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ReutersHas Jay-Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' Album Gone Platinum Before Its Release? By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jay-Z once spit, "I deserve platinum plaques, to match my bezel." And while the rapper's got a bunch of those (and plenty of bezels),...Tags: Igor Stravinsky, CMT (tv network), Boston, Deval Patrick, Breast Cancer
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A Different Magic For 'Midsummer Night's Dream': Puppets
The Hartford CourantWhat do you do after you create an international mega-hit starring a horse? Go for some Shakespearean magic. That's what the director and puppet masters of the 2011 Tony Award-winning "War Horse" did for a follow-up project to their London-Broadway-...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, University of Connecticut, South Africa, Festive Events, Long Wharf Theatre
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Chambersburg Ballet Theatre goes 'under the sea' with 'Little Mermaid' production
kmawdsley@schurz.comLavinia Reid is taking the classic tale “The Little Mermaid” to new heights — or depths — in her innovative ballet adaptation of the beloved under-the-sea tale. Reid said she sees the production as a way to marry the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Stranger Than Fiction, Radio, Music, Washington, DC
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'Approaching Ali' enters operatic ring, shows promise
New operas don't often score knock-outs. But, if crowd response were the determining factor, "Approaching Ali" sure sounded like a champion Saturday night at the Kennedy Center, where Washington National Opera presented the premiere of this hour-long...Tags: Human Interest, Baltimore School for the Arts, Rashied Ali
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Producer packs talent into his 'backyard bowl' in Silver Lake
Roger Wolfson's backyard is not unlike the others that dot this rugged Silver Lake hillside — a narrow slip of grass, on a steep incline, with a distant view of the reservoir. But Wolfson's yard, unlike the others, also has a Roman-style...
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National Theatre in DC gets fresh start with makeover, Broadway series after years of neglect
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The oldest continuously operating theater in the nation's capital that has drawn top performers dating back decades before the Civil War is getting a fresh start and a makeover after years of struggle. A season of shows...Tags: White House, Human Interest, Abraham Lincoln, Theater, Music Theater
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Maryland roots in new 'Ali' opera
In his typical rhyming style, Muhammad Ali might call it something like "a whopper of an opera." The legendary boxer, who floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee, has inspired "Approaching Ali," a chamber opera with music by Carroll County...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Carroll County (Maryland), Human Interest, Baltimore School for the Arts
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Kennedy Center changes Honors process after Latino groups' outcry
After saluting just two Latino performers in 35 years with its Kennedy Center Honors awards, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts says it has revised the selection process to be more inclusive. The changes were announced Thursday in a news...Tags: Television Industry, Artists, Chita Rivera, Human Interest, Satellite and Cable Service
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L.A. Philharmonic concerned about potential subway noise
Nothing in the Los Angeles Philharmonic's repertoire calls for 135-ton trains. The orchestra aims to keep it that way when Metro light rail cars start rumbling through a subway tunnel near Walt Disney Concert Hall. Experts who know the hall's...
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ANALYSIS-From opera to war games, U.S. and China deepen military ties
Reuters* U.S. military says quality, quantity of contact rising * Chinese army deliberately reaching out to wider world * Worries linger over espionage, providing too much training By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) -...Tags: Australia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Kingdom, U.S. Military, U.S. Army
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Carol Burnett to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Carol Burnett, the trailblazing comedienne whose variety show was a top draw on CBS for over a decade, was named the winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Tuesday. Burnett, 80, will receive the award in an Oct. 20 in a ceremony to be...
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L.A. Dance Summit to explore how to solve dance community woes
A conference to help dancers tackle the Sisyphean task of surviving and succeeding in Los Angeles will feature an unprecedented array of city, county, nonprofit and artistic leaders. The inaugural L.A. Dance Summit, scheduled for June 8 at the...
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