220 stories by "Sarah B. Roberts"
We took ourselves down to The Blue Note in the Village last night to see Cassandra Wilson. Oh my God! Her voice is velvet on velvet. The set was sweet and way too short, bu…
photo by Karigee
2011 was quite a year, filled with lots of laughs and thrills. I managed to take advantage of at least 99 entertainment opportunites, mostly good. Travel was fun…
"I'm not one of those people who sits in the dark, looking at their work from 70 years earlier," Angela Lansbury insists. "I'm really not."
From "Angela Lansbury 'very grateful' for T…
Karigee and I saw An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin on Broadway last night. Wow! It's such a fun show! It's gorgeous too, even or rather especially in i…
Barbara Cook & me - Opening Night of Deuce
One of my favorite performers people is Barbara Cook and she is a 2011 recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor!
On Broadway, Barbara &…
This morning I was reminded by my friend Tim Dunleavy that it's time that time of year again for Darlene Love to sing her fabulous Christmas song "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" on&…
In the Playbill News today: My dear friend Noah Himmelstein is directing the premier of "Positions 1956" by Michael Korie (Tony nom. Grey Gardens) and Conrad Cummings (Denou…
There are only forty-seven (47!) more performances of FOLLIES on Broadway. Why haven't you seen it? What are you waiting for? I saw it five times at the K…
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With so many, many options for Christmas shows in New York, The Pipes of Christmas is one of the best and the one I choose. I attended last year for the first time, aft…
The 6th Annual Angie Day is January 30, 2012 and plans are shaping up for the annual celebration. First, with a huge huzzah!, Angela Lansbury is the TCM Star of the Month for Janu…
On the last day of my recent California trip, I spent a day in Cabot Cove, Maine. Actually, it was Mendocino, California, but it served as "Cabot Cove, Maine" for the twelve…
Last year when the Met's season schedule was released and my favorite mezzo soprano Susan Graham wasn't on it, I immediately made up my mind that I would see Susan in an opera somewhere, som…
I traveled to Fairfax, Virginia on December 2nd to see Virginia Opera's production of Hansel and Gretel.
The modern production was directed by Kevin Newbury and more importantl…
Oh Rodelinda of the Metropolitan Opera! I can't believe you've already come and gone. I saw you at the dress, in the HD and finally at the December 7th performance…
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I attended Karita Mattila's recital with Martin Katz at Carnegie Hall on Saturday night with Noah, Zach, Chelsea (her first time at Carnegie Ha…
And now I travel to Virginia where I will see the Virginia Opera's production of Hansel & Gretel. It is directed by Kevin Newbury and more importantly to me, assistant directed by …
On Saturday night, I continue to combine my pursuit of entertainment with travel when I attend Xerxes at the San Francisco Opera. It will be my first time at a west coast opera h…
Last month, I went to the first preview of Hugh Jackman's one man show "Back on Broadway." Last night, I had the opportunity to go again with my college roommate Robin and my friend Ka…
My college roommate Robin dragged me to the Foo Fighters concert at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night. I have to admit that it was an awesome concert! When I lived in Texas, …
My college roommate is visiting from Texas. Almost 10 years ago, we visited NYC for the first time during Thanksgiving week. By the end of that week, I decided to move to here. …
I was lucky enough to attend the dress rehearsal of Rodelinda at the Metropolitan Opera today. In 2004, Rodelinda was the first opera in which I saw Renée Fleming perform - I sp…
The 36th Annual Richard Tucker Gala was on Sunday night. It's one of the events that I most anticipate each year. This year celebrated soprano Angela Meade, the 2011 Richard Tuck…
Last week I was treated to tickets to see SISTER ACT on Broadway by the show's marketing team. I took my dear friend Maryann with me. I had a feeling that of all of my …
I went to a preview of the new play A CHARITY CASE by Wendy Beckett at the Clurman Theatre last week. Alison Fraser, a two time Tony nominee, Alysia Reiner (Sideways) a…
