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Category Archives: Theater
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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Happy Tuesday from Manhattan! Best (41st) Birthday, Steps on Broadway/Luigi, Fig and Olive Brunch and Thursday Broadway World Cabaret Awards at Metropolitan Room
I finished the blog about TSA with a revision of my response to the hostile commenter on my Patch review of “The Gift” and will post that tomorrow, but as usual, my blogging impulses wane in NYC because I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Food & Wine, Music, Theater, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Academy Awards, Ben Vereen, birthday, Cruise Line, dennis franz, dennis miller, Elaine Stritch, Fig and Olive, Green Gourmet, jazz, Liz McKendry, luigi jazz dance centre, Metropolitan Room, musical theater, Rick Knight, Rob Lowe, santa barbara, SBIFF, Steps on Broadway, upper east side, V2
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New Blog on “The Gift” on Palisades/Brentwood Patch: Pre-Trip Prep on a Sunny Tuesday and Brief Note on John Dryden’s “True Satire”
Reading the weather reports from New York and Boston this last week or two, I realized this will be the first time since 1996 that I have experienced bitter cold. As I have promised New York friends–one in particular … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Theater, Uncategorized
Tagged aaron sorkin, Alec Baldwin, blogging, Discourse on the Progres and Original of Satire, Ellen Paige, Geffen Playhouse, Hama Dance Center, Joanna Murray-Smith, John Dryden, new york city, satire, snow, Sports Night, The Gift, to rome, winter, with love, woody allen
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Sunday Memoir Blog en Route to LA: Spectacular Night at the Marquee and the Granada for the State Street Ballet’s Firebird Suite and Studio City Patch Blog about Hama Dance Center
Ed. note: Several friends who have little connection to dance (at least not jazz) asked me both to define lyrical jazz dance and to explain a bit of my dance history and lineage. This blog attempts to do just that. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fashion, Lifestyle, Music, School, St. Augustine, Theater, Uncategorized, Westlake School For Girls, Yale
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Great Santa Barbara Happy Hours: Why I Don’t Cook/Inaugural Victorian Chick Blog for the Palisades Patch/SB Symphony with State Street Ballet at the Granada and Geffen Wine Down Sunday for “The Gift” on Last CA Weekend pre-NYC
I realize it is perverse, if not downright cruel–when CT is buried under 26 inches of snow and the rest of New England is reeling from Blizzard Nemo–to post this picture of me on a warm, sunny February Monday in … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, Music, Relationships, Theater, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Ben Vereen, bicoastal, Brahms, cadiz, culture on a budget, Debussy, enterprise fish company, Firebird, geffen theater, Granada in SB, happy hour, Kathy Baker, kids, los angeles, Palisades Patch, saving money, SB symphony, state street ballet, Stravinsky, the Broad Stage, The Cottage, The Gift, yelp
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Happy Monday! Wonderful LA Weekend of Dance, Food, and Old Pictures I Never Knew Existed
Jerry Evans teaches a 1:30 lyrical jazz dance class at Hama Dance Center in Studio City which is too advanced for me but which I love to watch if I’m in town. I had an outstanding and heartwarming class Saturday … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fashion, Food & Wine, Lifestyle, School, St. Augustine, Theater, UCSB, Uncategorized, Westlake School For Girls, Yale
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Victorian Chick Is Now on Video! Whirlwhind First Week in NYC (and New Haven Overnight) [Four Videos]
With each passing day, writing a blog to do justice to the wonderment of New York at Christmas while galavanting, dancing, visiting, dining and just being in the city I am blessed to call home three months a year … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Wine, Health & Beauty, Lifestyle, Literature, Theater, Travel, UCSB, Uncategorized, Westlake School For Girls, Yale
Tagged Bar Italia on Madison, Barcelona, Christmastime, Dear Elizabeth, elizabeth bishop, Hartford, luigi jazz dance, manhattan, new haven, New Haven Hotel, new york city, poetry, Robert Lowell, tapas bars, The Living Room, The Russian Lady, The Taft Apartments, Yale Repertory Theater, Yelp NYC reviews
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Very Short Procrastination Blog Pre-Dawn Flight to NYC Due to Downed Tree Blocking Condo/Quick Note on Phenomenal “Coney Island Christmas”
Donald Marguiles’ world premiere play about a little Brooklyn Jewish girl cast in the school Christmas play as Jesus Christ far exceeded my (high) expectations. The show runs through December 30th and whether I can convince my parents to come … Continue reading
Post-Sandy, Election Eve Blog: Closing Day of Circle Bar B Season (“Any Wednesday”), Seagrass Dinner With J (Travelzoo) and CALM (Child Abuse Learning Mediation) Wine, Jewelry Chocolate Event at Montecito Country Club
I don’t know that I have ever gone 10 days without a blog but if I have it’s rare. I’ve been posting as usual on Facebook Victorian Chick and my personal page and written half of four blogs I … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Food & Wine, Health & Beauty, Lifestyle, Politics, Theater, UCSB, Uncategorized, Yale
Tagged Any Wednesday, Ben Vereen, Broad Stage, Broadway, CALM, Circle Bar B, consignment, dance, David Selberg, fine dining, hama jazz dance centre, Karabel, lola, Lori Shinder Pearl, luigi, Main Street Dance and Exercise, Northwest Dance Project, pacific pride foundation, Paul Rudnick, pets, Pippin, Rachel Hett, Regrets Only, Richard Goode, Seagrass, Susie and David Couch, tracey durbin, Yogaworks
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