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"Irving Berlin's White Christmas" Remains A Classic
Special To The CourantThe key words in the title " Irving Berlin's White Christmas" are the name of the composer and lyricist. For while the book by David Ives and Paul Blake draws on the 1954 Paramount Pictures release, many of the songs come from other sources — from...Tags: Defense, Bars and Clubs, Florida, Rosemary Clooney, Christmas
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The night salsa hit a home run at Yankee Stadium
E-mail Ed Morales at sonidoslatinos@edmorales.net.It was a strange night to be at Yankee Stadium. There was a fine mist on the almost-deserted River Avenue across the street from the baseball cathedral, scheduled for demolition now that its final season has ended. But there was one final chapter in the...Tags: Groucho Marx, Carmen Miranda, Music, Movies, Celia Cruz
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7 things to learn about ... 'Porgy and Bess'
Tribune reporter252Catfish Row comes alive here starting Tuesday, when Lyric Opera of Chicago presents "Porgy and Bess." Here's some lesser-known "Porgy" lore, gleaned from Howard Pollack's 2006 George Gershwin biography and Hollis Alpert's 1990 history of "Porgy and...Tags: Ira Gershwin, Cab Calloway, Music, Oscar Hammerstein, Opera
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Is Gary Sinise an amputee?
Watching CSI: NY, I recognized the lead actor as the same person who, in Forrest Gump, played the lieutenant who lost both legs in the Vietnam War. I think his name is Gary Sinise. But the actor in CSI: NY seemed to have both legs. Is Sinise an amputee or...Tags: Pompano Beach, Tina Fey, Movies, Amazon.com Inc., Florida Marlins
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On this day in history
On Oct. 6, 1884, the Naval War College was established in Newport, R.I. In 1889 the Moulin Rouge in Paris first opened its doors to the public. In 1891 Charles Stewart Parnell, the "Uncrowned King of Ireland," died in Brighton, England. In 1905...Tags: Boeing Co., Chicago Bulls, Baltimore Orioles, Michael Jordan, Awards and Prizes
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Mandy Patinkin hams it up in 'Tempest'
amNewYork theater criticWhere has Mandy Patinkin been for the past few years? Besides a few solo concerts, he hasn't appeared on a New York stage since the flop Broadway musical "Wild Party" in 2000. He isn't even on TV anymore. Showtime Networks canceled "Dead Like Me" in...Tags: Music Theater, Broadway, Theater, New York, Osama bin Laden
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Don't blame Santa Monica shoppers
The Times editorial "It’s a two-way street” correctly pointed out earlier this month that traffic in areas of Mar Vista and West L.A. has been adversely affected by Santa Monica's nonstop development. Indeed, all one has to do is watch the...Tags: Citizens Initiative and Recall, Mar Vista, Santa Monica, West Los Angeles, Los Angeles
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'The American Mall' -- teens, dreams and dancing in the food court
Times Television CriticIn simplest terms, “The American Mall,” which premieres tonight on MTV, is MTV looking at the Disney Channel's burgeoning teen-musical empire and thinking, "I got to get me one of those." It's “High School Musical” -- but in a...Tags: Camp Rock (movie), Music, So You Think You Can Dance, High Schools, Movies
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'All You Need Is Love' finally arrives in U.S.
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBritish documentary maker Tony Palmer called his 17-hour TV series exploring the origins of American popular music “All You Need Is Love,” because John Lennon told him it would make a great title. But in the three decades since he made it, it'...Tags: Woody Guthrie, Frank Sinatra, Popular Music, Cab Calloway, Bo Diddley
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Grant Show has listed his Hollywood Hills home for close to $2 million
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMoving farther from Melrose? Now that the writers strike has been settled, former "Melrose Place" star Grant Show has swung back into action. Show plays Tom Decker, an airplane pilot and lead character in the '70s-themed CBS series "Swingtown," about...Tags: Property, Courteney Cox, CBS Corp., Real Estate Transactions, New York
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Feel at home at Blue Moon and other boutique NYC hotels
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNew York Some small hotels have lobby cats. The Lower East Side's Blue Moon Hotel presents the reception area mom. "What kind of tea do you want? Is it in there?" Rita Settenbrino asks while I sort through a small continental breakfast buffet that has...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Babe Ruth, Bill Tilden, Hotels and Accommodations
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A messy 'Yellow Face' opens
Look up "yellow face" in the dictionary. It says "a yellow stylized representation of a smiling face." But for playwright David Henry Hwang, it refers to the practice of having a Caucasian pretend to be an Asian individual, rather like the infamous...Tags: Jonathan Pryce, Music Theater, Broadway, New York Times, Theater
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