Word: divadom
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...possibly dangerous men; career triumph soured by personal despair. A life of melodrama makes the diva more human, thus more godlike, to her fans. A catchy moniker helps: Callas...Garland...Lady Day...Whitney. The singer in the news last week was no exception, seemingly groomed by her parents for divadom. For a start, they called the kid Mariah...
...fans hope Carey, who's had a lot to grapple with, will find her soul's ease as she recuperates. As for students of divadom, they know any catastrophe is also a career move. Mariah can find maturity in crisis and soar to the next stage of her musical destiny. After all, a true diva is divine...
...stars, movies are the new videos. Vocalists who came of age watching Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard see film roles as essential elements of divadom. Beyonce Knowles of Destiny's Child recently headlined MTV's hip-hop remake of Carmen; next month Mariah Carey will star in Glitter. As for Aaliyah, she has been signed to play a character named Zee in the two upcoming sequels to The Matrix. She is still waiting on plot details in the top-secret productions but says she hopes to get in on the action: "There's nothing like a strong woman who kicks...
...Aretha, Mariah, Whitney, Sisqo--have no need of surnames. So up-and-coming R.-and-B. singer Mya (much like one of her contemporaries, Aaliyah) is already a bit ahead of the game. She doesn't use her last name, Harrison, professionally. Yes, she's on her way to divadom...
...into Head of the Charles revelry and already you're bored. Two words: ROAD TRIP. Stop in the name of love and head over to the Diana Ross concert at Foxwoods Resort Casino. Relish the divadom of it all. 9 p.m., Foxwoods Resort and Casino (Take 1-95 south, Exit 92 for Route 2), Ledyard...