A Great Big Diva!

Lighten Up Chicago! Go see “Don’t Dress For Dinner” at The Royal George Theater.

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It's tough out there. By the look of things, it's even tougher on the inside of everyone's head!! I said it before. I'll say it again. All this worry and fear can not be good for the planet. We need a distraction since we can not personally find an answer. This is when the Arts really proves its value to Humanity. Don't Dress for Dinner: It's a farce - a bedroom madcap comedy that is so silly that you will need kleenex to muffle your guffaws and laughter - and to wipe away the tears - …

Down in Birdland

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I was down in Birdland at Cast Party again last Monday night. This time I sang "If I Can't Sell It" and I rocked the house. The audience was poppin' fresh. I just did my thing and rocked the joint. At one point I was trying to get the already enthused crowd to scream, and so I said: I WANT YOU TO SCREAM! AAARHH!!! I WANT YOU TO SCREAM LIKE THE GOVERNMENT'S GONNA GIVE YOU 700 BILLION DOLLARS!! The crowd screamed their heads off!! …

Miss Ann Hampton Callaway

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Ann Callaway can sing her ass off. I just want to say that first and foremost. I had two reasons for going to NYC this month: 1. See Ann Callaway at Jazz at Lincoln Center 2. Sing at Birdland again It was a wonderful way to spend an evening in NYC. It was a perfect ending to a a day that began with the Armani adventure. …

Will I Stay the Course?

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That's what I asked myself as I stood in line for Ann Hampton Callaway's show at Dizzy's Coca Cola in the Jazz at Lincoln Center facility. It was such a great gig. And it is big time. I couldn't help thinking that I was so far away from a booking like this in NYC. I felt a bit depressed by it - at first... then I began to ask myself: …