>From today's Liz Smith's column: MY DEAR friend Oscar de la Renta will bring his legendary fashion talents to the stage of the Vivian Beaumont Theatre when he dresses the multitalented actress Patti LuPone for her new concert, "Matters of the Heart." Patti returns to the same stage where she triumphed as Reno Sweeney in "Anything Goes." Here, Patti will explore the nature of love through the songs of Randy Newman, Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Webb, Judy Collins, Beth Neilson Chapman and the up and coming John Bucchino. You can get to hear this striking and remarkable singer every Sunday and Monday evening, starting Oct. 15 through Dec. 17, when the spectacular musical "Contact" has its well-deserved nights off.
