change, change, change: there’s a fox in the henn house By dena ferreira
The Greek philosopher Herclitus said it before Plato and François de la Rochefoucauld concurred, “The only thing constant in life is change,” and many centuries later Joni Mitchell said, “You can stay the same and protect the formula that gave you your initial success…[or you can change]… either way they will crucify you…but staying the same is boring.” Now considering Lauren Fox and Ritt Henn have been performing tributes to Mitchell for the last few years, should it surprise their fans that they’re now doing a bluesy cabaret show featuring the hypnotic music from the soundtracks of David Lynch films? Ghosts of Love – Songs From the Reel World of David Lynch, had its premier in the intimate red room of Stage 72/ The Tried NYC on Manhattan’s upper west side this past winter and spring to sold out audiences. They received glowing reviews by the New York Times, Broadway World and CabaretScenes. Even if you don’t know the work of David Lynch, you will leave changed -musically and emotionally
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evolved, stimulated, thrilled, even saddened, and definitely better for it. When I first met Lauren she was an aspiring actress in her twenties, co-owner of Alice’s Tea Cup in New York City and she’d never mentioned wanting to be a singer. But in fact she’d attended LaGuardia High School for Music & Performing Arts with a concentration in Opera Singing. It was a dream long forgotten but it was there that she learned to use her voice as an instrument. That was several years ago. But dreams deferred were also dreams evolved for Fox. She found her way back to singing and has never looked back. After seeing her perform all these years later I was dumbfounded by the sultry sophistication that oozed out from beneath that eye-catching blue velvet dress that clung to her ribcage. Her long red hair vibrated in contrast and her straight cut bangs framed her stunning blue eyes and