Under the aegis of the 92Y. Host Louis Rosen begins this evening’s chapter of Singer/Songwriters by contextualizing the album Imagine. He tells us of harrowing incidents during which fans unwittingly put The Beatles in danger. After Lennon’s infamous, off the cuff comment, “We’re more popular than Jesus now. I don’t
Under the aegis of the 92Y. “It is said that Jule Styne published over 1,500 songs in his lifetime, with a who’s who of lyricists including Frank Loesser, Sammy Cahn, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Bob Merrill and Stephen Sondheim.” Paul Masse, Artistic Director/Arranger/Piano. Julia Murney opens this evening’s salute
To depict someone as multifaceted, talented, contradictory, and self-destructive as Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897-1953), a filmmaker must edit. Even within choices of this father and son effort, red penciling seems too reticent. The Finchers (Screenwriter Jack Fincher and his son, Director David Fincher) have selected 1. the making of Citizen
While kids are always excited for the holidays, COVID is taking a terrible toll on family finances and buying gifts is a struggle for so many families. They need affordable gift ideas for the kids, now more than ever! I have always believed that gifts don’t have to cost a
Catherine Russell, vocals • Veronica Swift, vocals • The Emmet Cohen Trio (Emmet Cohen, piano, Yasushi Nakamura, bass, Kyle Pool, drums), Tivon Pennicott, Grammy Award Winning tenor sax . Under the aegis of the 92Y. The concert can be viewed online until December 9: 92Y.org/billieholiday Billie Holiday (1915-1959) left a legacy of vocal style inspired by jazz instrumentalists, unique
Seventeen years ago, I ran the New York City Marathon. I was never much of a runner. A big outing for me was two times around Central Park’s reservoir running track – a little more than three miles. But every November, I would stand on Fifth Avenue to watch runners
Marieann Meringolo’s 15th annual holiday concert aims to raise spirits by sheer force of determination. The vocalist doesn’t so much put her heart in these songs as inhabit the beating pulse of optimism. With longtime musical director Doyle Newmyer and as directed by Will Nunziata, Meringolo sings holiday classics and
I’m Your Woman is the perfect title for writer-director Julia Hart’s film set in the 1970s and starring Rachel Brosnahan, known for her Emmy-winning role as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The phrase could describe a kept woman with nothing more to do all day than wait for her man to
Under the aegis of the 92Y. Host Louis Rosen begins this evening’s chapter of Singer/Songwriters by contextualizing the album Imagine. He tells us of harrowing incidents during which fans unwittingly put The Beatles in danger. After Lennon’s infamous, off the cuff comment, “We’re more popular than Jesus now. I don’t know which will go first – rock & roll or Christianity,” threats started to arrive, one of the reasons the group stopped touring. We watch
Under the aegis of the 92Y. “It is said that Jule Styne published over 1,500 songs in his lifetime, with a who’s who of lyricists including Frank Loesser, Sammy Cahn, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Bob Merrill and Stephen Sondheim.” Paul Masse, Artistic Director/Arranger/Piano. Julia Murney opens this evening’s salute with “Small World, Isn’t It?” (1959 Gypsy- Lyrics Stephen Sondheim.) The song arrives in soft shoe tempo, somehow less touching for its bounce. Though he
To depict someone as multifaceted, talented, contradictory, and self-destructive as Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897-1953), a filmmaker must edit. Even within choices of this father and son effort, red penciling seems too reticent. The Finchers (Screenwriter Jack Fincher and his son, Director David Fincher) have selected 1. the making of Citizen Kane and, 2. in an apt nod to today’s upheaval (this was written in the 1990s), economics and politics. The personality portrait is solid, but
While kids are always excited for the holidays, COVID is taking a terrible toll on family finances and buying gifts is a struggle for so many families. They need affordable gift ideas for the kids, now more than ever! I have always believed that gifts don’t have to cost a lot but should be filled with creative potential for fun and my newest book — KIDFUN: 401 Easy Ideas for Play (Wordeee Publishers) – has a
Catherine Russell, vocals • Veronica Swift, vocals • The Emmet Cohen Trio (Emmet Cohen, piano, Yasushi Nakamura, bass, Kyle Pool, drums), Tivon Pennicott, Grammy Award Winning tenor sax . Under the aegis of the 92Y. The concert can be viewed online until December 9: 92Y.org/billieholiday Billie Holiday (1915-1959) left a legacy of vocal style inspired by jazz instrumentalists, unique manipulation of phrasing and tempo, and improvisational skills. Emmet Cohen (no relation) opens tonight introducing the inimitable Catherine Russell. “I Wished on The Moon” (Ralph
Seventeen years ago, I ran the New York City Marathon. I was never much of a runner. A big outing for me was two times around Central Park’s reservoir running track – a little more than three miles. But every November, I would stand on Fifth Avenue to watch runners on their way to finishing 26.2 miles and think how wonderful it would be to complete that race. Not being an elite runner, I knew
Marieann Meringolo’s 15th annual holiday concert aims to raise spirits by sheer force of determination. The vocalist doesn’t so much put her heart in these songs as inhabit the beating pulse of optimism. With longtime musical director Doyle Newmyer and as directed by Will Nunziata, Meringolo sings holiday classics and a few seasonal offshoots with innate rallying cry. “Despite these times we’re going through, I still believe there’s magic and hope in the air.” The
I’m Your Woman is the perfect title for writer-director Julia Hart’s film set in the 1970s and starring Rachel Brosnahan, known for her Emmy-winning role as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The phrase could describe a kept woman with nothing more to do all day than wait for her man to come home. When the film opens, we see Brosnahan’s Jean anticipating that moment, relaxing in her backyard, smoking and dressed in a marabou-trimmed chartreuse negligee.
