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    Nov 9, 2008 |Column| Newsday

  1. 'Billy Elliot' escorts dance back to Broadway

    linda.winer@newsday.com
    When it comes to dancing with or without the stars, Broadway has been losing the beat to TV. But, finally, here comes "Billy Elliot," the first dance-driven musical to promise kinetic liftoff since Twyla Tharp's "Movin' Out" moved out in 2005 after three...

    Tags: Mel Brooks, Dance, Bob Dylan, Folk Music, Broadway

    2. Nov 7, 2008 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa' stars the voices of Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith

    Tribune critic
    "Madagascar" (2005) made half a bil, and my preteen son certainly enjoyed it, especially for the penguins. The sequel, "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa," is a better film, though—less manic, more easygoing. The first film referenced so many other movies...

    Tags: Manhattan (New York City), DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, IMAX, Bernie Mac, New York

    3. Nov 7, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Review: 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'

    &quot;Madagascar," the 2005 animated film that brought us pampered zoo critters Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the paranoid hypochondriac giraffe and Gloria the hippo (and the penguins, don't forget those crafty penguins) pulled in about half a billion dollars at the box office. The sequel, "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa," is a better film, though -- less manic, more easygoing. <b>&#182;</b> The first movie referenced so many other movies so indiscriminately, from "Chariots of Fire" to "Planet of the Apes" to "American Beauty," watching it was like being caught on a bus with a bunch of screenwriters on the way to a wisenheimer convention. The new one lays off that stuff, comparatively, and while there are booger jokes and such, you'll likely avoid that "Over the Hedge" headache so many of these critter outings instill. <b>&#182;</b> Marooned on Madagascar, Alex (voiced by Ben Stiller), Marty ( Chris Rock), Melman ( David Schwimmer) and Gloria ( Jada Pinkett Smith) yearn for home in the Central Park Zoo, where starry-eyed, egocentric Alex's antics have made him "king of New York." The penguins rig up an old, busted plane, slingshot fashion, and zing the quartet (plus stowaways) not to Manhattan, but to Africa, somewhere near Mt. Kilimanjaro.
    "Madagascar," the 2005 animated film that brought us pampered zoo critters Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the paranoid hypochondriac giraffe and Gloria the hippo (and the penguins, don't forget those crafty penguins) pulled in about half a billion...

    Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Bernie Mac, New York, Chris Rock, Central Park

    4. Oct 24, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Review: 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year'

    Though the previous two installments were made specifically for television, &quot;High School Musical 3: Senior Year" finds the mega-hit franchise moving to movie theaters. The director and co-choreographer of all three pictures, Kenny Ortega, does have a background in theatrical features, as choreographer of such (ahem) classics as "Xanadu" and " Dirty Dancing," while among his previous feature directing efforts is "Newsies," a knockabout musical about an 1899 child labor dispute.
    Though the previous two installments were made specifically for television, "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" finds the mega-hit franchise moving to movie theaters. The director and co-choreographer of all three pictures, Kenny Ortega, does have a...

    Tags: Annette Funicello, High Schools, Xanadu (musical), Music, Schools

    5. Oct 15, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. That dishwasher scene in 'Rachel Getting Married'? Inspired by real life

    &quot;RACHEL Getting Married," a new movie from director Jonathan Demme and starring Anne Hathaway, opened this month and quickly became a surprise hit. In the film, Hathaway plays a recovering drug addict who's released from rehab to join her sister's raucous Connecticut wedding.
    Special to The Times
    "RACHEL Getting Married," a new movie from director Jonathan Demme and starring Anne Hathaway, opened this month and quickly became a surprise hit. In the film, Hathaway plays a recovering drug addict who's released from rehab to join her sister's raucous...

    Tags: Sidney Lumet, Electrical Appliance, Whole Foods Market, Jonathan Demme, Movies

    6. Oct 4, 2008 |Story| Associated Press

  6. Film review: Hathaway sizzles amid emotional overload of Demme's dreary nuptial drama 'Rachel'

    AP Movie Writer
    Ever been to one of those weddings that just will not end? "Rachel Getting Married" is the cinematic equivalent, a movie with a powerful performance from Anne Hathaway but a story undone by the self-indulgence of director Jonathan Demme, who loiters...

