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The poetry of Harold Pinter, in a benefit for the homeless
Culture MonsterThis Wednesday, Julian Sands will channel a spirit. The British actor, known for his performances in “Warlock,” “Room With a View” and “24,” presents an evening of Harold Pinter’s poetry on Dec. 9 at the Odyssey Theatre. The reading will....... -
Raul Esparza, Brooke Shields to star in 'Leap of Faith' at Ahmanson Theatre
Culture MonsterThe new musical "Leap of Faith" has landed two impressive stars for its debut in September at the Ahmanson Theatre. Four-time Tony-nominee Raul Esparza and actress Brooke Shields will play the lead roles in the musical about a fraudulent faith...... -
Frank Galati to make directing debut at Stratford Festival of Canada
The Theater LoopFrank Galati will direct "The Merry Wives of Windsor" at the Stratford Festival of Canada in 2011. The show, which will star Geraint Wyn Davies as Falstaff will mark Galati's directing debut in Stratford. It will be convenient to have...... -
'The Illusion' at Court Theatre: Life is a dream, is a dream, is a dream
The Theater LoopTHEATER REVIEW: "The Illusion" ★★★ Through April 11 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave.; Running time: 2 hours, 25 minutes; Tickets: $38-56 at 773-753-4472. We’re all familiar with the play within a play, as when Hamlet’s players enact a...... -
Pamuk's Politicized Prize
'THERE IS NO SUCH THING," George Orwell once said, "as a genuinely nonpolitical literature." That probably comes as news to millions of Danielle Steel fans. Still, if Orwell had only tacked on the word "award" to his aphorism, that 1946 statement would...Tags: Arts and Culture, Genocide, Turkey, France, Hate Crimes
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Dating My Husband: Footloose and Family Free
It seems like most of our married life with kids, my husband, Chad, and I reenacted episodes of Prison Break every time we wanted to go on a date. Sometimes wed wait until our girls were asleep before we left them with the babysitter and scaled the...Tags: Chad, Television, Dog (animal), Los Angeles, Connecticut
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Theater figures
Theater figures Lawrence Roman, 86; best known for writing the hit Broadway play "Under the Yum-Yum Tree" and for adapting the farce into the 1963 movie (May 18) Paul Sills, 80; legendary improvisational director and teacher co-founded the Compass...Tags: The Second City, Nobel Prize Awards, Tony Awards, Music Theater, Ken Kesey
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Natasha Richardson dies at 45
![Natasha Richardson, the luminous British actress from one of the world's great acting families, whose performances ranged from the high-brow drama "The Handmaid's Tale" to the lightweight comedy "The Parent Trap" and the Tony-winning Broadway production of "Cabaret," died Wednesday. She was 45.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-10/45652570-06140813.jpg "Natasha Richardson, the luminous British actress from one of the world's great acting families, whose performances ranged from the high-brow drama "The Handmaid's Tale\" to the lightweight comedy \"The Parent Trap\" and the Tony-winning Broadway production of \"Cabaret,\" died Wednesday. She was 45.")
Natasha Richardson, the luminous British actress from one of the world's great acting families, whose performances ranged from the high-brow drama "The Handmaid's Tale" to the lightweight comedy "The Parent Trap" and the Tony-winning Broadway production...Tags: Arts and Culture, Claire Danes, Literature, Music Theater, Health
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Notable deaths in 2008
Actor Paul Newman died this year. So did Larry Harmon, who was better known as "Bozo the Clown"; W. Mark Felt, who was the mysterious "Deep Throat"; and William Stulla, who as "Engineer Bill" delighted a generation of children with a simple glass of milk....Tags: Larry Harmon, William F. Buckley, Nobel Prize Awards, Steve Fossett, Death
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Reasons to shiver: New in paperback
"The Paris Review Interviews, Vol. III" edited by Philip Gourevitch (Picador) "Have you found any professional criticism of your work illuminating or helpful? Edmund Wilson, for example?" asks Julian Jebb, the guy sent by the Paris Review to interview...Tags: Georges Simenon, Fritz Lang, Martin Amis, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Pistols (music group)
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Harold Pinter: master of menace
Playwright Harold Pinter's dialogue has been compared to everyday prattle that covers a menacing subtext. Truth and falsehoods are subjective, memory can't be relied on, words are negotiating tools or weapons. Pinter commented on this approach in his...Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Family
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Harold Pinter, influential playwright and Nobel winner, dies at 78
Harold Pinter, the Nobel Prize-winning British playwright who addressed the isolation, fear and brutality of life in an original style that changed the face of 20th century theater, has died. He was 78.
Pinter, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for...Tags: John Fowles, F. Scott Fitzgerald, National Security, Arts and Culture, United Kingdom
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