Monthly Archives: October 2021
“Deep in My Heart”–Stanley Donen and Sigmund Romberg
Some years ago, I was at a memorial for a friend who had appeared at the Compass in Chicago. I saw a man standing to the side looking a bit perturbed. Elaine May was attending the memorial and, putting two … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Copland, Al Jolson, Anne Miller, Bill the Kid, Cyd Charisse, Deep in My Heart, Elizabeth II, Fred Kelly, Gene Kelly, James Mitchell, John Travolta, Jose Ferrer, Princess Margaret, Rosemary Clooney, Russ Tamblyn, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Sigmund Romberg, Stanley Donen, Susan Luckey
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Returning to the Scene
To be simultaneously separated by masks (I wear two) and joined in responding with laughter with hundreds of others is to experience the contradictions of going to the theater these days. Of course, you can’t see the mouths, but maybe … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, drama, New York, off-Broadway, playwriting, theater
Tagged A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet, Alex Wyse, Ben Fankhauser, Bridge Theatre, Bryonha Marie Parham, Charlotte Bydwell, covid, Dan Wagoner, Hal Prince, Jay O. Sanders, Lakawanna Blues, Martyna Majok, Maryann Plunkett, National Theatre, Porch, Prince of Broadway, Rhinebeck, Richard Nelson, Robert LePage, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Stratford Festival, What Happened?
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Jeffrey Sweet--Making the Scene 