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Tracie Bennett becomes Judy Garland as a dynamo at rainbow's end
For movie musical lovers in general and gay men of a certain age in particular, Judy Garland represents the alpha and omega of stardom. So it was with some trepidation that I knocked on the apartment door of Tracie Bennett, the English actress who has...
Tags: Gene Kelly, Academy Awards, The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939), Entertainment, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Review: 'The Sapphires' plays like a good-time jukebox musical
Some diversions invite comparison more readily than others. Take "The Sapphires," the most chipper film ever set in Vietnam. Already many have taken it, and liked it. If you enjoyed "Strictly Ballroom" or "The Commitments," which is to say if you fell...
Tags: The Sapphires (movie), Bridesmaids (movie), Human Interest, Entertainment, Literature
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'American Idol' alum Crystal Bowersox to be Patsy Cline on Broadway
Jessica Lange played singer Patsy Cline in the 1985 movie "Sweet Dreams" and received an Academy Award nomination. Starting in July, "American Idol" finalist Crystal Bowersox will incarnate the country singer in the Broadway-bound musical "Always…...
Tags: Lee DeWyze, Entertainment, Annette O'Toole, Jessica Lange, Broadway Theater
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Carpenter Performing Arts Center announces 2013-14 season
The Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach has announced its 2013-14 season, which will include a typically eclectic offering of dance, music, cabaret and more. The center is located on the campus of Cal State Long Beach. The season will feature...
Tags: Glenn Miller, David Benoit, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture
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Segerstrom Center's 2013-14 season: 'Mormon,' 'Once,' solo divas
“The Book of Mormon” and “Once,” Broadway musicals that dominated the two most recent Tony Awards, will come to Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa during the three-venue complex’s 2013-14 season. Bernadette Peters...
Tags: Once (musical), Music Industry, Geri Allen, Alvin Ailey, Dance
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'Hands on a Hardbody' on Broadway: What did the critics think?
“Hands on a Hardbody,” a musical about cash-strapped Texans competing for a shiny new pickup truck, pulled into Broadway on Thursday at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in Manhattan. Based on a 1997 documentary of the same name, the show sets...
Tags: Once (musical), Chicago Tribune, Trey Anastasio, Entertainment, Phish (music group)
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Oscars show review: Despite Adele, Michelle Obama, telecast is dull
Well, that didn't work. Despite the valiant efforts of Adele, Barbra Streisand and a surprisingly witty Daniel Day-Lewis, not to mention a last-minute surprise appearance by First Lady Michelle Obama as co-presenter of the best picture award, touted...
Tags: Chris Brown, Meryl Streep, Daniel Day-Lewis, Music Industry, Amy Poehler
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Review: A high-voltage 'End of the Rainbow'
Playing Judy Garland in the months leading up to the actress' fatal 1969 overdose, Tracie Bennett spends much of "End of the Rainbow" horizontal — though rarely for more than 10 seconds at a time. The central prop of the bio-musical now playing at...
Tags: Methylphenidate, Fainting, Entertainment, Ed Sullivan, Judy Garland
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'Motown: The Musical' earns $1 million its first week on Broadway
Motown founder Berry Gordy has another hit on his hands: "Motown: The Musical" cracked the million-dollar mark after its first week of previews on Broadway. The show grossed $1.03 million after seven performances starting March 11 at the Lunt-Fontanne...
Tags: Berry Gordy, The Book of Mormon (musical), The Lion King (movie), Entertainment, Nora Ephron
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Review: 'Catch Me If You Can' plays a musical con game
Inside the 2002 Steven Spielberg movie “Catch Me If You Can” is the germ of a great idea for a Broadway show, since antihero Frank Abagnale Jr. ultimately turns out to be less of a con man than consummate thespian. He’s constantly...
Tags: Nursing, Entertainment, FBI, Entertainment Events, Justice and Rights
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'Spider-Man' legal battle with Julie Taymor gets new trial date
The expected legal settlement between the producers of the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" and director Julie Taymor has failed to materialize, leading a federal judge in New York to set a new trial date for the ongoing battle. Judge...
Tags: Judges, U2 (music group), Trials, Music, Entertainment
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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: Once (musical), Academy Awards, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment, Radio
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