    Tags: Jimmy Carter, Bill Irwin, Neil Young, Film Festivals, Literature

    7. Sep 21, 2008 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. 'Turn of the Century' celebrates jukebox musical

    Special to the Chicago Tribune
    With their book for "Jersey Boys," Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice won heightened respect for the jukebox musical, a show that tells a story using old hits instead of a new score. Their latest, "Turn of the Century," now in previews and running...

    Tags: Jazz Music, Broadway, Popular Music, Will Rogers, Theater

    8. Aug 15, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Shakespeare's 'Tempest' wizard enchants

    Set on a sandy island where scantily clad castaways compete against each other for power, Shakespeare's &quot;The Tempest" could qualify as the proto-"Survivor." If that sounds like literary heresy, consider the fact that the Bard himself was seldom above baser pleasures, filling his final play with winking double-entendres involving birds, bees and bodily gratification.
    Set on a sandy island where scantily clad castaways compete against each other for power, Shakespeare's "The Tempest" could qualify as the proto-"Survivor." If that sounds like literary heresy, consider the fact that the Bard himself was seldom above...

    Tags: Larry David, Theater, Santa Monica, Colleges and Universities, Beverly Hills

    9. Jul 24, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Under this big top, a fiery world

    EQUAL parts trippy and sinister, <a href=&quot;http://www.cirqueberzerk.com">Cirque Berzerk</a> seems like the sort of phantasmagoric spectacle Tim Burton would dream up if he quit filmmaking to join the circus. With masks and characters that look as though they'd be at home in Jack Skellington's world, this 35-member troupe, which has previously staged several dinner-theater shows and Burning Man jaunts, presents "Beneath," its first full-length extravaganza under the big top, starting today.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    EQUAL parts trippy and sinister, Cirque Berzerk seems like the sort of phantasmagoric spectacle Tim Burton would dream up if he quit filmmaking to join the circus. With masks and characters that look as though they'd be at home in Jack Skellington's...

    Tags: Dance, Tim Burton, Movies, Theater, Colleges and Universities

    10. Jul 18, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. 'Sweet Charity'

    Since first produced more than 40 years ago, &quot;Sweet Charity" has undergone an unfortunate metamorphosis from the sweetly sentimental to the downright treacly. Granted, Cy Coleman's music and Dorothy Fields' lyrics combine in some memorable standards ("If They Could See Me Now," "Big Spender") and certainly one can imagine the sheer excitement generated when Bob Fosse's original Tony-winning choreography was first performed. But Neil Simon's book, although recently tweaked for the 2005 Broadway revival, has sprouted mold atop the syrup.
    Special to The Times
    Since first produced more than 40 years ago, "Sweet Charity" has undergone an unfortunate metamorphosis from the sweetly sentimental to the downright treacly. Granted, Cy Coleman's music and Dorothy Fields' lyrics combine in some memorable standards ("...

    Tags: Dance, Federico Fellini, Charity, Theater, Dancing

    11. Jul 10, 2008 |Story| AM New York

  11. A 'Damn' Good Time

    Way back in 1955, baseball players turned to Faustian magic instead of steroids to get ahead. And today, while the Yankees are demanding $350 million in tax-free funds for their new stadium, the Washington Senators are offering a far better deal at City Center. Like last year's &quot;Gypsy," the Encores revival of the 1955 musical comedy classic "Damn Yankees" is not so much a staged concert but a full-scale Broadway mounting.
    amNewYork theater critic
    Way back in 1955, baseball players turned to Faustian magic instead of steroids to get ahead. And today, while the Yankees are demanding $350 million in tax-free funds for their new stadium, the Washington Senators are offering a far better deal at City...

    Tags: Marilyn Monroe, Sean Hayes, Dance, Music, Jane Krakowski

    12. Feb 11, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Roy Scheider; star of 'Jaws' and 'All That Jazz'

    Roy Scheider, the jagged-nosed actor who brought complexity to tough-guy roles in such films as &quot;The French Connection," "Jaws" and "All That Jazz," and was also known for political activism off the set, died Sunday afternoon at a hospital in Little Rock, Ark. He was believed to be 75, and had been battling a form of blood cancer for three years.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Roy Scheider, the jagged-nosed actor who brought complexity to tough-guy roles in such films as "The French Connection," "Jaws" and "All That Jazz," and was also known for political activism off the set, died Sunday afternoon at a hospital in Little Rock,...

    Tags: Long Island, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Theater, Sag Harbor (East Hampton, New York), Arkansas

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