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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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Easy Reader: Peggy Pope of Nine to Five Tells Her Irresistible Show-Biz Story

David Finkle | Posted 07.23.2012 | Books
Read More: The Village Voice, Smith College, The Obie Award, Marilyn Monroe, The Actors Studio, Peggy Pope, The New York Stock Exchange, Billy Crystal, Sag, Joe Papp, George Clooney, Muzeeka, Mame, House of Blue Leaves, The Rose Tattoo, Iuniverse, Harvey, Ann Miller, Smash, Atta Girl: Tales From a Life in the Trenches of Show Business, Books News
David Finkle

Her show-biz resume began accumulating credits not too long after she'd settled in Manhattan -- and all of it Pope recounts with great humor. She's a naturally funny woman when she's merely recounting the facts. Laughing out loud through these pages is a regular response.

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When the Claws Come Out

George Heymont | Posted 12.03.2011 | Arts
Read More: Mame, Angela Lansbury, Film, Carol Burnett, Anyone Can Whistle, Ludivine Sagnier, Love Crime, Ruthie Henshall, Elaine Stritch, Jerry Herman, Stephen Sondheim, Bea Arthur, Kristin Scott Thomas, Arts News
George Heymont

Who doesn't love a good cat fight? I'm not talking about old-fashioned ladies mud wrestling or a trailer trash hair-pulling contest. I'm referring to the kind of fight where acid thoughts fly across the stage on malicious darts guided by a frightening level of intelligence.

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Revisiting West Side Story (VIDEOS)

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: New York City Center, Arthur Laurents, Debbie Allen, Officer Krupke, Leonard Bernstein, Follies, Tom Hatcher, Stephen Sondheim, West Side Story, Pookie Goes Grenading, West Bank Story, Louis Armstrong, Kyle Harris, Jets, Web Site Story, J.C. Lee, Eydie Gorme, A Boy Like That, Opera Pacific, David Saint, Jerome Robbins, Jerry Herman, Cher, Hello Dolly, Bruce Vilanch, Ali Ewoldt, I Feel Pretty, Sharks, Gangs, Joey McKneeley, Lori Werner, Mame, Arts News
George Heymont

Although I did not see the original production of West Side Story, I've been lucky to see several others.

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