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Saturday Aug 9 | EDGEdallas.com Entertainment Feed

A Contemporary Ride on "Streetcar"

Lydia Mackay , Clay Yocum and Jessica Wiggers Since its stage premiere in 1947 with actress Jessica Tandy, A Streetcar Named Desire has become one of the most revered plays in American history.

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Related Topix: Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Music!, Drama, Arts, Cinema

Tue Jul 29, 2008

MediaGuardian.co.uk

Has the tough guy had his day on Broadway?

Some might say there has been a steady downturn in Broadway machismo ever since Marlon Brando left the theatre for the cinema July 29, 2008 7:30 AM Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski in the 1952 film of A ...

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Sat Jul 26, 2008

Courier Herald

Bohemian Theatrical Society To Perform 'A Streetcar Named Desire'

The Bohemian Theatrical Society will be presenting Tennessee Williams Classic, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Drama A Streetcar Named Desire July 24-26 at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center Auditorium at 8:00 p.m. The ...

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Related Topix: University of Nebraska System, Southern University System, Music!, Drama

Fri Jul 25, 2008

AdelaideNow...

Stella!: Joel's edgy for Brando's role

IF playing opposite stage and screen queen Cate Blanchett wasn't daunting enough, actor Joel Edgerton is upping the ante in a role made famous by Marlon Brando, no less.

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Sat Jul 19, 2008

Courier Herald

Bohemian Theatrical Society To Perform 'A Streetcar Named Desire'

The Bohemian Theatrical Society will be presenting Tennessee Williams Classic, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Drama A Streetcar Named Desire July 24-26 at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center Auditorium at 8:00 p.m. The ...

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Related Topix: University of Nebraska System, Medical Center (University of Nebraska System), New Orleans (Southern University System), Southern University System, Music!, Drama, DuBois (Pennsylvania State University System)

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Seattle Times

Triumphant "Streetcar" arrives at Intiman

Jonno Roberts is Stanley Kowalski and Angela Pierce, right, is Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire" at Intiman Theatre.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Drama, Music!

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Seattle Times

Being Blanche: King Lear of roles for women

Angela Pierce is Blanche DuBois and Jonno Roberts is Stanley Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire" at Intiman Theatre, opening July 9. / KRT Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh in the 1951 film of "Streetcar." ...

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Drama, King Lear, Music!

Thu Jun 26, 2008

The News-Journal

You Must

On her 1993 album, "Exile in Guyville," rocker Liz Phair confessed "I want a boyfriend" -- sounding just like pop and rock songbirds from Lesley Gore to Mariah Carey .

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Sun Jun 22, 2008

News Observer

More visible now, soprano Futral returns

Elizabeth Futral says of 'Orpheus and Euridice': 'The simplicity and spareness really distill the story down to a pure form.

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Related Topix: Raleigh Metro, Drama, Music!, Arts, Opera

Sat Jun 07, 2008

North County Journal

Flood Stage presents 'A Streetcar Named Desire'

Getting its 2008 theater season off the ground required more than just the kindness of strangers for St.

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Related Topix: St. Charles, MO, Theater, Arts, Drama, Music!, Entertainment

Thu Jun 05, 2008

Canada.com

Fitted to a T: Stylish shirts with a personal touch

Sarah Petrescu ,A Times Colonist When Marlon Brando slid that tight white cotton tee over his working-man muscles in A Streetcar Named Desire in 1951, the shirt became as much a symbol of masculinity as the ...

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Wed May 14, 2008

PR-inside.com

Brando Love Child Doubted

“I was a bastard, fruit of a short-lived story between my mother and my father. For her it was the big love of her life, for him, just another girl he wanted to seduce amongst so many others.”

Moviemaker MIKE MEDAVOY has refuted allegations screen legend MARLON BRANDO fathered the daughter of a Polynesian woman. via PR-inside.com

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Mon May 12, 2008

CBS News

Political Office In Alec Baldwin's Future?

“They kind of look at you like, "We don't ask just anybody to do this, you know?' And when you don't do it, they are appalled. They think you're a moron. And they went and got somebody else to do the movie”

Morley Safer profiles actor Alec Baldwin, who talks candidly about his career and his personal life - including his very public divorce and custody battle. via CBS News

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Related Topix: Comedy, 30 Rock, Entertainment, Television, Alec Baldwin, Comedy Movies, Music!, Married to the Mob, Crime Movies, Drama, Working Girl

Sat May 10, 2008

Whittier Daily News

Maureen Dowd: Which version of Hillary would voters get?

“I can't stand him. He's a Muslim. He's not even pro-American as far as I'm concerned.”

IN his memoir, the legendary Elia Kazan wrote about directing Vivien Leigh in "A Streetcar Named Desire." While he did not think that Leigh was a great natural actress, he was impressed that she would crawl ... via Whittier Daily News

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Related Topix: Vivien Leigh, Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, World News, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Drama, Music!, Indiana

Fri May 09, 2008

Detroit Free Press

These Yiddish lessons come with humor

“Oy!'? Laughing his tokhes off, for sure, but also being surprised at the high-quality acting and emotional depth displayed in what could be (but isn't) a throwaway finale to the Jewish Ensemble Theatre's current season. 'Oy!”

What's a nice Catholic boy doing at a play called 'Oy!'? Laughing his tokhes off, for sure, but also being surprised at the high-quality acting and emotional depth displayed in what could be a throwaway finale ... via Detroit Free Press

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Related Topix: Music!, Drama

Wed May 07, 2008

International Herald Tribune

Butterflies aren't free

“It's full speed onto the White House”

INDIANAPOLIS : In his memoir, the legendary Elia Kazan wrote about directing Vivien Leigh in "A Streetcar Named Desire." While he did not think that Leigh was a great natural actress, he was impressed that she ... via International Herald Tribune

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Related Topix: Vivien Leigh, Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, Drama, Music!, Opinion

Sun May 04, 2008

About.com

Marlon Brando gets the TCM Treatment

It looks like Turner Classic Movies is doing us a favor we can't refuse. Their new documentary on the life of Hollywood's original bad boy airs this month, along with selected Marlon Brando films. via About.com

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Tue Apr 22, 2008

All About Jazz

TELEVISION/FILM: Jazz Score: An International Retrospective of over...

Music soundtracks have long been a part of movie magic, but the use of contemporary jazz, which started in the 1950s, changed the medium. via All About Jazz

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Sat Apr 19, 2008

Hindustan Times

Hollywood in his heart

“I was overwhelmed watching the Apu trilogy and Devi .... Ray worked wonders in Charulata, Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne and Pratidwandi . His handling of a variety of subjects with finesse, within small budgets unimaginable in Hollywood, is superb.”

Satyajit Ray was more interested in cinema from the land of the setting sun than those made in India at that time. via Hindustan Times

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Drama, On the Waterfront, Music!

Thu Apr 17, 2008

KIII

A Streetcar Named Desire Debuts at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Playwright Tennessee Williams' famed love-tragedy "A Streetcar Named Desire" will be performed April 17-20 and April 24-27 at Texas A&M University Coprus Christi. via KIII

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Related Topix: Corpus Christi, TX, Drama, Music!, Vivien Leigh

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