Two polar opposites whose only common ground is talent, astute musical perfectionism and the ability to send their listeners away happy, Sandy Stewart and Marilyn Maye are, ironically, appearing on separate cabaret stages this week. Talk about an abundance of riches. Read More
Like the pollen count, Harry Potter is back-a sure sign that summer is here and the kids are on the loose again, with time to waste and allowances to burn. In their third year at Hogwarts, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his chums Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson), the 13-year-old wizards who turned J. Read More
Ella Fitzgerald’s cut of “Fascinating Rhythm” was blasting through the hallways when 35-year-old jazz pianist Bill Charlap let me in the door of his cheerful wood-frame house in Maplewood, N.J.
“That’s a big entrance,” I said.
“Didn’t plan it, but it works,” replied the super-affable Mr. Charlap, who was nattily dressed in a cream-colored Read More
