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Friday | TwinCities.com

MMT, where the low road leads to a head-on collision with high hopes

Minneapolis Musical Theatre's "The Great American Trailer Park Musical" is a twangy tuner set in Armadillo Acres, Florida's most exclusive mobile-home court.

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Related Topix: Arts, Theater

Thu Nov 05, 2009

hosted The Washington Post | The Washington Post

Angela Lansbury set to receive Sondheim Award

Angela Lansbury, the legendary actress, will receive the first Stephen Sondheim Award from Signature Theatre, the company will announce Thursday.

The honor reunites two old friends, as well as artistic talents who are acknowledged innovators in their disciplines and have each forged careers that cover 50 years of theater and music history.

'Angela Lansbury's first appearance on the musical stage was in a show called 'Anyone Can Whistle,' for which I wrote the score. That appearance was a gift to the musical theater, although perhaps not such a gift to her, since the show only ran for nine performances,' Sondheim said in a statement, referring to his 1964 musical. 'I am thrilled that Signature Theatre is helping me make it up to her by giving her the first Stephen Sondheim Award.'

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Related Topix: Angela Lansbury, Classical, Stephen Sondheim, Theater, Arts

Wed Nov 04, 2009

WisInfo

'1776' humanizes the likes of John Adams, Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson

Mixing the seriousness of the founding of our country with the lightheartedness of musical theater does not seem like a winning formula for a play.

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Related Topix: Arts, Theater

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Reuters Video

Lansbury and Zeta Jones on Broadway

Nov 3 - Angela Lansbury returns to musical theater and Catherine Zeta Jones makes her Broadway debut with A Little Night Music, a Stephen Sondheim revival.

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Related Topix: Arts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Classical, Stephen Sondheim, Video, Entertainment

Mon Nov 02, 2009

HeraldTribune.com

What's the difference between a musical and an operetta?

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 9:45 p.m. Is "operetta" a fancy synonym for "musical"? THEATER PREVIEW 'Red Hot Operetta' is Oct.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Sarasota, FL, Opera, Gilbert and Sullivan

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Journal News

Charms of 'Finian's Rainbow' remain undiminished

That delectable bit of musical-theater blarney called 'Finian's Rainbow' has found its way back to Broadway for the first time in nearly half a century, its charms undiminished, particularly its buoyant score.

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Related Topix: Arts, Theater, Fine, NY

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Charleston Gazette

Innerviews: Joy of theater rooted in audience rapport

Gesturing to his wife and singing partner Shirley to join in, Joe Romagnoli entertains at the piano in their Fox Chase home.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Charleston, WV, Charleston Metro, Weirton, WV, Photography

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Pittsburgh Musical Theater students tackle 'Les Miserables'

Kellie B. Gormly can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7824. People attending the all-student version of the classic musical "Les Miserables" at the Byham Theater this week will be amazed by the professional quality of the voices they hear, the director says.

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Related Topix: Arts, Theater

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Associated Content

This Weekend in Musical Theater History: October 24th and October 25

Welcome back to my ongoing series on the history of the Broadway musical and this weekend's installment which concerns the dates of October 24th and 25th.

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Related Topix: Arts, Theater

ABC News

Relationships Strive to Survive in 'Ordinary Days'

Single folks in New York are often the stuff of American musical theater. In this theater publicity image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Kate Wetherhead, left, and Jared... In this theater publicity image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Kate Wetherhead, left, and Jared Gertner are shown in a scene from the Roundabout Theatre Company's production ...

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Related Topix: Arts, Theater, Entertainment

Tulsa World

Roberts honored for work in Tulsa theater company

For a woman who co-founded Tulsa's most prolific musical theater company, Kitty Roberts operates under a simple yet reliable gauge when it comes to running American Theatre Company.

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Related Topix: Tulsa Metro, Tulsa, OK, Theater, Arts, University of Tulsa

Sun Oct 25, 2009

The Courier-Journal

Bring Out Your Dead

Self-mutilation and decapitation and murderous demons are not typically the stuff of musical theater, even at its edgiest or campiest best.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Louisville, KY, Horror Movies, Comedy Movies, Army of Darkness, Action Movies, Adventure, Spider-Man, Thriller, Science Fiction Movies, Bruce Campbell

Fri Oct 23, 2009

The Morning Call

'Berg's 'Bat Boy': from the tabloids to musical theater

Muhlenberg College theater director Beth Schachter likes quirky dramas. So ''Bat Boy: The Musical,'' the supernatural fable about a half bat/half boy is the perfect choice.

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Related Topix: Theater, Muhlenberg College, Arts, Entertainment

St. Petersburg Times

River Ridge musical theater students present 'Bye Bye Birdie'

Musical theater students at River Ridge High School rehearse a scene from Bye Bye Birdie, which goes back to the early days of rock 'n' roll.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Family, Bye Bye Birdie, Drama Movies, Musical Movies, Theater, Arts, Viva Las Vegas, Pop/Rock, Elvis Presley

Associated Content

This Week in Musical Theater History - October 12 to 16

Welcome to the next installment of my ongoing series of articles about the Broadway Musical.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Ziegfeld Follies, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Mary Poppins, Family, Drama Movies, Chicago Metro

Thu Oct 22, 2009

PNNOnline

Kennedy Center Receives $5 Million for Musical Theater :: PNNOnline

Kennedy Center Receives $5 Million for Musical Theater Posted by: philcrosby on Thursday, October 22, 2009 The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has received a ten-year, $5 million gift from the Adrienne Arsht Musical Theater Fund to support musical theater performances at the center, the Washington Post reports.

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VH1 News

Adam Lambert Calls Michael Jackson's Musical Style 'Groundbreaking'

Adam Lambert During season 8 of "American Idol," Adam Lambert became known for blurring boundaries, mixing elements of pop, '70s glam rock, metal, musical theater and more into his live performances.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Arts, Movies, Entertainment

The Asylum

Improv Everywhere Turns Grocery Shopping Into Musical Theater

Those crazy kids at Improv Everywhere are back again, and this time they stepped it up a notch.

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Associated Content

This Weekend in Musical Theater History - October 17 and 18

Welcome to this weekend's installment of my ongoing series of articles about the Broadway Musical.

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Related Topix: Arts, Gilbert and Sullivan, Opera, D'oyly Carte

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Chattanoogan.com

Randall Franks Co-Stars In Musical Theater Of Hope

Actor Randall Franks, left, and director Robert Townsend pause on the set of Robert Townsend's Music Theater of Hope in August in Newnan, Ga.

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Related Topix: In the Heat of the Night, Entertainment, Drama, Television, The Flamingo Rising, Theater, Drama Movies, Arts, Newnan, GA, William Hurt

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