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AMAs Throw Prizes At Taylor Swift & Michael Jackson

And last night they surprised. The two biggest winners at last night's AMAs were Taylor Swift and Michael Jackson .

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Related Topix: Music!, Moonwalker, Family, Adventure, Musical Movies, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Village Voice

Bid on Michael Jackson's 'Swarovski Crystal Gemmed Stage Worn Socks' Tomorrow in Times Square

Also available : "A painting of Charlie Chaplin done in the hand of Michael Jackson at the age of 9 years old," the acoustic guitar he played on the set of the The Wiz , "chocolate from Jackson's wedding to Lisa Marie Presley," and other memorabilia of the same disturbingly bodily ilk.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Family, Adventure, Musical Movies, Music, Entertainment

Thu Nov 19, 2009

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Song and dance: University of Idaho, Washington State University present opera, musical scenes

WHAT: Washington State University's Opera Workshop's "Love for Young and Old" with "Princess Ida" and "The Old Maid and the Thief." WHEN: 8 p.m. today Last week at the University of Idaho Kiva Theatre, the halls were filled with rich harmonies of the lyrics of "Heart and Music" as students gear up for a night of Opera and Musical Theatre Scenes at ...

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Related Topix: Arts, Opera, Washington State University, Idaho Government, Idaho, University of Idaho, Theater, Family, Adventure, Musical Movies

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Village Soup

A whiz of 'The Wiz' at RDHS

A stalwart band of friends emerges in "The Wiz" at Rockland District High School.

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Related Topix: Family, Adventure, Musical Movies, Arts, Dance

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Aspen Times Weekly

On stage in Glenwood: Jennetta M. Howell is the wiz behind 'The Wiz'

Jennetta M. Howell is 29 years old, and has behind her just two experiences as a stage director, both of those coming in the last year.

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Related Topix: Family, Adventure, Musical Movies, Los Angeles, CA, Theater, Arts

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Gazette.Net

An evening with Lady Day

Jazz performer Dee Dee Washington will sing tunes Billie Holiday made famous on Friday evening at the Music Center at Strathmore.

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Related Topix: Billie Holiday, Jazz, Black Entertainment, Short, Music!, Family, Adventure, Musical Movies, Dee Dee Bridgewater

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Playbill

Mamet's A Life in the Theatre Opens at the Alliance Nov. 4

The Alliance Theatre production of David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre , starring Andre De Shields and Ariel Shafir, officially opens in Atlanta Nov.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Oleanna, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Crime Movies, House of Games, The Spanish Prisoner, Family, Adventure, Musical Movies, Andre De Shields, Theater, Arts

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Sag Harbor Online

Black Film Fest's Fourth Year at The Parrish

Film Festivals often provide audiences a great chance to see movies that don't make it to first run cinemas or even old movie channels.

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Related Topix: Bridgehampton, NY, Family, Adventure, Musical Movies, Drama Movies, Carmen Jones

Wed Nov 04, 2009

CBS News

Who's In, Out in Halloween Garb This Year

Now THAT's scary! The Gosselins, Brangelina, Balloon Boy, Sarah Palin and Jacko are some of the celebs knocking on your door and asking for candy this Halloween.

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Related Topix: Life, Halloween, Holidays, US Governors, Sarah Palin, Jon & Kate Plus 8, Entertainment, Television, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Music!, Moonwalker, Family, Adventure, Musical Movies

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Examiner.com

Michael Jackson would have worked on 'Dirty Diana' for...

Michael Jackson would have worked on his song, "Dirty Diana," for his 'This is It' tour on the day he died.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Family, Michael Jackson, Adventure, Musical Movies

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Examiner.com

Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' extends run through Thanksgiving

Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' extends its run. . The AP reports that SONY has taken in $101 million in box office for the movie so far--$68.5 internationally and $32.5 in the United States.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Family, Michael Jackson, Adventure, Musical Movies

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Perez Hilton

Michael Jackson Wanted Some Thriller 3D Action

But while his cinematic achievements previously peaked with The Wiz , it doesn't mean that Michael Jackson didn't have ambitions for bigger film projects in the future.

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Related Topix: Family, Adventure, Musical Movies, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson

Philly.com

Grip of the Gloved One: In death as in life, King of Pop has a tireless hold on us

"I would like some way to disappear where people don't see me anymore at some point.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Family, Adventure, Musical Movies, Michael Jackson's This Is It, The Ed Sullivan Show, Entertainment, Television, Home Gardening, Home

Thu Oct 29, 2009

BurlingtonFreePress.com

Dee Dee Bridgewater's Billy Holiday show 'Lady Day'

Dee Dee Bridgewater lives her life with her ears open. Speaking by phone last week from her home outside Las Vegas, a reporter's typing on the other end of the line distracted her and led her to mention how she typed 120 words a minute and wrote shorthand years ago.

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Related Topix: Family, Adventure, Musical Movies, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jazz, Billy Holiday, Billie Holiday, Black Entertainment

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Mirror

This Is It! Michael Jackson Filmography Top 10

This Is It! premieres tonight, four months after the sudden death of pop legend Michael Jackson .

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Related Topix: Family, Adventure, Musical Movies, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Music!, Moonwalker, Entertainment

Tue Oct 27, 2009

The Southampton Press

East End Black Film Festival starts November 5 at Parrish Art Museum

The fourth annual East End Black Film Festival hosted by the African-American Museum of the East End returns to the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton next week, with screenings on Saturday, November 7, starting at 1 p.m. Light refreshments will be served, including ethnic food by Gloria's of the Hamptons; the cost for the entire day is $5. A ...

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Related Topix: African-American, Southampton, NY, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Q & A, Education Etc., Family, Adventure, Musical Movies

Sun Oct 25, 2009

WMAG-FM Greensboro

Never Knew Lov... - Stephanie Mi...

Stephanie Mills first came to fame as "the little girl with the big voice" as the star of the hit Broadway play, #The Wiz, an adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic book, -The Wizard Of Oz.

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Related Topix: Family, Adventure, Musical Movies, Black Entertainment, Stephanie Mills, R-N-B, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY

Fri Oct 23, 2009

AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

SHOWTIME presenting scenes from a The Wiza at ECU

SHOWTIME, East Central University's musical theater ensemble, will present two performances Tuesday, Oct.

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Related Topix: Arts, Musical Theater, Theater, Family, Adventure, Musical Movies, Diana Ross, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Surrey Advertiser Online

We're off to see The Wiz

We're off to see The Wiz! October 22, 2009 FANS of The Wizard of Oz will be in for a treat when a new production of a fun-filled show comes to the Arthur Cotterell Theatre in Kingston.

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Related Topix: Family, Adventure, Musical Movies, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Television Without Pity

Dancing With the Stars's Michael Jackson Tribute Not Big or Special Enough

Last night they finally did the big much-hyped tribute to Michael Jackson on Dancing With the Stars , presumably to also promote the fact that there is a movie about him coming out.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Family, Michael Jackson, Adventure, Musical Movies

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Starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson

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