The Life and Rhymes of Dorothy Parker

3/2/2026

Broadway to Main Street

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America's great poet and essayist was also a songwriter. One perfect rose of a program with songs by and inspired by Mrs. Parker's career; performers include Doris Day, Christine Baranski, Anika Larsen, Ann Harada, Jackie Hoffman and Veanne Cox.

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