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Tony Awards 2013: 'Matilda's' four young stars are all smiles
NEW YORK — "Even if you're little, you can do a lot" sings the spirited 5-year-old heroine of "Matilda, the Musical," the Broadway hit adapted from the children's classic by Roald Dahl. The lyrics are a message of self-empowerment for Matilda, a...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Music, Music Theater, Broadway Theater, Radio City Music Hall
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READER SUBMITTED: Playhouse On Park Master Class With Broadway Guest Artist, Susan Haefner
West HartfordOn Monday, July 15, Playhouse on Park is offering a one night only master class in musical theatre with Susan Haefner, a Broadway actor right off the National Tour of Billy Elliot! Haefner will lead a two-hour long musical theatre master class focused on...Tags: Arts and Culture, Music Theater, Music, Career and Workplace, Entertainment Events
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'Kinky Boots' is a great fit for Broadway
NEW YORK — Even as the U.S. Supreme Court debates what is marriage, the sentimental and hugely enjoyable new Broadway musical "Kinky Boots" is debating the nature of manhood, with a fabulous twist. But as timely as this show suddenly seems to be...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Music Theater, Music, Broadway Theater, Stark Sands
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2013 Summer Theater Events
The Hartford CourantInternational Festival of Arts & Ideas: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" brings together the puppet masters (South Africa's Handspring Puppet Company) and director (Tom Morris) of the sensational "War Horse" which stunned audiences in London, Broadway and is...Tags: Tommy Tune, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), The Drowsy Chaperone (musical), Entertainment Events
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Emily Skinner shares stories, songs of Broadway
It takes a brave woman to step in for the powerful pipes of Broadway's Linda Eder. But that's exactly what Emily Skinner had to do back in 1997. During previews of "Jekyll & Hyde," which showcased Eder, the actress lost her voice. At the last minute,...
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'Oliver' wins with youth
Since being mean to children is frowned upon these days — we've come a long way since Charles Dickens' gallery of cruel Victorian authority figures who love to bait an orphan — any critic wishing to note that the kids in a show are...
Tags: Music, Music Theater, Broadway Theater, Entertainment, Entertainment Events
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For British artists, no fond remembrances of Margaret Thatcher
You might recall the Elvis Costello lyric in "Tramp the Dirt Down," referencing Margaret Thatcher, the former British prime minister who died Monday: "I'll stand on your grave and tramp the dirt down." Then there is the Morrissey lyric: "The kind people...
Tags: Government, Music, Music Theater, Margaret Thatcher, Elton John
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On Theater: 'Billy Elliot' moves deftly
The art of the dance is enjoying a popularity not experienced since the 1950s when members of its royal family were Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse and Ann Miller. TV's "Dancing with the Stars" shares some of the credit — along with musical...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Government, Music Theater, Music, Margaret Thatcher
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Chicago catches a 'Big Fish'
NEW YORK — A man in a Manhattan rehearsal room asks a young boy a question: "No soccer game this week?" A look crosses the kid's face. You can read love, loneliness, contempt. "It's not soccer season anymore, Dad." Chastened, the man talks of...
Tags: Oriental Theater, The Addams Family (tv program), Tim Burton, Les Miserables (movie), Movies
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How much does that touring actor make?
That actor you're watching onstage tonight? He or she might well have skin in the game. And I speak not just of art or hunger for applause. I talk of cold, hard cash. One of the more interesting and perhaps lesser noticed changes in show business...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Celebrities, Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Les Miserables (musical)
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Mad Cow Theatre announces lineup for Orlando Cabaret Festival
A Tony nominee, a former Elphaba in Broadway's "Wicked" and a one-time Mouseketeer are among the acts booked for the 11th Orlando Cabaret Festival. Mad Cow Theatre presents the annual mix of music and comedy, which will run April 25-May 12 at the...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Music, Music Industry, Music Theater, Broadway Theater
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A few more thoughts on 'Billy Elliot: The Musical'
As someone who loved the 2000 movie "Billy Elliot," I had doubts that it could be turned into a stage musical. I figured too much of the gritty mining town atmosphere of the original would be lost, for a start. And I was suspicious that the many...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Music Theater, Music, Arts, Dance
Jun 8, 2013
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Mar 25, 2013
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Feb 22, 2013
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Feb 20, 2013
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