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Maureen McGovern at 54Below – A Very Good Vintage
Friday, December 21st, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Maureen McGovern has a voice like fine mulled wine; spiced but not cloudy, rich, warm, and inebriating. Her current show features iconic holiday fare, seasonal
Woman Around Town: Anita Gillette—After All, a Working Actress
Monday, September 17th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
At 18, Anita Luebben had a GS4 Government rating with security clearance. She was a medical stenographer. If you had suggested that three years later,
Ethel Waters—Blues, Broadway, And Jazz
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Ethel Waters, the American blues, jazz, and gospel vocalist and actress, opened doors firmly shut before her. She rose from a nightmare childhood through the
Woman Around Town: Jennifer Sheehan Has a Calling
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
The little brown-haired daughter born to Jan and Diane Sheehan almost arrived performing. At 2 ½ she could credibly manage “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” “in
Here’s a Find: Bill Zeffiro
Sunday, March 18th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Here’s a find: writer, musical director, accompanist, pianist, and bon vivant Bill Zeffiro holds court every Tuesday night at a casual, neighborhood restaurant in the
Creative Arts to Honor Donnie Wahlberg At the 30th Anniversary Hatter’s Ball
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
I’m putting on my top hat, Tying up my white tie, Brushing off my tails. Irving Berlin It’s time to don those hats! Show your
Stacy Sullivan: A Tribute to Miss Peggy Lee
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
“If I’m the Duke,” Ellington said, “Peggy is the Queen.” Sunlight streams through the two story windows of St. Peter’s Church. Pews are crowded in
Extra! Extra Anita Gillette: After All…
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Baby June* had nothing on this 5’2” (well almost) red headed bundle of dynamite. With fifty years in theater, television, and film under her pave
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