(lct) You will enjoy the current version of this wonderful show by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater. True, the orchestra is largely under the stage a la Bayreuth and that’s too bad because the Robert Russell Bennet/Phil Lang orchestrations are so good. (timessquarechronicles) We saw the first preview…
(comicbook.com)When asked whether “Lord of the Rings” was an allegory for Hitler, J.R.R. Tolkien said he “cordially disliked allegory” and preferred the reader to make up his own mind. I don’t like being hit on the head with a message either or as Moss Hart said, “if you’ve got a message, send it Western Union.”…
If you are a fan of Wallace and Gromit (wiki) and who is not, and you loved “Shaun the Sheep” and “Chicken Run” you will love the next of Nick Park’s full length films, “Early Man.” Dug (voice by Eddie Remayne) and his faithful boar pal Hognob (voice by Nick himself) (Aardman) represent the…
(TIMovate) Unfortunately, with the gradual reduction of animal habitats, more little orphan animals are being found. Now, there is a way to feed them with “mother’s” milk thanks to new methods that can copy lion, koala, (nytimes) echidna, elephant, giraffe and just about any other animal mother’s milk. Scientists even found a way to copy…
As Carnegie Hall was sold out, we had the privilege of sitting with 119 other devotees on the stage, a wooden sounding box that once again proved the extraordinary Carnegie Hall acoustics. These three artists joined together for love of Brahms, as each of them could sell out CH any old time. I wondered why…
Those of you old enough to remember this word from Superman will understand my point. Yesterday’s horrible carnage was met by Republicans urging us to pray and not take advantage of a tragedy for political purposes. The president suggested that the community was remiss in not seeing the signs of mental illness in the perpetrator…
We all have reason to know Bette Davis’ famous saying, “Getting Old Ain’t for Sissies,” but we also know the alternatives are not great. A doctor once told my husband that having a low-level chronic condition was a good way to keep yourself healthy. Well, folks, guess what–we all do have a low-level chronic condition–it’s…
