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    Jun 10, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Tony Awards 2012: 'Clybourne Park' by Bruce Norris wins best play

    "Clybourne Park," the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy-drama by Bruce Norris, won the Tony for new play.
    "Clybourne Park," the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy-drama by Bruce Norris, won the Tony for new play. The critically acclaimed play, which ran at Playwrights Horizons in New York, the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco and the Mark Taper...

    Tags: Awards and Prizes, Tony Awards, Bruce Norris, Entertainment Events, Music Theater

    2. Jun 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Tony Awards 2012: From L.A. to the Great White Way

    The Tony Awards may be the toast of Broadway, but there were Champagne glasses being raised for some of Sunday's victors who have roots in Southern California.
    The Tony Awards may be the toast of Broadway, but there were Champagne glasses being raised for some of Sunday's victors who have roots in Southern California. The most noteworthy production was "Clybourne Park," which was named best play. The Pulitzer...

    Tags: Bruce Norris, Washington, DC, Tony Awards, Lincoln Center, Theater

    3. Jul 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Sherman Hemsley dies at 74; star of TV's 'The Jeffersons'

    Sherman Hemsley, who was rooted in the minds of millions of television viewers as Archie Bunker's bombastic black neighbor, George Jefferson, in"All in the Family" and later as the star of his own long-running sitcom, "The Jeffersons," has died. He was 74.
    Sherman Hemsley, who was rooted in the minds of millions of television viewers as Archie Bunker's bombastic black neighbor, George Jefferson, in"All in the Family" and later as the star of his own long-running sitcom, "The Jeffersons," has died. He was...

    Tags: Sherman Hemsley, Celebrities, Queens (New York City), Marla Gibbs, Death of a Salesman (play)

    4. Jun 10, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Tony Awards: 'Clybourne Park,' 'Once' are big winners

    Bruce Norris' "Clybourne Park," a sharp-toothed satirical drama about the vagaries of race and real estate, won for best play, and "Once," a starry-eyed romance centered on an Irish street musician and a Czech immigrant flower seller, topped the best musical category at Sunday's 66th Tony Awards.
    Bruce Norris' "Clybourne Park," a sharp-toothed satirical drama about the vagaries of race and real estate, won for best play, and "Once," a starry-eyed romance centered on an Irish street musician and a Czech immigrant flower seller, topped the best...

    Tags: Celebrities, Death of a Salesman (play), NBC (tv network), Theater, Opera (genre)

    5. May 18, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Word power

    Earlier this year, when Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a 100-book required reading list for his compatriots, it provoked anxiety, rekindling memories of Soviet-era censorship. The furor underscored an important point: that literature plays a fundamental role in defining a country's culture and its discourse.
    Earlier this year, when Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a 100-book required reading list for his compatriots, it provoked anxiety, rekindling memories of Soviet-era censorship. The furor underscored an important point: that literature plays a...

    Tags: Jane Austen, Richard Ford, Camp David, Tennessee Williams, Flannery O'Connor

    6. Jan 24, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. More with Amandeep Sandhu

    As promised, here's the continuation of <a href=&quot;http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/books/read-street/bal-an-interview-with-anadeep-sandhu-20120121,0,7214364.story" target="_blank">Rosalia Scalia's thoughtful Q&amp;A</a> with Indian novelist<a href="www.amandeepsandhu.com%20" target="_blank"> Amandeep Sandhu.</a> He touches on inspirations, the challenge of writing in another language, and the role that emotion plays in great writing.
    As promised, here's the continuation of Rosalia Scalia's thoughtful Q&A with Indian novelist Amandeep Sandhu. He touches on inspirations, the challenge of writing in another language, and the role that emotion plays in great writing. RS: You said that in...

    Tags: Culture, Behavioral Conditions, Social Sciences, Junot Diaz, Tuberculosis

    7. Apr 30, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  7. Harry Belafonte to receive Indiana Black Expo 'Living Legend Award'

    Entertainment legend and social activist Harry Belafonte will highlight the list of awardees at the Indiana Black Expo, Inc. Corporate Luncheon Friday, July 20 &ndash; a cornerstone event of the 42<sup>nd</sup> Annual Summer Celebration presented by 1.800.QUIT.NOW.
    Entertainment legend and social activist Harry Belafonte will highlight the list of awardees at the Indiana Black Expo, Inc. Corporate Luncheon Friday, July 20 – a cornerstone event of the 42nd Annual Summer Celebration presented by 1.800.QUIT.NOW....

    Tags: Celebrities, Dorothy Dandridge, HBO (tv network), Music Industry, Crime, Law and Justice

    8. Apr 12, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  8. Christopher Shinn's "Now Or Later" Gets U.S. Premiere At Huntington

    <strong>Christopher Shinn</strong>'s political drama,<strong> &quot;Now or Later,"</strong> will have its U.S. premiere at Boston's <strong>Huntington Theatre Company</strong> this fall. <strong>Michael Wilson,</strong> former artistic director of <strong>Hartford Stage</strong>, will direct the play which runs Oct. 12 to Nov. 10 at the theater's<strong> Candlewood Pavilion</strong> at the <strong>Boston Center for the Arts</strong>.
    Hartford Courant
    Christopher Shinn's political drama, "Now or Later," will have its U.S. premiere at Boston's Huntington Theatre Company this fall. Michael Wilson, former artistic director of Hartford Stage, will direct the play which runs Oct. 12 to Nov. 10 at the...

    Tags: Hartford Stage, Wethersfield, Harold Pinter, M (movie), Entertainment

    9. Jan 23, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. A hidden cause of Baltimore's population loss: abortion

    Population increase is a natural sign of political health. By that measure, Baltimore has been sick a long time. Six straight decades of depopulation have reduced the city by a third. Seeking not only to halt this bad case of "the dreaded shrinks" but...

    Tags: Social Issues, Migration, Customs and Tradition, Health, Immigration

    10. Jan 24, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Theater review: 'A Raisin in the Sun' at the Kirk Douglas Theatre

    Culture Monster
    The Ebony Repertory Theatre production of "A Raisin in Sun," directed by Phylicia Rashad, opens at the Kirk Douglas Theatre....
    11. Jan 26, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Theater review: 'Clybourne Park' at the Mark Taper Forum

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    "Clybourne Park" by Bruce Norris opens at the Mark Taper Forum....
    12. Feb 2, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Ivy grows in students' 'Raisin in the Sun' garden

    L.A. at Home
    Culver City High School art students were inspired by "A Raisin in the Sun" to create a garden art installation that's outside the Kirk Douglas Theatre, where the classic American play is being performed....
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