Entertainment & Arts
In Broadway’s original cast of “The Lion King,” Heather Headley played Nala, the lioness seduced by the strains of “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?”
March 24, 2000
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Theater: Dance-play ‘Contact’ chosen best new musical. Director Michael Blakemore scores double victories.
June 5, 2000
Neither visual spectacle nor Simon’s smoky vocals can compensate for the lackluster pop songs in Disney’s retelling of ‘Aida.’
Nov. 12, 2001
The following is a complete list of the 54th annual Tony Award winners, presented Sunday evening in New York: * Play: “Copenhagen” by Michael Frayn * Musical: “Contact” * Revival/Play: “The Real Thing” * Revival/Musical: “Kiss Me, Kate” * Book of a Musical: Richard Nelson, “James Joyce’s The Dead” * Original Score: Elton John and Tim Rice, “Aida” * Director/Musical: Michael Blakemore, “Kiss Me, Kate” * Director/Play: Michael Blakemore, “Copenhagen” * Leading Actor/Play: Stephen Dillane, “The Real Thing” * Leading Actress/Play: Jennifer Ehle, “The Real Thing” * Leading Actor/Musical: Brian Stokes Mitchell, “Kiss Me, Kate” * Leading Actress/Musical: Heather Headley, “Aida” * Featured Actor/Play: Roy Dotrice, “A Moon for the Misbegotten” * Featured Actress/Play: Blair Brown, “Copenhagen” * Featured Actor/Musical: Boyd Gaines, “Contact” * Featured Actress/Musical: Karen Ziemba, “Contact” * Scenic Design: Bob Crowley, “Aida” * Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz, “Kiss Me, Kate” * Lighting Design: Natasha Katz, “Aida” * Choreography: Susan Stroman, “Contact” * Orchestrations: Don Sebesky, “Kiss Me, Kate” * Special Tonys: Utah Shakespearean Festival; Phoenix Theatre founder T.
June 6, 2000
Music
Each week the spotlight is on musicians making a commercial breakthrough.
April 22, 2006
The music of the ‘50s has given crooner Barry Manilow his best chart success since the ‘70s.
Feb. 9, 2006
The touring version of Disney’s musical “Aida” will play the Ahmanson Theatre from Nov. 11 to Jan. 5.
March 6, 2001