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'Mamma Mia!' dances into theaters
Hollywood BriefMY 9-YEAR-OLD son asked me the other morning why I was dancing around the breakfast table singing "Take a Chance on Me." I don't usually sing in the morning. I definitely don't dance. And I didn't know I knew any ABBA songs (I've never actually bought...Tags: Stellan Skarsgard, Dance, Meryl Streep, Entertainment, Benny Andersson
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The Jason Alexander era at Reprise Theatre Company
Special to The Times"Once on This Island," a tale of love and redemption in the Caribbean, marks a new beginning for L.A.'s leading presenter of old musicals. "Island," which opens Wednesday at UCLA's Freud Playhouse, is the first show of Reprise Theatre Company's first...Tags: Bjorn Ulvaeus, Entertainment, Hal David, Benny Andersson, Billy Wilder
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Mark O'Connor, genre fiddler
Mark O'Connor sat in the small theater at UCLA as three earnest young music students -- a violinist, a cellist and a pianist -- determinedly worked through one movement of his Piano Trio No. 1, a piece commissioned and recorded by the Eroica Trio, one...Tags: Jazz (genre), Education, Leonard Bernstein, Django Reinhardt, Thomas Jefferson
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Theater review: 'Jesus Christ Superstar' from Breakthrough Theatre
Each year in the run-up to Easter, I pull an old CD off the shelf and listen to "Jesus Christ Superstar." This year, the Breakthrough Theatre allowed me to expand on my tradition by opening its production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock musical on Good...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Music, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Entertainment, Music Theater
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Breakthrough Theatre opens 'Jesus Christ Superstar'
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice must have faced some daunting moments trying to condense the whole last week of Jesus' life into two and a half hours for their 1971 rock musical "Jesus Christ Superstar." Wade Hair faces a challenge of a different...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Music, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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Auditions planned for Cresson Lake's 'Aida'
Our Town CorrespondentAuditions for Cresson Lake's production of “Aida” are scheduled to be held at the month's end. The contemporary musical with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice tells the tale of a timeless bond between an enslaved Nubian princess and...Tags: Music, Entertainment, Tony Awards, Music Theater, Elton John
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Broadway season for 2013-2014 at Miami's Adrienne Arsht
Staff WriterFour of the five shows that have been announced for the 2013/2014 Broadway season at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami are also movies. "Elf," "Once," "War Horse," and "Evita" all got big-screen treatments. And if you count...Tags: Evita (musical), Music Industry, Music, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Entertainment
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Broward Center's Broadway lineup announced
Staff WriterAnchored by mega-hit "Book of Mormon," the shows heading to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts next season have one thing in common: Their creators have proven track records. The musicals presented by Broadway Across America are: "Chicago,"...Tags: Entertainment, Van Halen (music group), Trey Parker, Patrick Swayze, Broward Center for the Performing Arts
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'Superstar' treatment at Opera AACC reflects homage to Lloyd Webber's work
Opera AACC is celebrating its 11th anniversary this month with a production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Jesus Christ Superstar," running Feb. 1-9 at Anne Arundel Community College's Robert Kauffman Theater at the Pascal Center for Performing Arts....
Tags: Superstar (movie), Radio Industry, Music Industry, Music, Andrew Lloyd Webber
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Exciting lineup of shows coming in the early months of 2013
The holidays are behind us, and it's time to turn our attention to what's shaping up as an exciting first quarter in the Hampton Roads arts arena. Several premieres are coming our way, and some major talent is dropping by. Here's a look at some upcoming...
Tags: Jazz (genre), Entertainment, Hampton Roads, Artists, Howard Ashman
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Sister Act opens at the Broward Center
This is not your mother's "Sister Act." The mega-successful Whoopi Goldberg movie vehicle from 1992 (and the sequel in 1993) has a whole new get-down-tonight, 1970s vibe for the stage musical "Sister Act the Musical," which is coming to the Broward...
Tags: Newsies (musical), Music Industry, Music, Entertainment, Music Theater
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Broadway 'Mary Poppins' to close: 'Aladdin' said to replace musical at New Amsterdam
VarietyDisney's Broadway lineup will get shaken up this spring, with "Mary Poppins" said to be shuttering in March -- to be replaced, word has it, with the tuner adaptation of "Aladdin." "Poppins" has not attained the kind of consistent big-money sales of mega-...Tags: Religion and Belief, Newsies (musical), Music, Les Miserables (musical), Entertainment
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