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Mike Tyson's one-man show to hit Hollywood's Pantages Theatre
Heads up, Hollywood: Former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson is heading west this spring. Tyson is bringing his one-man show, “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth,” to Anaheim and the Pantages Theatre in March as part of a national tour. Spike...
Tags: Movies, Heavyweight, The Hangover (movie), Theater, Robin Givens
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A merry Christmas for 'Les Mis' and Tarantino, maybe not for Cruise
Christmas is looking merrier for "Django Unchained" and "Les Miserables" than it is for "Jack Reacher." On Thursday, pre-release data for movies opening Christmas week became available throughout Hollywood, where industry insiders eat up the pre-release...
Tags: Jack Reacher (movie), Movies, Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained (movie), Les Miserables (musical)
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Universal has something to sing about as 'Les Miserables' soars
"Les Misérables" could reach a crescendo this weekend as Tom Hooper's adaptation of the classic Broadway musical has a strong chance of claiming No. 1 at the box office. The star-studded film, which hit theaters Christmas Day, has been doing excellent...
Tags: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Movies, Billy Crystal, Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained (movie)
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Tom Hooper and Mychael Danna to be honored at Palm Springs festival
Tom Hooper, who won an Oscar for directing 2010's "The King's Speech," and composer Mychael Danna ("Life of Pi," "Moneyball") will be honored at the 24th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival's awards gala on Jan. 5 at the Palm Springs...
Tags: Danny Elfman, Movies, Quentin Tarantino, Human Interest, Festive Events
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Julie Taymor returns to directing with 'Midsummer Night's Dream'
Since being fired in 2011 from the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," director Julie Taymor has kept a relatively low public profile, her time presumably occupied by the ongoing lawsuit between her and the show's producers. Taymor...
Tags: The Tempest (movie), Music, Spider-Man (fictional character), Theater, Fort Greene
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Review: Jewish songwriters set 'Broadway Musicals' singing on PBS
Los Angeles Times Television Critic"Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy," which airs New Year's night on PBS (that's PBS SoCal, for local viewers) as part of its "Great Performances" series, shares again the great open secret that American culture is to a great extent Jewish culture. More...Tags: Barbra Streisand, Harold Arlen, Jerry Herman, Religion and Belief, Music Theater
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Screening Room: The Cinematheque boogies this weekend
The American Cinemathque's Egyptian Theatre gets its boogie on with a triple bill Saturday night of campy skating disco flicks. The first entering the rink is the 1980 cult fave "Xanadu," which was turned into a Broadway musical more than 20 years...
Tags: Roman Polanski, Linda Blair, Movies, AIDS, Olivia Newton-John
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Strike averted: Keeping it clean on Broadway
The big news on Broadway: strike averted. Hundreds of theater workers, including bathroom attendants, porters and elevator operators – all represented by the 32BJ union – last week threatened to strike as their current contract speeds toward...
Tags: Maria Bamford, Career and Workplace, Collective Contract, Healthcare Contract Issues, Theater
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Pasadena Playhouse: Mike Stoller and wife gave crucial $1 million
If the Pasadena Playhouse had decided to adopt a theme song when a dire economy and long-standing debts forced it to cease operations for most of 2010 while it tried to claw its way back to solvency, “Stand by Me,” the 1961 pop-soul classic...
Tags: Mike Stoller, Planned Parenthood, Human Interest, Family, Music Industry
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'Les Miz': Hugh Jackman prepped with weights, washcloths, desire
To make the part of Jean Valjean work in the new big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical "Les Misérables," there's nothing Hugh Jackman wouldn't do. Including singing in the gym. "If you're an actor, you sign up to make a fool of yourself, and...
Tags: Movies, Celebrities, Music Theater, Poetry, Theater
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Ohio school loses drama teacher over 'Legally Blonde' musical
A high school production of the musical "Legally Blonde" in Ohio has been deemed by administrators to be inappropriate for its audiences, resulting in the apparent dismissal of a drama teacher. A report from station WLWT in Cincinnati said that Sonja...
Tags: Movies, Music, Music Theater, Theater, Schools
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'Texas Chainsaw 3D' is strong No. 1; 'Promised Land' disappoints
"Texas Chainsaw 3D" easily sliced through the competition at the box office this weekend — not that its rivals were particularly threatening. As the only new film to hit theaters nationwide, the reboot of the 1974 horror flick only had to...
Tags: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Movies, Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained (movie), Promised Land (movie)
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