Tonys: Jessica Fletcher Greeted by Karen McKenzie

Michele Lee came in from L.A. and got last minute tickets to everything. She and Fred Rappaport sat fourth center at Radio City where Michele rekindled her old friendship with Jane Fonda. On Saturday night, Michele sneaked in a performance of “Blithe Spirit” to see pals Angela Lansbury and Christine Ebersole. There was a time when Michele and Angela were the cornerstones of the CBS line up with two of the network’s longest running series ever, “Knots Landing” and “Murder She Wrote.” Michele co-starred on Broadway a few seasons ago in “The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife.” Now the Tony nominee for “Seesaw” — who’s had sensational reviews for a Houston production of “Hello, Dolly!”– is looking for a musical return to Broadway.

P.S. A new list of top TV episodes of all time omits the best “Murphy Brown” — when Ebersole is hired by Murphy’s newsroom buddies to be her sister, as a birthday gift. Ebersole’s actress turns into Murphy’s stalker. It’s genius…

…Meantime: who in New York City government approved one of those traffic-snarling, rat infested “Street Fairs” to run all day Sunday right in from of Radio City Music Hall? Does any keep a calendar in this city? How is it possible that such a spectacle of unncessary tchotcke selling and greasy sausages could take place on the same day as the Tony Awards? The “fair” — the same one that will snake around the city all summer for no reason — tied up traffic as Tony Award guests, dressed in black tie, had to step through the trash on the way to the show. If Mike Bloomberg wants to be mayor again, his first campaign promise should be to get rid of these things, pronto…