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  1. Gilbert gynecologists' office goes HollywoodRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday | AZCentral.com

    ... actress roles, including famous winners such as Hattie McDaniel, the first black person to win the award and Rita Moreno, the second Puerto Rican honored. All six of Tolman's grandchildren were delivered by doctors in the practice, which keeps ...

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    Related Topix: Gilbert, AZ, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chandler, AZ

  2. Scott Alan sings with some 'Wicked' friends tonight

    Friday Jul 3 | San Francisco Examiner

    ... Robert has profiled Oscar, Tony, Grammy and Emmy winning creative artists and their work a ' and no, not just Rita Moreno! More is revealed at www.sokol.ws . Robert has been added to your favorite examiners SF Showbiz Examiner Scott Alan sings with ...

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    Related Topix: Graphic Design, Arts

  3. Waiting for Michelle ObamaRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Jun 22 | 7x7

    ... ; International Museum of Women co-founder Fran Streets ; SHN Theatrical Producer Carole Shorenstein Hays ; Rita Moreno and her husband, Lenny Gordon ; arts patron Carol Doll ; Asian Art Museum Director Jay Xu ; Stern Grove Board President Doug ...

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    Related Topix: Michelle Obama, Cameras, Dining, The Associates, New-Wave

  4. Free Summer Movie Series returnsRead the original story

    Thursday Jun 18 | Yuma Sun

    ... Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds 6 p.m. - "West Side Story" - starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer and Rita Moreno July 2: 1 p.m. - Toon Takeover - Cartoon Pandemonium from the Cartoon Network 3 p.m. - "Casablanca" - starring Humphrey Bogart and ...

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    Related Topix: Humphrey Bogart, Yuma, AZ, Marketing

  5. iPhone News Reader - Tuesday, June 16, 2009

    Tuesday Jun 16 | Applelinks

    ... "The Electric Company," but these days as a homeowner my local utility features many more bills and much less Rita Moreno, thereby diminishing my enthusiasm.) But the outright booing of AT&T, egged on by Apple executives? I was shocked. To read ...

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  6. AT&T's Many Missed IPhone OpportunitiesRead the original story

    Monday Jun 15 | PC World

    ... " The Electric Company ," but these days as a homeowner my local utility features many more bills and much less Rita Moreno , thereby diminishing my enthusiasm.) But the outright booing of AT&T , egged on by Apple executives? I was shocked. This is ...

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    Related Topix: iPhone

  7. Karen Olivo glad she went 'West'Read the original story

    Thursday Jun 11 | New York Daily News

    ... . Her portrayal of the feisty, outspoken Anita - a character made famous by Latina icons Chita Rivera and Rita Moreno - has earned rave reviews. The Daily News called her "the show's most thrilling performance," while The New York Times said she was ...

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  8. Mountain Play 1: Man of La ManchaRead the original story w/Photo

    Jun 8, 2009 | Civic Center

    ... sounded like a cross between George Hamilton in "Zorro, The Gay Blade" ("fight injoostice to the pipples") and Rita Moreno as Googie Gomez in "The Ritz" ("everytangs cohmeen up chhhhroses"). Scott, above, got a bad case of the involuntary giggles ...

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    Related Topix: Zorro, the Gay Blade, Comedy Movies, The Ritz

  9. Another Tony recap

    Jun 8, 2009 | Attention Must Be Paid

    ... the role on Broadway, in 1957, and Allen, who was nominated in the 1979 revival, lost out on the Tony. (Rita Moreno won an Oscar for the role in the film version.) Best fish story: Host Neil Patrick Harris returned from one commercial break eating ...

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    Related Topix: Manhattan, NY, New York, NY, Land of the Lost

  10. There's a place for usRead the original story

    Jun 1, 2009 | Santa Barbara Film Festival

    ... deservedly nominated for Best Supporting Actress - and she's on fire. A This is a role that Chita Rivera and Rita Moreno have made it their own. A Olivo does her own unforgettable interpretation. A I cried so much I was embarrassed to get up from my ...

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    Related Topix: Easy-Listening, Broadway

  11. West Side story stereotypes Puerto RicansRead the original story

    May 28, 2009 | The Tufts Daily

    ... film, for example, the only major role that went to a Latino was that of Anita, played by Puerto Rican actress Rita Moreno. Natalie Wood, who played Maria, had her skin darkened for the role. This also happened to Puerto Rican actress Jossie de ...

