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We Salute Our 2012 Women Around Town
Monday, December 31st, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town
Actresses, artists, singers, news women, authors, a Cosmo girl, a Real Housewife, a real estate mogul who swims with the sharks, and a coach behind
What Can You Get a Nudist for Her Birthday? Cookie Stark Is Back!
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Cookie Stark knows who she is. Her second professional, decidedly bespoke show, is perfectly tailored to her range, dark humor, and life experience. The performer
Showstoppers: Broadway Rocks!—Burgeoning Talent
Sunday, July 1st, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
The invaluable Singers Forum*, a non-profit center for the vocal arts whose alumni since 1978 have included the likes of Tony Bennett, Mandy Patinkin, and
I Won’t Sing a Sondheim Song…or Will I?
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Experiencing Eric Michael Gillett perform Stephen Sondheim, whom even the writer’s ardent fans (I among them) have heard interpreted ad nauseam, is not redundant. That’s
Woman Around Town: Cookie Stark—The New Kid on the Block
Friday, April 13th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
When Cookie Stark’s vocal coach and director, Eric Michael Gillett, gave her the song Let’s Talk Dirty to the Animals (by Gilda Radner), the #%!*
Ready or Not, Here Comes Cookie!
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Ready or not is right! Cookie Stark, I’d been informed, found her voice 2 ½ years ago at the age of 77. She’d done only
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