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Tried and true shows dominate the season's Broadway offerings
linda.winer@newsday.comIt could be the best of times; it might be the worst of times. No, really. A musical adaptation of"A Tale of Two Cities" - think "Les Miz" by way of Charles Dickens - kicks off the hectic and ambitious fall season in a couple of weeks. More to the point,...Tags: Literature, Robert Bolt, John Leguizamo, Al Hirschfeld, Elton John
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Twin Cities welcome GOP and offer plenty for a party
Special to the Chicago TribuneThe Twin Cities are far from identical twins. St. Paul, the Minnesota capital and host to the Republican National Convention this week, historically looked to the East Coast for architectural inspiration and retains a human-feeling scale. Minneapolis...Tags: Michael Graves, Tour Operations Industry, John Dillinger, Architecture, Libraries and Museums
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The Twin Cities: Revel in the rivalry
Minneapolis Star TribuneHere is a tidbit about the home of the Republican National Convention, one widely acknowledged by its residents but little understood beyond. Minneapolis and St. Paul may be twin cities, but they share little familial love. Ten short miles between...Tags: Music Theater, National Government, Government, Xcel Energy Incorporated, Religious Leaders
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'Laugh-In' Producer Ed Friendly Dies
Times Staff WriterEd Friendly, a producer who brokered the deal that brought "Laugh-In" to television and who created the series "Little House on the Prairie" after noticing his daughter reading the books, has died. He was 85. Friendly, who also forged a second career...Tags: CBS Corp., Venice, Television Industry, Consumer Electronics Industry, Death and Dying
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As filming leaves, so do benefits for taxpayers
Times Staff WriterCalifornia loses more than $10 million in tax revenue when a larger-budget movie costing about $70 million is made elsewhere. A mid-size film, costing about $32 million, shot out of state means about $4 million in lost taxes. For a 12-episode drama,...Tags: Missing Persons, Celebrity, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Film Festivals, Economic Policy
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TV Gal Loses Herself to 'Lost'
Zap2It.comIf I could have called each and every one of you last Wednesday night at 10:01 p.m. (ET), the conversation we would have had would have gone a little something like this: Me: Oh my God, wasn't "Lost" so good? You: It was so good. Me: I love this show....Tags: John Stamos, Rape, TiVo Inc., CBS Corp., Sara Gilbert
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Guest Stars Flock to 'Nip/Tuck'
Zap2It.comWhen "Nip/Tuck" returns to FX in September, it will be bringing a gaggle of high-profile guest stars, ranging from French screen legend Catherine Deneuve to Rosie O'Donnell. Also taking guest turns on the show will be Peter Dinklage, Jacqueline Bisset,...Tags: Peter Dinklage, Richard Chamberlain, Sanaa Lathan, Catherine Deneuve, Jacqueline Bisset
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One stunt they've been unable to pull off
Times Staff WriterJack Gill was standing on the street in his police officer blues, his eyes obscured by mirrored sunglasses. He was taking a lunch break from pursuing the actor Jack Black around the Long Beach waterfront, a popular location for staging chase scenes for at...Tags: Jack Black, Pixar, Steven Spielberg, Keanu Reeves, Film Festivals
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SAG Awards are Oscars' crystal ball
By Los Angeles TimesWant to find a genuinely reliable prognosticator of this year's Academy Awards for best actor and actress? Then pay attention to the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Tuesday morning, actress Marisa Tomei of "In the Bedroom" and Ted Danson of the TV sitcom...Tags: Marisa Tomei, Russell Crowe, Cinema Industry, Jodie Foster, Ted Danson
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Hollywood signs on to assist war effort
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPresident Bush's top political advisor met Sunday with the country's entertainment titans in Beverly Hills in an attempt to enlist Hollywood in persuading the world that Americans are the good guys in the war on terrorism. Karl Rove began the 90-minute...Tags: Terrorism, Television Industry, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Osama bin Laden, Wayne Newton
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'Lisa Picard Is Famous'
For The TimesThe mockumentary is the most fragile of jests, an esoteric pop-movie charade that is self-destructing at the very moment it has come of age. Christopher Guest virtually invented the form with "This Is Spinal Tap," but even as he refined this collegiate...Tags: Mira Sorvino, Minority Groups, Cinema Industry, Christopher Guest, Edgar Bergen
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Reagan film career featured comedy, drama
Associated Press WriterRonald Reagan's boy-next-door quality as an actor brought him film roles as diverse as the victim of an evil surgeon in "King's Row" and the college professor who experiments with raising a chimpanzee in the comedy "Bedtime for Bonzo." Reagan appeared in...Tags: Major League Baseball, Barbara Stanwyck, Jane Wyman, Ronald Reagan, Celebrity
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