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City Center's high-spirited revival of 'On the Town' remains forever young
AP Drama CriticNEW YORK (AP) _ Some Broadway melodies never get old. Consider the music Leonard Bernstein composed for "On the Town." It's among the musical theater's most youthful and exuberant. So it's hard to believe the show reaches 65, senior citizen status,...Tags: Theater, Dancing, Jerome Robbins, Music Theater, Broadway
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New York celebrates Leonard Bernstein's 90 years
linda.winer@newsday.comThe plan was to marry Leonard Bernstein. Other girls in my neighborhood had their crushes on Elvis and James Dean or, forgive them, Mouseketeers. But I was captivated by the dashing fellow on TV, the one who talked with such exuberance and a thrilling...Tags: Theater, Dancing, James Dean, Peter Martins, Jerome Robbins
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Comden & Green (and now add Beane)
Special to The TimesWHEN I was a young writer and wore a pencil behind my ear without a hint of irony, I swore a great many things. One was that I would never adapt anything. My ideas would spring anew from my dramatic imagination and the world would rejoice -- though...Tags: Theater, Olivia Newton-John, Property, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Music Theater
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2007-2008 theater season preview
Events schedules frequently change. It's best to call the venue before you go. Annie Russell Theatre The theater is on the campus of Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park. Season tickets are $50 and $60 for general audiences, $47 and $57 for...Tags: Engelbert Humperdinck, Assault, Chicago Weather, William S Gilbert, Jack Kerouac
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A life locked in passionate dance
the Associated PressIt seems as if everything there is to know about choreographer Jerome Robbins is in this hefty biography, Somewhere. Author Amanda Vaill had access to Robbins' journals and diaries, as well as to his notes about his projects for Broadway and, later,...Tags: Theater, Dancing, Music, Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins
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Hey good lookin'!
Tribune senior correspondentWe sure don't like our wrinkles! After the on anti-aging goos, readers want to join the conversation. Thanks for your suggestions on other things to try (or reject). In the interest of all of us who want to remain young, here you go: Anna Gunter Kaplan,...Tags: William Kennedy, Marshall Field, Christianity, Donovan, Court Preliminary
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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: Theater, Cy Coleman, Poetry, Celebrity Mothers, Bars and Clubs
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The 101 Greatest Screenplays
Zap2It.comWhat do you think of the WGA list? ++++++++++++++++++++ || 1. || CASABLANCA Screenplay by Julius J. & Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch. Based on the play "Everybody Comes to Rick's" by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison || || 2. || THE GODFATHER...Tags: Francis Ford Coppola, Margaret Mitchell, L Frank Baum, Butch Cassidy, Robert Bolt
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Brooke's 'Wonderful' world
STAFF WRITERSay this for Brooke Shields in "Wonderful Town," she has guts. But let's not be stingy. Shields, who dares to replace the dazzling Donna Murphy in one of the most demanding musical- comedy star turns on Broadway, also happens to have grown into a major...Tags: Theater, Manhattan (New York City), Ohio, Music Theater, Al Hirschfeld
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"Wonderful Town"
STAFF WRITERTalk about great comic timing. Just when it seemed that all the commercial musicals in this busy beast of a season were going to be, at best, mixed blessings, along comes "Wonderful Town" - a big wet kiss for old-time Broadway, dream-boat Manhattan and...Tags: Theater, Al Hirschfeld, Music Theater, Broadway, Adolph Green
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'Broadway: The Golden Age'
Times Staff WriterBy the time Rick McKay made it to New York in the '80s with dreams of becoming a singer, he discovered that the Broadway he had learned about in movies and TV while growing up in Indiana no longer existed. Imports, shows with prerecorded music and...Tags: Theater, Hume Cronyn, Gena Rowlands, Julie Harris, Music Theater
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Theater season
Sentinel Staff WriterThe following is a list of theatrical productions: ANNIE RUSSELL THEATRE The theater is on the campus of Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park. Season tickets are $50 and $60 for general audiences and $47 and $57 for seniors. Second-stage shows...Tags: Elton John, William S Gilbert, Jerome Lawrence, Euripides, Neil LaBute
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