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Jacksons Partially Reunite At Annual Bmi Urban Awards For musical Icon ... - Metromix
los angeles (ap) _ the jacksons were crowned icons at the bmi urban awards, but the king of pop was absentee. janet jackson presented her music-making brothers — michael, tito, jackie, marlon, jermaine and randy — with the lifetime achievement ...
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Family Movie: 'high School musical 3: Senior Year'
high school musical 3: senior year there’s no question whether this is going to be a hit. according to entertainment weekly , some 455 million people across the planet have seen and/or heard either high school musical or high school musical 2 and their soundtracks, the made-for-small-screen juggernauts whose sequel is about to explode onto the big screen. all the tween and teen ...
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Rehearsal Pianist/musical Director Needed
21893. we are seeking a rehearsal pianist/musical director for a benefit for local chapters of the multiple sclerosis society. ( http://www.nationalmssociety.org/index.aspx) we are working in conjunction with local chapters of the ms society to put on this benefit.the show will be taking place on november 6, 7, and 8, 2008 at the hackensack cultural arts center in hackensack, nj. rehearsals ...
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Uk Bars Bagpipers From Joining Kremlin Celebration - Seattle Post Intelligencer
edinburgh, scotland -- the sound of bagpipes has fallen victim to frosty relations between the west and russia. british officials have banned three military bands from attending a musical parade in moscow. more than 40 musicians have been told they ...
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Party Staged For 'green Gables' Fans - San Diego Union-tribune
prince edward island is having a 100th birthday party this year for a freckled redhead who first appeared in 1908. she's anne of author lucy maud montgomery's beloved novel, “anne of green gables.” more than 50 million copies of the book have ...
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Internationally Popular musical Rebecca Will Come To Broadway
producers ben sprecher and louise forlenza of the newly formed production entity global broadway inc. signed a deal sept. 6 with the vereinigte buhnen wien theatre to bring the hit musical rebecca to broadway in 2010.
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musical Helps Nurture Laura Ingalls Wilder's Legacy
e smet - thumbprints of laura ingalls wilder on the town of de smet dot everything from storefronts to souvenir bonnets. on calumet avenue, banners with the words "little town on the prairie" line the street in front of shops, some of which retain the same names as in wilder's popular book series. de smet business owners and others hope minneapolis' guthrie theater's production of the musical ...
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Fall Theater Preview: The 20th Century Rocks - Chicago Sun-times
take a panoramic look at any theater season and you will be able to spot (or impose) trends. the 2008-09 season is no exception, though a trend might be most visible when considering the array of musicals set for stages here this fall. think of it as ...
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No Headline In Story - San Diego Union-tribune
san diego rep makes its goal plain: to feed the 'curious soul' for san diego rep, the goal: to feed the 'curious soul' san diego rep's goal: to feed the 'curious soul' sam woodhouse is a man on a mission – and has the mission statement to prove it ...
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Classic musical ‘annie' Remains Story For Our Time
a walk through the spacious room that holds the sets, props and rehearsal space for the upcoming south carolina children's theatre production of "annie" offers a fascinating look at what it takes to bring this beloved musical to the stage.
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Twenty Years Later, The Oklahoma City Philharmonic Continues Its musical Magic
in october 1989, a fledgling orchestra played its first notes for a packed crowd that had turned out to hear familiar works by tchaikovsky, bach, smetana and ravel. the occasion was the long-awaited debut of the oklahoma city philharmonic, an ensemble that promised "a new tradition of musical magic.” two decades later, that tradition has continued uninterrupted. the orchestra has since performed ...
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musical Taste "defines Personality" - Reuters
london (reuters life!) - fans of classical music and jazz are creative, pop lovers are hardworking and, despite the stereotypes, heavy metal listeners are gentle, creative types who are at ease with themselves. so says professor adrian north of ...
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Silent Screen Siren Anita Page Dies At 98 - International Herald Tribune
los angeles : anita page, an mgm actress who appeared in films with lon chaney, joan crawford and buster keaton during the transition from silent movies to talkies, has died. she was 98. page died in her sleep early saturday morning at her home in ...
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Age Concern Plans Afternoon Of musical Memories At Lynn
the weekly age concern, pop-in lunch club at london road methodist church hall, lynn, is inviting regular members and newcomers to sample an afternoon of musical memories on tuesday. (05/09/2008)
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Strand & Mccarthy's 'italian Straw Hat' musical Premieres In Ca
french playwright eugene labiche's durable 1851 farce an italian straw hat gets a new ribbon or two sept. 5-oct. 5 in a fresh musical version premiering at south coast rep in costa mesa, ca.
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Rpt-musical Taste "defines Personality" - Reuters India
london, sept 5 (reuters life!) - fans of classical music and jazz are creative, pop lovers are hardworking and, despite the stereotypes, heavy metal listeners are gentle, creative types who are at ease with themselves. so says professor adrian north ...
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Tv musical "glee" Casts Broadway Pair - Reuters
los angeles (hollywood reporter) - broadway actors matthew morrison and lea michele have been cast in "glee," a musically themed project for fox. the hourlong comedy centers on will (morrison), a thirtysomething spanish teacher at an ohio high school ...
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'first Wives Club' musical Will Premiere In San Diego In 2009; Zambello Directs
the first wives club - a new musical will premiere at the old globe in san diego in summer 2009, prior to broadway.
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High School musical Star Zac Efron Up For West End Joseph Role
high school musical heart-throb zac efron is being lined up for his dream job – as the new star of hit west end show joseph.
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Movie Review: ?superman Returns' - Chicago Tribune
" superman returns" is a pretty decent comic book movie. for $200 million it should be. god (or jor-el) knows director bryan singer hasn't succumbed to sardonic tomfoolery, even with kevin spacey taking the role of evil genius lex luthor. singer, who ...
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