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    Related Topix: Puerto Rico, Central America

  12. Happy Birthday, Rita Moreno, Award-Winning ActressRead the original story w/Photo

    Dec 11, 2008 | FindingDulcinea

    Latina actress Rita Moreno burst onto the scene with her roles on Broadway and her portrayal of Anita in the film "West Side Story"; she went on to win all four major entertainment awards.

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    Related Topix: Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, Oz, Children TV, The Electric Company, Drama, Humacao, Puerto Rico, World News, Puerto Rico

  13. TONYS 2009 Q&A: Best Performance By A Featured Actress In A Musical Nominee - Karen OlivoRead the original story w/Photo

    May 10, 2009 | BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content

    ... dynamic performance. Broadway legend Chita Rivera played Anita in the original "West Side Story" in 1957, while Rita Moreno won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in the film version four years later. Karen Olivo made her Broadway debut in 1996 ...

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    Related Topix: Washington Heights, NY

  14. Talking Tonys: 'West Side Story' star Karen OlivoRead the original story

    May 9, 2009 | Glodderby

    "West Side Story" holds a few Tony Awards I.O.U.s. Back in 1958, it lost best musical to "The Music Man" and the spitfire role of Anita, played by Chita Rivera , wasn't even nominated! The Oscars got it right three years later, voting "West Side Story" best picture and giving Rita Moreno the Academy Award for best supporting actress for that part.

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  15. Rent the Non-PC West Side Story, and the LSD-iest HairRead the original story w/Photo

    May 8, 2009 | 7x7

    ... it's terrific that Broadway is finally seeing an appropriately Latino-saturated production. But once you've seen Rita Moreno sing "I like to be in America," from a sound stage that looks like a delightful tenement roof top, there's no need to look ...

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    Related Topix: Arts, Theater

  16. Moreno and Culp Will Read Love Letters June 6 in Washington

    May 7, 2009 | Playbill

    Rita Moreno and Robert Culp will take part in a benefit performance of A. R. Gurney's Love Letters June 6. The 8 PM performance will be held at the Centralia Fox Theatre in Centralia, WA.

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    Related Topix: Children TV, The Electric Company, Entertainment, Television, Industrial Machines, Comedy Movies, The Ritz, Textiles, Culp, Comedy, The Greatest American Hero, Robert Culp

  17. Will Maria get her Tony?Read the original story w/Photo

    May 5, 2009 | New York Daily News

    ... supporting actress for the role of Anita, a character made famous previously by Latina icons Chita Rivera and Rita Moreno . Perennial contender RaAol Esparza scored his fourth Tony nod in five years for his lead role as a sly, greedy film producer ...

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    Related Topix: Music!, Tony Awards

  18. Ave Maria! Broadway Newbie Josefina Scaglione Swims With Sharks, SocialitesRead the original story

    May 1, 2009 | The New York Observer Real Estate

    Guests gathered at the home of Susan Gutfreund at 834 Fifth Avenue yesterday afternoon for a luncheon celebrating the revival of West Side Story , which opened in March at the Palace Theater, seemed to be endlessly fascinated with a 21-year-old Argentinean actress by the name of Josefina Scaglione .

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    Related Topix: Theater, Arts, New York Government, New York

  19. Tony Dovolani, Melissa RycroftRead the original story

    Apr 14, 2009 | TV Guide

    ... results just yet. Instead we get "America" from West Side Story , featuring the Broadway cast. Shucks. I wanted Rita Moreno. Did you know the film version lost only one of its 11 Oscar nominations? It lost screenplay to Judgment at Nuremberg . (I ...

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    Related Topix: Queen Bee, Cabaret, Arts, Dance

  20. Sarah HolcombRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 7, 2009 | Talking Moviezzz

    ... HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEMINI was a film adaptation of the Broadway play. Sarah starred opposite Madeline Kahn and Rita Moreno. That same year, she played Maggie, Danny Noonan's Irish girlfriend in CADDYSHACK . She wasn't Irish. I didn't even realize she ...

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    Related Topix: Sport Movies, Animal House, Comedy Movies, Caddyshack, Robby Benson