Author Archives: Shoshana G.

Farewell to 30 Rock

Reading all these farewells to 30 Rock has made me nostalgic. When any show has been on for many seasons, you’re inevitably a different person at the finale than you were when you watched the pilot, assuming you watched it … Continue reading

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Countdown to 2013: 2012 TV

I want to make something clear. I love every show I watch. I do not hate-watch anything, and since I’m not a critic I can choose what I want to see. Still, I enjoy making a top ten list because … Continue reading

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Countdown to 2013: 2012 Movies

I saw 34 movies this year–more movies than last year (last year the count was 29)! This reverses what was a continuing downward trend, as this is the first time the number has gone up from the previous year. I … Continue reading

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Countdown to 2013: 2012 Theater

Last year I saw 93 shows/readings/cabarets. This year I saw 99— 6 more than last year! I am happy that the number has gone up from last year (last year was the first year the number had gone down!) but I’m also … Continue reading

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I’M THANKFUL FOR: The TV Version

I like the idea of doing a TV version of what I’m thankful for. 1. I am thankful for HBOGO and ShowtimeAnytime, which allow me to watch all my cable shows. Even though I’m behind in all of them, at … Continue reading

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I’M THANKFUL FOR…

Thirteen years ago, when I was a senior in high school, I had an assignment to write an “I’m Thankful For” piece–a list of fun things for which we were thankful, organized by rhyme and alliteration–modeled after a piece in … Continue reading

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10 Takeaways from Singing Rodgers and Hammerstein at Carnegie Hall

Friday night, October 12, the choir I sing in, Essential Voices USA, sang in the New York Pops concert, Some Enchanted Evening: The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, with soloists Kelli O’Hara, Paulo Szot, and Aaron Lazar. The experience was … Continue reading

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CONCERT: SINGING RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN AT CARNEGIE HALL

I’m singing at Carnegie Hall this Friday night, October 12, in this concert: The New York Pops Some Enchanted Evening: The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein Performers The New York Pops Steven Reineke, Music Director and Conductor Aaron Lazar Kelli … Continue reading

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A Musical Theater Writers Clubhouse

Just last week I was talking with a few musical theater writers, and the topic of “people to watch” and “people you should know” list came up. I said that those list make me want to quit musical theater. Today, … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Allyson Kaye Daniel sings “My Name is Mildred Loving”

“My Name is Mildred Loving” Lyrics: Shoshana Greenberg Music: Jeffrey Dennis Smith Singer: Allyson Kaye Daniel Presented at Obamarama: Songs for Justice September 22, 2012 Duplex Cabaret Theatre “My Name is Mildred Loving” was inspired by a profile of Mildred … Continue reading

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