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Arena Players, Center Stage deserve to take bows
Sun Theater CriticThe new theater season marks milestone anniversaries for two Baltimore theaters. Center Stage turns 40, and Arena Players, billed as "the nation's oldest continuously operating African-American theater," turns 50. The fare at both is eclectic, and,...Tags: Wilhelm Furtwangler, Charles Busch, Condos and Houses, Music Theater, African Americans
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Arena Players ready for next act
Special to SunSpotIn 1953, nine African-Americans gathered in a Northwest Baltimore living room to discuss offering quality theater to the community. Their goal seemed simple. "We just wanted to do plays," said Ed Terry, the company's associate artistic director who...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Music Theater, African Americans, Clubs and Associations, Lyric Opera of Baltimore
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Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm dies at 95
NEW YORK (AP) — Celeste Holm, a versatile, bright-eyed blonde who soared to Broadway fame in "Oklahoma!" and won an Oscar in "Gentleman's Agreement" but whose last years were filled with financial difficulty and estrangement from her sons, died...
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Celeste Holm dies at 95; Broadway star in 'Oklahoma!' and Oscar-winner
Celeste Holm, the versatile actress who achieved fame on Broadway in the original production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's hit musical "Oklahoma!" in 1943 and five years later won an Oscar for best supporting actress in the landmark movie-drama "Gentleman'...Tags: Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, Entertainment Events, Music Theater, Theater
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A new bar taps L.A. literary history
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Marshall Lumsden dies at 88; founding editor of West magazine
Marshall Lumsden, the founding editor of West, a Sunday magazine the Los Angeles Times introduced in 1966, died Friday at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica. He was 88.
His death was caused by complications from colon cancer, said his wife, Wini....Tags: Corona, Santa Monica, Defense, Ray Bradbury, Periodicals
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J.D. Salinger dies at 91; reclusive author of 'The Catcher in the Rye'
After "The Catcher in the Rye" exploded onto the literary scene in 1951, author J.D. Salinger had what every writer yearns for -- money, fame and critical acclaim. "Catcher" became a touchstone for the teenage culture just emerging in post-World War II...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Jack Kerouac, Carson McCullers, Periodicals, Cults and Sects
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God Squad: Too many questions often surround miracles
I often receive questions about miracles but rarely answer them. This isn't because I don't believe in miracles — because I do — but rather because there are some things from God that don't lend themselves to easy, facile explanations. Some...Tags: Torah, Diseases and Illnesses, Marc Gellman, Mystery (genre), Science
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Tonight's music pick: White Denim @ Spaceland
Brand XCombining elements of psych-rock with garage, blues and country influences, White Denim's sound is familiar without being formulaic, and rowdy good fun to boot. Theyâve added a guitarist just in time for a fall tour, and are promising a pair of new... -
One more act for the phantom of the playhouse?
The Pasadena Playhouse is back. After shutting its doors in February because of financial problems, the theater reopened Oct. 12 with the one-man play "FDR" starring Ed Asner.
But is the building's most enduring protagonist back as well?
Some say Gilmor...Tags: Dustin Hoffman, Tennessee Williams, Eugene O'Neill, William Holden, Sally Struthers
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Dance and playwright artisans honored
The Media City Ballet and the Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance gathered respectfully last week to honor their artisans and supporters.
Encore! An Evening of Dining and Ballet was staged at Glendale's Chevy Chase Country Club to celebrate the kickoff of...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Radio Industry, Colleges and Universities, Companies and Corporations, XM Satellite Radio
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Craig Noel dies at 94; founding director of San Diego's renowned Old Globe
Craig Noel, the founding director of San Diego's Old Globe who established a vital regional community theater that eventually became a Tony Award-winning font of dramatic productions bound for Broadway, has died. He was 94.
Noel, who began his career...Tags: Samuel Beckett, U.S. Army, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Music Theater, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)
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