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    May 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Review: 'Scottsboro Boys' a dazzling show about a travesty

    "The Scottsboro Boys" has finally arrived in Los Angeles, a year after this 2010 Broadway musical performed in San Diego and San Francisco. It shouldn't have taken this long, but don't miss the opportunity to catch one of the most inventive American musicals to come around in a long while.
    "The Scottsboro Boys" has finally arrived in Los Angeles, a year after this 2010 Broadway musical performed in San Diego and San Francisco. It shouldn't have taken this long, but don't miss the opportunity to catch one of the most inventive American...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Broadway Theater, Theater, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture

    2. May 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. 'The Scottsboro Boys' to make its case at Ahmanson Theatre

    Actor Joshua Henry admits he didn't know much about the Scottsboro defendants before auditioning to play one of them in the musical "The Scottsboro Boys."
    Actor Joshua Henry admits he didn't know much about the Scottsboro defendants before auditioning to play one of them in the musical "The Scottsboro Boys." But the scenes he received to prepare for that audition were powerful. As for the "gorgeous"...

    Tags: Lobbying, U.S. Supreme Court, Music Theater, Music, Social Issues

    3. May 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Paula Abdul, Angela Bassett at 'The Scottsboro Boys' opening night

    As she entered the Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center on Wednesday for opening night of “The Scottsboro Boys,” Paula Abdul said she was excited to see the show.
    As she entered the Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center on Wednesday for opening night of “The Scottsboro Boys,” Paula Abdul said she was excited to see the show. A musical theater fan, Abdul said, “I go to everything in New York,&...

    Tags: Paula Abdul, Music Theater, Dawnn Lewis, Music, Theater

    4. Feb 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Friday's TV Highlights: 'Paper Heart' on KTLA

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    Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 10 - 16, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     --------------------    SERIES Access 360 World Heritage: This new episode visits Cappadocia, a region of Turkey that boasts one of its...

    Tags: ESPN (tv network), Ricky Paull Goldin, ABC (tv network), Columbus Blue Jackets, Craigslist, Inc.

    5. Feb 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. New releases: Denzel Washington, Robert Zemeckis team in 'Flight'

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    Flight Paramount, $29.99; Blu-ray, $39.99 Available on VOD beginning Feb. 5 "Flight" marks Robert Zemeckis' return to live-action filmmaking after a decade-plus of making motion-capture animated features, and it proves that Zemeckis still has the...

    Tags: Flight (movie), Movies, Theater, Broadway Theater, Christopher Nolan

    6. May 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Review: 'Scottsboro Boys' in search of the truth

    SAN DIEGO &mdash; Musicals are supposed to raise your spirits and warm your heart, right? Not necessarily. And certainly not in the case of "The Scottsboro Boys," the fearlessly inventive show about one of the most notorious episodes of racial injustice in America. It disturbs audiences as much as it entertains them.
    SAN DIEGO — Musicals are supposed to raise your spirits and warm your heart, right? Not necessarily. And certainly not in the case of "The Scottsboro Boys," the fearlessly inventive show about one of the most notorious episodes of racial injustice...

    Tags: Music Theater, Concerts, Music, David Thompson, Justice and Rights

    7. Sep 15, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Theater review: 'Cabaret' at UCLA's Freud Playhouse

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    Charles McNulty reviews the Reprise Theatre Company revival of "Cabaret" at UCLA's Freud Playhouse...
    8. Jan 17, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Classic Hollywood: Joel Grey looks back — and forward — at his career

    There was a time in 1965 when Joel Grey thought he would throw in the towel on show business. He wanted to be Laurence Olivier but instead he was doing a dreadful musical in Jones Beach, Long Island, called " Mardi Gras" with the June Taylor Dancers.
    There was a time in 1965 when Joel Grey thought he would throw in the towel on show business. He wanted to be Laurence Olivier but instead he was doing a dreadful musical in Jones Beach, Long Island, called " Mardi Gras" with the June Taylor Dancers. "It...

    Tags: Louis Armstrong, Bars and Clubs, Cole Porter, Dancing, Comedy (genre)

    9. Sep 30, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Can 'Confessions' make Liza Minnelli a grand slam awards champ?

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    After sitting on third base since 1973, Liza Minnelli could finally become the 11th artist to complete the awards grand slam if she wins a Grammy Award for "Confessions," her first studio album in almost 15 years. The disc dropped Tuesday to good...
    10. Oct 30, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  10. A cakewalk from Kander & Ebb: 'The Scottsboro Boys'

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    It all started at lyricist Fred Ebb’s kitchen table about eight years ago. Ebb and composer John Kander, the legendary songwriting team that crafted celebrated scores for “Chicago,” “Cabaret” and nearly a dozen other Broadway shows, were ready...
    11. Oct 31, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Theater review: 'The Scottsboro Boys' at the Lyceum Theatre

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    Location is everything in real estate, and that goes for theatrical properties as well. Let me tell you a story that demonstrates the truth of this maxim, the tale of a boldly risk-taking off-Broadway musical that got its Broadway wish......
    12. Dec 1, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Shows you won't see on Broadway come January

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    Broadway has looked like a killing field in recent weeks as some high-profile shows have shut down prematurely or announced early closings. The unforgiving economics of the New York theater world -- a combination of exorbitant rents, ruthless...
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