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3 hrs ago | BroadwayWorld.com

Ned Campbell Awarded Radley College's Milligan Cup

Radley College's The Milligan Cup, for Musical Theatre Performance, was held in the Theatre on the evening of 21st May.

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Related Topix: Family, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Hello, Dolly!, Celebrities, Michael Crawford, Arts, Opera

8 hrs ago | BroadwayWorld.com

BWW Reviews: Lend Me a Tenor Hits a High Note

"LEND ME A TENOR" opened at the Royale Theatre on Broadway in 1989, directed by Jerry Zaks , and ran for over a year.

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Related Topix: Broadway, Verdi, Opera, Arts, Tampa, FL

12 hrs ago | WKRC-TV Cincinnati

How Many Hardcover Books Were Sold In 2012?

FIRST EDITION COPY OF "HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE" THAT CONTAINS AUTHOR J.K. ROWLING'S NOTES AND ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS WENT ON SALE YESTERDAY IN A CHARITY AUCTION.

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Related Topix: Books, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Authors

16 hrs ago | XLR8R

Review: RP Boo Legacy

RP Boo is often credited for helping to create the footwork genre with his 1997 tune "Baby Come On." Legacy is actually RP Boo's first-ever full-length release, but his prowess as a producer is readily apparent here.

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Related Topix: Baby, Windy City, Soul

Tue May 21, 2013

The Jersey Journal

Rhaw, yet refined: Rennie Harris' new hip hop company debuts on Broadway

"Keeping it real" has become an elusive goal for hip-hop artists, whose art is increasingly threatened by mainstream acceptance.

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Related Topix: Broadway, Arts, Dance, Modern Dance, Theater, New York, Entertainment

CBC News

Sheepdogs treat Victoria Day crowd to concert

It was party time on Saskatoon's Broadway Avenue Monday evening, with native sons The Sheepdogs taking to the stage.

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Related Topix: Moore, OK, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Authors, Books

KLFY-TV Lafayette

Harry Potter book with author notes sold for $228K

For fans of the boy wizard, this could be the most coveted copy of all the "Harry Potter" books in the world.

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Related Topix: Harry Potter, Books, J.K. Rowling, Authors

The Lebanon Daily News

Prince, Tillis will open Gretna season

Continuing a trend that has been popular in recent years with appearances by the likes of Sally Struthers, Shirley Jones and Tommy Tune, Gretna Theatre will kick off its summer season with a celebrity concert.

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Related Topix: Faith Prince, Country, Pam Tillis, Mel Tillis, Broadway

Mon May 20, 2013

BroadwayWorld.com

BWW TV Exclusive: Meet the 2013 Tony Nominees- Nevin Steinberg on Creating Cinderella's Magical Sound

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tonys Meet & Greet on May 1, 2013, and we will be bringing you special coverage on all of them throughout the awards season.

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Related Topix: The Sound of Music, Family, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Musical Movies, Celebrities, Julie Andrews

Central Western Daily

Vaccination a parent's choice

GERM FREE: Willows Preschool and Early Learning Centre owner Cathy Carroll and Myles Layzell enjoy free play outside.

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Related Topix: Vaccinations, Health, Early Learning Centre

WKRN

Annotated 'Harry Potter' 1st edition on auction

A first edition copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that contains author J.K. Rowling's notes and original illustrations is going on sale in a charity auction.

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Related Topix: Harry Potter, Books, J.K. Rowling, Authors

NBR Newsroom

John Campbell gets 'best boy' prize after judge canes his bad work

Just days after he was publicly ridiculed by a judge for bad journalism, TV showman John Campbell is to get a "hasn't he done well" prize from his old university.

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Related Topix: Early Learning Centre

Sun May 19, 2013

BroadwayWorld.com

Photo Flash: Tony Nominee Phillip Boykin Performs at Give My Regards to Broadway! in Morristown

Two standing ovations and a packed house greeted Tony and Grammy Award-nominee Phillip Boykin as he joined a slew of stars to salute a Century of Broadway Showstoppers in GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY! on Saturday, May 11, 2013, 7:30 pm, at the Morris Museum's Bickford Theatre, 6 Normandy Heights Road, in Morristown, NJ.

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Related Topix: Broadway, Morristown, NJ, Recreational Vehicle, Award, Theater, Porgy and Bess

Examiner.com

The Entertainment Report: Petrucelli picks this week's best books, CDs and DVDs

THE WRITE STUFF Benjamin Britten : A Life for Music Finally, an intimate and spellbinding biography of one of the 20th century's most prolific and gifted composers.

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Related Topix: Britten, Classical, Benjamin Britten, Broadway, Theater, Arts

EDGE

Unsinkable

The spunky song-and-dancer entertainer and actress Debbie Reynolds, now 81, looks back with humor and zestful spirits in her memoir "Unsinkable" at a personal life that might well have done a lesser lady in and at an enviable career that is still going strong.

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Related Topix: Western, Two Weeks with Love, Comedy Movies, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Musical Movies, Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher

Berkshire Eagle

Jed Bernstein: Broadway producer to lead Lincoln Center

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has tapped as its new leader a Broadway producer who has helped mount such hits as the Tony Award-winning revival of "Hair" and "Equus" with Daniel Radcliffe.

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Related Topix: Broadway

Sat May 18, 2013

Jerusalem Post

The hills are alive

The show premiered on Broadway in 1959, winning a Tony award for Best Musical in 1960, before Julie Andrews unforgettably played Maria, the fun-loving nun turned nanny who falls in love with her employer and wins over his children, in the iconic 1965 film production.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, The Sound of Music, Family, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Musical Movies, Celebrities, Julie Andrews, Palestinian Territories

Reuters

"Harry Potter" first edition annotated by author up for auction

British author JK Rowling, creator of the Harry Potter series of books, poses during the launch of new online website Pottermore in London June 23, 2011.

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Related Topix: Harry Potter, Books, J.K. Rowling, Authors, Philosopher's Stone, Ambient

BroadwayWorld.com

BWW Interviews: Julie Andrews is Practically Perfect on Her First Trip to Australia

For so many of us, Julie Andrews loomed large in our childhoods, a constant presence through repeated viewings of those two iconic films, MARY POPPINS, and THE SOUND of MUSIC.

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Related Topix: The Sound of Music, Family, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Musical Movies, Mary Poppins, Comedy Movies, S.O.B., Celebrities, Julie Andrews, Australia, Oceania, World News

Fri May 17, 2013

The Guardian

Book auction to shine light on the secrets of quidditch

JK Rowling's notes reveal that she invented quidditch in a hotel in Manchester whilst 'pondering the things that hold a society together.' Photograph: PA From JK Rowling 's satisfaction at how the game of quidditch "infuriates men" to Ian Rankin 's revelation that he originally planned to kill off Rebus at the climax of the inspector's very first ... (more)

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Related Topix: Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Authors, Books, Ian Rankin, Vocal, Recreational Vehicle, Award