The song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” was written in 1944 by the brilliant Frank Loesser, composer and lyricist for the musical masterpieces “Guys and Dolls,” “The Most Happy Fellow” (performed less frequently because of its operatic requirements, but absolutely gorgeous … Continue reading →
Peter Martins has been accused of sexual harassment in his capacity as long-time director of the New York City Ballet and teacher at the company school. Martins has headed the company since the death of its founder George Balanchine in … Continue reading →
Today’s appears to be a report that Trump watches TV 4 hours a day or more, according to the trustworthy insider informants at the NY Times. And this, despite the fact that he claims he doesn’t watch much TV: The … Continue reading →
Yesterday I called former FBI counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok a “vast and beckoning mystery.” That, he remains. But today I’ll offer a few thoughts about him nevertheless, based on what we do know (or think we know). Some of this … Continue reading →
No, I don’t hate men. I’m talking about the song from “Kiss Me Kate” by Cole Porter, sung by the actress playing Kate (the Shrew) and Lilli (the actress) in the musical-within-a-musical version of Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew.” Porter … Continue reading →
Yesterday’s post on stage musicals vs. movie musicals led somehow to me watching video after video on YouTube with great pleasure, and one of the greatest of those pleasures was to learn that Patricia Morison is still alive and kicking … Continue reading →
(But lest you think we’re getting away from the subject of workplace harassment—alas, we’re not. Not totally, anyway.) I was raised on Broadway musicals and their recordings, the lyrics of which I committed to memory, including the introductory patter. And … Continue reading →
I saw this ad on TV the other day and it caught my attention for obvious reasons—the dancing. I think I may have seen a shorter version, but whatever I saw I rather liked it. I didn’t understand what they … Continue reading →
Representative Joe Barton has learned a few facts of which everyone should be aware (read the link to understand what I’m talking about). The first is that anyone over the age of thirty—certainly anyone over the age of forty—should never … Continue reading →
Larry Tribe, Harvard law professor, made a very weird (or is it wierd?) suggestion on Twitter: Trump [had] tweeted: The Al Frankenstien picture is really bad, speaks a thousand words. Where do his hands go in pictures 2, 3, 4, … Continue reading →
A while back we had a discussion of popular and/or highly-thought-of books of the past that we’ve never heard of, and that don’t seem all that great if we try to tackle them now. Well, I recently came across The … Continue reading →
I haven’t followed the story of this play too closely till now, but it sounds fascinating: McAleer told me about Ferguson: The Play, a crowd-funded courtroom drama he wrote based strictly on grand-jury testimony following the shooting death of Michael … Continue reading →