Are there ‘six degrees of separation’ between Dorothy Parker and Nicole Kidman? Nope. One. Parker and Kidman have a connection to the Cort Theatre, all part of my new page about it.
Jennifer Jason Leigh in Print
It has been five years since she starred in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, but Jennifer Jason Leigh is back to the Dorothy Parker look. In the new (Feb.) issue of Paper magazine, she is sporting the full-on Parker bangs and vintage dresses. JJL is now on Broadway in Cabaret, and she says in…
Jennifer Jason Leigh
DOTTIE, TAKE 2 – Jennifer Jason Leigh really looks like the character she played in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, doesn’t she? Maybe she will make a sequel…
Parker Fans in High Places Dept.
New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman delivered her sixth annual budgetmessage yesterday to the state Legislature, and quoted Dorothy Parker (born in West End, N.J., in 1893). Gov. Whitman announced the $19.2 billion budget plan includes the first installment of $1 billion in tax rebates over five years. She quoted Parker, who once said the most…
More Audio Clips
I added the Parker audio clips, ten selections read by Dottie herself. It was not that hard to teach myself how to encode audio using Real Producer. Look for more audio clips soon, but here are some to get you going. As far as I can tell, these are the only Parker audio clips on…
Special Speakeasies Added to Site
I added a new page called Special Speakeasies. Traipsed over to West 49th Street, and boy, did I look like a tourist! Check it out, the report is all about the great old speakeasies from the 1920s.