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11:00 O’Clock Numbers at 7:00 O’Clock – Polished Fun
Thursday, April 11th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
An 11:00 o’clock number is meant to rouse musical theater audiences who might be flagging towards the end of a show. Traditionally these pull out
The Broadway Musicals of 1961
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
… President Kennedy announced we’d put a man on the moon before the end of the decade, the Berlin Wall was built, our first troops
Sigali Hamberger: A Toast to Ava Gardner
Sunday, August 7th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Ninety per cent of the way through Sigali Hamberger ‘s very personal retelling of Ava Gardner’s tumultuous life, she stands at the back of the
Broadway at Birdland Salutes dre.dance
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
by Nico Rosario on Playing Around
On August 1, 2011, while some parts of the city gathered together in communal celebration of Jerry Garcia’s birthday, Birdland hosted a different kind of














