I’ve covered arts and entertainment and written humor columns at The Day for almost a quarter-century. What I’ve learned is how privileged I’ve been to explore for readers an incredibly diverse, active, and creative cultural area – from local music clubs, galleries and museums to numerous nationally famous authors, performance organizations and the array of talent that flows through the Garde Arts Center, and Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos, and much more.
Rick Koster
I’ve covered arts and entertainment and written humor columns at The Day for almost a quarter-century. What I’ve learned is how privileged I’ve been to explore for readers an incredibly diverse, active, and creative cultural area – from local music clubs, galleries and museums to numerous nationally famous authors, performance organizations and the array of talent that flows through the Garde Arts Center, and Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos, and much more.
Sweet Charity - First time on CD reissue of SAGA Records' 1967 London studio cast recording of Cy Coleman/Dorothy Fields score. Mary Preston, June Hunt, Canna Kendall, Valentine Palmer, Craig Hunter, John Parker and David Weldon Williams. Westminster Sinfonia and Theatre Chorus directed by Frank Raymond. This is the only recorded version to feature an additional cut verse in Charity's song You Should See Yourself. Also included on the CD release is an extended version of the Rich Man's Frug which was recorded during the album sessions but went unreleased. Digitally remastered from the original studio master tapes. Limited edition of 500 units only.
A Perfect Little Death by SUF/SOND - GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS will release the new album A Perfect Little Death by SUF/SOND the brainchild of New York singer/songwriter Eleri Ward in streaming and digital formats on Friday, June 4. SUF/SOND is a whirling combination of Ward s two deep loves: the expansive one-of-a-kind canon of Stephen Sondheim, and the ethereal, melancholic sounds of Sufjan Stevens. Blossoming from a spontaneous Instagram cover of Every Day a Little Death captioned Sufjan on Sondheim in 2019, Eleri has now crafted SUF/SOND to be her own niche at the crossroads of musical theater and indie folk music, embodied by swirling harmonies and her original point of view. The album features 13 songs varying from The Ballad of Sweeney Todd to Loving You to Take Me to the World, leading you through an acoustical Sondheim journey the evokes golden hour. A Perfect Little Death is produced by Eleri Ward. Eleri recorded all of the songs in the closet of her apartment during lockdown, follo