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Madison Wisconsin State Journal
March 27, 1983

NEW YORK — All spruced up in V-necked cashmere, knit ties and tweed, walking sensibly in short chunky heels and plain cloth coats, couples collect at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music, the city’s most elegant hall.

Filing past posters advertising $2 tours, they move with the contentment of middle class and middle age toward their reserved, $30 seats.

But wait! A rising curtain reveals no rows of musicians outfitted in black tie and tails; not even a poised pianist emerges to greet the expectant horde. Instead, a smear of purple, a flash of pink, the rumble of a rock beat — and a diva of another disorder. Read More