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Michael Feinstein at the Mann
The two faces of Michael
Two Michael Feinsteins were on display Friday night: the introverted pop music researcher and the strutting Broadway belter. The transitions between the two can sound awkward.
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Orchestra plays "Fantasia' at the Mann
The Orchestra's back, sort of
This summer's Mann season includes 36 programs, yet the Philadelphia Orchestra appears in only six of these, and some of those are pop or Broadway programs. Clearly, the Mann's managers seek a young, urban demographic. But they're losing those who love traditional music and theater.
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The Monkees at the Mann
The very late show
The Monkees started as an artificially contrived Beatles replica in 1966 and evolved into genuine purveyors of catchy rock songs and goofy stage antics. Their recent reunion tours found their three survivors in stronger voice than any other '60s rock group.
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Music marketing: missed opportunities
Classical promoter, cure thyself: A cautionary tale
How would you feel if you spent $25 to see an English-language opera about a major social issue and discovered you couldn't understand a word? Would that make you feel like you'd sampled a vital, exciting art form?
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Poor Richard's "Midsummer Night's Dream'
Low-budget, full employment
Poor Richard's Opera once again brightened the off-season lull with a production that skimped on everything but the singers.
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Concert Operetta's "Gypsy Princess' (2nd review)
A worldly Hungarian
Johann Strauss may be the father of operetta, but Emmerich Kálmán's music is more varied and exciting, just like his life.
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Concert Operetta's "Gypsy Princess' (1st review)
Why princes marry showgirls
Concert Operetta Theater proved once again that there's life in the Viennese operetta tradition.
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"Powder Her Face' at the Perelman
Was she the top, or the bottom?
The scandalous and subsequently pathetic life of the sexually voracious socialite Margaret Campbell makes a surprisingly clever and intriguing opera.
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A horse with no name? Why not?
Toto, I have a funny feeling we're not in 1972 any more
The counterculture had its pop music euphemisms, wink wink. God help the clueless among us who never quite understood what “horse,” “white rabbit” or “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” stood for.
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Rascals reunion at the Academy of Music
Nostalgia yes, romance no
The Rascals, who haven't played together since the '70s, demonstrated that they're still a good band. But why are virtually all Broadway shows these days allergic to tender love songs?
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