Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for November 2017: MUSIC In Montreal this month, everything begins and ends with Leonard Cohen, the global icon who adored his hometown of Montreal. The many local celebrations of Cohen’s life begin with the blockbuster concert Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen on November 6, […]
Tag: Carol Burnett
In Such Good Company by Carol Burnett (Crown Archetype, $37)
“We all get older, if we’re lucky. So, if I had to choose, I’m happy I was there at that time…to have a laugh or sing a song.” -Carol Burnett (from In Such Good Company) I make it no secret that my favorite television genre is comedy/variety. Growing up in the ‘70’s every network had […]
The Edwards Twins: Divas Las Vegas!
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up @bugsburnett Bette Midler thinks he’s divine, Cher thinks he’s strong enough and Barbra Streisand invited him to be her paparazzi decoy double on tour. That’s how fabulous a master female impersonator Eddie Edwards is. “I had no idea I could make a living doing this!” Edwards, half of the […]
We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy…A Very Oral History (Sarah Crichton Books, $31)
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up It has long been said in the comedy world that “women aren’t funny.” It was even the subject of a Vanity Fair article by Christopher Hitchens (a well-written piece that, like everything by him, was serious and I must admit rather convincing). I for one had never carried […]