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"South Pacific" at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire ★★★½
By all means enjoy her hapless attempts to shampoo a man out of her hair. But if you fall totally in love with Ensign Nellie Forbush, then you're not watching the right "South Pacific." As Oscar Hammerstein II wrote, in that disarmingly simple lyric,...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Music Theater, Marriott Theatre, Music, Lincoln Center
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Trip to Oz was once annual, and magical
Tuesdays with MitchI saw the new Wizard of Oz movie. I went last Thursday, the night before "Oz the Great and Powerful" was officially released, to a "preview" that was open to the public. I got there five minutes before it began. There were nine people in the theater. I...Tags: Cinderella (fictional character), Danny Kaye, Ice Cream, Netflix Inc., CBS Corp.
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Actress-singer Evelyn Ward dies at 89
VarietyEvelyn Ward, an actress and singer with credits on Broadway, in nightclubs and on television and the mother of David Cassidy, died Dec. 23 in Los Angeles. She was 89 and suffered from Alzheimer's-related dementia. Ward began her career as a Roxyette at...Tags: Chico Marx, Manhattan (New York City), Alzheimer's Disease, Music, Jackie Gleason
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Saying goodbye to ‘the richest woman in town’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThanks to the readers for their prayers and kind comments about the passing of my mother, Marie Boedeker. Mother on Friday received the funeral she had designed. Mother, a longtime music teacher and church organist, wanted group singing one more time. The... -
You're a good man, Harvey Schmidt
Liz Smith"Happy New Year! An unnamed tutelary angel is called the Angel of Media. This angel became corrupted through "national bias," or so it says in "The Dictionary of Angels." Such a thought makes a lot of sense, but an Angel of Media would be too cynical...Tags: Robert Preston, Music Theater, Music, Drama (genre), Irving Berlin
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Good Deeds, Dollars And Kindness Pour Into Newtown
The Hartford CourantThe thoughts and prayers of millions have supported Newtown since last Friday's Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings and the open hearts have been matched by open wallets and acts of kindness, great and small. From cookies and coats to yoga classes...Tags: The Voice (tv program), Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Waterbury, Starbucks Corp., Danbury
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The 'Pink Panther' at 50: Still prowling!
Liz Smith"I AM into comedy!" declared model Heidi Klum. Anyone who has ever watched -- or participated in -- "Project Runway," might disagree. Sometimes "P.R." seems to be just a teeny bit sadistic. But I guess that can be amusing to some people. NEXT YEAR MARKS...Tags: Claudia Cardinale, Alan Arkin, Bradley Cooper, Book, Heidi Klum
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Actress Susan Luckey dies at 74
VarietyActress, singer and dancer Susan Luckey, who appeared in classic movie musicals "The Music Man" and "Carousel," both starring Shirley Jones, died Wednesday, Dec. 5. She was 74. In 1962's "The Music Man," she played Zaneeta Shinn, daughter of the mayor....Tags: Music Theater, Jackie Gleason, Music, Shirley Jones, Gracie Allen
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‘The Sound of Music’: Carrie Underwood to play Maria on NBC
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelWill you accept a Maria von Trapp who's a little bit country? When NBC offers its live telecast of “The Sound of Music,” Carrie Underwood will play Maria. If that sounds like a stretch, well, remember that Mary Martin first played Maria on... -
Larry Hagman was a lot like the character he made famous, Belcamp woman says
In real life, Larry Hagman was a lot like his most famous television character, J.R. Ewing. "He was flirtatious, with a younger than reality attitude," Belcamp resident Mary Pohlig said. "It was interesting to see; he was similar to characters he...
Tags: House of Cards (tv program), Awards and Prizes, William Shakespeare, Music, Chestertown
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J.R. Ewing, the king of black gold, was green at heart
On the few social occasions that I had a chin-wag with Larry Hagman, he talked not at all about his acting career, not much about the renown of his birthright -- a reference or two to his mother, Mary Martin -- and a great deal about renewable energy...
Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Larry Hagman, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Alternative Energy, Movies
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'Dallas' Star Larry Hagman Dies at 81
CNNDALLAS, Tex. -- Actor Larry Hagman, who created one of television's iconic villains with the treacherous J.R. Ewing of "Dallas," died Friday, according to a family statement. He was 81. Hagman died at a Dallas hospital of complications from cancer,...Tags: Cirrhosis, CNN (tv network), Alzheimer's Disease, Patrick Duffy, Celebrities
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