My Brit friend Suzanne wants to know, "Do you think I'll be able to watch the live streaming of Renée being Knighted, over here?" In our world as American Arts Lovers, "knighted" is a…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 09:19AMLast weekend, I attended a concert in San Francisco that will no doubt stay with me for many years to come, for many special reasons. As soon as I heard from my dear friend Noah Himmelstei…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 06:18PMHow is it possible that my nephew, my special little love, Cody turns 14 today? He'll be in high school come August. I'd like to keep him out of those damn long pants just a litt…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 09:50PMLast week I managed to see two remarkable and unusual productions of Macbeth. They could not have been more different from one another. One was Alan Cumming's one …
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 07:54PMThe Frog & Peach Theatre Company has launched its spring Shakespeare at the West End Theatre on the Upper West Side. This season, it's a great production of Measure for …
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 08:16PMI fight being sentimental and patriotic and any kind of teary crap, but my God, this makes me feel everything that I can feel about America and being good and doing good and what's right for…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 11:30AMTomorrow night, the 2012 Tucker Gala will be broadcast on PBS' Live from Lincoln Center. I attended the concert at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center on November 11th and it remains my favo…
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SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 11:32AMI was fortunate enough to catch Bruce Graham's "The Outgoing Tide" at 59E59 last weekend. This is the play's New York premier. Starring Michael Learned, Peter Strauss and Ian Lithgow…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 01:10PMFor the last four years or so, Karigee and I have looked forward to October (and sometimes February) in New York City more than any other month because it would mean the return of Betty Buck…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 07:56PMYesterday, I took advantage of the Public Theater's benevolence and scored a free ticket to see the new Michael John LaChiusa musical GIANT. The book is adapted from the Edna Ferber's …
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 05:18PMI've been waiting to find out if the clue in the photo of Angela Lansbury's desk in the New York Magazine Shoot that appeared last May was anything. Finally, she reveals to the Sydney …
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 04:51PMThe Frog and Peach Theatre Company has done it again: another terrific, wonderful accessible production of Shakespeare. This time it's The Taming of the Shrew. &n…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 12:13PMOf the many and varied holiday performance events in available in New York City each year, my favorite is the Pipes of Christmas and I can't wait to go again this year. It causes my we…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 10:12PMOn my walk to work this morning, I stumbled on a free art exhibit in midtown. In the lobby of the UBS Building, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, there is a fabulous free exhibit…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 10:26AMOn November 2nd, the TIPA Project will present a free pre-Election Day event celebrating the Glory of America. Emmy and Golden Globe award winner Ed Asner, currently starri…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 09:53AMOn November 8th, a new revival of Clifford Odets' Golden Boy begins previews at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway. The Lincoln Center Theater production is directed by Bartlett Sher and assis…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 08:12AMLast night we gathered at Carnegie Hall to hear Barbara Cook sing and swing songs from her latest album, Loverman. Although the official day isn't until October 25th, this was a huge 8…
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SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 09:43AMLast Friday I saw Renée Fleming in the dress rehearsal of Otello at the Met. Unfortunately, I had to leave before the finale. That's okay, because I've seen it before and I'll …
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 03:47PMI saw the first preview of Keen Company's revival of Marry Me a Little at the Clurman in Theatre Row. I loved it so much that I went back again last week and frankly I'd love to …
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 09:28AMIt's today: the first rehearsal for the Broadway revival of Clifford Odet's play Golden Boy. The production is directed by Bart Sher with costumes by Catherine Zuber and sets by …
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 07:27AMMy great Aussie friend Glenda sent me this photo of the giant advert for Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones in the upcoming Driving Miss Daisy at the QPAC in Brisbane. Glenda and her…
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SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 05:22AMAny day is a good day for a Deborah Kerr film festival, but today would have been her 91st birthday. It won't be particularly hard on my eyes - she made two movies with Yul Brenner, three wi…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 08:48AMThanks to the producer's invitation to blogger night, I attended the first preview of the new revival of Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" I have to say I'm feelin…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 10:48AMBetween the publishing of the Autumn/Winter edition The Gentlewoman and the news of the next Wes Anderson film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, my Angela Lansbury Google Alert has p…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 05:31PMI saw the first preview of the Keen Company's revival of Marry Me a Little at the Clurman in Theatre Row. Lauren Molina and Jason Tam star. It's an veritable mash up of Stephen Sondhei…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 06:38AMI knew I would love this new album from Betty Buckley the minute she announced that she was recording it and naturally, I was right. I had the opportunity to hear this repertoi…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 05:16PMYesterday, I woke up to an email from my friend Kyle inviting me to see Madonna with him. He already had a purchased ticket, but won an upgrade and a guest invite via Twitter.&nbs…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 03:11PMI watched Kenneth Lonergan's Margaret this weekend. I'm still a little stunned. It's one of those New York City movies full of beautiful, hurting people and in which, the ci…
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