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Alan Bennett's London Hit 'People' Screened At Connecticut Theaters
Hartford CourantPeople who see "People" are the luckiest people in the theater world. At least those catching Alan Bennett's "People," a London Hit that will be screened live as part of London's National Theatre Live broadcasts and shown in selected Connecticut cinemas...Tags: Katharine Hepburn, Torrington, Nicholas Hytner, London Theatre, Entertainment Events
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Pasadena Playhouse falls for 'Fallen Angels'
"Fallen Angels," a comedy once considered too scandalous for polite society, opens Sunday at the Pasadena Playhouse. This sly and sexy Noël Coward play may be tame by today's standards, but its 1925 London premiere — starring Tallulah Bankhead...
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'Hugo': Martin Scorsese clocks in with a younger good fella
Ministry of GossipMartin Scorsese's usual good fellas made way for a 12-year-old boy hero and a dramatic dose of 3-D as the director's kids' movie "Hugo" premiered at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York. Based on Brian Selznick's award-winning novel "The Invention...... -
Critic's notebook: National Theatre's NT Live season screens big
Late spring, give or take a couple of weeks, traditionally marks the end of the theater season. And while taking stock of the last year, I'd like to make note of a group of plays I caught in Hollywood — Helen Mirren in "Phèdre," Richard Griffiths...Tags: Celebrities, Helen Mirren, Slumdog Millionaire (movie), Music Theater, England
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Critic's Notebook: Seeing London's National Theatre in a Hollywood multiplex
Culture MonsterWhile taking stock of the theater season, Iâd like to make note of a group of plays I caught in Hollywood â Helen Mirren in âPhèdre,â Richard Griffiths and Frances de la Tour in the world premiere production of Alan...... -
Oh 'Boys'
Times Staff WritersNEW YORK — "Jersey Boys," a show about the '60s pop group Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons that has bucked a history of scorn for so-called jukebox musicals, on Sunday became the first of the genre to win a Tony Award for best musical. Its main...Tags: Television, Broadway Theater, Music Theater, John Lennon, Kathleen Marshall
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How about another song?
Times Staff WriterThis year's Tony Awards had no host, no comedian; I forgot to check if there was even red carpet coverage beforehand. Was there? Was Ryan Seacrest out there, terrorizing some Royal Shakespearean with his E! voodoo mumbo jumbo? I'm not even sure why...Tags: Ian McDiarmid, Celebrities, Alan Cumming, Cyndi Lauper, Julie Andrews
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Royal Premiere for 'History Boys'
Zap2It.comLeave the film festival premieres to the mere mortals -- "The History Boys" is targeting the heir to the British throne. On Wednesday (Aug. 23), Fox Searchlight announced that its Tony winner and Oscar hopeful will premiere on Oct. 2 for an audience that...Tags: London (England), Charles, Prince of Wales, History, Movies, Music Theater
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Movie review: 'The History Boys'
Tribune movie critic3 stars (out of four) The film taken from Alan Bennett's charming play "The History Boys" doesn't do much to disguise its stage origins. Certain performances, particularly that of Clive Merrison's sniveling headmaster, are so broad you may want to move...Tags: Stephen Campbell, Dominic Cooper, Michael Phillips, Photography, History
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'Chaperone' and 'Boys' Drama Desk winners
"The Drowsy Chaperone" was chosen best musical of the New York theater season, and "The History Boys" by Alan Bennett was named best play in awards given Sunday by the Drama Desk, an organization of theater journalists and critics.
"The Drowsy Chaperone,...Tags: Grey Gardens (movie), Iraq War (2003-2011), Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Music Theater, Lois Smith
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Handling a gem of a role with a craftsman's delicate touch
Special to The TimesRICHARD GRIFFITHS is probably best known to audiences as Harry Potter's loathsome Uncle Vernon. The veteran British actor traveled to the other end of the spectrum to create the deeply sympathetic character of Hector, a devoted teacher with a tragic flaw,...Tags: Thomas Hardy, Celebrities, History, England, Harry Potter (fictional character)
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Aced the screen test
Special to The TimesWHEN a hit play is made into a film, the cast is invariably switched out for more famous film counterparts. Thus Mary Louise Parker is traded for Gwyneth Paltrow ("Proof") or Meg Ryan ("Prelude to a Kiss"), Kathy Bates and F. Murray Abraham for Michelle...Tags: Stephen Campbell, Celebrities, Dominic Cooper, Al Pacino, Gwyneth Paltrow
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