Octo Observations: Loose Ends
Some insider information: when responding to a query as to where ideas for Octo Observations originate, I heard myself chuckle and say that [...]
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Frank Loesser: Heart and Soul
The 30th New York Cabaret Convention-Second Night Frank Henry Loesser (1910-1969) learned piano by ear. He held a wide variety of jobs in [...]
It’s Almost Time to Set your Thanksgiving Table
It’s time to start Thanksgiving planning. While you are sorting through cookbooks for recipes to replace that tired green bean [...]
Sondheim Unplugged’s Into Sweeney Todd’s Woods Is Scary Good Fun
Once upon a time (seven years ago to be exact), Phil Geoffrey Bond, the esteemed impresario of what has become the venerable variety series [...]
A Woman of the World – Wonderful Portrayal
It’s the mid 1920s. Upon publication of a newly expanded and edited, definitive edition of the poet’s oeuvre, we’ve gathered at the [...]
The 30th New York Cabaret Convention-Opening Night
The Sunny Side of the Street: Celebrating Dorothy Fields and Great Women Songwriters It’s baaaaack. The indomitable Mabel Mercer [...]
Panama Hattie – Welcome Froth
Written for Ethel Merman, Panama Hattie was the first show for which her name was advertised above the title. The musical opened in 1940 [...]
Take A Ride Through the Spuyten Duyvil Bridge…the WHAT?
You’ve heard the name on traffic reports, but like most New Yorkers, you probably have no idea what it is, nor where it’s even located. [...]
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