Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Editor’s note: This marks the 29th anniversary of ‘In Tune with June!’ I love a surprise – of course, only if it’s a happy one. Well, there I was at the New York City Center to see an old show that played like a young one: “Fiorello!” It sings! It dances! It acts! (And it …
If memory serves me (and very often it doesn’t!) I remember FDR. If you don’t know who that was, you’ve gotta be very young or historically unaware. As kindergarteners we were ushered out of the classroom to stand on the sidewalk because President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s caravan was passing by. I even recall doing as …
I’m lucky. I have one daughter and two sons. My daughter, Jolie, brings me the newest in fashion. My two sons, Jim and Andy, cater to my musical taste. Jim, who rescued me from the ravages of Hurricane Sandy, added a special present to my stay with him in Pennsylvania. He gifted me with the …
There were a couple of reasons that made me want to see the new bio-musical, “Chaplin.” The first was personal since my friend’s grandson, Ian, was expecting to play the piano in the show’s orchestra. I also learned that his real aim one day was to be the conductor for a Broadway musical. Another reason …
A very special event came to Channel 13’s “Great Performances.” At least for me it was a special event. Many months ago the two Jimmys in my life, my darling son and my attentive physical therapist, each gave me a new CD. Entitled “Kisses on the Bottom” (and I’ll explain that title later), the album …
‘Tis a puzzlement! There’s a lady most of us know about who has been nominated for 16 Academy Awards (she won three Oscars), more than any other actress in history. But wait! In addition to that, her long marriage to Don Gummer, a sculptor, is considered one of the most successful marriages in show business. …
Whenever I hear that there’s a new Woody Allen movie, I make every attempt to see it. Well, not knowing that his latest would be shown so soon in New Jersey, I made the trek to the Angelika Film Center on the corner of Houston and Mercer Streets in Manhattan. The Angelika is unusual in …
If the name Astaire doesn’t mean anything to you, then skip this story. My inspiration for writing about Fred Astaire came as a result of a new book about the wonderful dancer-singer and his sister Adele. Kathleen Riley’s “The Astaires” was very revealing to me. I learned that stage partners Adele and Fred enjoyed a …
She was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in 1955. So how did she become Whoopi Goldberg? I was wondering where that unusual name came from. I got the answer from my astute companion, who is a better Googler than I am. Goldberg changed her name when she decided that her given name was too boring. She …
Have you ever felt ambivalent about a person, disliking him or her one minute and then admiring him or her the next? That’s how I felt about the lady born Joan Alexandra Molinsky. Who is she, you query? Here’s some hints: she designs jewelry, creates cosmetics, performs comedy, acts, lectures, writes books, has a daughter …