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New York City's spots for book lovers
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOn the third floor of a big, gray building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, silver-haired docent Julie Chelminski recently stepped up to the middle of a hushed room and faced 15 spellbound tourists. "On the walls of this room there were 9,000 drawers,"...Tags: Ceremonies, Libraries, Harpo Marx, Arts, Charles Dickens
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Dorothy Parker and the Marriott circle [updated]
Jacket CopyThe Algonquin Hotel, famed as the 1920s martini-swilling location of choice for some of the era's great literary figures -- Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley and "The New Yorker" founder Harold Ross -- has entered a partnership with the Marriott hotel...... -
Theater review: ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ at Actors Co-op
Culture MonsterTime has been kinder to “Merrily We Roll Along” than to its three disillusioned main characters, whose youthful idealism, creative aspirations and longtime friendship get not-so-merrily steamrollered during two pivotal decades of the last century.... -
Tennessee Williams' centenary celebration this month includes a boxed-set edition of his plays
Culture MonsterLibrary of America to issue boxed set of Tennessee Williams' plays to mark his birth centennial... -
Talkin' Tonys with double nominee Jan Maxwell
Gold DerbyJan Maxwell is the fourth person to earn two acting bids in one year at the Tony Awards. She's nominated for her lead performance in "The Royal Family," the 1927 George S. Kaufman-Edna Ferber chestnut about an acting dynasty modeled on the Barrymores.... -
'The Royal Family' revival rules Broadway
Gold DerbyThe new Manhattan Theatre Club revival of the 1927 George S. Kaufman-Edna Ferber comedy "The Royal Family" has the critics bowing down. "The Royal Family" is a sly satire of the fabled Barrymore acting clan. This acclaimed production is sure to be among... -
Theater review: 'Just 45 Minutes From Broadway' at Edgemar Center for the Arts
Culture MonsterHenry Jaglom's new play feels awfully familiar. First there's its title, "Just 45 Minutes From Broadway," which all but sets you to whistling the George M. Cohan song containing that jaunty phrase. Then there's the story, about a free-spirited theater....... -
'Memphis' and 'The Royal Family' top Outer Critics Circle Awards nominations
Gold DerbyThe new musical "Memphis" and the old chestnut "The Royal Family" lead with seven Outer Critics Circle nominations apiece. Not surprisingly, the latter -- a George S. Kaufman-Edna Ferber 1927 comedy based on the Barrymores -- netted three acting bids,... -
Can Denzel Washington climb 'Fences' to Tony Awards?
Gold Derby"Fences" -- the 1987 Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner by August Wilson -- opened Monday to rave reviews for its first rialto revival. Two-time Oscar champ Denzel Washington was praised for his performance as Troy, a one-time baseball star turned... -
'Chicago' creators say Disney and Miramax broke contract to the tune of $12 million-plus
Culture MonsterThe misadventures of theater folk in Hollywood have been fodder for the stage at least since Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman sent "Once in a Lifetime" to Broadway in 1930. Now comes a doozy: John Kander, Fred Ebb and...... -
Jan Maxwell only fourth actress to get double nominations for Tony Awards
Gold DerbyJan Maxwell earned two Tony Award nominations Tuesday for her leading performance in "The Royal Family" and her featured turn in "Lend Me a Tenor." Both of these comedies are contenders for the best play revival award. One of Maxwell's rivals in the... -
A rare rift in George and Ira Gershwin's harmony
The heirs of George and Ira Gershwin, creators of "I Got Rhythm" and many other standards that helped define the grand tradition of American popular song, have fallen badly out of step over who gets how much from the lucrative pot of royalties still being...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Ira Gershwin, Popular Music (genre), Awards and Prizes, Justice System
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