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'Lion King' chases off Brad Pitt to remain No. 1
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brad Pitt has been unable to put the cat out of first place at the weekend box office. Studio estimates Sunday put Walt Disney's "The Lion King" reissue at No. 1 again with $22.1 million. That puts it just ahead of Pitt's...Tags: Dolphin Tale (movie), Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Brad Pitt
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Elton John finds peace with baby, gnomes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Unlike most frantic new fathers, Elton John isn't stressed out about the two very different offspring in his life: newborn Zachary Jackson Levon and "Gnomeo & Juliet," an animated film that he's been parenting for more than a...Tags: Patrick Stewart, James McAvoy, Movies, Tim Rice, Emily Blunt
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'Epic' Review: Moments of Delight Pep Up a Crushingly Familiar Story
ReutersMay 22 (TheWrap.com) - When everything around you is stultifyingly familiar, it's the tiny variations that catch your attention. And in "Epic," when the filmmakers take little detours from the reluctant-warrior-accepts-his/her-destiny plot, it brings some...Tags: Rio (movie), Jason Sudeikis, Christoph Waltz, Poetry, Epic (movie)
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Disney unveils plan for first animated Marvel film
The studio behind the animated fantasies "Bambi," "Dumbo" and '"The Lion King" has a new kind of hero tale on the way — a Marvel Comics one. Walt Disney Animation Studios on Thursday announced plans to release "Big Hero 6," an action-comedy inspired...
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Comedian David Steinberg performs one-man show at Bucks Playhouse
As a young man, David Steinberg moved to Chicago from his native Winnipeg to study at the Yeshiva, a Jewish rabbinical school. But on the way he went to see Chicago's Second City comedy troupe and became so enamored with its style of stand-up, he...Tags: Entertainment, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Jerry Seinfeld, Lincoln Center, Bucks County
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How Broadway's Big Hollywood Gambles Are Paying Off
ReutersApr 23 (TheWrap.com) - Bette Midler has joined Tom Hanks as a certified Broadway smash. Her one-woman show about super-agent Sue Mengers, "I'll Eat You Last," officially opens Wednesday, but sales during previews have been strong. In fact, many of the...Tags: Alec Baldwin, Wicked (musical), Other Desert Cities (play), Broadway Theater, Entertainment
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Cast Named For "The Fabulous Lipitones" Musical Workshop
Hartford CourantDanny Rutigliano (Broadway's "The Lion King," the national tour of "How to Succeed in Business...") will be featured in the cast of the new musical comedy "The Fabulous Lipitones," which will receive a workshop at Goodspeed Musicals' Normal Terris Theatre...Tags: The Cosby Show (tv program), Music Theater, Goodspeed Opera House, Music, Entertainment
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'Evil Dead' could scare 'G.I. Joe' off No. 1 box-office spot
"G.I. Joe: Retaliation" could be demonized by "Evil Dead" at the box office this weekend as the horror film aims to possess No. 1. After debuting with $40.5 million, the action sequel will likely take in an additional $20 million during its second...Tags: Steven Spielberg, Animation (Movie Genre), Movies, Army of Darkness (movie), Heroin
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Classic Hollywood: On the case of 'Roger Rabbit'
Disney's frenetic live-action/animated comedy "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was the second-highest-grossing film of 1988, earning more than $156 million. The comedy won three Academy Awards and transformed its lead, British actor Bob Hoskins, into a bona fide...Tags: Don Hahn, Samuel Goldwyn, Steven Spielberg, Animation (Movie Genre), Movies
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'Motown: The Musical' earns $1 million its first week on Broadway
Motown founder Berry Gordy has another hit on his hands: "Motown: The Musical" cracked the million-dollar mark after its first week of previews on Broadway. The show grossed $1.03 million after seven performances starting March 11 at the Lunt-Fontanne...
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Theater review: 'Godspell' from Theatre Downtown and Vine Theatre
The 2011 Broadway revival of "Godspell," a 1971 musical with songs by a pre-"Wicked" Stephen Schwartz, brought the Bible-based show into modern times with a high-spirited cast that joked and riffed its way through the Gospel of St. Matthew. The new...
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How much does that touring actor make?
That actor you're watching onstage tonight? He or she might well have skin in the game. And I speak not just of art or hunger for applause. I talk of cold, hard cash. One of the more interesting and perhaps lesser noticed changes in show business...
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