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Bette Midler's 'I'll Eat You Last' cashing in at Broadway box office
Bette Midler might have been snubbed when it comes to Tony nominations this year, but she seems to be having the last laugh at the box office. The Divine Miss M's one-woman show "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers" is becoming one of Broadway'...Tags: Tom Hanks, Broadway Theater
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It's official: 'Book of Mormon' exits Chicago Oct. 6
"The Book of Mormon" will play its last Chicago performance Oct. 6, the show's producers officially announced on Thursday, confirming a fall departure that long had been evident. The Chicago company is to head west for further touring engagements. The...
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Nice playoff run hardly answers all questions surrounding Bulls
For pure entertainment, the Bulls have delivered as much compelling drama in the playoffs as anything Chicago's theater district has to offer. "The Book of Mormon" has nothing on "The Gospel According to Thibs." They captured the imagination of a city...
Tags: Chicago Bulls, John Paxson, Derrick Rose, Nate Robinson, Miami Heat
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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...
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Surplus of song and dance in Chicago this weekend
On Saturday night, the Lyric Opera of Chicago officially gets into the business of Broadway musicals. The Lyric's production of "Oklahoma," as directed by Gary Griffin, is certainly not the venerable opera company's first foray into the Broadway...
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Tony Awards nominations find some class amid the crass
The Tony nominations were announced Tuesday, but before we plunge into the big race between "Kinky Boots" and "Matilda the Musical," one obvious question should be addressed before any other: Given the crassly commercial direction of Broadway, why do we...Tags: Tom Sturridge, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (movie), Entertainment Events, Broadway Theater, Ceremonies
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Easton native, Lower Mount Bethel resident receive Tony nominations
Two designers with Lehigh Valley connections were nominated this morning for Tony Awards. •Ann Roth of Lower Mount Bethel Township has been nominated for best costume design of a play for the burlesque comedy "The Nance." The show, which opened...
Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Music, Music Theater, Entertainment, Radio City Music Hall
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The original 'Marriage of Figaro' at Muhlenberg
"The Marriage of Figaro," a comic opera by Mozart based on a play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, is a familiar work. Less well-known is the 1784 comedy by the French playwright, a critical diatribe about 18th-century morals. Muhlenberg...Tags: Family, Teaching and Learning, Entertainment Events, Broadway Theater, Ceremonies
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'Book of Mormon' breaks box office records, again
The hit musical "The Book of Mormon," which opened in London’s Prince of Wales Theatre on Thursday night, set a record for the biggest single day of sales in West End and Broadway history. The Tony-winning production about a pair of overzealous...
Tags: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Bank of America Corp., Music Theater, Music
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Finding racial harmony in song at BET
At one point in "From Doo Wop to Hip Hop," a Black Ensemble show that just tickled me pink, one of the characters says something along these lines: "We're not the same color. But we're all brothers. The proof is in the music." That's pretty much the...
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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...
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Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle announces winners for 2012
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle named the winners of its annual awards on Monday for stage productions that opened last year. Sharing the honors for best production were the national tour of "The Book of Mormon" at the Pantages Theatre; "Cyrano" at...
Tags: John Hurt, Arts and Culture, Music, War Horse (movie), Kirk Douglas
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