 1, 20193 min read
Celebrity Death Watch: Sanford Sylvan
Sanford Sylvan was a wonderful American baritone, he died on Tuesday at the age of 65. I first heard him as Chou En-Lai in John Adams's...
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Feb 1, 20191 min read
Fabulous Friday: Mystery Guest, Carol Channing
Miss Channing was the mystery guest a few times, but this is my favorite. She comes on at 18:34. The discussion about her wig is...
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Jan 31, 20193 min read
*Pelléas et Mélisande,* 1/25/19
Barbara, Martin, and I saw *Pelléas et Mélisande* at the Met on 1/25/19. It's Debussy's only full-length opera and it's unlike any opera...
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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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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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