{"id":210709,"date":"2026-04-27T00:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T00:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/210709\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T00:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T00:25:08","slug":"broadway-legend-betty-buckley-is-still-bringing-the-house-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/210709\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadway legend Betty Buckley is still bringing the house down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>B\u2019day thanks in full bloom<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/25\/another-year-of-being-fabulous-and-wiser-for-cindy-adams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">birthday wishes<\/a> from Relish Catering\u2019s Impossible Burgers, flowers from Ira Hersh, Kelly Gordon, Elaine Lafferty, Aidan McCormack, Mindy Levine for T-shirts, Francine LeFrak for Chanel, Glee Ballard for fish, the Catsimatidises for 96 red roses, white roses from Virginia Harris, Rachael Shapiro for candy, Eva for bagels, Jos\u00e9 for mangoes, Judge Amon, Judge Miller, Robert Zimmerman, Joanna Mastroianni, Imagine Docs\u2019 Sara Bernstein, multicolored orchids from Keith Poole, Lisa Kiss for wine, Kathy Hochul for remembering, Rick Miramontez for I can\u2019t recall what. It\u2019s about 35 bouquets here. I am grateful. Gotti\u2019s funeral had less.<\/p>\n<p>Fab, purr usual<\/p>\n<p>Friday began <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/30\/opinion\/cats-star-betty-buckley-is-back-on-the-stage-for-a-one-woman-show\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NYC\u2019s annual obeisance to Betty Buckley<\/a>, whom we worshipped as Andrew Lloyd Webber\u2019s original Tony-winning Grizabella in \u201cCats.\u201d Now, yearly, she returns to Joe\u2019s Pub. It\u2019s to the left inside the famous Public Theater at 425 Lafayette St. The place, jammed with her devoted fans. It was this talented lady\u2019s annual opening night there with a standing ovation, and she sent a happy birthday to me. I thank her.<\/p>\n<p>May all her fans know she is already booked back at Joe\u2019s Pub in January.<\/p>\n<p>Prints of the city<\/p>\n<p>Story: 1968. Andy Warhol was gunned down at the entrance to his NY studio. Saved from certain death by surgeon Dr. Giuseppe Rossi. In gratitude to the man who massaged his heart back to life, a gift of artwork. Now, a long, long while later, six Marilyn Monroe screenprints were just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christies.com\/en\/stories\/prints-gifted-by-warhol-to-the-doctor-who-saved-him-1f10358a89b74ad8991daf1def2c16b9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">auctioned at Christie\u2019s<\/a>. Estimates jumped from $70,000 to $300,000. Price depended on the colors.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet opinions and commentary from our columnists\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>But that $1,000 check that Warhol wrote the doc? Not for sale. The thing bounced.<\/p>\n<p>The question deep-thinking persons might ask themselves is, are all artists just barely scraping by? Did Rembrandt chisel?<\/p>\n<p>Props to pops<\/p>\n<p>Highly educated Bostonian Don Harris: \u201cI\u2019m reaching out to share the launch of Dads for Dads, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit group dedicated to fostering and empowering the father-child connection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m the proud father of three boys. I\u2019ve gone through an intense divorce and custody battle \u2014 a painful and difficult experience. But one thing never changed: how important to stay present in my boys\u2019 lives. That experience led me to start Dads for Dads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis nonprofit is to support fathers struggling financially, emotionally or however to maintain a relationship with their kids during a turbulent time. To be a source of support and guidance, to connect with them, while maintaining as much stability in their lives as possible. Many fathers go through these challenges feeling isolated, overwhelmed, unsure where to turn. Dads for Dads can be an informative, supportive outlet that grows the bond between fathers and their children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis cause is personal to me, and I\u2019m asking for help as we continue building it. If in a position to financially support our mission, I\u2019m grateful for any donation. Your generosity will help create programs, resources, and outreach that can make a real difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>America. Freedom. Patriotism. Devotion. Liberty. Land where our fathers died. Land of the pilgrims\u2019 pride. The United States. E pluribus unum. One for all.<\/p>\n<p>Dear God, what has happened to us?!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"B\u2019day thanks in full bloom Thanks for birthday wishes from Relish Catering\u2019s Impossible Burgers, flowers from Ira Hersh,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":210710,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[16008,83315,33470,75,84,83,9,24,63,299],"class_list":["post-210709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-andy-warhol","tag-betty-buckley","tag-birthdays","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-opinion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}