Songs for Lulu: Rufus Wainwright at Carnegie Hall

As I entered Carnegie Hall for the first time, I was struck by the simplicity of the fabled concert hall.  Oval shaped to be acoustically superb, the white and gold interior is enormous but its ornateness restrained.  On stage, a black Steinway a little off center with a single spotlight shining down on it.  It’s [...]

Sing Hallelujah: Rufus Wainwright & Kylie Minogue in the Hamptons

Kylie Minogue has eluded me over and over again this year.  It started last Halloween when we were both at Club 57.  Who knew she was the sad clown with Marc Jacobs and Cleo-Fergie?  No one noticed her at Brooklyn Bowl in March when Dragonette was performing.  I didn’t have 1,000 clams to shell out [...]

Rufus Wainwright & Karen Olivo at True Colors Cabaret

For my first music event of 2010, I checked out Cyndi Lauper’s new True Colors Cabaret series at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency, also in association with Broadway Impact and True Colors Fund,  benefiting GLBT equality (yay!).  Tonight, Rufus Wainwright and Karen Olivo, currently starring as Anita in Broadway’s revival of West Side Story, are the [...]

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