If you are on the far side of 55 or have an extensive DVD collection of romantic kitsch, you probably know Oliver Barrett IV and Jenny Cavalleri, a/k/a Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw, of Erich Segal’s runaway bestselling novel Love Story and the 1970 blockbuster movie it spawned. Well, the two film stars – now in their mid-70s – have reunited for a national tour of A.R. Gurney’s … [Read more...]
Corea and Fleck reunite for mutually enriching duo concerts
When iconic 71-year-old jazz keyboardist Chick Corea won two Grammy Awards in February, it ran his career total to 20, tied for seventh all-time. Banjoist Bela Fleck is a comparative pup in both age (54) and Grammys (with “only” 15), but he’s been nominated in more different categories — bluegrass, jazz, country, pop, classical, folk, spoken word, composition, and arranging — … [Read more...]