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Helen Mirren Takes Olivier Award for Playing Queen in 'The Audience'
ReutersApr 28 (TheWrap.com) - Helen Mirren, who the best actress Oscar for "The Queen" in 2007, took top honors Sunday at London's Olivier theater awards Sunday for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in "The Audience." Mirren had been favorite for the trophy...Tags: Government, Downton Abbey (tv program), Hugh Bonneville, United Kingdom, Peter Morgan
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Review: Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Michael Andrew
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra's "My Funny Valentine" on Saturday was billed as a program of romantic music, but it wasn't all boy-meets-girl. Featuring Michael Andrew and Swingerhead, the concert was just as much a love letter to musical theater...
Tags: Jerry Lewis, Billy Joel, Sway (music group), Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, Entertainment Events
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Watch 'Family Guy' take on Broadway in theater-themed episode
[This post has been updated.] "Family Guy" on Fox gave its satirical regards to Broadway on Sunday in a new episode in which Brian and Stewie face off as rival playwrights battling for supremacy in the Griffin household. Sunday's episode featured...
Tags: Monty Python's Spamalot (musical), Broadway Theater, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Entertainment Events, Music Theater
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2012 in review: Notable deaths in theater
Including award-winning composers and memorable actors, the theater world lost some big names in 2012. Marvin Hamlisch, who penned the songs for "A Chorus Line," died in August in Los Angeles at the age of 68. His death came just as he was finishing his...Tags: Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Arts, Music, Music Industry
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Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68; award-winning composer of popular music
When Marvin Hamlisch auditioned for the Juilliard School of Music, he played not Chopin or Mozart but the American folk standard "Goodnight, Irene," a choice that could have had lamentable results for any other prospective student. But Hamlisch quickly...
Tags: Michael Douglas, Gilda Radner, Movies, Barbra Streisand, Steven Soderbergh
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Marvin Hamlisch tribute in New York draws big stars
The late Marvin Hamlisch received a tribute Tuesday evening in New York that drew a number of friends and collaborators from the worlds of theater, music and movies. The roster of attendees to the invitation-only event included Barbra Streisand, Neil...
Tags: Entertainment, Lincoln Center, Barbra Streisand, Arts and Culture, Brian D'Arcy James
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New Haven Fall Arts Preview: A Lively, Unpredictable Theater Season
Let the casting debates begin! Paul Giamatti will star as Hamlet next spring at the Yale Repertory Theatre, part of a lively Rep season that includes new works by Sarah Ruhl (with the Clean House playwright devising "a play in letters" from the...
Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Mary Poppins (musical), Long Wharf Theatre, The Daily Show (tv program), Nellie McKay
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The leader of the Pops
Michael Feinstein was surprised to be asked to fill the newly named Marvin Hamlisch Chair as principal conductor of the Pasadena Pops orchestra. “I was gobsmacked,” Feinstein said, “and very touched.” Feinstein succeeds Hamlisch,...
Tags: Radio, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Fine Artists, Manhattan (New York City), Music Theater
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'The Lion King' to surpass 'A Chorus Line' on Broadway
"The Lion King" is set to roar past "A Chorus Line" on Wednesday to become the fifth-longest running show in Broadway history. The Disney musical, directed by Julie Taymor, has been playing for 14 years and nine months. It opened at the New Amsterdam...
Tags: Broadway Theater, Autism, Spider-Man (movie), Entertainment Events, The Lion King (movie)
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Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68
Marvin Hamlisch, the composer of "A Chorus Line" and a prolific Broadway and Hollywood figure known for his accessible, toe-tapping melodies, thick glasses, love of silky strings and ebullient if nerdy personality, died Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age...
Tags: Carole Bayer Sager, Movies, Jerry Lewis, Steven Soderbergh, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Marvin Hamlisch, "Chorus Line" Composer, Dies at 68
CNNLOS ANGELES -- Marvin Hamlisch, a prolific composer who put together musical ensembles for an array of movies, television and theater shows, died at his home in Los Angeles, his agent said Tuesday. His work over a four-decade career earned him three...Tags: Jerry Lewis, Barbra Streisand, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Music Industry, Entertainment Events
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