Archive for July, 2008

WW II Siren Jo Stafford Dies at 90

Jo Stafford (pictured), who was, with the possible exception of Rosemary Clooney and the young Doris … Read more »

Liza Minnelli To Play Coney Island

According to columnist Liz Smith:
On Aug. 7, lots of people get the chance to see Liza … Read more »

Emmy Nominations Announced

NBC’s 30 Rock and AMC’s Mad Men led all series at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy … Read more »

“Piazza” Staging: Italy in Vermont

A chamber version of Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas’s “The Light in the Piazza” has debuted … Read more »

Super-Heroes Gather in San Diego

Earlier this year, I went to the east-coast version of Comic-Con — the convention for obsessives … Read more »

Don’t Cry for Meryl and Company

It used to be the male-dominated movies — actioners, Sandleresque comedies — that could be critic … Read more »

Where The Livin’ Is Easy

I’m in South Dakota this week, visiting family, and I must say it’s a great … Read more »