Do you know what I think are the most beautiful words in the English language—certainly in the language of that great, lost invention, the all-American musical?
Right! Let’s do the whole combination, facing away from the mirror.
From the top,
A five, six, seven, eight!
I have only to hear that “a five, six, Read More
Liza!
The career has been as fractious a roller-coaster ride—highlighted by heights and dips, punctuated by applause and thrills, accented by nerves and screams—as the life. Her critics and fans alike still have trouble pronouncing “Liza,” and the press still can’t spell “Minnelli.” But it’s written in stone: The one-word mention of her name Read More
Well now, everyone! It’s that time of the year when the annual convention of the Flat Earth Society takes place-namely, the Tony Awards. And as always, we celebrate in good heart the undeniable fact that everything about the Tonys is completely and wonderfully nuts.
‘Twas ever thus. After all, it was only yesterday when Sam Read More
Well now, everyone! It’s that time of the year when the annual convention of the Flat Earth Society takes place-namely, the Tony Awards. And as always, we celebrate in good heart the undeniable fact that everything about the Tonys is completely and wonderfully nuts.
‘Twas ever thus. After all, it was only yesterday when Sam Read More
Gena Rowlands She’s Not
In 1980, Gena Rowlands burned a hole through the screen in Gloria , the tough, punchy and exhilarating story of a retired gun moll and ex-showgirl saddled with a 7-year-old kid whose family has been wiped out by the mob. It was the sixth film she made with her husband, writer-director Read More
There are a number of reasons for the sorry state of dance on Broadway today. I see the risk I’m taking by suggesting that Bob Fosse is partly to blame.
He was, after all, Broadway’s dominant choreographer-director of the late 60′s and 70′s, though some would give the crown to Michael Bennett. (Jerome Robbins remains Read More
