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The Songs That Mabel Sang—A Birthday Anniversary Concert Celebrating Mabel Mercer
Monday, February 6th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
No one could put a song across like the great Mabel Mercer. The likes of Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne and Peggy Lee attributed her with teaching
Speak Up New Yorkers and Washingtonians!We Are Not Rude! And We Love Tourists
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Travel & Leisure Magazine recently ranked cities for rudeness. New York topped the list, followed by Washington at number three. Los Angeles, usually number one,
Woman Around Town: Gully’ s Travels
Monday, November 14th, 2011
by Robin Weaver on Woman Around Town
Gully Wells, features editor for Conde Nast Traveler, knows a thing or two about travel. But the place she knows best is her late mother’s
A Bawdy British Twist on a Greek Tragedy
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
by Christian Barclay on Playing Around
In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, the befallen Greek king contemplates self-mutilation as atonement for his sins. It’s a rather dramatic gesture, but considering the circumstances, severe
Freud’s Last Session: Is There a God?
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
Freud’s Last Session is a dialogue in the truest sense. Two actors, alone on stage, duking it out verbally for an hour and a half
Mark Nadler: Contemporary Vaudevillian and Happy Guy
Monday, September 26th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Mark Nadler and I are the only diners in the otherwise closed second floor at Sardi’s this quiet, weekday afternoon. Greeting manager and waiters by
Contagion: Panic Under the Microscope
Saturday, September 10th, 2011
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
By curious coincidence I ended up seeing Contagion only hours after receiving a free flu shot at work; when I commented to my co-worker that
Unusual Way—Glory Crampton at Feinstein’s
Saturday, August 27th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Half way through Glory Crampton’s premiere appearance at Feinstein’s, she hits her stride with a truly original and clever arrangement performed with the best of
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