Tag: American songbook
Pip with Pizzazz: Ethan Mordden Assesses Barbra Streisand
Diversity, inclusion and curious sins of omission in a new book on the "greatest star."
For Bob Dylan Musical, Conor McPherson Jettisons the Jukebox
"Hurricane," "Forever Young," “Like a Rolling Stone” -- but not always where you'd expect them.
Playlist for a Polarized America for Thanksgiving and Beyond
Over the holidays, can our divided America reach across the table? Let's use a playlist and find out.
Singing Sondheim in the Age of Donald Trump
There are ways in which Sondheim is more than a musician; he's almost a life philosopher.
John O’Hurley on Why We Need the Great American Songbook
A podcast with the Seventh Most Interesting Man in the World.
Singer Marilyn Maye: A Force of Nature at 88
Johnny Carson invited the "outstanding" singer on the Tonight Show 76 times.
8 Must-See London Theater Productions
The next wave of Great Britain's domination of Broadway.
Tony Noms for Best Score, Then and Now: What’s Changed?
What does it mean when the best Broadway songs are almost all in the Tony-nominated revivals?
Gardenias in Their Hair: Joey Arias Honors Billie Holiday
Holiday’s centenary celebrated at Lincoln Center’s “American Songbook.”
Geniuses Jungr and Epperson at Work and Play
Barb Jungr and John Epperson (separately) display their extraordinary talent.
Bridget Everett and the Age of Vulgarity
The hot cabaret singer who could rest comfortably on her natural talents...doesn't.
Frank Sinatra, Jr. (and Don’t You Forget It!)
Singing each lyric as if it were the first time.
Luhrmann v. Fitzgerald, or There Oughta Be a Law
Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" treats The Great Novel as so much chicken feed.
More, Sir, of Loesser: Actors Fund Benefit to Homage Broadway’s Most...
A concert to benefit the Actors Fund, co-chaired by Jo Sullivan Loesser and Sir Paul McCartney.
RIP RGB, RIP GOP, RIP USA
None of the second-rate white men currently on the Supreme Court will receive the honors given to RBG when they finally die.
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Herman Cain (and Republicans Unable)
And then there was Jerry Falwell, Jr., with his open pants, evangelical FUPA and his hands veering into prime side-boob territory with -- hey, doesn't she have a name?
