The world is a different world from the fifties when” West Side Story” came to life on Broadway. As a recent article in the New York Times pointed out bilingual public schools, a city with a majority of minorities, Spanish language TV stations plus five radio stations are part of the landscape. No more fighting over turf. Today, turf is a high-rise fancy apartments. To keep it fresh Tony award winner and author of the musical Arthur Laurents has the Puerto Rican characters speak and sing in Spanish including everyone’s favorite “I Feel Pretty.” The young Argentinean actress, singer and dancer Josefina Scaglione is lovely, but the scene-stealer is Karen Olivi as Anita. Who can resist the rich glorious score and the talented cast? “West Side Story” is more than ever a love story!
In a previous blog, “A Runners Wife” I spoke about my husband training for the NYC marathon. All I have to say is that the months of training all came together of an amazing race. Race day is a grueling day for runners, and the family. But a miracle happened...
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the senate judiciary committee and basically shrugged when asked if any other enemy combatant captured overseas had ever been brought to civilian criminal court to face justice. Talk about an incompetent boob, not to mention a disgrace.
Here is a list of wines all from Spain, and menus from restaurants in Brooklyn where a crew of us did a food / wine crawl through Carrol Gardens and Williamsburg recently
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