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Review: In 'Smokefall' the real drama is lost in the haze
"Smokefall" appears to be Noah Haidle's version of "Our Town." Nearly every American playwright has one, but most keep them hidden in desk drawers. This addition to the Thornton Wilder 2.0 collection, however, has been honored with an attentive...
Tags: Entertainment, Goodman Theatre, Arts and Culture
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Tony Awards 2012: In L.A., a party to benefit actors
Theater lovers in Los Angeles watched the Tonys together Sunday night at the Tony Awards Viewing Party, a benefit for the Actors Fund, at the Skirball Cultural Center. Although most viewers on the West Coast couldn't see the show until 8 p.m., party-...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Arts and Culture, Two and a Half Men (tv program), Neil Simon, Chita Rivera
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Andrew Breitbart dies at 43; conservative Internet entrepreneur who took on the left
Andrew Breitbart, the pugnacious, conservative Internet entrepreneur who took on the left and what he called the "media bully cabal" with a series of exposes that were explosive and sometimes flawed, died early Thursday after collapsing near his home in...Tags: Elections, Racism, The Huffington Post, Hospitals and Clinics, Computer Networking and Internet
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Andrew Breitbart: The man behind the Shirley Sherrod affair
The command center of Andrew Breitbart's growing media empire is a suite of offices on Sawtelle Boulevard in West Los Angeles with the temporary feel of a campaign office. Only the computers seem firmly anchored.
On a recent summer day, just weeks...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Racism, Arts and Culture, Ted Turner, The Huffington Post
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Theater review: 'Island of Brilliance' at the Pacific Resident Theatre
Culture MonsterHigh school senior Eve Brighton (Jill Renner) pluckily drives herself to her Princeton interview through a snowstorm. But when she arrives, sheâs blunt to the point of hostility. Asked why she applied, she shrugs, âMy guidance counselor thought I... -
On Theater: 'Smokefall' as puzzling as its name
When playwright Noah Haidle was constructing his latest concoction, "Smokefall," now premiering at South Coast Repertory, it's quite possible that he was haunted by the spirit of Thornton Wilder, whose influence pervades this circuitous modern fantasy....
Tags: Politics, Footnote (movie), Lobbying
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Holiday TV movies 2012 – official list of new original movies
Channel Guide MagazineThis is one list that keeps growing every year, the holiday TV movies 2012 list. Sure, we’ve got the classic holiday movies we view annually and that have long been a part of our family traditions, but a handful of networks are convinced that simply...
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