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Category Archives: Theater
“Big” Theater on Solstice Weekend: “Camelot in Concert” at the Granada and David Suchet in “The Last Confession” at the Ahmanson
Who says there’s no great theater in LA and Santa Barbara? Answer: people who haven’t lived or spent time in either place in the last dozen or so years. But this is a special weekend, particularly in Santa Barbara (and … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Theater, Uncategorized
Tagged 54 Below, 54 Below membership, Ahmanson, cabaret, Camelot, David Suchet, Feinstein's, Granada Theater, Jarrod Spector, New York, The Last Confession
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Thoughts on Victorian Chick’s 3rd Anniversary: Writing for Love and Identity, Dealing with Haters, and Getting a Real Estate License to Work as Relocation Consultant
Last week marked three years of Victorian Chick. I’ve been too busy to think of an anniversary blog which does justice to the role it plays not just in my everyday or social life, but the way in which it … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fashion, Film, Food & Wine, Health & Beauty, Lifestyle, Politics, Relationships, St. Augustine, Theater, Travel, UCSB, Uncategorized, Yale
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Why This Middle-Aged Woman Loved the Facebook Movie: A Response Alexis Kleinman/Highlights of First Week in NYC
I. Eight Days in New York. More happens–more social interaction, more culture, more random stimulation, not to mention more professional networking–in New York City than any place I’ve been or lived. I’m prepared to believe that Paris, London, and a … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Wine, Lifestyle, Literature, Music, Politics, Theater, Travel, Uncategorized, Yale
Tagged Agozar, Alec Baldwin, alexis kleinman, Art Bar, bemelman's, bergdorf goodman, bicoastal brunette, Burger and Barrell, cafe carlyle, delicatessen, Dept of Speculation, dixieland jazz, Duplex, e-cigarettes, East Village, Facebook movie, food, Henley Premium Vapor, Henley Vaporium, huffiington post, Jenny Offill, Joe Allen, lex bar and books, lorin stein, MacDougal Street, McNally Jackson, new york city, New York Magazaine, novels, secondhand scores, SoHo, talia eisenberg, Vive la Crepe, woody allen
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Procrastination Pre-Departure Blog: Gary Gutting on the Crisis in Humanities, Tina Brown on the Written Word (Oy Vey), and Arianna Huffington on (Not) Paying Huffington Post Bloggers (Like Me!)
It’s a pretty early winter day in Santa Barbara, which means it probably got down to 50 degrees last night. I am listening to Wicked on YouTube, looking forward to shows at the Triad (N’Kenge, currently on Broadway at Mary Wells … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Theater, Travel, Uncategorized, Yale
Tagged 54 Below. VIP membership at 54 Below, Ben Cameron Broadway Sessions, Broadway, Gary Gutting, graduate school, higher education, holiday shows, humanities in crisis, LA Times editorial Tina Brown, Motown, N'Kenge, new york city, NYT, the Triad, Tina Brown
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“Victorian Chick on the Patch” (New Blog in Various LA Patch Branches) and Musings on Why My Closest Friends Came from Facebook or NYC Trips not my K-12 LA Private Schools (Ventura Lunch with Westlake Girl, 1973)
It’s no secret that New York City moves me in ways no other place does, but I can honestly say that I’ve found a lovely rhythm in Southern California and made a nice life for myself when I’m away from … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, School, St. Augustine, Theater, Uncategorized, Westlake School For Girls, Yale
Tagged 1990s, Baby Boomers, Cafe Fiore, friendship, Greatest Generation, harvard westlake, manhattan, parents, real estate, sb, Seagrass, upper east side, Ventura thrift stores, westlake school for girls, WLA
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Quick Blog While Packing After 2.5 Weeks in NYC: LA Bound (Maybe….)
