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Raissa Katona Bennett & Terese Genecco @ The Metropolitan Room
The second half of Saturday, Nov 1st was spent in Cabaret Heaven. I went to two shows that highlight the extremes of the craft’s spectrum. 180 degrees away from each other, these two shows (and these two ladies) exemplified the different personal energies that a cabaret show can encompass. One was beautifully meditative and emotional; the other was explosive and […]
First Halloween in New York
First Halloween in New York – after much hemming and hawing, I came up with a Living Dead Doll costume completely made from pieces in my costume box and made my face up. Pete opted for a mask made with his baby-faced website logo. We then traveled down to the Chelsea-based New York Halloween Parade. I was used to the […]
What’s the Point? Original Musical Comedy Revue
During the “New Concerts at Tudor City” concert, Hector Coris sang a song from his upcoming musical comedy review “What’s the Point?” It was a lovely, hilarious song both imitating and making fun of the “American Idol” phenomenon. He had fliers of his show, and I immediately took one. Here’s the information – if the show is anything like that […]
Friend Grae Drake Visits New York!
We were totally blessed on Monday with a visit from a favorite person of the world of ours…Grae Drake! She’s a fantastic person, movie lover, editor, producer, podcast creator (www.popcornmafia.com/ and featured on an episode of How To Look Good Naked – and she does) and one can not help but be elevated spiritually, emotionally and a tiny bit physically […]
Catching Up On Some Cabaret
Tudor City Greens Concert…Chilly in the ParkI was extremely happy about my performance at the Tudor City Greens concert last Wednesday (the 22nd). Although it was outdoors at noon in the somewhat chilly wind, we had a great turnout full of enthusiastic audience members who braved the cold, wrapped up like we were. Highlights of the show included Roger Mapes […]
RIP Milton Katselas, 1933-2008
I didn’t know Milton personally, but I saw him teach, asked him questions when I could, read his Acting Class and Dreams Into Action books, and saw the change he instilled in others. Thus, I understand Milton Katselas by this research to be an incredibly unique and powerfully wise man. He was not without his controversy (his links to Scientology […]
Show to See: “Putting Things Away” with Raissa Katona Bennett
From Broadway’s Phantom and Chess and 1st National Tours of Cats and Parade Raissa Katona Bennett“Putting Things Away” Director: Eric Michael GillettMusical Director: David Caldwell Saturday, November 1, 2008 @ 5 pmSunday, November 2, 2008 @ 4pm $20 cover/2 drink minimum Reservations: (212) 206-0440www.raissa.info/ This lady, who hosts the Algonquin Salon open mic many a time as well as the […]
Raphael Jesus Gonzalez visits New York for special reading
One of my oldest friends is Rafael Gonzalez – poet, writer, teacher, spiritual leader. He lives only a few blocks from my mother and taught with her at Laney College in Oakland. He’s one of my oldest family friends, one who has known me all my life. Pete & I had a great time this past weekend, as we were […]