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2013 Upfronts: Fox, Seth MacFarlane to reboot Carl Sagan's 'Cosmos'
Fox is looking to the stars – literally. At their upfront presentation Monday at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, the network announced plans to reboot “Cosmos,” Carl Sagan’s massively popular documentary series. The new, 13-...
Tags: Television, PBS (tv network), 24 (tv program), Downton Abbey (tv program), Wars and Interventions
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2013 TV Upfronts: Simon Cowell takes another shot at 'American Idol'
NEW YORK -- When Simon Cowell’s in a room, you can bet a bit of snark isn’t too far away. At Fox’s Upfront presentation Monday afternoon at the Beacon Theatre in New York, the network’s entertainment chairman, Kevin Reilly,...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Fox Broadcasting Company, Nicki Minaj, Simon Cowell, Ryan Seacrest
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Neil Patrick Harris to host Tony Awards show, his fourth
Theater fans can breathe a sigh of relief that there will be no Seth MacFarlane-style misfire on the Tony Awards show this year: Neil Patrick Harris is to return as host. Widely praised as the host for the show in 2009, 2010 and 2012, Harris is on track...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Tony Awards, Awards and Prizes
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TV picks: Louis C.K., 'Veep,' Wonder Woman, woolly mammoths
"Louis C.K.: Oh My God" (premieres Saturday, HBO). Funny, deep and unsparing of himself, Louis C.K. is arguably the most important comic going, both for his adventures in form -- his FX series "Louie," now on hiatus between its third and fourth seasons,...
Tags: National Geographic Channel (tv network), Four Lions (movie), Feminism, PBS (tv network), Sarah Palin
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Nick Cave finds outside pursuits help Bad Seeds' music grow
NEW YORK — Nick Cave, the moody Australian statesman of majestic post-punk folk rock, was only midway through answering the second question of an early interview in Manhattan when he stopped the conversation to try to clarify a point. Settling...
Tags: Landforms, Entertainment, Bunny (music group), Music, Arts and Culture
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Tony Awards 2013: Ceremony returning to Radio City Music Hall
After two consecutive years at the Beacon Theatre on New York's Upper West Side, the Tony Awards ceremony will return to the more spacious Radio City Music Hall this year. Organizers of Broadway's biggest night announced Monday that the annual awards...
Tags: Cirque du Soleil, Once (musical), Upper West Side, Entertainment, Culture
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Tom Petty & Heartbreakers tour to include 6 nights in Hollywood
This post has been updated. See note below for details. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers will undertake a spring-summer tour starting May 16 with nearly two dozen stops that will be anchored by extended residencies in Los Angeles and New York. Petty...
Tags: Radio Industry, Entertainment Events, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Mojo Tour (2010), Entertainment, Music
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Cirque du Soleil laying off 400 workers, citing expenses
Cirque du Soleil is laying off 400 people, mostly from its Montreal headquarters, due to what the company is citing as production costs and expenses. The layoffs represent 8% of the company's global workforce of approximately 5,000. The announcement was...
Tags: Cirque du Soleil, Unemployment, Career and Workplace
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'Iris' joins list of recent duds for Cirque du Soleil
Has Cirque du Soleil flown a little too close to the sun? "Iris," the company's resident show at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, will close much earlier than expected in January due to poor ticket sales, the company said Friday. The movie-themed show is...
Tags: Cirque du Soleil, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Danny Elfman, Macau
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Tony Awards 2012: 'Once' wins eight Tonys, including best musical
"Once" was the big winner at the Tony Awards on Sunday, taking home eight awards, including best new musical. Based on the 2006 indie movie of the same name, "Once" is a modestly scaled romantic reverie that is leagues different in tone and size from...
Tags: Once (musical), Religion and Belief, Entertainment, Theater, Music
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Tonys review: Why can't Neil Patrick Harris host everything?
During the long and glorious reign of the variety show, it was fairly common to see the stars of popular Broadway musicals singing and dancing their big numbers on network television. Now, like Christmas, that opportunity comes but once a year, during the...
Tags: Ellen Barkin, Religion and Belief, Entertainment, Theater, Music
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Tony Awards 2012: For 'Once' daring trumps commerce
Will wonders never cease: David overcame Goliath in a rare victory at the Beacon Theatre that will force us to rethink the old truism that commerce trumps independent vision on Broadway. "Once," the little musical spun from an Irish art house film,...
Tags: Blood Transfusion, Alan Menken, Entertainment, Music, Theater
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