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Eurovision Song Contest sees bizarre opera pop, flutes, drums and the return of European stars
Associated PressMALMO, Sweden (AP) — An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song written...Tags: Music, Romania, Sweden, Denmark, Concerts
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'Dancing Queen' on display: ABBA museum opens in Sweden
With no ABBA reunion in sight, patrons can take a chance on a new museum devoted to the 1970s Swedish pop super-group. Opening Tuesday in Stockholm, the museum will display band memorabilia, including star-shaped guitars, gold records, concert footage...Tags: Entertainment, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Music, Dancing Queen (song), Anni-Frid Lyngstad
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Abre el museo ABBA en Suecia mientras se apagan los rumores de reencuentro
Reuters* ABBA tiene su propio museo en Estocolmo * Bjorn Ulvaeus termina con rumores de reencuentro * Museo expone bailes disco, hologramas y recuerdos Por Alistair Scrutton ESTOCOLMO, 6 mayo (Reuters) - Las melodías pegadizas, trajes extravagantes y...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Bars and Clubs, Agnetha Faltskog, Lifestyle and Leisure
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More Than Mystery Hotels
LA Times MagazineNobis Hotel +46 (0) 8 614 10 00 / nobishotel.se The philosophy here is subtle...... -
On Theater: Two enduring shows offer comfort viewing
Stretching stories around a number of already established songs from a single source isn't a particularly new approach. Over 50 years ago, Hollywood produced the Oscar-winning "An American in Paris" with all-George Gershwin music and created an enduring...Tags: Diabetes, Ceremonies, Academy Awards, Dance, Julia Roberts
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Abbamania at Arcadia
Daily American CorrespondentBy SANDY WOJCIK Daily American Correspondent WINDBER – A tribute band for all ages, Abbamania, will grace the stage of the Arcadia Theater, 1418 Graham Ave., at 8 p.m. Feb. 19. ABBAMANIA has been selling out to audiences all over the world for the...Tags: Entertainment, Music Theater, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Dance, Agnetha Faltskog
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Ah, that score! Theo Ubique Theatre is more than game for the power ballads of 'Chess'
The Theater LoopTHEATER REVIEW: "Chess" ★★★ Through April 25 by Theo Ubique at The No Exit Cafe, 6970 N. Glenwood Ave.; Running time: 2 hours, 35 minutes; Tickets: $25-$30 at 800-595-4849 and www.theoubique.org Ah, “Chess.” ABBA meets the Cold War! Europop... -
A modest proposal for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Pop & HissWatching Faith Hill sing ABBA’s “The Winner Takes It All” during Monday night’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York brought to mind two words that hall officials should seriously consider before next year’s show: Tribute...... -
'Mamma Mia!' dances into theaters
![M<i>Y 9-YEAR-OLD </i>son asked me the other morning why I was dancing around the breakfast table singing "Take a Chance on Me." I don't usually sing in the morning. I definitely don't dance. And I didn't know I knew any ABBA songs (I've never actually bought an album), but there they were -- "S.O.S," "Dancing Queen" and "Mamma Mia" -- bouncing around in my subconscious, like unmoored neurons, suddenly revitalized by an infusion of "Mamma Mia!," the big-screen adaptation of the musical, which I'd seen the night before.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-07/41031568-15170728.jpg "M<i>Y 9-YEAR-OLD </i>son asked me the other morning why I was dancing around the breakfast table singing "Take a Chance on Me.\" I don't usually sing in the morning. I definitely don't dance. And I didn't know I knew any ABBA songs (I've never actually bought an album), but there they were -- \"S.O.S,\" \"Dancing Queen\" and \"Mamma Mia\" -- bouncing around in my subconscious, like unmoored neurons, suddenly revitalized by an infusion of \"Mamma Mia!,\" the big-screen adaptation of the musical, which I'd seen the night before.")
Hollywood BriefMY 9-YEAR-OLD son asked me the other morning why I was dancing around the breakfast table singing "Take a Chance on Me." I don't usually sing in the morning. I definitely don't dance. And I didn't know I knew any ABBA songs (I've never actually bought...Tags: Dancing Queen (song), Colin Firth, Music Theater, Amanda Seyfried, Dance
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The Jason Alexander era at Reprise Theatre Company
!["Once on This Island," a tale of love and redemption in the Caribbean, marks a new beginning for L.A.'s leading presenter of old musicals.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-08/41876019-28143827.jpg ""Once on This Island,\" a tale of love and redemption in the Caribbean, marks a new beginning for L.A.'s leading presenter of old musicals.")
Special to The Times"Once on This Island," a tale of love and redemption in the Caribbean, marks a new beginning for L.A.'s leading presenter of old musicals. "Island," which opens Wednesday at UCLA's Freud Playhouse, is the first show of Reprise Theatre Company's first...Tags: Cy Coleman, Christine Baranski, Los Angeles, Celebrities, Reprise (movie)
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ABBA set reveals more than one-hit wonder
Did ABBA ever make a bad record? For fans of the Swedish group's nearly two dozen U.S. hits, including ear candy like "Dancing Queen" and "Mamma Mia," it's probably hard to imagine anything not being close to irresistible. Sure enough: a new, nine-disc...Tags: Elvis Costello, Rock and Roll (genre), Phil Spector, Dancing Queen (song), Anni-Frid Lyngstad
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Hanks, Streep Take a Chance on ABBA Musical
Zap2It.comBizarre Fact No. 1: The ABBA musical "Mamma Mia!" has grossed more than $1 billion worldwide since it opened in 1999. Bizarre Fact No. 2: Tom Hanks is expected to executive produce "Mamma Mia!" for the big screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter,...Tags: Dancing Queen (song), Music Theater, The Hollywood Reporter, Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia! (movie)
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