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'Porgy and Bess' on Broadway is missing the push and pull
![For all the controversy that has surrounded Diane Paulus' revisionist Broadway revival of "Porgy and Bess," or, as it now is billed, "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess," the considerable strengths of this production, which opened Thursday night at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, are in the traditional pleasures of witnessing a passionate, beautifully sung, richly visualized, splendidly played and indisputably well-intentioned "Porgy." This is a great American opera filled with breathtaking stakes, towering characters and a thudding naturalistic intensity.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2012-01/67336272-12132112.jpg "For all the controversy that has surrounded Diane Paulus' revisionist Broadway revival of "Porgy and Bess,\" or, as it now is billed, \"The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess,\" the considerable strengths of this production, which opened Thursday night at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, are in the traditional pleasures of witnessing a passionate, beautifully sung, richly visualized, splendidly played and indisputably well-intentioned \"Porgy.\" This is a great American opera filled with breathtaking stakes, towering characters and a thudding naturalistic intensity.")
For all the controversy that has surrounded Diane Paulus' revisionist Broadway revival of "Porgy and Bess," or, as it now is billed, "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess," the considerable strengths of this production, which opened Thursday night at the Richard...Tags: Catfish, Porgy and Bess (movie), Arts and Culture, Audra McDonald, Human Interest
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Arguments in 'Race' fly fast, furious and recklessly close at the Goodman
![THEATER REVIEW: "Race" at the Goodman Theatre ★★★½ ... There is no shrewder scribe than that ideologically slippery writer David Mamet, who figured out that the one problem with all those careful plays about racism is that many of them are, well, boring.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2012-01/67576509-23170558-187105.jpg "THEATER REVIEW: "Race\" at the Goodman Theatre ★★★½ ... There is no shrewder scribe than that ideologically slippery writer David Mamet, who figured out that the one problem with all those careful plays about racism is that many of them are, well, boring.")
There is no shrewder scribe than that ideologically slippery, made-in-Chicago fox David Mamet, who deftly figured out that the one problem with all those very careful, earnest and politically correct plays about America struggling to come to terms with...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Arts and Culture, The Cosby Show (tv program), Goodman Theatre, Crime, Law and Justice
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Long Wharf Theatre Gets $10,000 Grant For Arts Education Video
Hartford CourantA video created by Long Wharf Theatre’s education illustrating the importance of arts education won a $10,000 award from the National Corporate Theatre Fund. The funds were awarded at the NCTF’s Annual Chairman’s Awards Gala April 30....Tags: David Henry Hwang, Long Wharf Theatre, Arts and Culture, Harry Connick Jr.
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Yale Grad Da'Vine Joy Randolph Nominated For A Tony
Hartford CourantLast May, Da'Vine Joy Randolph graduated from the Yale School of Drama, unclear what her future as an actor would hold. On Tuesday morning, she was nominated as best featured actor in a musical for her performance in "Ghost: The Musical," in a role of...Tags: Stratford, Tony Awards, James Earl Jones, Evita (musical), Michael Wilson
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TV Land Awards salute ‘One Day at a Time,’ ‘Laverne & Shirley’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe series winners: "Laverne & Shirley " for the Fan Favorite Award; "Murphy Brown" for the Impact Award; "In Living Color" for the Groundbreaking Award; "Pee-wee's Playhouse" for the Pop Culture Award; Aretha Franklin for the Music Icon Award; and "One... -
L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival goes for big laughs, big breaks
24 FramesThe L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival returns for its fourth year, featuring screenings, panel discussions, a screenwriting competition, nightly parties and a closing awards ceremony. Gary Anthony Williams guarantees laughs.... -
Actor David Alan Grier On Starring In Broadway's 'Porgy and Bess'
![Actor David Alan Grier stops by to discuss his return to Broadway in the adaptation of The Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/66886849-20061922-187105.jpeg "Actor David Alan Grier stops by to discuss his return to Broadway in the adaptation of The Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess.\"")
PIX11.comActor David Alan Grier stops by to discuss his return to Broadway in the adaptation of The Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess." Grier received his second Tony Award nomination in 2010 for his role in David Mamet's Race. He was also nominated for a Tony Award for...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Tony Awards, Les Miserables (musical), Broadway Theater, Porgy and Bess (movie)
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Monday's Talk Shows
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 12 - 18 in PDF format TV listings for the week of Feb. 12 - 18 in PDF format are also available at latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv Weekly TV Listings and more...... -
Tuesday's TV Talk Shows
Show TrackerCBS This Morning (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Sam Jaeger; Ivan Misner. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA Good Morning America Mariah Carey; Jesse Tyler Ferguson; red carpet beauty; animal expert Jack Hanna. (N) 7...... -
‘In Living Color’ returning to Fox as specials
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelIs it too much to hope that some of the special guests could be people whose careers were bolstered by the series? They include Jamie Foxx, Jim Carey, Jennifer Lopez, David Alan Grier and Damon Wayans.... -
No boundaries for actress Kerry Washington
Los Angeles TimesTwo years ago, Kerry Washington found herself in the deep South with nothing to do. She had swung down to South Carolina to check out the presidential debates, only to learn her next film was in writers'-strike limbo. So the Bronx native decided to go...Tags: Craig Robinson, African Americans, Connecticut, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), New York
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Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Community' on NBC
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Oct. 10 - 16 in PDF format Weekly TV Listings can also be downloaded here This week's TV Movies ROCKET SCIENCE: The dean asks the study group to clean and......
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