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Civic Theatre brings popular musical to the stage
The Spokesman-Review"Grease," as they say, is the word. And the word will be heard starting this weekend at Spokane Civic Theatre. "Grease," the 1971 musical that spawned a hit 1978 movie and countless high school productions, opens on Civic's main stage Friday. It tells...Tags: Music, High Schools, Schools, John Travolta, Theater
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'Next to Normal' offers powerful message
I am not a huge fan of musicals, but I was moved to tears watching "Next to Normal" recently. I want to express much gratitude to the Civic Theatre in Allentown for bringing to light the struggles of the mentally ill through this production. I also want...Tags: Music, Allentown, Entertainment
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Theater review: Civic's 'Next to Normal' is powerful and painful
Don't expect to leave Civic Theatre's production of the rock musical "Next to Normal" whistling a happy tune. This is, after all, a story about mental illness that delves into some challenging and disturbing areas. But along the way it also gives a...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Music, Theater, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events
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'Next to Normal's' Valley premiere is at Civic
Mental illness is not a topic frequently dealt with in Broadway musicals. When "Next To Normal" debuted on Broadway in 2009, it confronted serious issues, including bipolar disorder, suicide, depression and electroshock therapy, all in the framework of a...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Music, Allentown, Spider (music group)
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USA's 'Graceland' Pilot Debuting Early and Free on VOD
ReutersApr 23 (TheWrap.com) - USA Network is showing confidence in its new drama series, "Graceland," from "White Collar" executive producer Jeff Eastin and Fox Television Studios. The cable channel will offer the pilot free via Video on Demand (VOD) from April...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Falling Skies (tv program), Burn Notice (tv program) , Time Warner Cable Inc., DirecTV Group Inc.
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BRIEF: 'Next To Normal' To Be Performed In Fayetteville
Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' Psychiatric Research Institute -- Northwest will sponsor a reception and performance of the Tony Award-winning musical drama, "Next to Normal," beginning at 6:30 p.m. May 1 at TheatreSquared in the Walton...Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Research, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Entertainment Events, Tony Awards
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LeRoy McClain Joins Alice Ripley In Long Wharf's 'Clybourne Park'
Hartford CourantLeRoy McClain (Broadway’s “Cymbeline," "The History Boys") will join Tony Award-winner Alice Ripley (Broadway's "Next to Normal") in the cast of Bruce Norris’ Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, “Clybourne Park,”...Tags: Mary Poppins (musical), Long Wharf Theatre, Awards and Prizes, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Clybourne Park (play)
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Our Picks: Bridgeport Theatre Company Does "Dark Side of the Moon"
The Bridgeport Theatre Company has dreamed up a fundraiser for their upcoming season that's a bit more interesting than a bake sale or car wash. This Saturday, they'll be recreating Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, complete with a light show, sound...
Tags: Pink Floyd (music group), Arts and Culture
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Alice Ripley Cast In 'Clybourne Park' At Long Wharf Theatre
Hartford CourantAlice Ripley, who won a Tony Award for her performance of the bi-polar mother in the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, "Next to Normal," is cast in the upcoming production of Bruce Norris' "Clybourne Park" at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven. The...Tags: Long Wharf Theatre, James Joyce, Awards and Prizes, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Clybourne Park (play)
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Looking back and ahead with Red Branch Theatre Company
An anniversary qualifies as a good time to throw yourself a party. That's what the Red Branch Theatre Company is doing to mark its fifth season. Its two-night cabaret program on Saturday and Sunday, March 15 and 16, is a chance for the Columbia-based...
Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Music, Theater, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events
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Green Day's 'American Idiot' Comes To The Bushnell
The Hartford CourantTom Kitt remembers seeing punk-pop group Green Day for the first time. He was a student at New York's Columbia University in the '90s and saw them in concert on MTV. "I just knew they were special," he says over a lunch interview in Manhattan recently....Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Awards and Prizes, Billie Joe Armstrong, Music, Idina Menzel
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'Flashdance — The Musical' heading to the Hippodrome
If such golden oldies as "Maniac," "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" and, of course, "Flashdance… What a Feeling" still run through your head, there's a show heading to Baltimore ready to scoop you up in a wave of feel-good nostalgia. Those songs played...
Tags: Music, Theater, Jennifer Beals, Entertainment Events, Grease (movie)
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