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In Memoriam 2022: Singers, Dancers, Actors, Writers, Directors

31 December 2022 by Gramilano 4 Comments

in memoriam 2022

In memoriam 2022: a personal list of some of the artists the world lost in 2022 NameDatesAgeDescriptionMax Riebl26 June 1991 - 30 April 202230Australian countertenorOleksandr Shapoval9 … [Read more...] about In Memoriam 2022: Singers, Dancers, Actors, Writers, Directors

Betty Buckley to star in Jerry Herman’s “Dear World” in the West End

16 November 2012 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Everyone who knows and loves the original cast recording of Jerry Herman's musical Dear World will be delighted to have the opportunity to see it when it comes to the London stage next … [Read more...] about Betty Buckley to star in Jerry Herman’s “Dear World” in the West End

Taste of Honey playwright, Shelagh Delaney, dies at 71

21 November 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Shelagh Delaney, best known for A Taste of Honey, has died at the age of 71. Delaney was 19 when A Taste of Honey, about the friendship between a young pregnant woman and a gay artist, premièred in … [Read more...] about Taste of Honey playwright, Shelagh Delaney, dies at 71

Arthur Laurents, playwright and director, dies at 93

6 May 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Arthur Laurents, the playwright, screenwriter and director who wrote and ultimately transformed two of Broadway’s landmark shows, Gypsy and West Side Story, and created one of Hollywood’s most … [Read more...] about Arthur Laurents, playwright and director, dies at 93

Angela Lansbury’s tribute to Stephen Sondheim at the 2011 Olivier Awards

20 March 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

At the 2011 Olivier Award ceremony this year Stephen Sondheim was presented with a lifetime achievement award. Part of the tribute to the 80 year-old composer was from his 85 year-old star Angela … [Read more...] about Angela Lansbury’s tribute to Stephen Sondheim at the 2011 Olivier Awards

Barbra Streisand rumored to be the next Mama Rose in ‘Gypsy’

5 January 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The role of Mama Rose in "Gypsy" has always attracted great divas, from Ethel Merman to Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly to Patti LuPone. And now comes word that the greatest diva of them all -- Barbra … [Read more...] about Barbra Streisand rumored to be the next Mama Rose in ‘Gypsy’

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Writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano’) about dance, opera, music and photography for people who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like. I was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. My scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. I write the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

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