Articles tagged "musicals"

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Songwriting and Social Activism: An Interview With Nellie McKay

by Steve Horowitz

[2.Jun.09] :. "If you keep your opinions and knowledge to yourself, it doesn’t change anything." McKay talks to PopMatters about her current projects, social activism, and philosophy of life in general.

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Music to our ears — and multiplexes

by Sharon Hoffmann [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[3.Mar.09] :. Oscar host Hugh Jackman declared the movie musical is back. Is this the proof? “Fame” What: The stories of some artsy kids over their four years at the prestigious New York High School...

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10 favorite moments from a remarkable year on Broadway

by Linda Winer [Newsday (MCT)]

[15.Jun.08] :. Producers of tonight’s Tony Award telecast (8 to 11 EDT on CBS) are planning, somehow, to sell Broadway with scenes from 13 musicals - including the two biggies, “The Little...

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‘In the Heights’ leads 2008 Tony Awards nominees

by Howard Shapiro [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[14.May.08] :. “In the Heights,” an exuberant new hit musical conceived by an actor-composer when he was in college, and with a book by a young Philadelphia playwright, received 13 nominations Tuesday...

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New York theaters plan some monster hits this season

by Christine Dolen [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[23.Oct.07] :. It’s all about a master and a monster this season in New York. During the 2007-2008 season, two different versions of Frankenstein (both musicals!) will duke it out to prove which is...

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ABBA outlasts its critics

by Paul Hodgins [The Orange County Register (MCT)]

[9.Aug.07] :. Remember white zinfandel? Back in the `80s, everybody was drinking it, but nobody wanted to admit it. ABBA is the white zinfandel of pop groups. Yes, they were hugely popular: more than 370 million...

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