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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: Entertainment, Music Theater, Entertainment Events, Colleges and Universities, Theater
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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: Entertainment Events, Maura Tierney, Tom Hanks, Courtney B. Vance, Tony Awards
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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, Leukemia, Maura Tierney, Tom Hanks
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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: Chemotherapy, Nora Ephron, Richard Masur, Maura Tierney, Health Treatments
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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 Collector (movie, 2009), Josh Stewart, The Collection (movie), DVDs
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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: Nora Ephron, Maura Tierney, Jim Carrey, Robin Williams, Maria Bamford
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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: Chris Rock, John Stockwell, Entertainment, Paz Vega, Penelope Cruz
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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: Entertainment, Richard Schiff, Aimee Garcia, Breaking Bad (tv program), Football
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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: Delaware, Amy Sedaris, Manhattan (New York City), Bonnie Somerville, Christopher Guest
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'Law & Order' episode feels the pain of Broadway's 'Spider-Man' musical
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‘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.... -
Movie Preview: The Best and the Brightest
Frankly My Dear - Orlando SentinelWho oh who is the person guiding Neil Patrick Harris's career? He is making odd choices, one after the other, and making them pay off somehow. “The Best and the Brightest” has him playing a schlub of a dad talked-tricked into going to extremes...
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