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Broadway musical 'Newsies' turns quick profit for Disney
In bygone days "extra, extra" is what newspaper hawkers used to shout to sell copies. Now it's what the Walt Disney Co. is adding to its bottom line, with word that "Newsies, the Musical," about turn-of-the-20th century paperboys who go on strike, has...
Tags: Tony Awards, The Lion King (movie), Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Theater
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2013 Grammy Award nominees
Indie-rock trio Fun. and R&B/hip-hop star Frank Ocean scored big in Grammy Award nominations, scoring six nods apiece mostly in the top Grammy categories. The Recording Academy announced the nominations Wednesday during a show in Nashville. The 55th...Tags: Don Williams, Eric Church, Unity (music group), Politics, Woody Guthrie
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Tony Awards 2012: The complete nominees and winners list
Here is the full list of Tony nominations for 2012 (WINNERS are noted): Play "Clybourne Park," Bruce Norris WINNER "Other Desert Cities," Jon Robin Baitz "Peter and the Starcatcher," Rick Elice "Venus in Fur," David Ives Musical "Leap of Faith"...
Tags: Roger Rees, Gore Vidal, A Streetcar Named Desire (movie), Entertainment, Frank Langella
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Broadway musical 'Leap of Faith' to close on Sunday
"Leap of Faith," the Broadway musical that had its world premiere in 2010 in Los Angeles at the Ahmanson Theatre, will close its doors earlier than expected. Organizers announced Tuesday that the musical starring Raul Esparza will officially end its run...
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Tony Awards 2012: Alan Menken wins for Disney musical 'Newsies'
Alan Menken, the multiple Oscar-winning composer of multiple Disney animated movies, took home his first Tony Award for another Disney property — the musical "Newsies." Based on the 1992 movie of the same name, "Newsies" is a family-friendly...
Tags: Tony Awards, Newsies (musical), Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Music
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Tony Awards: 'Clybourne Park,' 'Once' are big winners
Bruce Norris' "Clybourne Park," a sharp-toothed satirical drama about the vagaries of race and real estate, won for best play, and "Once," a starry-eyed romance centered on an Irish street musician and a Czech immigrant flower seller, topped the best...
Tags: Easter, Entertainment, Clybourne Park (play), AIDS, Other Desert Cities (play)
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Robert Sherman dies at 86; songwriter best known for 'Mary Poppins'
At the Academy Awards ceremony in 1965, Robert and Richard Sherman already had accepted their Oscar for best score for "Mary Poppins" when they returned to the stage to pick up another statuette for best song, "Chim Chim Cher-ee."
Having already...Tags: Obituaries, Academy Awards, Dick van Dyke, Entertainment, Richard & Robert Sherman
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'Leap of Faith' adds Christopher Ashley as director for Broadway
Culture Monster"Leap of Faith" organizers announced Tuesday that Christopher Ashley has been hired to direct the musical when it arrives on Broadway some time in the fall of 2012. The musical will be choreographed by Sergio Trujillo. The pair replaces Rob Ashford, who... -
'Leap of Faith' sets April debut on Broadway
Culture Monster"Leap of Faith," the new musical that debuted in 2010 at the Ahmanson Theatre, will begin performances on Broadway April 3, with an official opening set for an unspecified date later that month, organizers announced on Thursday. The show, featuring... -
Elton John, Lady Gaga among pop stars snubbed in Oscar best song category
Pop & HissLady Gaga, Elton John among pop stars snubbed in Academy Award best song nominations. Only two songs--"Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets" and "Real in Rio" from "Rio"--received Oscar nominations for best song this year.... -
'Spring Awakening' team to bring fairy-tale show to La Jolla
Culture Monster`Spring Awakening' creators Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater are working on a musical based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale, `The Nightingale.' It will have a workshop staging this summer at La Jolla Playhouse.... -
'Newsies' on Broadway: What did the critics think?
Culture Monster"Newsies," which opened on Broadway Thursday, seems too sugary for critics' tastes....
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