Category Archives: Performers

Sunday Jazz Selection

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Karrin Allyson’s excellent version of Some Other Time can be found in streaming audio here.

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Showtune Saturday: “All I Care About Is Love”

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: “All I Care About Is Love” from Kander & Ebb’s Chicago, performed by the peerless Jerry Orbach on the 1976 Tony Award telecast. Billy Flynn was charmingly and winningly played on screen years later by Richard Gere, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Jazz Selection

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Egberto Gismonti, Baiai Malandro.

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Showtune Saturday: “Honey Bun”

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Welcome to Showtune Saturday, where I’ll share some great musical theater numbers from stage, screen, and recording. Here’s “Honey Bun” from Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific, performed by Reba McEntire and Alec Baldwin with the New York … Continue reading →

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Naked Lady of the Week: Remy LaCroix

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: It’s Independence Day folks, so no nubile or buxom Eastern European starlets today, we’re celebrating the ol’ US of A. You know how Bardot, Deneuve, and Casta have been the models for Marianne over the years? Why the … Continue reading →

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Bridging Distances

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: A filmmaker like Lubitsch makes you feel privileged for taking part in his naughtiness — like you’re in on the joke. But the naughtiness in this clip, from Renoir’s “French Cancan,” is of a different sort. Renoir … Continue reading →

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Julius Rudel (1921-2014)

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: In memory of the titanic Viennese conductor and impresario, who passed away yesterday at 93, here’s a clip of the Hotel Transylvanie gambling scene from Jules Massenet’s Manon, from a rare 1977 New York City Opera telecast. … Continue reading →

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“Privilege” and “Lonely Boy”

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I spent some time with the DVD of Peter Watkins’ 1967 “Privilege” the other day. Confession: I didn’t get much out of the movie, which features Watkins’ usual combo of showy modernist stratagems and semi-hysterical point-making. I found … Continue reading →

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The Camera Loves…

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes:   …Ultra Violet, née Isabelle Collin Dufresne, pictured at right with Viva and Andy Warhol (1935-2014)

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Habanera, Five Ways

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Peut-être jamais, peut-être demain. Mais pas aujourd’hui, c’est certain! (Maybe never, maybe tomorrow, But for sure, not today.) Who knew a descending chromatic scale could be so sexy? Carmen’s entrance aria “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle”, better … Continue reading →

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