12/6/24 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: The Nutcracker Ballet- Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland (1977)

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During the 1977 Christmas season, CBS brought Mikhail Baryshnikov’s highly acclaimed American Ballet Theatre production of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet The Nutcracker to television. The production has remains the most popular and most often shown television production of the work in the U.S.  Mikhail Baryshnikov performed the title role, with Gelsey Kirkland as Clara.
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12/9/16 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: The Nutcracker Ballet- Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland (1977)

Shall We Dance

nutcracker-baryshnikov

During the 1977 Christmas season, CBS brought Mikhail Baryshnikov’s highly acclaimed American Ballet Theatre production of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet The Nutcracker to television. The production has remains the most popular and most often shown television production of the work in the U.S.  Mikhail Baryshnikov performed the title role, with Gelsey Kirkland as Clara.
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12/5/24 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY HOLIDAY GREETINGS: Frosty the Snowman

Frosty the Snowman (1969) is an animated Christmas television special based on the Walter E. Rollins and Steve Nelson song of the same name. It featured the voices  of comedians Jimmy Durante (in his final film role) as the film’s narrator, Billy De Wolfe as Professor Hinkle, and Jackie Vernon as Frosty. Continue reading

11/10/24 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Quincy Jones’ 85th Birthday Celebration

The Qwest TV original production at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2018 presents a star-studded cast of both bright young prospects and established luminaries who came together to pay tribute to the one and only Quincy Jones for his eighty-fifth birthday. Continue reading

11/7/24 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Dear Quincy- Carmen De Lavallade and Wesley Fata

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Carmen de Lavallade dancing to Quincy Jones’s “Soul Bossa Nova” with Wesley Fata on November 16, 1968. Ms. de Lavallade’s late husband, the great Geoffrey Holder, choreographed this piece This is jut an excerpt of a much longer dance. Continue reading

11/4/24 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: 2024 Pre-Election Cold Open – SNL50

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins (Chloe Fineman) checks in with Kamala Harris (Maya Rudolph) and Donald Trump’s (James Austin Johnson) campaigns on the eve of the 2024 election. Continue reading

11/1/24 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Hinton Battle/Alfonso Ribeiro -Tap Dance Kid (Tony Awards 1984)

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Fabulous Feet from the Broadway musical The Tap Dance Kid choreographed by Danny Daniels and featuring Alfonso Ribeiro, Hinton Battle and Company. This performance is from the 1984 Tony Awards Continue reading

10/19/24 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Dave Bautista on Trump- Jimmy Kimmell Live

Action movie star Dave Bautista describes the atributes that make over half of Americans want to grab Donald Trump by the pu$$y.  Continue reading

10/17/24 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Vincent Price Raps Thriller (1987)- The Tonight Show with Joan Rivers

Actor Vincent Price performs the iconic rap from Michael Jackson‘s mega hit Thriller. This was the first and only time performed the verses live on television Continue reading

10/12/24 O&A NYC SUNDAY MORNING FUNNIES: Church Chat- Joe Montana and Walter Payton (SNL Vintage)

Church Lady (Dana Carvey) asks Joe Montana and Walter Payton, “Have you been tempted by Satan?” Continue reading