nightmayer

Jottings from a pop culture junkie

Mary Poppins dropped onto New York City’s Little Island last night in the guise of the ever-elegant Cécile McLorin Salvant, gloriously using the often pouring rain, her clear bucket umbrella, and yellow rain slicker as impromptu props. Talk about going with the flow! As the sold-out cheerful, anticipatory crowd got wet on the line waiting …

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Be prepared to be delighted at the Met Museum’s “Musical Bodies” exhibit, on view through Sept. 27th. Be forewarned: It may leave you feeling randy. Near the end of our visit on the member preview Saturday night, with few people about, we literally danced on the floor keyboard, making music of our own bodies. From …

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