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    May 18, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. 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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, William Faulkner, G8, Emily Dickinson, NATO Summit

    2. May 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  2. Review: 'Jitney' evocative at South Coast Repertory

    <span style=&quot;color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In analyzing any of August Wilson's works, one should get down to basics -- those commonalities that recur in play after play.</span></span></span>&nbsp;
    In analyzing any of August Wilson's works, one should get down to basics -- those commonalities that recur in play after play.  First, there's the richness of the vernacular -- that folksy, funny, sagaciously idiomatic dialogue. Then there's the...
    3. Jul 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. La Jolla Playhouse gets heat from Asian Americans over casting

    The La Jolla Playhouse has been receiving a barrage of negative criticism from members of the Asian American community over its casting choices for the new musical &quot;The Nightingale," featuring songs by the "Spring Awakening" team of&nbsp;Duncan Sheik&nbsp;and Steven Sater.
    The La Jolla Playhouse has been receiving a barrage of negative criticism from members of the Asian American community over its casting choices for the new musical "The Nightingale," featuring songs by the "Spring Awakening" team of Duncan Sheik and...

    Tags: Hans Christian Andersen, China, Entertainment, Duncan Sheik, Music Theater

    4. Jul 29, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  4. Olympia Dukakis Strong, Memorable As Prospera In 'The Tempest'

    <span><strong>The show:</strong> &ldquo;The Tempest&rdquo; at Shakespeare &amp; Company in Lenox, Mass. in the Berkshires, starring Olympia Dukakis.</span>
    Hartford Courant
    The show: “The Tempest” at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass. in the Berkshires, starring Olympia Dukakis.  Didn’t we just see “The Tempest?”: Several times, if you count Hartford Stage’s stylish production and...

    Tags: Celebrities, Hartford Stage, Olympia Dukakis, TheaterWorks, Christopher Plummer

    5. Jul 3, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  5. Charles S. "Roc" Dutton To Perform Solo Piece at O'Neill Theater Center Summer Gala

    Stage and film actor <strong>Charles S. &ldquo;Roc&rdquo; Dutton</strong> will be a featured guest&nbsp;at the&nbsp;<strong> Eugene O&rsquo;Neill Theater Center</strong>'s&nbsp;&nbsp; 6th Annual Summer Gala on Saturday, July 21, in the Sunken Garden on the theater&rsquo;s grounds off of 305 Grerat Neck Road, Waterford.
    Hartford Courant
    Stage and film actor Charles S. “Roc” Dutton will be a featured guest at the  Eugene O’Neill Theater Center's   6th Annual Summer Gala on Saturday, July 21, in the Sunken Garden on the theater’s grounds off of 305 Grerat Neck Road,...

    Tags: Entertainment, NAACP Image Awards, Radio, NPR, Entertainment Events

    6. May 17, 2012 |Story| Daily Pilot

  6. Friday's Calendar

    FRIDAY LWV of Orange Coast Luncheon Costa Mesa Councilman Jim Righeimer and former Costa Mesa Mayor Sandy Genis will be the featured speakers at a League of Women Voters of Orange Coast luncheon, starting at noon at Coco's at Fashion Island, 151 Newport...

    Tags: Israel, Claire Trevor, Entertainment, Verde (music group), French Literature

    7. May 17, 2012 |Story| Daily Pilot

  7. SCR's 'Jitney' to debut Friday

    Kristy Johnson found out the hard way that she could not overpower or subdue her creative side.
    Kristy Johnson found out the hard way that she could not overpower or subdue her creative side. The Chicago native and lone female cast member in South Coast Repertory's production of the August Wilson play "Jitney," which opens on Friday night, gave...

    Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Celebrities, Drama (genre), Harvard University, University of Chicago Law School

    8. May 21, 2012 |Story| Daily Pilot

  8. For the Record

    August Wilson: The May 18 story “South Coast's ‘Jitney' starts 4-week run Friday” incorrectly said August Wilson won a Pulitzer Prize for “Jitney.” The playwright did win two Pulitzer awards in his lifetime, but none for...

    Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events

    9. May 22, 2012 |Story| Daily Pilot

  9. Tuesday's Calendar

    TUESDAY
    TUESDAY Parkinson's Fitness Class A free class, “Parkinson's In Balance,” is at noon Tuesdays at the Central Orange Coast YMCA, 2300 University Drive, Newport Beach. Call (949) 642-9990, or go to www.parkinsonsinbalance.com, for more...

    Tags: Movies, Religion and Belief, Entertainment, Health, Education

    10. May 24, 2012 |Story| Daily Pilot

  10. On Theater: Powerful 'Jitney' rumbles through SCR

    South Coast Repertory, having produced two plays in August Wilson's Century Cycle (&quot;The Piano Lesson" and "Fences"), now is offering the one which began it all, long before the idea of a 10-play, 10-decade chronology was born.
    South Coast Repertory, having produced two plays in August Wilson's Century Cycle ("The Piano Lesson" and "Fences"), now is offering the one which began it all, long before the idea of a 10-play, 10-decade chronology was born. That would be "Jitney," set...
    11. Jun 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. 'Jersey Boys' musical could get Jon Favreau as director

    Jon Favreau has emerged as the lead candidate to direct the planned movie version of the Tony Award-winning jukebox musical &quot;Jersey Boys," according to a report this week in Variety.
    Jon Favreau has emerged as the lead candidate to direct the planned movie version of the Tony Award-winning jukebox musical "Jersey Boys," according to a report this week in Variety. Favreau may seem like a strange choice for the job judging from his...

    Tags: Entertainment, Iron Man 2 (movie), Tony Awards, Music Theater, Iron Man (movie)

    12. Jun 8, 2012 |Story| Daily Pilot

  12. Saturday's Calendar

    SATURDAY
    SATURDAY District Dance Festival Come see Orchesis, Intermediate Dance and a few special guest performers at this year's District Dance Festival at 7 p.m. at Newport Harbor High School's Loats Theater, 600 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Tickets are $12...

    Tags: Claire Trevor, Entertainment, Arts, University of California, Irvine, Concerts

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Larry Bates and Kristy Johnson in South Coast Repertory...
(May 17, 2012)
Larry Bates and Kristy Johnson in South Coast Repertory's 2012 production of "Jitney" by August Wilson.
Ruby (Leslie Uggams) tries to teach her son King (Richa...
(August 12, 2011)
Ruby (Leslie Uggams) tries to teach her son King (Richard Brooks) to waltz as Stool Pigeon (left, Lou Myers) and Mister (Monte Russell) watch in this scene from August Wilson's "King Hedley II."
Playwright August Wilson, Oct. 2 August Wilson, the Pul...
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Playwright August Wilson, Oct. 2