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Gilbert and Sullivan

'iBought a New Phone'

Jerry Zezima | Posted 02.25.2013 | Comedy
Read More: Smartphone, Alexander Graham Bell, Telephone, Stamford Advocate, AT&T, Samsung, College, Humor, Typewriter, Iphone, Gilbert and Sullivan, Powerball, Stamford, Comedy News
Jerry Zezima

At the urging of my wife, Sue, who got into the 21st century when it actually started, I exchanged my dumbphone for a smartphone. And it cost me only 99 cents.

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When Virgins Decide

George Heymont | Posted 12.24.2012 | Arts
Read More: Francesco Muro, H.M.S. Pinafore, Joy Nash, Rigoletto, San Francisco Fringe Festival, Marco Vratogna, Michael Yeargan, Aleksandra Kurzak, My Mobster, Gilbert and Sullivan, Harry Silverstein, Jerry Herman, Mame, Louise Hung, Fat Rant, Giuseppe Verdi, Giorgio De Chirico, Constance Hoffman, Kellie Johnson, San Francisco Opera, Jane Connell, Video, Arts News
George Heymont

This fall the San Francisco Opera revived its 1997 production of Rigoletto. Featuring Michael Yeargan's handsome sets (inspired by Giorgio de Chirico) and Constance Hoffman's impressive period costumes, the opera has been double cast to gain maximum stage time.

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Musings, Music, and Monologues

George Heymont | Posted 12.20.2012 | Arts
Read More: Left Coast Theatre Company, Anne Collins, San Francisco Fringe Festival, The Movies of My Mind, Richard Stuart, Welsh National Opera, Jonathan Miller, John Reed, Scott Bakula, Michael Belitsos, English National Opera, What Would Scott B. Do?, Opera Australia, The Mikado, Stephen Sondheim, D?Oyly Carte Opera Company, Michael Ball, W. S. Gilbert, I?Ve Got a Little List, Eric Idle, Mitchell Butel, Gilbert and Sullivan, Aaron Tworek, Arthur Sullivan, Justin Bieber, Video, Arts News
George Heymont

There I was, trying to find a hook that could unite my thoughts about curious solo turns when I came across a headline on The Huffington Post that screamed: "Watch: Justin Bieber Pukes Onstage."

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Esprit de Corpse

George Heymont | Posted 12.07.2012 | Arts
Read More: Center Rep, Lynn Ahrens, Lucky Stiff, Gilbert and Sullivan, Charles Addams, Stephen Flaherty, Ruddigore, Video, Arts News
George Heymont

2012-10-07-heymont.jpg Every body needs a buddy. That buddy may come in the form of a coroner who is totally dedicated to his work or a mortician who loves the smell of formaldehyde.

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The Pirates of Penzance Sung in the Key of Aaaargh!

George Heymont | Posted 07.03.2012 | Arts
Read More: The Pirates of Penzance, Film, Joseph Papp, Operetta, The Public Theatre, Essgee Entertainment, Gilbert and Sullivan, Opera Australia, Arthur Sullivan, D?Oyly Carte Opera Company, William S. Gilbert, Iolanthe, Video, Pirates of Penzance, Arts News
George Heymont

2012-05-03-Screenshot20120503at9.37.35AM.jpg Over the years, Gilbert & Sullivan operettas have been subjected to all kinds of reinterpretation.

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Michigan Opera Theatre Children's Chorus Astounds In 'H.M.S. Pinafore'

David Kiley | Posted 06.02.2012 | Detroit
Read More: h.m.s Pinafore, Michigan Theater, Children's Theater Detroit, Detroit Theater, Detroit Around Town, Michigan Opera Theatre Children's Chorus, Gilbert and Sullivan, Michigan Opera Theater, Detroit News
David Kiley

The young actors were tremendous and inspiring, and, in a few cases, dumbfounding in how well they handled the material.

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Sing It Loud: Chatting with k.d. lang, JD Souther and Bobby Long, Plus a Beginners Audio Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.24.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Jelly Roll Morton, Bonnie Raitt, Guster, Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles, Eric Roberts, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Fred Eltringham, Chris Walters, Joe, Georges Delarues, Laura Nyro, Dave Palmer, Mike Mills, Ornette Coleman, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Chuck Mitchell, Kruu-Fm, Tim Hardin, The White Stripes, Cole Porter, Roger Niell, Barry Mann, Leonard Cohen, Duke Ellington, Eye of the Beholder, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, American Idol, Roy Orbison, Glenn Frey, Elliott Smith, Mélanie Laurent, Judee Sill, Count Basie, Henry Mancini, Lex Price, k.d. Lang, Neil Young, Gilbert and Sullivan, Ewan MacGregor, The Kinks, Glen Campbell, Miles Davis, Daniel Clark, Rogers & Hammerstein, The Beatles, Jeff Coffin, John Coltrane, Longbranch Pennywhistle, Rob McGaha, Carly Simon, Gus Van Sant, Elton John, Don Henley, Christopher Plumber, Brian Reitzell, Bing Crosby, Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, The Rolling Stones, Sam Shepard, Joe Pisapia, Carole King, Gershwin, Nona Hendryx, Harold Arlen, Viktor Krauss, Bob Dylan, Peggy Lee, Tom Waits, Liam Watson, Brian Sutton, Mark Ethridge, Meryl Streep, Waddy Wachtel, Randy Newman, Jackson Browne, Fats Waller, JD Souther, Gene Clark, The Band, Jimmy Webb, James Taylor, The Wallflowers, Josh Grange, Bruce Springsteen, Salmonberries, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

One of my favorite tracks on k.d. lang's new album is the opener, "I Confess," which sounds like Brill Building meets country, meets...okay, I'll shut up now, k.d. lang has the rest.

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March 10: First Phone Call

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Gilbert-and-Sullivan, Apollo, Telephone, Alexander Grahm Bell, Brad Pitt, Troy, Connecticut, Achilles, Theater, Comedy News
Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

On this day in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful telephone call. He said, "Mr. Watson, come here. I want you." (On Wikipedia, t...

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