Annually attending her November Algonquin appearances, I interviewed Andrea Marcovicci in 2011. She was the kind of delightful conversationalist one might imagine from the shows she puts together. Where, you might wonder, does the overflow…
Holding that banner high, Mabel Mercer Foundation’s Artistic Director KT Sullivan helms a Valentine show exploring love in song. Maestro Jon Weber opens this evening with a cornucopia of ‘heart’ song excerpts, seamlessly sliding from…
Tammy McCann has a natural jazz/blues voice. Imbuing American Songbook with those colorings creates unique, savory phrasing. The vocalist is a thoughtful, low key interpreter who eschews volume for its own show-off sake. Camera gaze…
Good Night and Good Luck 2005 Directed by George Clooney. The conflict between veteran radio and television journalist Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) and U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy (footage-as himself) and the House Un-American Activities Committee.…
Valentine’s Day Love Fest Sunday, February 14th at 6 p.m. ET Featuring: Mercedes Ellington, Alina Bloomgarden, Antoinette Montague, Richard Miller, Tony Waag, Sharon K. Janda, Michael Choi, Vanda Polakova, Max Pollak, Michael Austin, Vanessa Falabella,…
Under the aegis of the 92Y Part two of Louis Rosen’s rich, remarkable series focuses on Blues “favored by female vocalists, primarily, though not exclusively, African American.” We begin by listening to Black songwriter and bandleader…
I Know Where I’m Going (1945) A pragmatic, independent, middle class Englishwoman travels to the Hebrides to marry a wealthy, much older industrialist. Successive days of terrible weather keep Joan away from the fictitious island…
“There are as many forms of love as there are moments in time” – Jane Austen. Cuddle up with your buddy, significant other, husband, wife or ZOOM Dodsworth 1936 Based on Sidney Howard’s stage adaption…
