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Shakespeare's sonnets get a new iPad, iPhone app
William Shakespeare is believed to have written 154 sonnets during his life. Carrying around the complete volume has never been physically burdensome since each poem is a mere 14 lines. But a new application for the Apple iPad and iPhone is seeking to...
Tags: Apple iPad, Poetry, Apple iTunes, Apple iPhone, New Products
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Shakespeare's sonnets come to life in new app
ReutersTORONTO (Reuters) - A new app launched on Monday aims to bring William Shakespeare's sonnets to the masses with the help of short films starring stage actors performing them in front of New York landmarks. The Sonnet Project is a free app for the...Tags: University of Cambridge, Celebrities, Joanna Gleason, Brooklyn Bridge, Poetry
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First Folio announces new season
First Folio Theatre, the classically-oriented Equity theater in residence at the Mayslake Estate in Oak Brook, has announced its 2013-14 season. The season begins this summer with the familiar title "The Rainmaker" (by N. Richard Nash), followed next... -
Tony Awards 2013: 'Pippin,' Christopher Durang gain momentum
Like the Oscars, the Tony Awards are preceded each year by a bevy of award shows that renders the main event something of a foregone conclusion. This Broadway season, many of the front-runners have become clear relatively quickly, with the big-top-...
Tags: Broadway Theater, Human Interest, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (movie), Culture, Music
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Summer at the Movies: Here's a rundown of the season's big releases ... and more
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.Iron Man has already gotten the summer movie season off to a rollicking start, and this week Captain Kirk and his crew follow suit. So what else can we look forward to on the big screen in the next few months? Here's a week-by-week rundown of the...Tags: Godzilla (fictional animal), Celebrities, Gerard Butler, Paul Feig, The Lone Ranger (movie)
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Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, Mark Saal column
Standard-Examiner, Ogden, UtahIt's time to play "Name That Column." When editors started debating what to call this new column, they were surprisingly unenthusiastic about the names I suggested: --"Writer's Block Party" --"Moby-Dick" --"Stuff I Just Now Thought Of" --"...Tags: Stephenie Meyer, Twilight (book), Walmart, Sarah Palin
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Clarence Brown Theatre's new managing director David B. Byrd loves the community his art creates
Knoxville News SentinelDavid B. Byrd is managing director of the Clarence Brown Theatre. Hired in March, the native North Carolinian most recently was marketing director at the historic Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, Conn. His past work includes serving as marketing...Tags: Yale Repertory Theatre, Westport Country Playhouse, Clarence Brown, Westport, Arts and Culture
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BRIEF: GO! Theater Box
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas7:30 p.m. Friday, May 17; and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18. An American jukebox musical that premiered in 2004, combining music by Elvis Presley, a book by Joe DiPietro and a story based on the now classic William Shakespeare comedy "Twelfth Night." At...Tags: Music, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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Brandon plantation goes on the market
Richmond Times-DispatchAn 18th-century house in seemingly impeccable condition sits on nearly 5,000 acres of timberland and farmland along the James River in Prince George County. The Brandon Plantation has changed ownership only a few times in the past four centuries. It...Tags: Smithfield, Human Interest, Rentals, Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia), Auction Service
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John Caird brings blockbuster cred to L.A. Opera's 'Tosca'
John Caird, who's directing the L.A. Opera production of "Tosca" that opens Saturday, played crucial roles in launching two of the biggest stage blockbusters of modern times. The fact that the British director remains somewhat below the radar, at...
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High school drama teams ready to compete
Aiken Standard, S.C.Four Aiken County high school drama programs will participate in the eighth Garcia Theater Project at USC Aiken's Etherredge Center on Friday. Each team from Ridge Spring-Monetta High School, South Aiken High School, North Augusta High School and...Tags: Celebrities, Teaching and Learning, Students, University of South Carolina Aiken, Arts and Culture
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Mary Hynes: Working for a chance at stardom
Special to The Herald-MailMary Hynes is going for it. Four years ago, she moved to New York with "$2,000 and a place to live for four months," and hasn't looked back. Today, the 28-year-old from Hagerstown is now a New Yorker, working every day for the chance to become a...Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Manhattan (New York City), Rockefeller Center, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Arts and Culture
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