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Review: 'Kinky Boots' is unsteady in its Broadway walk
NEW YORK — Let the record show that on April 4, 2013, the night that "Kinky Boots" opened on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, drag officially became a commodity of the tourist masses. Female impersonation has long had mainstream appeal,...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Lady Gaga, Harvey Fierstein, Broadway Theater
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Tony Nominations 2013: 10 plot twists to know
Ten noteworthy plot turns in the 2013 Tony nominations 1. “Kinky Boots” (with 13 nominations) edging “Matilda” (with 12 nominations) for most nominated show. A reminder that Harvey Fierstein, the “Kinky” book writer,...
Tags: Entertainment, Music, Tom Hanks, Elections, Politics
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'Chris Carter's British Invasion' bows April 7 on Sirius XM
This post has been updated. See note below for details. Longtime “Breakfast With the Beatles” host Chris Carter will expand the musical scope of his weekly Sirius XM satellite radio presence with a new show, “Chris Carter’s...
Tags: Entertainment, Music, The Rolling Stones (music group), Satellite Technology, Bruce Springsteen
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Stagecoach 2013: A diverse country with Hank Williams Jr., Becky Stark
"I don't think I've ever seen so many hats in an audience before," said Norah Jones to a crowd taking in her performance Friday night at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio. The sight of tens of thousands of cowboy hats may have given the...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Lady Antebellum (music group), Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Norah Jones
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PASSINGS: Sara Montiel, Josep Joan Bigas Luna
Sara Montiel Spanish actress was 1950s Hollywood star Sara Montiel, 85, a famed, sultry-voiced Spanish actress who achieved Hollywood stardom in the 1950s, died Monday in Madrid, according to her biographer, Peter Villora. The cause was undetermined....
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Obituaries, Celebrities, Mexico
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Bertie Carvel gives his all as 'Matilda's' demonic Miss Trunchbull
NEW YORK — Miss Agatha Trunchbull, headmistress of Crunchem Hall school, hates pigtails. They're good only to serve as handles by which she can toss a rebellious child into the air — a feat this one-time Olympic hammer-throwing champion...
Tags: Music, BBC, Les Miserables (movie), Entertainment, William Shakespeare
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Chaz Bono to perform in 'Road House' musical parody
Chaz Bono has starred in his own documentary ("Becoming Chaz"), appeared on reality TV (ABC's "Dancing With the Stars") and authored a book ("Transition: The Story of How I Became a Man"). He's now expanded his resume by appearing onstage in a short...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Patrick Swayze, Barry Manilow, ABC (tv network)
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Orlando Bloom to make Broadway debut in 'Romeo and Juliet'
Orlando Bloom and Tony nominee Condola Rashad will star in a Broadway production of “Romeo and Juliet” that transports Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers to modern times with race as a central theme. David Leveaux will direct the...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Orlando Bloom, Broadway Theater, Dodger Stadium
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A rich season for playwright Richard Greenberg
NEW YORK — "I'm too tired to be anxious," said playwright Richard Greenberg, looking worn out with anxiety as he settled into a booth at a Chelsea diner. This neighborhood canteen, dubbed his "office" by the late theatrical agent Helen Merrill, is...
Tags: Entertainment, Authors, Julianne Moore, Chelsea (Manhattan, New York), Central Park
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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: Entertainment, Music, Chris O'Dowd, Literature, Theater
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'Motown: The Musical' on Broadway: What did the critics think?
"Motown: The Musical" -- the new Broadway jukebox musical that resurrects the Temptations, the Four Tops, Martha and the Vandellas and many more -- opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York on Sunday. The production, directed by Charles Randolph-...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Broadway Theater, Theater, Chicago Tribune
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Tony Awards: Cyndi Lauper's 'Kinky Boots' on top with 13 nominations
NEW YORK -- “Kinky Boots,” the adaptation of the cross-dressing comedy film with a book by Harvey Fierstein and score by Cyndi Lauper, led the pack when Tony Award nominations were announced Tuesday morning, leading all shows with 13 nods....
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Stephen Schwartz, Celebrities, Fiction
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