2001 Concert at Lincoln Center with the New York Philharmonic featured Patti LuPone and George Hearn. This blogger found himself sitting across the aisle from Mr. Sondheim himself.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Sweet dreams!  When traveling, a comfortable bed is at the top of the list. No lumps, please! Plenty of room to sprawl. Two large, billowy pillows that one is free to mangle. Smooth sheets on which to glide (especially vital if nekkid is one’s preference) and a…

Jonathan Larson, the composer of Broadway’s landmark production of RENT, is featured in this movie treatment of his tortured life over an eight year, artistic struggle to succeed while the AIDS epidemic emerges in New York City.

IS THAT ALL THERE IS? I had an opportunity this Spring to attend a performance by a celebrity at the Escondido Center for the Arts, a facility which demonstrates the importance of the Arts to its citizenry.  The above sprawling complex features an elaborate Concert Hall, a smaller…

TOP O’ THE MORNIN’…WITH A HIP VIBE Black & white tees on servers, nose rings, male hair buns, sandals in the Winter, multi-colored hair design, jeans – formerly it might have been referenced as a “Yuppie” hangout. Let’s just say, instead, that TOAST on Temecula Parkway has a…

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! “Yesterday” (actually quite a few days ago) we continued our mission to see as many shows as possible during our stay in Las Vegas. Susie Reese and I decided that the MIRAGE casino deserved another visit for BEATLES LOVE. The Beatles song catalogue comprises the sound of…

REALLY…A WATER-LILY POND? There it is right in front of my eyes – a water-lily pond in tribute to the French master Impressionist Claude Monet on the grounds of the NORTON SIMON MUSEUM in the city of Pasadena, Los Angeles (LA). Surprised that this city has more to…

B – EAU – TI – FUL They say that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Whether it’s a rush of overwhelming sadness as one gazes at the eyes of Vincent van Gogh’s subject in “Portrait of a Peasant” or the patriotic fervor rumbling heroically within…

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