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Tony Nominees Explain Broadway's Most Daunting Demands
VarietyThey met the challenge, now they've been rewarded with a Tony nomination. But how does that challenge differ for the many scribes, helmers and thesps nommed? Here's what several 2013 Tony nominees had to say on the subject. "The main challenge of any...Tags: Music Industry, Authors, Music Theater, Cicely Tyson, Entertainment
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Tonys 2013: Bette Midler, 'Motown' among nomination snubs
NEW YORK--The Tony Awards committee always loves a good surprise or three. Members did not disappoint Tuesday morning, leaving out audience favorites like “Motown: The Musical” and critical darlings such as Bette Midler in favor of less...
Tags: Amy Morton, Music Theater, Real Estate, Cicely Tyson, Entertainment
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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: Music Theater, Bucks County, Once (musical), Festive Events, Porgy and Bess (movie)
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Chrysler is sticking with 'Imported from Detroit'
Detroit Free PressChrysler today said that it is sticking with its "Imported from Detroit" tagline despite reports in recent days suggesting the company is backing away from the campaign that debuted during the 2011 Super Bowl. " 'Imported from Detroit' is and will...Tags: Labor Day, Marketing, Football, Politics, Eminem
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Steve Jobs' approach a lesson for Broadway's 'Motown'
In 2011, Nick Bilton of The New York Times asked Walter Isaacson, the biographer of Steve Jobs, an interesting question: "Did he try to control what you wrote in the book?" "I anticipated that," Isaacson replied. "But he didn't. He kept surprising me by...
Tags: Justice System, Culture, Media Industry, Lawyers, The Social Network (movie)
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'Motown: The Musical' on Broadway: What did the critics think?
"Motown: The Musical" -- the new Broadway jukebox musical that resurrects the Temptations, the Four Tops, Martha and the Vandellas and many more -- opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York on Sunday. The production, directed by Charles Randolph-...
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Songs, not stories, get top billing in 'Motown'
NEW YORK — Berry Gordy, the man who discovered Diana Ross and The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells (and on and on), was a peerless record producer when it came to handpicking talent and building careers. But Berry Gordy, the...Tags: Human Accomplishments, Artists, Music Theater, Concerts, Celebrities
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'Motown: the Musical' — signed, sealed but will it deliver?
NEW YORK — The songs are among the most popular of the baby boom era — "My Girl," "I Want You Back," "Dancing in the Streets." They may be the staple of oldies radio; they haven't been part of a big Broadway musical. Now "Motown: The Musical"...
Tags: American Idol (tv program), Music Industry, Music Theater, Celebrities, Concerts
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Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'How to Live With Your Parents' on ABC
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 7 -13, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES The Middle Her schooling completed, Frankie...
Tags: Sarah Hyland, Sandra Lee, Charlie Sheen, Julie Bowen, Patricia Heaton
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Bobby Rogers dies at 73; original member of Motown's the Miracles
Bobby Rogers, an original member of the Motown group the Miracles, who collaborated with lead vocalist and songwriter Smokey Robinson and kept the musical franchise going after its biggest name left, died Sunday at his suburban Detroit home. He was 73....
Tags: Smokey Robinson, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Politics, The Temptations (music group), Freedom of the Press
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PASSINGS: Deke Richards
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.Deke Richards, 68, who as part of the songwriting and producing team known as the Corporation was responsible for many of the Jackson 5's early hit songs for Motown Records, died Sunday at a hospice in Bellingham, Wash., of esophageal cancer, according to...Tags: Music Industry, Esophageal cancer, Music, Motown Records, Bobby Darin
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Motown producer-songwriter Deke Richards dies
Deke Richards, who as part of the songwriting and production team known as the Corporation was responsible for many of Motown Records' signature songs, died Sunday at a hospice in Bellingham, Wash., of esophageal cancer, according to a statement from...
Tags: Queens of the Stone Age (music group), Esophageal cancer, Lil Wayne, Music, Diana Ross
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