Never mind that she’s best known as a dramatic TV actress — dubbed “the First Lady of Knots Landing” for her portrayal as Karen on that long-running prime-time CBS soap from the ’80s — Michele Lee styles herself as a funny lady.
“I wish I could be half-comedian, but I’m probably 10-percent comedian,” Lee cracks during a phone interview from New York, one she wishes could have been face-to-face, over lunch — or better yet, cocktails. “Oh yeah, let’s go to cocktails,” she says. “Forget that lunch thing.”
Lee is a hoot, an all-around, honest-to-goodness entertainer, the likes of which you don’t often see these days. Born Michele Lee Dusick, Lee got her start on Broadway at the age of 19 with small roles in plays and musicals, including How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. She recently returned to Broadway, as Madame Morrible in the long-running Wicked.
This Friday, Nov. 6, Lee performs a one-woman show as part of Barbara Cook’s Spotlight cabaret series at the Kennedy Center. The focus is on the music of Broadway composer Cy Coleman, whose 1973 musical See Saw earned Lee her first Tony nod. “Cy Coleman was an incredible artist,” she says. “The songs that I’ve chosen tell just a wonderful story about all his music…and my personal stories with him.”
Lee was going to perform a cabaret focused more on her varied career, but the brand-new Coleman show got such “fabulous reviews in New York,” she opted to go with it instead. Lee says she’d be delighted to come back to the Kennedy Center to perform her more personal cabaret, which includes a salute to Knots Landing. Asked if that cabaret also includes reference to another role in particular, from the hit 1968 Disney movie featuring a cognizant car, Lee just laughs. “There’s no song in The Love Bug that I would sing. But I do tell some funny stories about it.”
Ariana Grande is back with her first new album in four years, the highly-anticipated Eternal Sunshine.
The set arrived on Friday, March 8, to positive reviews and intense streaming activity from fans eager to hear what one of the biggest pop artists on the planet had come up with.
The full-length includes the superstarβs new single, "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)," which could easily become another smash.
"We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" is an electro-pop/synth-pop tune about a love gone awry, one that cannot be morphed into a friendship.
Kim Petras has been teasing new music for weeks, and finally, itβs arrived. Fans of the dance-pop superstar have been treated to a new collection, and for many, it didnβt disappoint.
Petras recently unleashed her new collection, Slut Pop Miami. The set, which talks only of all things sex, dropped on Valentineβs Day, hoping to capitalize on that holiday focused on love β and, of course, the carnal urges that go along with the special day.
Slut Pop Miami features 12 songs, but runs under 24 minutes long, so itβs classified as an EP by many standards, instead of a full album. The set features tunes with X-rated titles, such as "Get Fucked," βRim Job,β "Butt Slutt," and βCan We Fuck?β
The 2024 Grammys were one of the most exciting ceremonies in recent memory. From the performances to the winners, it was all fun, top-notch, and just⦠right.
One of the top winners of the evening even managed to score a big laugh during one of her speeches by admitting that she may have forgotten something very important.
Miley Cyrus was named the Record of the Year Grammy winner for her single βFlowers.β
The tune was expected to come out on top by many, as it was one of the past year's biggest and most critically applauded tracks. During her time on stage, the singer bounced between heartfelt and joking, with one comment standing out as particularly funny.
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