Well, the last time I went a whole NYC trip without blogging, my MacBook Pro hard drive crashed. I have no such excuse this trip other than a breakneck schedule, which even without dance, kept me up late almost every … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, Theater, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged ben cameron, broadway sessions, chuck nice, daphnie sicre, halloween 2013, hiram kasten, jerry seinfeld, juice generation, laugh for sight, Laurie Beechman Theater, lingerie on lex, new york city, penny farthing, play/date, robert klein, standup comedy, sue costello, upper east side, upper west side, West Bank Cafe, yelp
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New York City, Part II: Corner Bookstore, Laura Benanti at 54 Below, Waverly Inn, Cafe Wha!, Don’t Tell Mama, and Joe Allen [Posted from SB]
Ed. Note: I’ve been back in CA since Tuesday night but spending time with J and resting after a great but physically rough trip (ankle, short cold, abdominal pain). I will blog tomorrow on the wonderful art opening at Lola, … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities (Classy Ones), Family, Fashion, Health & Beauty, Lifestyle, Music, Theater, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged 54 Below, cabaret, cafe nights, Cafe Ronda, christina stankard, Don't Tell Mama, jack phillips, Joe Allen, Laura Benanti, Le Pain Quotidien, McKeown's Pub, new york city, Waverly Inn
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A Banner Week in NYC: ChristinaNoel & The Creature, Cabaret Cares’ Help is on the Way, Ben Vereen Laguardia Tribute, Cape Spin!: An American Power Struggle, and Friday Night Tea and Rest to Recover
It’s been a whirlwind week of cabaret, music, dance, food and fortuitous meetings. I won’t blog about it all tonight but wanted just to report on what–apart from two beastly hot days and then a flash flood warning yesterday–has … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, Literature, Music, Philosophy, St. Augustine, Television, Theater, Travel, Uncategorized, Westlake School For Girls, Yale
Tagged aesthetics, Ben Vereen, Broadway, Cabaret Cares, Cafe Ronda, Cape Spin!:An American Struggle for Power, Charles Taylor, ChristinaNoel and the Creature, critique of judgment, Fig and Olive, francis roach, German Idealism, hama, hegel, kant, Laguardia High School, Laurie Beechman Theater, luigi, Magic to Do, modern dance, new york city, phenomenology, Pippin, Principles of Psychology, Romanticism, Studio Maestro, Theater La Tea, william james, yelp
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Penultimate Day in CA Pre-NYC: Brief Note on American Buffalo, the C Word, Rescue Me and Preview of Cabaret Cares for AIDS and Ben Vereen Tribute
I’m writing this on the porch of J’s condo. My Saab fob is in my friend’s SUV in LA (or by now in his house) as I left it there on Tuesday after an outstanding lunch at Maison Giraud with … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Relationships, Television, Theater, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged afghan whigs, alexandra patsavas, american buffalo, Ben Vereen, denis leary, diane farr, feminism, Geffen Playhouse, glengarry glen ross, grey's anatomy, john scurti, Laurie Beechman Theater, life in the theater, Maison Giraud, Mamet conversion, musicals, Naomi Wolf, new york city, Patrick Stewart, profanity, race, rescue me, ron eldard, Stepping Out, the chop shop, TR Knight, yelp
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Back from NYC and Back to Blogging: Highlights from Trip with Pictures en Route to LA for Parent Visit and Jay Mohr at Hollywood Improv
Ed. note: I wrote this a week ago but just posted the pictures. Jay Mohr was tremendous and Jerry Seinfeld made a surprise drop-in appearance. Going to comedy, like going to baseball games, is better during the week. I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Film, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, Literature, Theater, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged al di la vino, alvin ailey dance, birthday celebrations, brophy brother's, cabaret music, camille paglia, Carly Ozard, cold pool, Crawford Doyle, dance, David Shields, Equinox UES, Fishtail by David Burke, fred's at barneys, genius on hold, george eliot dissertation, glittering images, grand havana room, Italian food, Laurie Beechman Theater, Lower East Side, luigi dance centre, montecito, new york city, pets, Pulino's, sarabeth's, SBAC, sharon zaslaw, Sharqui bellydance jazz, Sunshine cinema, upper east side, walter shaw, West Bank Cafe, winter, wolfgang's, writer's block
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