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Diva/Mensch pair for Nov 1, 2023
The Oscars for 1995 had one of my favorite face-offs. The Best Picture winner was a bloated, self-important historical epic, total Best...
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Oct 30, 20231 min read
CDA: Matthew Perry
This one caught me by surprise, as I'm sure it did many of you. He was 54 and anyone who dies and is younger than ME, that is too young!...
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Oct 27, 20231 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Nacht und Träume"
One of Schubert's most beautiful songs. Here's Gerald Moore and his plummy English accent introducing and then playing the piano - - and...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 26, 20232 min read
CDA: Jorden, Lutvak, and Roundtree
My friend Scott alerted me to the death of James Jorden, the creator of the Parterre opera queen zine, which morphed into parterre.com....
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Oct 25, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Oct 25, 2023
The Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for 1994 went to Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary for *Pulp Fiction,* a cocky, ambitious,...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 22, 20231 min read
CDA: Piper Laurie
Piper Laurie died the other day at the age of 91. She'll always have a special place in my heart for her thrilling, over-the-top...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 20, 20231 min read
Fabulous Friday and CDA: Suzanne Somers
I've been meaning to post about this all week and am only getting around to it today. Suzanne Somers died the other day at the age of 76....
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Oct 18, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Oct 18, 2023
The 1993 Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actress was little Anna Paquin for her scene-stealing role in *The Piano.* Winona Ryder was...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 13, 20231 min read
Fabulous Friday: "How Am I To Know?"
Do you know this song? I first heard it in this recording by Sinatra with the Tommy Dorsey band. Dorsey has such a smooth, luscious...
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Oct 11, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Oct 11, 2023
The winner for Best Original Screenplay in 1992 was Neil Jordan for *The Crying Game,* a thriller with tons of drama, bits of glamour,...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 8, 20231 min read
Fabulous Friday: Diahann Carroll and Sammy Davis Jr
I know what you're thinking - - isn't this Fabulous SUNDAY? My apologies, I was sure I had sent this out. I was going to skip it but...
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Oct 4, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Oct 4, 2023
The 1991 Oscar for Best Original Score went to Alan Menken for *Beauty and the Beast,* a lush, romantic score for a movie that...
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ladiesvoices
Oct 2, 20231 min read
CDA: Feinstein and Gambon
Senator Dianne Feinstein died the other day at the age of 90. The NY Times described her as the "oldest sitting senator and fixture of...
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Sep 30, 20235 min read
*Doppelganger,* Sept 26, 2023
I saw *Doppelganger* at the Park Avenue Armory on September 26, 2023. It’s a staging of songs from Schubert’s *Schwanengesang* collection...
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Sep 29, 20231 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Like Hep"
This came up as a suggestion on my Instagram feed the other day - - a number from a Dinah Shore TV special. Dinah, Lucille Ball, and...
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Sep 27, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Sept 27, 2023
The Best Actor winner for 1990 was Jeremy Irons playing accused murderer Claus von Bulow in *Reversal of Fortune,* a grand, devious...
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Sep 26, 20231 min read
CDA: David McCallum
Hot off the presses! My brother Howard just alerted me to the death of David McCallum, age of 90. I'm sure Richard will be heartbroken...
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Sep 22, 20231 min read
Fabulous Friday: Tandy's acceptance speech
It's not such an extraordinary speech but I love the way she talks, like a Grand Lady of the American Theatre. Which she was! I love her...
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Sep 20, 20231 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for Sept 20, 2023
The Best Actress winner for 1989 was Jessica Tandy for *Driving Miss Daisy.* This is the unusual case where the winner was the mensch and...
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Sep 17, 202310 min read
Lise Davidsen recital, Sept 14, 2023
I saw soprano Lise Davidsen and pianist James Baillieu in recital at the Met on Sept 14, 2023. This was my first event of the Met season...
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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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4 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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