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A Message from Women in the World: Be Fearless, Committed and Audacious

March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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I was lucky and privileged this past weekend to be contacted by Liberty Mutual Insurance, a sponsor of the third annual Women in the World summit, to attend the summit as their guest.  Hosted by Tina Brown, editor in chief of Newsweek & The Daily Beast, the summit brings together women leaders and activists from around the globe to address the most urgent challenges facing women and girls.  I was there to catch the premiere of one their films about a woman who embraces responsibility and impacts change, and I also got an all access pass to … [Read more...]

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The Iron Lady, an Anti-Feminist Film?

January 8, 2012 By 3 Comments
Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher Photo Credit: Alex Bailey / Courtesy of Pathe Productions Ltd

In the movie The Iron Lady, there is one line in particular that stands out in my memory.  "I don't want to die washing the dishes," Margaret Thatcher said that to her soon to be husband in the midst of his marriage proposal.  I sat there nodding my head, thinking that she and I had a lot in common. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd, a British writer and director, and written by Abi Mogran, two women, I had high hopes that this film would take me through the journey of how one woman in the UK transformed herself into one of the most well-known politicians … [Read more...]

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Review: Wendy and the Lost Boys by Julie Salamon

January 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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I'll never forget when I first saw Uncommon Women and Others.  I was in college at the University of Georgia when it was performed and I was introduced to Wendy Wasserstein's playwriting.  The characters in the show keep postponing their age by which they will be "pretty fucking amazing."  The goal seems both impossible to define and unattainable.  "I keep a list of options," says Holly, the main character at the end of the show.  "Just from today's lunch, there's law, insurance, marry Leonard Woolf, have a baby, birdwatch in Bolivia.  A myriad of … [Read more...]

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Freckleface, Save the Children, Billy Crudup and Julianne Moore

December 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
"Freckleface Strawberry The Musical" & "PETER PANtomime" Benefit Performances

Last weekend my son and I had a very special experience when we attended Freckleface Strawberry, the hit off Broadway family musical, at a benefit for Save The Children at MMAC Theatre (Manhattan Movement and Arts Center).  Last year when I saw and covered Freckleface, I mentioned that I enjoyed it as much as my kids. Not only that, but it was the first show that my son ever liked so much that he had to wait after the show and get every single cast member’s autographs, so I was thrilled to see it again with him.  It's a wonderful play about … [Read more...]

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