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2013 Summer Theater Events
The Hartford CourantInternational Festival of Arts & Ideas: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" brings together the puppet masters (South Africa's Handspring Puppet Company) and director (Tom Morris) of the sensational "War Horse" which stunned audiences in London, Broadway and is...Tags: Goodspeed Opera House, Broadway Theater, Treat Williams, Music Theater, Long Wharf Theatre
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Emily Skinner shares stories, songs of Broadway
It takes a brave woman to step in for the powerful pipes of Broadway's Linda Eder. But that's exactly what Emily Skinner had to do back in 1997. During previews of "Jekyll & Hyde," which showcased Eder, the actress lost her voice. At the last minute,...
Tags: Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Music Theater
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'Oliver' wins with youth
Since being mean to children is frowned upon these days — we've come a long way since Charles Dickens' gallery of cruel Victorian authority figures who love to bait an orphan — any critic wishing to note that the kids in a show are...
Tags: Broadway Theater, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Music Theater, Theater
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For British artists, no fond remembrances of Margaret Thatcher
You might recall the Elvis Costello lyric in "Tramp the Dirt Down," referencing Margaret Thatcher, the former British prime minister who died Monday: "I'll stand on your grave and tramp the dirt down." Then there is the Morrissey lyric: "The kind people...
Tags: Palace Theater, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Margaret Thatcher, Politics
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On Theater: 'Billy Elliot' moves deftly
The art of the dance is enjoying a popularity not experienced since the 1950s when members of its royal family were Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse and Ann Miller. TV's "Dancing with the Stars" shares some of the credit — along with musical...
Tags: Margaret Thatcher, Politics, Arts and Culture, Music Theater, Tony Awards
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'Kinky Boots' is a great fit for Broadway
NEW YORK — Even as the U.S. Supreme Court debates what is marriage, the sentimental and hugely enjoyable new Broadway musical "Kinky Boots" is debating the nature of manhood, with a fabulous twist. But as timely as this show suddenly seems to be...
Tags: Broadway Theater, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Dance, Arts and Culture
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Chicago catches a 'Big Fish'
NEW YORK — A man in a Manhattan rehearsal room asks a young boy a question: "No soccer game this week?" A look crosses the kid's face. You can read love, loneliness, contempt. "It's not soccer season anymore, Dad." Chastened, the man talks of...
Tags: Human Interest, Broadway Theater, Manhattan (New York City), Music Theater, Mel Brooks
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How much does that touring actor make?
That actor you're watching onstage tonight? He or she might well have skin in the game. And I speak not just of art or hunger for applause. I talk of cold, hard cash. One of the more interesting and perhaps lesser noticed changes in show business...
Tags: The Lion King (movie), Les Miserables (musical), Arts and Culture, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Mad Cow Theatre announces lineup for Orlando Cabaret Festival
A Tony nominee, a former Elphaba in Broadway's "Wicked" and a one-time Mouseketeer are among the acts booked for the 11th Orlando Cabaret Festival. Mad Cow Theatre presents the annual mix of music and comedy, which will run April 25-May 12 at the...
Tags: Broadway Theater, Arts and Culture, Britney Spears, Music Theater, Theater
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A few more thoughts on 'Billy Elliot: The Musical'
As someone who loved the 2000 movie "Billy Elliot," I had doubts that it could be turned into a stage musical. I figured too much of the gritty mining town atmosphere of the original would be lost, for a start. And I was suspicious that the many...
Tags: Movies, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Arts, Dance
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Proud 'War Horse' is No. 2 in town
An international blockbuster arrives in Chicago next week, a production that has played for months to capacity houses and has broken box office records. Already, it has been seen by more than a million theatergoers. Stop already, you say. Everybody...
Tags: Palace Theater, Arts and Culture, Tony Awards, World War I (1914-1918), United Kingdom
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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: Broadway Theater, Russell Crowe, Music Theater, Poetry, Anne Hathaway
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Apr 11, 2013
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Apr 18, 2013
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Apr 4, 2013
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Mar 25, 2013
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Feb 22, 2013
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Feb 20, 2013
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Dec 21, 2012
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Dec 12, 2012
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Dec 27, 2012
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