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Oklahoma! Comes into the 21st Century

Saturday, July 16th, 2011
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around

While I love musicals I usually prefer the more contemporary numbers like Jesus Christ Superstar, Leader of the Pack, and Million Dollar Quartet. I had

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Woman Around Town: KT Sullivan—
Bubbles in a Glass of Champagne

Thursday, April 28th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town

“Like the bubbles in a glass of champagne”  You Go to My Head (Haven Gillespie/J. Fred Coots) If Con Ed could wire KT Sullivan, Manhattan

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Anna Prata—The New Female Super Hero

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
by Susan Goldberg on Living Around

Anna or “Prata,” as most call her, is one of a kind. Today with a broken wrist, she tells me, “Hey, I figured out how

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Mickey Mantle—The Reluctant Hero

Monday, February 28th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around

It was spring and baseball fever was in the air. I was meeting a friend for lunch and suggested we meet on Central Park South,

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Master of the Stage and Ring, At Feinstein’s, Feb. 15-19

Monday, February 14th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around

Eric Michael Gillett, the 27th ringmaster at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus, swiveled on the arena floor to see a tiger had

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Believing is Everything

Friday, October 29th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around

In 1952, The King & I, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Paint Your Wagon, Summer and Smoke, and Gigi (starring 22 year-old Audrey Hepburn) opened on Broadway.

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Woman Around Town: Suzanne Kreps—fresh art

Monday, July 19th, 2010
by Teresa Baxter on Woman Around Town

Based in SoHo, fresh art is a non-profit organization that was formed in 1999 by a group of people active in social services and the

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Great Books for Great Holiday Giving

Monday, December 14th, 2009
by Michall Jeffers on Reading Around

There’s just no bad time to give books as gifts. Just be mindful of a few simple rules: always get gift receipts, because the stores

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