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On Theater: A 'Blonde' moment worth having
Of all the stage musicals based on hit movies over the years ("Applause," "Promises, Promises," etc.), few have hit the ground running with the wit, verve and sheer entertainment value of "Legally Blonde," now in its second and final weekend at Golden...
Tags: Theater, Colleges and Universities, Music, Republic of Ireland, Arts and Culture
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'Lucky Guy,' starring Tom Hanks, turns a profit on Broadway
There's no need to stop the presses for this bit of Broadway foregone conclusion. "Lucky Guy," the Tony-nominated play written by the late Nora Ephron and starring Tom Hanks, has officially turned a profit, recouping its Broadway investment of $3.6...Tags: Services and Shopping, Courtney B. Vance, Maura Tierney, Entertainment Events, Tom Hanks
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Nora Ephron, Roger Ebert: Because they could not stop for death
There is something very unusual about Nora Ephron's bio in the Playbill for her new play, "Lucky Guy," a piece about famed tabloid newspaperman Mike McAlary, which opened Monday night on Broadway and stars Tom Hanks. The little sketch of Ephron, stuck...
Tags: Roger Ebert, Rudy Giuliani, Maura Tierney, The New York Times, Leukemia
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Review: Nora Ephron's 'Lucky Guy' is great news
NEW YORK — In the program for "Lucky Guy," the play Nora Ephron raced to complete before her death last year, there's a note by the author titled "Journalism: A Love Story." That's a pretty good description of the drama, Ephron's valentine to...Tags: Richard Masur, Health Treatments, Subway Transportation, New York City, Newspaper and Magazine
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'The Collection'
This sequel to the hugely unpleasant thriller "The Collector" is just as gruesome, which would have to be expected. Josh Stewart returns as the lone escapee from a sadistic serial killer, enlisted to save a wealthy man's (Christopher McDonald) daughter...Tags: Blu-ray Discs, The Collection (movie), DVDs, The Collector (movie, 2009), Josh Stewart
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Maura Tierney will make her Broadway debut with Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks is one lucky guy. Maura Tierney -- a.k.a. Dr. Abby Lockhart from NBC’s "ER" -- will make her Broadway debut this spring in Nora Ephron’s final play, "Lucky Guy." Tierney will play the wife of Hanks, who will star in the drama about...
Tags: ER (tv program), Awards and Prizes, Baby Mama (movie), Robin Williams, Entertainment Events
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DVD review: 'Cat Run' has some sharp extras
This overly violent but otherwise frequently enjoyable film showed up briefly in theaters more than a year ago, to little notice. It may have suffered from comparison to “Red,” the Bruce Willis/Helen Mirren/Morgan Freeman/John Malkovich action...
Tags: Janet McTeer, Blu-ray Discs, Chris Rock, Paz Vega, John Stockwell
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Football players honored
Bits and pieces from the local sports scene. Players from Burroughs, Burbank win scholar awards: Burbank High football player Mitch Camacho and Adam Velasco from Burroughs were given 2011- 2012 National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame...Tags: Charlie Day, Dean Norris, Talk Shows (genre), Golf, High School Sports
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Celebrity Scoop: Christopher McDonald
Zap2It"It was a lucky accident, as many great things are in life," says Christopher McDonald of his role as flamboyant attorney Thomas "Tommy" Jefferson on NBC's Monday comedy-drama "Harry's Law." Created by David E. Kelley, it stars Kathy Bates as Harriet...Tags: NBC (tv network), Kathy Bates, Harry's Law (tv program), Comedy (genre), Thomas Jefferson
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Movie review: 'The Best and the Brightest'
"The Best and the Brightest" might have had some real teeth -- and some real smarts -- in the hands of a savvy satirist such as Christopher Guest. Unfortunately, writer-director Josh Shelov's sendup of the Manhattan private school culture flies off its...Tags: Amy Sedaris, Delaware, Bonnie Somerville, Somerville, Kate Mulgrew
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'Law & Order' episode feels the pain of Broadway's 'Spider-Man' musical
Culture Monster'Spider-Man' musical inspires 'Law & Order' episode... -
‘Harry’s Law’: Karen Olivo jumps from Broadway to NBC
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelExecutive producer Bill D'Elia said that Olivo stood out when he saw her via an Internet link, but he didn't think her reading for Cassie was right. "We had one conversation where I directed her over the phone," D'Elia said. "She put herself back on tape....
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