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German opera singer (1931-2015)
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2022-01-08 00:32:32
Sidney Poitier (1927-2022) SAG-AFTRA LOS ANGELES (January 7, 2022) – SAG-AFTRA mourns the loss of SAG Life Achievement Award recipient Sidney Poitier, who died today at the age of 94. Poitier was a trailblazing performer whose most recognizable roles included Virgil Tibbs in In the Heat of the Night and John Prentice in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. In 1963 he became the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field. “Sidney Poitier was a brilliant and dignified actor who broke the ceiling for many actors of color that followed in his footsteps,” said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher. “Blessed by a long life, he remains a most respected, admired, accomplished actor by his industry peers.” “My parents met him at an event I took them to where Sidney was being honored,” Drescher […]
2015-01-27 13:00:00
[…] about to land at LAX, working on my computer to check a few things off my to-do list when the lady next to me on the plane leaned over and asked what I was in LA for (which is common small talk but has always seemed a bit invasive to me). I was in a good mood so I told her and her reaction was something like “WoooOOOooow” with an up-and-down inflection reminiscent of Fran Drescher, “That’s amazing!” She went on like that for a while. But it wasn’t sarcasm at all, she was legitimately impressed. I started to see her point. I am actually applying for doctoral programs… In 3 to 4 years I could be Dr. Snyder (although my friends say they will call me Dr. Phil, like I haven’t heard that before). All of a sudden, it wasn’t just a check-list item; this is my life and […]
2014-04-22 15:53:07
Goodness had everything to do with it
[…] the run continues, but one must hurry to hear Camarena who sings only two more performances before Flórez returns for the final three. Remarkably, the four most successful stage adaptations of Cinderella are all on view this spring in New York City: on Wednesday Juilliard Opera premieres its new production of Massenet’s Cendrillon while a revival Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical comedy originally conceived for television continues on Broadway starring Carly Rae Jepson (?) and Fran Drescher (!). After the Met ends its season, the American Ballet Theatre returns with its usual roster of full-length ballets including a week of performances in June of Frederick Ashton’s beloved spin on the story of Charles Perrault’s put-upon heroine featuring Prokofiev’s ravishing score. Might I make a request for an upcoming installment of the invaluable series here drawn from the Mike Richter CD-Roms? Perhaps when the Teatro Colón Ring is completed I would recommend […]
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