Giveaway Winner!
We have a winner! Michael Buble has the number-one CD in the country, and to acknowledge his accomplishment, we gave away a signed...
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You’ve Got a Friend Again
On December 13, the Library of Congress announced that Carole King would be the recipient of the 2013 Gershwin Prize in Popular...
read moreReview: McCartney’s Kisses
Hugs by Krall, Clapton, & Co. Of all the pop stars who have issued tribute albums to American pop standards, Paul...
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Update, February 27, 2011: Rufus Wainwright’s opera Prima Donna will be staged by the New York City Opera in spring of 2012,...
read moreMary Cleere Haran (1952–2011)
The cabaret world was stunned by the sudden death of Mary Cleere Haran on February 5 following a bike accident in Deerfield Beach,...
read moreLong and Short of “Show Boat”
June 24, 2008—On June 10th I attended the concert staging of “Show Boat” at Carnegie Hall. The New York Times review is here, but my...
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