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Liz Smith: Get ready for 'Turn of the Century'
DON'T CLAP too hard - it's a very old building," says the lead character in John Osborne's The Entertainer. But things are different at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. And what is happening there is chiefly dependent on three little words - no, three big...Tags: John Boorman, Keira Knightley, Carla Bruni, Cameron Diaz, Road Accidents
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Luther Davis, 91; writer for film, stage won Tony Award for 'Kismet'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLuther Davis, a writer for stage, film and television who won a Tony Award for the Broadway musical "Kismet" and whose screen credits include "Lady in A Cage," a thriller that starred Olivia de Havilland, has died. He was 91. Davis died July 29 at...Tags: James Caan, Defense, Movies, Death and Dying, Tourism and Leisure
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Some of our summer guests are left searching and showless
I have a friend who is a concierge at a big Chicago hotel. He tells me that summer guests approach his desk looking for a big downtown show. They've heard showbiz in Chicago is hot. He tells them about "Wicked" and "Jersey Boys." But they've seen those....Tags: Second City, Magnificent Mile, Christmas, Jeff Daniels, Music Theater
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Goodman, Tommy Tune to stage new 'Turn of the Century'
Tribune criticJeff Daniels and Rachel York are to be the two stars of "The Turn of the Century," the new musical premiering at the Goodman Theatre this fall, penned by the authors of "Jersey Boys," directed by Tommy Tune, and conceived with Broadway ambitions....Tags: Broadway, Theater, Goodman Theatre, Jeff Daniels, Music Theater
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For the record
"Wall-E": The >caption on a photo accompanying an article about the music in "Wall-E" in Friday's Calendar section identified the man dancing with Barbra Streisand in "Hello, Dolly!" as Michael Crawford. It is actually Tommy Tune. Ricky Jay: An article...Tags: Barbra Streisand, Michael Crawford, Los Angeles, California
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How Wall-E got to say hello to 'Dolly'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn high school, "Wall-E" director Andrew Stanton played the shy Yonkers store clerk Barnaby in the Jerry Herman musical "Hello, Dolly!" Decades later, two of the show's lesser-known songs would play a pivotal part in the critically acclaimed Disney/...Tags: Peter Gabriel, Michael Crawford, Gene Kelly, Music Theater, Pixar
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Rosie O'Donnell will tap in 'No, No, Nanette'
linda.winer@newsday.comCan Rosie tap? This is not, for everyone, a roiling question of our tumultuous times. But for people who fixate on old musicals - which means the crowds that swarm New York City Center for the semi-staged "Encores!" series - Rosie O'Donnell's dancing...Tags: Broadway, Lincoln Center, Marc Kudisch, Newspaper and Magazine, Gabriel Byrne
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Non-profit, commercial divisions melt
Tribune theater criticIn theatrical lore, the commercial producer and the non-profit theater company are worlds apart. The former is synonymous with mercurial, cigar-chewing entrepreneurship; the latter is fulfilling a sacred social mission to serve and protect the arts....Tags: Broadway, Horton Foote, Kathleen Turner, New York, Music Theater
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'Singin' in the Rain' Screenwriter, Lyricist Dies at 89
Times Staff WriterBetty Comden, who with her partner Adolph Green wrote some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century, including "New York, New York," "Just in Time" and the heart-wrenching "Never-Never-Land" from "Peter Pan," has died. She was believed to be 89....Tags: Judy Garland, Dance, Adolph Green, Debbie Reynolds, Leonard Bernstein
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Short's incredible likeness of me-ness
Newsday Staff WriterThe title of Martin Short's amiably anarchic Broadway showcase, "Fame Becomes Me," can be read in two ways. Pay attention, class. Does the comic personality mean that fame - that once elusive, increasingly tawdry goddess of reflected recognition - looks...Tags: Judy Garland, Broadway, Andy Warhol, Billy Crystal, Celebrity
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Who rules the musical?
Times Staff WriterDaring storytelling that integrates song and dance is rare. But a few auteurs strive for the elusive formula. Broadway has always prized director-choreographers who could deliver hit musicals with an individual stamp on them — masters such as Jerome...Tags: Dance, American Airlines, Inc., Folk Music, Dancing, Martha Graham
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A 'Grand' set of performances at Drury Lane
Tribune arts criticWith its gold leaf, red velour and Strauss crystal chandeliers, the opulent new Drury Lane Theatre at the Water Tower Place was built to resemble the lobby of an old-line grand hotel. So to revive the musical of that name, artistic director Michael...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Tourism and Leisure, Hotels and Accommodations, Water Tower Place, Theater
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