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On Theater: 'Box' cast wide shadow at WCT
The Westminster Community Theater marked its golden anniversary in 2011, and topping that playhouse's artistic achievements was a solid gold production of Michael Cristofer's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "The Shadow Box." Directed by Lenore Stjerne,...Tags: Drama (genre), Pulitzer Prize Awards, Holidays, Concerts, Music
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On Theatre: 'Philadelphia' dated, but good performances abound
For the final production of its 50th anniversary season, the Westminster Community Theater has chosen a play whose vintage makes WCT look like the new kid on the block. Philip Barry's "The Philadelphia Story" first appeared during that brief period of...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Cary Grant, Arts and Culture, Celebrities and Health Issues, Katharine Hepburn
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Reg Rogers is misbehavin', to good effect
It was evident from the moment Reg Rogers stepped onstage in "Measure for Measure" in Central Park this summer that he wasn't your typical Shakespearean actor.
As the acid-tongued Lucio in the Bard's comedy, Rogers quipped, cast a wry eye and generally...Tags: John Patrick Shanley, Larry David, Dudley Moore, Nathan Lane, Central Park
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First Folio invites you into the life of Katharine Hepburn
It's got all the dramaturgical creakiness and unabashed name-dropping one associates with famous-person-ruminating-onstage vehicles. But darned if Melissa Carlson's game-and-gamine turn for First Folio Theatre as Katharine Hepburn in Matthew Lombardo's...Tags: Hurricane Kate (2009), Natural Disasters, Katharine Hepburn, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Annette Bening
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Kate Walsh lists Los Feliz home at $4,295,000
She may only play a doctor on television, but actress Kate Walsh apparently knows good bones when she sees them.
The Spanish-style gated estate in Los Feliz that she has listed at $4,295,000 retains its original 1929 details, such as an intricately tiled...Tags: Larry Gelbart, Charlie Chaplin, Sicilian Mafia, Property, National Football League
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Ponzi Scheme With Porn Twist Busted In Brooklyn
wpix.comA Brooklyn money manager was arraigned in court Tuesday after authorities charged him with operating a 30-year $45 million Ponzi scheme that allegedly pumped investors' money into a pornography mail order business. Philip Barry, 52, of Bay Ridge, is...Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Bankruptcy, WPIX, Pornography, Prosecution
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Crime reporter found 'Chicago' on her beat
Chicago TribuneWas Maurine Dallas Watkins a playwright masquerading as a Chicago Tribune reporter? Or was the originator of "Chicago" an ink-stained wretch who sold out her reporter's soul to show biz? It all depends on whose opinion you believe. This much is known...Tags: Louisville, Eugene O'Neill, Murder, Death, Crime, Law and Justice
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Actress Katharine Hepburn dies at 96
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterKatharine Hepburn, who transcended her screen roles by showing several generations how to be a woman in a way that combined sublime beauty and sexuality with fiery intelligence, died Sunday. She was 96. Her executor, Cynthia McFadden, said Hepburn died...Tags: John Barrymore, Sidney Lumet, Dorothy Parker, New York, Joan Crawford
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