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Disney unveils plan for first animated Marvel film
The studio behind the animated fantasies "Bambi," "Dumbo" and '"The Lion King" has a new kind of hero tale on the way — a Marvel Comics one. Walt Disney Animation Studios on Thursday announced plans to release "Big Hero 6," an action-comedy inspired...
Tags: Despicable Me 2 (movie), Toy Story (movie), Animation (Movie Genre), Disneyland Park, Robert J. Lopez
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Comedian David Steinberg performs one-man show at Bucks Playhouse
As a young man, David Steinberg moved to Chicago from his native Winnipeg to study at the Yeshiva, a Jewish rabbinical school. But on the way he went to see Chicago's Second City comedy troupe and became so enamored with its style of stand-up, he...Tags: Jerry Seinfeld, Environmental Issues, Stand-up Comedy, Curb Your Enthusiasm (tv program), Music Theater
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Hippodrome uses new grant to give nonprofits a broader stage
The Hippodrome Theatre is largely defined by marquee Broadway shows, from "The Lion King" to "South Pacific." But starting Monday, the theater aims to be a hub for local arts groups, becoming much more than just a stopping-off spot for touring artists and...Tags: Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Hippodrome Theatre, Concerts, Music Industry, Sales
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How Broadway's Big Hollywood Gambles Are Paying Off
ReutersApr 23 (TheWrap.com) - Bette Midler has joined Tom Hanks as a certified Broadway smash. Her one-woman show about super-agent Sue Mengers, "I'll Eat You Last," officially opens Wednesday, but sales during previews have been strong. In fact, many of the...Tags: Tom Hanks, Other Desert Cities (play), Services and Shopping, Entertainment, Broadway Theater
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Cast Named For "The Fabulous Lipitones" Musical Workshop
Hartford CourantDanny Rutigliano (Broadway's "The Lion King," the national tour of "How to Succeed in Business...") will be featured in the cast of the new musical comedy "The Fabulous Lipitones," which will receive a workshop at Goodspeed Musicals' Normal Terris Theatre...Tags: Music Theater, Goodspeed Opera House, The Cosby Show (tv program), Theater, Entertainment Events
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'Evil Dead' could scare 'G.I. Joe' off No. 1 box-office spot
"G.I. Joe: Retaliation" could be demonized by "Evil Dead" at the box office this weekend as the horror film aims to possess No. 1. After debuting with $40.5 million, the action sequel will likely take in an additional $20 million during its second...
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Classic Hollywood: On the case of 'Roger Rabbit'
Disney's frenetic live-action/animated comedy "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was the second-highest-grossing film of 1988, earning more than $156 million. The comedy won three Academy Awards and transformed its lead, British actor Bob Hoskins, into a bona fide...Tags: Samuel Goldwyn, Academy Awards, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Animation (Movie Genre), Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
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'Motown: The Musical' earns $1 million its first week on Broadway
Motown founder Berry Gordy has another hit on his hands: "Motown: The Musical" cracked the million-dollar mark after its first week of previews on Broadway. The show grossed $1.03 million after seven performances starting March 11 at the Lunt-Fontanne...
Tags: Berry Gordy, Maura Tierney, The Book of Mormon (musical), Tom Hanks, Nora Ephron
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Theater review: 'Godspell' from Theatre Downtown and Vine Theatre
The 2011 Broadway revival of "Godspell," a 1971 musical with songs by a pre-"Wicked" Stephen Schwartz, brought the Bible-based show into modern times with a high-spirited cast that joked and riffed its way through the Gospel of St. Matthew. The new...
Tags: Music Theater, Wicked (musical), Charlie Sheen, Arts and Culture, Theater Downtown
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How much does that touring actor make?
That actor you're watching onstage tonight? He or she might well have skin in the game. And I speak not just of art or hunger for applause. I talk of cold, hard cash. One of the more interesting and perhaps lesser noticed changes in show business...
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'Monsters, Inc.'
As with "Finding Nemo" recently, and "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Lion King"before that, another animated Disney classic gets a home-video relaunch in the 3D refitting it received for theaters first. The entertaining co-venture with Pixar offers...
Tags: Blu-ray Discs, Pixar Animation, John Ratzenberger, Billy Crystal, DVDs
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Orlando arts center's Broadway deal makes everyone a winner
After a month of handwringing, public appeals and lines in the sand, a deal was struck on the future of Broadway touring shows in Orlando. The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts will co-present touring shows with the Florida Theatrical...
Tags: Wicked (musical), Mad Cow Theater, Orlando, Arts and Culture, Theater Downtown
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