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    Jan 4, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Rhapsody in Gershwin: BSO salutes George and Ira

    Another pops program devoted to George Gershwin? Why not? This weekend's Gershwin feast being presented on the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's SuperPops series will hardly be the last.
    Another pops program devoted to George Gershwin? Why not? This weekend's Gershwin feast being presented on the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's SuperPops series will hardly be the last. Nearly 75 years after his death at the age of 39, the composer's...

    Tags: Movies, Poetry, Jerome Kern, Ira Gershwin, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    2. May 22, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Gene Kelly at 100: All that jazz, all that exuberance

    He was the greatest song-and-dance man who ever lived, a kinetic performer who redefined the movie musical in groundbreaking films such "An American in Paris,""Singin' in the Rain,""Anchors Aweigh" and "On the Town."
    He was the greatest song-and-dance man who ever lived, a kinetic performer who redefined the movie musical in groundbreaking films such "An American in Paris,""Singin' in the Rain,""Anchors Aweigh" and "On the Town." But as the world begins to...

    Tags: Martha Graham, Movies, Tommy Dorsey, World War II (1939-1945), Singin' in the Rain (movie)

    3. Mar 15, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  3. L.A. radio's Bob Anderson dies at 86

    Variety
    Los Angeles radio personality Bob Anderson, a staff announcer on KABC for 46 years, died in Los Angeles on March 11 from complications of Alzheimer's. He was 86. Anderson began his radio career in 1947, when he joined the staff of KXOB in Stockton,...

    Tags: New York City, Talk Shows (genre), World War II (1939-1945), Richard Anderson, Alzheimer's Disease

    4. Jan 4, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  4. Singer-actress Milly Ericson dies

    Tribune Media Services
    Singer and actress Milly Ericson, who appeared with big bands including Tommy Dorsey's, as well as on TV, in film and onstage, died Dec. 13 in Los Angeles as a result of a traffic accident. She was 83. Milly Coury was born in Detroit and began her...

    Tags: Obituaries, Ray Anthony, Tommy Dorsey, World War II (1939-1945), Big Band (genre)

    5. Aug 25, 2011 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  5. 'What's My Line?' When the famous were really famous

    I don't remember now why I got onto YouTube the other day, but, by accident, I happened onto clips from ancient "What's My Line?" shows from the '50s and '60s. The series was on for 25 seasons, and each segment featured a mystery celebrity whom the...

    Tags: Mike Stoller, Irene Dunne, Franklin Pierce, Ethel Barrymore, Eddie Anderson

    6. May 1, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Critic's Notebook: Who really owns Gershwin?

    "Who says that only Americans know how to play Gershwin?" asks Gramophone magazine this month as it hails a new Gershwin CD from the Leipzig Gewandhaus, the German orchestra that calls itself the world's oldest. "By this time possibly nobody," the British record guide answers its rhetorical self.
    "Who says that only Americans know how to play Gershwin?" asks Gramophone magazine this month as it hails a new Gershwin CD from the Leipzig Gewandhaus, the German orchestra that calls itself the world's oldest. "By this time possibly nobody," the British...

    Tags: Opera (genre), Germany, Music Theater, Culture, Vienna (Austria)

    7. Mar 31, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  7. Aberdeen University/Civic Symphony presents 'Music at the Movies' Saturday night

    The Aberdeen University/Civic Symphony will conclude its 91st season with a Spring Pops Concert on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Johnson Fine Arts Center. The orchestra, under the direction of Robert Vodnoy, will present a program titled “Music at the...

    Tags: Festive Events, Movies, Culture, Michigan City, Illinois

    8. Feb 1, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Influences: Michael Feinstein, interpreter of the Great American Songbook

    Culture Monster
    One of the premier interpreters of the Great American Songbook, Michael Feinstein will appear Saturday at Walt Disney Concert Hall, where he will perform a program of classic American songs and jazz numbers with a focus on film music by......
    9. Mar 9, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Comden & Green (and now add Beane)

    WHEN I was a young writer and wore a pencil behind my ear without a hint of irony, I swore a great many things. One was that I would never adapt anything. My ideas would spring anew from my dramatic imagination and the world would rejoice -- though never quite as loudly as I would. I assumed that the desire to adapt came to older writers in a moment of intellectual bankruptcy. When the well runs dry, let's look at ole Aristophanes.
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    WHEN I was a young writer and wore a pencil behind my ear without a hint of irony, I swore a great many things. One was that I would never adapt anything. My ideas would spring anew from my dramatic imagination and the world would rejoice -- though...

    Tags: SoHo, NBC (tv network), Music Theater, Singin' in the Rain (movie), Nine Inch Nails (music group)

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