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Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare ... maybe
Today is the 448th birthday of William Shakespeare -- that is, if you believe the widely held assumption that the Bard was born on April 23. Like many things involving the greatest playwright in the English language, the day of his birth is shrouded in...
Tags: 2012 Olympics Games, Festive Events, William Shakespeare, Arts and Culture
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Perchance on BP, the actors doth protest too much
The British, it seems, are not enamored of British Petroleum, even when it shells out big bucks to support the nation's greatest literary treasure. A group of actors staged their own protest play Monday night before a performance of "The Tempest" at...
Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Companies and Corporations, Literature, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), BP Plc
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Stratford Shakespeare Festival names new artistic director
Culture MonsterAntoni Cimolino will succeed Des McAnuff as artistic director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada.... -
‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ on Broadway: What did critics think?
Culture Monster“Jesus Christ Superstar" has once again been resurrected, and the first reviews from New York were mixed.... -
Flaming Lips musical to debut in late 2012, minus Aaron Sorkin
Culture Monster"Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots," the new musical based on the Flaming Lips' 2002 album of the same name, will make its debut later this year at the La Jolla Playhouse, the theater company announced on Wednesday. The musical will have its world... -
London's East End, an Olympics alternative
Reporting from London — Never mind the sprints, relays and marathons coming to London this summer. Look at the competition now among the flower vendors of Columbia Road.
"Who's got a fiver?" hollers one grizzled man with a fistful of roses....Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Smithfield, Bars and Clubs, Michelin Group
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What's next for Oscar nominees? Theater for some
Culture MonsterGeorge Clooney, Demian Bichir, Jessica Chastain and Christopher Plummer are among this year's crop of Oscar nominees who are taking on stage roles.... -
'Jesus Christ Superstar' recasts Pontius Pilate — again
Culture MonsterThe Broadway-bound revival of "Jesus Christ Superstar," currently at the La Jolla Playhouse, has been generating positive buzz since opening earlier this year at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada. But the production appears to have hit a snag... -
Perspective: Christian musicals with miraculous staying power
Before "Godspell" and "Jesus Christ Superstar" first hit off-Broadway and Broadway, respectively, 40 years ago — the first like an ember that caught fire, the other like an explosion — who but the most prescient or devout would have laid...Tags: Tim Rice, History (tv network), Bible, Music Theater, Easter
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Theater review: 'Jesus Christ Superstar' at La Jolla Playhouse
Culture Monster"Jesus Christ Superstar" opens at La Jolla Playhouse in a new Broadway-bound revival directed by Des McAnuff.... -
Apple closes above $400, stays ahead of Exxon Mobil in market value
L.A. Times Tech BlogSo far, Apple Inc. seems to be doing just fine without Steve Jobs, the man who co-founded the company and later rescued it from bankruptcy to turn it into the world's most valuable technology concern. Jobs stepped down as chief...... -
'Jesus Christ Superstar' opening on Broadway in March
Culture Monster'Jesus Christ Superstar' sets Mar. 22 opening date at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre, following a fall engagement at the La Jolla Playhouse....
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