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Happy 85th birthday, Elaine Stritch
Culture MonsterElaine Stritch celebrates her 85th birthday Tuesday night at the Café Carlyle. Itâs the final performance of her cabaret show, âAt Home at the Carlyle: Elaine Stritch Singinâ Sondheim... One Song at a Time,â and Stephen Sondheim (or rather Mr....... -
David Sheward's gutsy, early Tony Award predictions
Gold DerbyWhen we asked David Sheward (Back Stage) to give Gold Derby his early Tony Award noodlings, we thought he'd give us a good, sketchy overview. After all, about 10 productions still haven't officially opened on Broadway yet during this home stretch of the... -
Tony Awards predix: 'American Idiot' and 'Enron' are front-runners to win best musical and play
Gold DerbyAfter every Tonys season, two of our smartest gurus always turn out to be David Sheward (Back Stage) and Matt Windman (amNewYork). Yesterday we gave you David's early Tony Awards predix. Now Matt sends Gold Derby readers these thoughts: This is a year... -
What it's like to work with Stephen Sondheim
Culture MonsterFew people have turned 80 with the fanfare shown Stephen Sondheim. There have been special concerts and galas and the renaming of a Broadway theater after the composer and lyricist. Opening next week on Broadway is the Roundabout Theatre Companyâs...... -
MUSIC REVIEW: Broad Stage in Santa Monica gala opening
Times Music CriticThe Broad Stage, the latest addition to the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center, put out the welcome mat Saturday night. The handsome, comfortable, generously equipped 499-seat theater is designed for a wide range of activities, including...Tags: Popular Music (genre), Dustin Hoffman, Theater, Education, Arts and Culture
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Von Stade sounds out the Broad Stage
Times Music CriticThe Eli and Edythe Broad Stage, newly added to Santa Monica College, had its semi-public tryouts over the summer and a gala last month with singer Barbara Cook, who was amplified. But the opening night concert Saturday, a recital by mezzo-soprano...Tags: Gertrude Stein, Death, Theater, George W. Bush, Music Theater
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The best jazz concerts of 2012
2012 was a characteristically plentiful year in jazz performance, Chicagoans hearing a tremendous range of music. The best concerts, in chronological order: March 1: Tammy McCann at the Jazz Showcase. The majestic Chicago singer designed her four-...
Tags: Hyde Park, Green Mill (club), Redman, Spider (music group), United Center
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Best jazz concerts of 2012
2012 was a characteristically plentiful year in jazz performance, Chicagoans hearing a tremendous range of music. The best concerts, in chronological order: March 1: Tammy McCann at the Jazz Showcase. The majestic Chicago singer designed her four-...Tags: Hyde Park, Green Mill (club), Howard Reich, Redman, Spider (music group)
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Jazz resolutions for a New Year
A new year brings new hopes for music in Chicago. Here are key resolutions for 2013: Create a concise Cultural Plan. After months of town hall meetings, the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events last fall came up with a 48-page wish...
Tags: Hyde Park, Howard Reich, New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Theater, Arts and Culture
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Kennedy Center Honors Letterman, Led Zeppelin
CNNWASHINGTON -- An array of talents was on display Sunday at the Kennedy Center Honors gala where President Barack Obama toasted the lifetime achievements of an iconic ballerina, a famed comedian, a timeless actor and two chart-topping musical acts. In the...Tags: Politics, Yo-Yo Ma, Muddy Waters, Morgan Freeman, Dustin Hoffman
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Barbara Cook is still glowing at 85
Barbara Cook approaches a song from the inside out, judging the weight of each measure, the point behind each word in a lyric. So when she sings, she starts from a place where there's nothing but truth. No artifice, no exaggeration, no self-aggrandizing...
Tags: Arts, Entertainment Events, Leonard Bernstein, Theater, Josh Groban
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Barbra Streisand, Barbara Cook -- ageless voices that still thrill
Liz Smith"THE BEST pop singers never seem to age." So wrote music critic Anthony Tommasini, musing in a positive fashion over the recent concerts of Barbara Cook at Carnegie Hall and Barbra Streisand at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn. Obviously, audiences and...Tags: The Beatles (music group), Dolly Parton, Morgan Freeman, Hearst Corporation, Spike Lee
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