Liza Minnelli fans were concerned about her health based on her appearance at the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, when she presented the best picture Oscar to “Coda.” But today, her longtime friend Michael Feinstein posted an Instagram video that he shot in the car with Minnelli right before the Oscars ceremony, his representative comfirmed. Minnelli appears energetic, lively, and clearly excited to be on her way to the event, breaking into song with the Great American Songbook rarity “(It’s Gonna Be) A Great Day” by Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, and Billy Rose.
Since Feinstein posted his video to Instagram, it’s been reposted on Twitter, going a bit viral among her fans who are heartened to see the artist boisterous and full of life. One Twitter commentator wrote, “The cigarette, the sleeves, the broken broadway voice. This is a visual handbook on camp.”
Feinstein, a champion of the...
Since Feinstein posted his video to Instagram, it’s been reposted on Twitter, going a bit viral among her fans who are heartened to see the artist boisterous and full of life. One Twitter commentator wrote, “The cigarette, the sleeves, the broken broadway voice. This is a visual handbook on camp.”
Feinstein, a champion of the...
- 4/27/2022
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Today being international jazz day, there will be much celebrating of the greatness of its history. I’ve done that in the past; it is a great history. But it is not all back in historical times; jazz lives, and evolves, and continues to be great. Yet how many lists of the greatest jazz albums include anything from the current century?
That they do not is no indictment of them; only sixteen percent of the years when recorded jazz has existed (not counting the present year yet) are in the twenty-first century, after all, and some prefer to bestow the label of greatness after more perspective has been achieved than sixteen (or fewer, for newer releases) years.
Nonetheless, if people are to respect jazz as a living art form, a look back at the best of its more recent releases seems worthwhile. Here’s one man’s “baker’s dozen...
That they do not is no indictment of them; only sixteen percent of the years when recorded jazz has existed (not counting the present year yet) are in the twenty-first century, after all, and some prefer to bestow the label of greatness after more perspective has been achieved than sixteen (or fewer, for newer releases) years.
Nonetheless, if people are to respect jazz as a living art form, a look back at the best of its more recent releases seems worthwhile. Here’s one man’s “baker’s dozen...
- 4/30/2016
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Best Song Oscar 2016 contender 'Fifty Shades of Grey,' with Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan. 74 entries in contention for 2016 Best Song Academy Award 'Tis the season for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to announce the semi-finalists – in some instances, the semi-semi-finalists – for the Academy Awards. Today, the Academy released the list of songs eligible for the 2016 Best Song – or rather, Best Original Song – Oscar. There are 74 contenders, with titles ranging from “Happy” and “I'll See You in My Dreams” to “Hypnosis” and “Bhoomiyilenghanumundo.” Curiously, apart from the inevitable animated and/or kiddie flicks (Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, Anomalisa, Pan, Shaun the Sheep Movie, Home, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water, etc.) most of this year's contenders are songs from smaller movies and Bollywood/South Asian releases. Exceptions include Sam Taylor-Johnson's Fifty Shades of Grey, Ryan Coogler's Creed, Kenneth Branagh's...
- 12/11/2015
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Popular television star Reg E. Cathey will lead the reading of William Youmans', grandnephew of acclaimed composer and producer Vincent Youmans, Off-Broadway bound production of What Women Do and men too. This new play, directed by Don Stephenson, is a battle-of-the-sexes farce set in New York City. The reading takes place today and Friday, February 26th and 27th, 2015.
- 2/26/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Popular television star Reg E. Cathey will lead the reading of William Youmans', grandnephew of acclaimed composer and producer Vincent Youmans, Off-Broadway bound production of What Women Do and men too. This new play, directed by Don Stephenson, is a battle-of-the-sexes farce set in New York City. The reading takes place on Thursday and Friday, February 26th and 27th, 2015.
- 2/19/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Leo Records' first batch of 2012 releases (some of which I already wrote about here) includes two featuring saxophonist/bass clarinetist Gebhard Ullmann, both featuring his bass clarinet work with special projects: his long-running group The Clarinet Trio with fellow clarinetists Jurgen Kupke (clarinet) and Michael Thieke (clarinet, alto clarinet), and another trio, BASSX3, wherein Ullmann teams with bassists Chris Dahlgren and Clayton Thomas. I not only immediately looked forward to reviewing both of them, as Mr. Ullmann is one of my favorite artists, I also relished these releases as an opportunity to look back on his earlier work on Leo Records, both with The Clarinet Trio and in other contexts. As before, dates in parentheses after album titles are recording dates, with release on Leo sub-labels also noted there.
The Clarinet Trio Oct. 1, '98 (Lab, 9/30-10/2/98)
The variety of colors and styles this group commands despite its heterogeneous instrumentation was...
The Clarinet Trio Oct. 1, '98 (Lab, 9/30-10/2/98)
The variety of colors and styles this group commands despite its heterogeneous instrumentation was...
- 3/1/2012
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
No, No Nanette, a musical comedy by Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach is a light-hearted, knee slappin', toe tappin' romp back to the Roaring Twenties. Jimmy Smith is in and out of a whole mess of trouble the trouble on a summer weekend at Chickadee Cottage. Included in the score are two of the most famous show tunes ever written: Tea for Two and I Want to Be Happy. You'll be singin' and dancin' from your seats!
- 5/5/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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