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'What's a Little Death' could have used more life
What's a Little Death, an experimental riff at Theatre Project that begins where Hamlet leaves off, is atmospheric, ambitious, lyrical, well-performed - and fatally inert. And that's a pity, because this debut work by Three Hands Clapping, Baltimore's...Tags: Towson University, College Park, Wetlands, Natural Resources, Barry Humphries
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'Threepenny Opera' is worth more
Chicago Tribune criticThe grills from Labor Day were still smoldering and the air was thick with lethargy. But the fearless Hypocrites actors bounced out of the autumnal starting gate in the Steppenwolf Garage Theatre on Tuesday night, sending a thrilling rush of passionate,...Tags: Bertolt Brecht, Sarah Palin, Labor Day, Music Theater
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'Threepenny Opera' gets the Graney treatment
In the hands of the radical director Sean Graney, The Hypocrites open their 12th season with the company's first musical. Bertolt Brecht's iconoclastic operetta, with music by Kurt Weill, is set in working-class London in the early 20th Century. In...Tags: Bertolt Brecht, Music Theater
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Bebe Neuwirth Has Come A Long Way From "Lilith" to Cabaret Singer
Special To The CourantAlthough best-known for her classic role as Lilith, the alluring but viper-tongued, castrating Ice Queen of Mean on the hit comedy "Cheers," Bebe Neuwirth is an all-round performer, a dancer, singer and actor who has triumphed in a dazzling variety of...Tags: Jazz Music, Celebrity, Bebe Neuwirth, Nathan Lane, Festive Event
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Soprano's experience shines through at Ravinia
Chicago Tribune criticMost voices show their age when their owners turn 80. Not so the remarkably pliant instrument of Barbara Cook. Tender, supple and nearly unerring of pitch, Cook's lyric soprano seems to scoff at the passage of decades. Granted, no one who crowded into...Tags: Jazz Music, Ravinia Festival, Ray Charles, Liza Minnelli, Barbara Cook
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Una 'santa' con vocación de vampiro
¿Quién eres: Mina o el vampiro? Rita sonríe con malicia. “El vampiro, por supuesto, no me gusta ser la víctima”, dice mientras clava la estaca de su mirada en la imagen de Klaus Kinski sosteniendo a la bella Isabelle Adjani.
Una planta trepadora...Tags: Bertolt Brecht, Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Werner Herzog, Galileo Galilei
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BoHo musical is more Hyde than Jekyll
Tribune criticThe composer Frank Wildhorn made his fame and fortune by turning "Jekyll and Hyde" into a sexy bodice-ripper, replete with killer power ballads. Sure, you can fight the camp quality of the piece—as does the capable and creative director Stephen M....Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Broadway, Linda Eder, Music Theater
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Shows playing at the Fringe Festival
A complete list of performances playing at this year's Fringe Festival. A Brief History of Petty Crime, The Roodie Pancake Experiment, London. Solo-comedy. $10. After the success of 2007's Curriculum Vitae, Brit Jimmy Hogg returns to Orlando to...Tags: Dancing, Public Holidays, Gays and Lesbians, History, People
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Interview: Roger Rees
Leonard Bernstein's musical "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" flopped in 1976, lasting only seven performances, and hasn't been neglected ever since. On Monday night the Collegiate Chorale will present a concert version of the musical entitled "A White House...Tags: Leonard Bernstein, The White House, Scott Joplin, Broadway, Time Warner Inc.
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Complete schedule of events at the 2008 Fringe Festival
May 15
6:00 pm Don Juan in Despair, Flying Phoenix (green)
6:30 pm Colored Waiting Room, Jessica Taylor (blue)
6:55 pm Black Voices, Act Reel Theatre Company (brown)
7:00 pm Chords of Steel, 4:2:Five (green)
7:30 pm In His Own Time, The Green Room...Tags: Dancing, Public Holidays, Death and Dying, People, History
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Nadler plays 'Russian on the Side' in a brisk key
Tribune criticMark Nadler is one of those rare live performers who appears to have taught himself to do anything and everything upon which anyone might ever shine a spotlight. This palpable desire to overachieve is one of his biggest assets and, based on a look at...Tags: Danny Kaye, Ira Gershwin, Music Theater, Music Industry
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Scarlett & singing film stars: Is this just an act?
Times Pop Music CriticTHE VERY last scene of last year's hit film "Juno" pointed toward one small path in music's future: star Ellen Page sitting on a stoop, singing a song by obscure boy-girl folk duo the Moldy Peaches. Her leading man, Michael Cera, sang along, but he was...Tags: Minnie Driver, Music Industry, Juliette Lewis, Rick Springfield, Popular Music
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