• Dana Tyler of WCBS talked to John Douglas Thompson and me about Satchmo at the Waldorf yesterday morning. The interview (which was great fun) will air this Sunday at eight a.m. on CBS 2 News Sunday.
• This week’s New York Times “In Performance” video features a scene from Satchmo in which John switches from Louis Armstrong to Joe Glaser and back again–a superbly vivid demonstration of his virtuosity, which continues to astonish me each time I see the show.
You can view the video by going here.
• Finally, Satchmo has been nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award, presented by the Off-Broadway League, in the “Outstanding Solo Show” category. My heartfelt congratulations to John, Gordon Edelstein, and all of our indispensable colleagues. (“I hope you sleep O.K. with this,” a friend wrote. I didn’t!)
To read the Hollywood Reporter‘s story about this year’s Lortel nominations, go here. The winners will be announced on May 4. Alas, I already have plans to see a show in Connecticut, but I’ll be there in spirit.
Archives for April 2, 2014
CONSTANT LAMBERT: A POLYMATH’S PRODIGAL GIFTS FORGOTTEN
“He was a powerfully individual composer, an amazingly talented conductor and one of the most quotable critics ever to put pen to paper. So why haven’t you heard of him?…”
Snapshot: Jean-Pierre Rampal plays Debussy
Jean-Pierre Rampal plays Debussy’s “Syrinx” on TV in 1957:
(This is the latest in a series of arts-related videos that appear in this space each Monday and Wednesday.)
Almanac: Lord Harewood on happiness
“When I started to see the analyst, I had a powerful feeling of guilt about my whole situation, and could not believe it was right to eliminate this feeling. My talks with him put it into perspective, until I was nearer to accepting it. ‘In this life you pay for everything, for every happiness,’ he said.”
The Tongs and the Bones: The Memoirs of Lord Harewood