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Theater: The Funny & Smart Ann Richards Via Holland Taylor; Serious Clowning In Old Hats

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.08.2013 | Arts
Read More: Broadway, Holland Taylor, Ann Richards, Theater, Bill Irwin, Nellie Mckay, David Shiner, Video, Arts News
Michael Giltz

Holland Taylor has delivered a labor of love in this one-woman show about Ann Richards, the governor of Texas. It's a credit to Taylor that we feel like we've spent some time with Richards and would like to know more. It's a shame that this pleasant diversion doesn't work better as theater.

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Boardwalk Empires, Mockingbirds, Concertos & Rocket Science: Conversations with The Jayhawks, Bela Fleck and Vince Giordano

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.22.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Diane Lane, Howard Levy, Ginger Baker, Martin Scorsese, Garrison Keillor, The Aviator, Mamie Smith, Dick Hyman, Phish, Gary Louris, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, The Byrds, Roy Wooten, A Prairie Home Companion, Martha Wainwright, Ghost World, Bela Fleck, Peter Gelb, Edgar Meyer, Michael Penn, Earl Scruggs, Evelyn Glennie, Zakir Hussain, Rufus Wainwright, Bela Bartok, The Beverly Hillbillies, Captain Kirk, Zelig, Lewis Rusell, Mark Olson, Leon Redbone, Jane Green, Aztec Two-Step, Steve Buscemi, The New Grass Revival, Sam Bush, Woody Allen, Neil Young, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Miles Davis, Star Trek, Jeff Coffin, John Coltrane, The Cotton Club, Louis Armstrong, Buffalo Springfield, Jerry Douglas, Richard Gere, Mark Twain, Charlie Parker, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Ray Bradbury, Dve Matthews, Randall Poster, Nellie Mckay, Victor Wooten, The Jayhawks, Joshua Bell, Boradwalk Empire, Kathy Brier, Catherine Russell, Sophie Tucker, Leonardo Dicaprio, Saturday Night Live, Richard Thompson, Mark O'Connor, Stewart Lerman, Johnwilliams, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Exclusive: Nellie McKay Talks About Her Best Album Yet

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Animal Rights, Activism, Doris Day, Popular Music, Broadway Musicals, Broadway, Big Band, Music, Movies, Nellie Mckay, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Nellie McKay's fourth album, Normal As Blueberry Pie, is a warm and quietly marvelous tribute to Doris Day. It hits the sweet spot in combining her talent and sensibility (future-retro?) in one focused project.

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Compact Reviews of This Week's Compact Discs, for Those Who Still Care #7

Sal Nunziato | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Joe Cocker, Santana, Los Lonely Boys, Todd Rundgren, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Flaming Lips, Bob Dylan, The Doors., Nellie Mckay, The Beatles, James McMurtry, Rock Hdson, Doris Day, Wayne Coyne, Tony Joe White, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Smokey Robinson, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

Not sure if it's me, Sony, or Bob Dylan, but someone is out of their mind. It's hard to listen Dylan squawking "Adeste Fideles" with the finesse of Lyle Alzado and not laugh just a little.

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Take Action for Animals This Summer

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Humane Society of the United States, Ginnifer Goodwin, Nellie Mckay, Training, Taking Action for Animals, Carol Leifer, Rep. Jim Moran, Animals, Conferences, Advocacy, Green News
Michael Markarian

It's a life-changing event, and two months from now you can be part of it. Here's what animal advocates had to say after previously attending the Taki...

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