Permission To Evaporate (ABC) In his erudite liner notes Joseph Tawadros observes the oud is neither “ethnic” nor “Arabic”. Amen. An instrument is like a painter’s brush, and the limits are of the heart and imagination, not of prescribed traditions and techniques. Herein lies the wonder of Tawadros’s 11th album:…
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Slide, June 30 When Bryan Batt last brought his Batt On A Hot Tin Roof cabaret show here the seasons of the ITAL Mad Men ITAL series in which his character Sal Romano appeared were recent history. Although his involvement in that primary source of his notoriety has slipped deeper…
Concert Hall, June 27 Anthony Warlow’s extraordinary career has ranged from Mozart to Sinatra. Along the way he has shared the stage with Dame Joan Sutherland, haunted the Paris Opera, rounded Eliza’s vowels and taken Broadway by storm. The latter finally happened in a production of Annie that united him…