“Macbeth” – William Shakespeare
“‘Macbeth’, Act I, Scene 3, the Weird Sisters“ (1783)
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Judy Dench is Lady Macbeth, Ian McKellen
her consort, in this superb production by
Trevor Nunn
also great witches
Richard
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January 3, 2015
something to start the year with, 2015
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on winning a Tony for “Black and Blue“,
1989, Ruth Brown said
“what I am is God’s gift to me,
and what I’ve made of myself
is my gift to Him”
words that easily could become a
resolution
we are gifts, think about it
all the very best
Richard
November 5, 2014
“The Belle of Amherst”
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a couple of my Internet interests intersected
recently to bring me this theatrical gem, this
outright treasure
there’d been a few poems of Emily Dickinson
I’d read in my poetry class, none particularly
affecting, while at the Tonys on another site
Julie Harris was winning the ’77 award for
best actress for her role as that very poet, in
a superb evocation, “The Belle of Amherst“,
of Dickinson’s life, available, I, to my delight,
indeed erudition, discovered, elsewhere still
on the Internet, straight from the original
Broadway stage
Julie Harris was the very stuff of Tonys, so
was the production
you’ll want to run back to your Emily
Dickinsons afterwards, even
here’s one
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
Emily Dickinson
Richard
November 3, 2014
the Tonys, 1976, ’77
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the Tonys have become for me what
the Rubinstein Competition was last
spring, or was it summer, an addiction
in ’76 “A Chorus Line” essentially won
everything, the closest thing to it was
“Chicago”, which, if I remember, got
nothing, undeservedly, but how do
you top a titan, “A Chorus Line“ has
never been bested, you came out
dancing
it’s ’77 though, now, and Lily Tomlin
gets a special Tony for a show that
couldn’t be called either a play or a
musical, “Appearing Nitely“ was a
revelation
watch Lily Tomlin receive her award,
you’ll see what I mean
Richard
October 31, 2014
another Tony treasure
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from the 1974 Tonys, you’ll want to
watch this skit, Mrs Snodgrass has
had 27 children, Nancy Walker is
Mrs Snodgrass
should the video not come up at the
right position, as it should, find Mr
and Mrs Snodgrass at 1:42:00 on
the time strip
enjoy
Richard
October 25, 2014
Tonyana
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meanwhile back at the Tonys, 1972,
Phil Silvers wins an award for Best
Actor in a Broadway Musical
surely deservedly, he could’ve won
one right here
Richard
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