Tag: The Man That Got Away

American Pops Orchestra: Stairway to Paradise: A Gershwin Spectacular

| October 20, 2015 | 0 Comments
American Pops Orchestra: Stairway to Paradise: A Gershwin Spectacular

The ever-reliable diva, Christine Ebersole, was vocally front and center.

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Oct. 17: Karen Mason

| October 13, 2015 | 0 Comments
Oct. 17: Karen Mason

Mason wove an amusing mock history of divadom from Roman times to the present.

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Oct. 15: Holly Penfield

| October 13, 2015 | 0 Comments
Oct. 15: Holly Penfield

Holly Penfield raised the roof at The Hippodrome Casino London with The Judy Garland Songbook.

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Holly Penfield :The Judy Garland Songbook

| September 27, 2015 | 0 Comments
Holly Penfield :The Judy Garland Songbook

Holly Penfield raised the roof at The Hippodrome Casino London with The Judy Garland Songbook.

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Ira Gershwin

| April 29, 2015 | 0 Comments
Ira Gershwin

March 2010 IRA GERSHWIN by Mark Nadler Upon the publication of his book, Lyrics on Several Occasions, one of his idols, P.G. Wodehouse, sent Ira Gershwin a note wherein he stated: “I’ve always considered you the best of the whole bunch.” What made Ira Gershwin, if not the best lyricist of the 20th century, certainly […]

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Over the Rainbow: The Songs of Harold Arlen

| March 17, 2015 | 0 Comments
Over the Rainbow: The Songs of Harold Arlen

Harold Arlen was one of the most prolific of the Great American Songbook writers.

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Judy Rossignuolo-Rice and Denise McGowan Tracy: When Harry Met Irving

| January 26, 2015 | 0 Comments
Judy Rossignuolo-Rice and Denise McGowan Tracy:  When Harry Met Irving

When Harry Met Irving, featuring two popular Chicago entertainers—namely Judy Rossignuolo-Rice and Denise McGowan Tracy—was a pleasant program of mostly uptempo numbers.

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Karen Mason: Secrets of the Ancient Divas

| November 24, 2014 | 0 Comments
Karen Mason: Secrets of the Ancient Divas

There were too many great moments in this show to list them all here, so I’ll settle for some that struck me forcefully enough to warrant a hastily scrawled note in the dark.

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