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Jekyll & Hyde
VarietyUpon seeing Jean Cocteau's classic "Beauty and the Beast," Greta Garbo reportedly remarked, "Give me back the beast!" Nowadays, audiences should pretty much feel the same way after watching any retelling of Robert Louis Stephenson's "Jekyll & Hyde."...Tags: Music, Constantine Maroulis, Rock of Ages Corporation, Bram Stoker, Jean Cocteau
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“Smash” Season 2 brings changes, Jennifer Hudson
Channel Guide MagazineWhen the second season of Smash premieres on NBC Tuesday night (Feb. 5, 9pm ET), fans of the first season might feel like they are watching an entirely different show. And with new producers, actors — including Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson —... -
'Les Miserables' review: Excellent whether you're into it or not
***1/2 (out of four) Aside from “Newsies,” I don’t prefer musicals. I still know a good one when I see it, and the first big-screen musical version of “Les Miserables” is a very good one. The first-time-ever nature of the...
Tags: Amanda Seyfried, Music, Russell Crowe, Music Theater, Anne Hathaway
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‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’: Orlando nursing assistant plays
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelUPDATE AT THE END: Ralph Dukes, an Orlando nursing assistant at a veterans' home, will be a contestant Tuesday on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” The game show, hosted by Meredith Vieira, airs at 10 a.m. weekdays on WFTV-Channel 9. Dukes... -
2012 Grammy Nominations
KTLA News1. Record Of The Year Lonely Boy The Black Keys The Black Keys & Danger Mouse, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Brian Lucey, mastering engineer Track from: El Camino [Nonesuch] Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) Kelly Clarkson...Tags: Music Theater, Elizabeth Mitchell, John Schneider , Mirrors (movie), Janelle Monae
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Sister Act opens at the Broward Center
This is not your mother's "Sister Act." The mega-successful Whoopi Goldberg movie vehicle from 1992 (and the sequel in 1993) has a whole new get-down-tonight, 1970s vibe for the stage musical "Sister Act the Musical," which is coming to the Broward...
Tags: Music, Music Theater, Leap of Faith (musical), Tangled (movie), Alan Menken
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On New York stages, a year full of letdowns
The year 2012, as Queen Elizabeth II might have said, was quite the annus horribilis on Broadway. Especially after the leaves started to turn. Consider the less-than-regal disappointments. "The Anarchist," the polemical new play by David Mamet, closed...Tags: Jesus Christ Superstar (musical), Music Theater, Leap of Faith (musical), Mike Tyson, Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Broadway 'Mary Poppins' to close: 'Aladdin' said to replace musical at New Amsterdam
VarietyDisney's Broadway lineup will get shaken up this spring, with "Mary Poppins" said to be shuttering in March -- to be replaced, word has it, with the tuner adaptation of "Aladdin." "Poppins" has not attained the kind of consistent big-money sales of mega-...Tags: Music, Music Theater, Julian Fellowes, Alan Menken, Tim Rice
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More Broadway reflections: 'Newsies,' 'Once,' 'Forbidden Broadway'
Here are thoughts on some other shows I saw this year on Broadway: • Newsies: Let's not call this a great show. Let's call it a greatly entertaining show. Ridiculous plot holes can't hold up against the tidal wave of good will that spills out of...
Tags: Music, Once (musical), Entertainment
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Superior Thespians returns to Breakthrough Theatre
The Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park will present its third annual "Superior Thespians" showcase Jan. 3-6. This event features Central Florida students that earned Superior ratings at their District Thespian Festivals from Orange, Seminole, Lake,...
Tags: Winter Park, Christianity, Shrek (fictional character), Charlie Brown (fictional character), Mormonism
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Looking ahead to the Tony Awards: An off year for musicals, but 'Once' deserves to win
NEW YORK — What with "Ghost,""Lysistrata Jones" and other wearying disappointments, the 2012-13 Broadway season hardly will go down as a banner year for new American musicals. Indeed, should the best-musical Tony Award go, at Sunday night's...
Tags: Music Theater, Leap of Faith (musical), Broadway Theater, The Book of Mormon (musical), Clybourne Park (play)
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Dec 19, 2012
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Dec 5, 2012
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Dec 31, 2012
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Dec 31, 2012
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Jun 6, 2012
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