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Children's Theatre players dive into Disney's 'Little Mermaid Jr.'
With its spring production of Disney's "The Little Mermaid Jr.," the Children's Theatre of Annapolis has found an ideal vehicle to reach its goal of presenting shows highlighting young performers' talents. This shortened version of the 2008 Broadway...
Tags: Mermaid (legendary entities), Aladdin (movie), Annapolis, Arts and Culture, Music
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Broadway musical 'Newsies' turns quick profit for Disney
In bygone days "extra, extra" is what newspaper hawkers used to shout to sell copies. Now it's what the Walt Disney Co. is adding to its bottom line, with word that "Newsies, the Musical," about turn-of-the-20th century paperboys who go on strike, has...
Tags: Tarzan (movie), Mary Poppins (musical), The Walt Disney Co., Music, Broadway Theater
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'Little Shop of Horrors' coming to Harford Tech March 22-24
"Look out! Here comes Audrey II!!" A man-eating plant from outer space is arriving soon at Harford Technical High School. Harford Technical High School's Cobra Theatre Company will be presenting Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's campy musical "Little Shop...Tags: Broadway Theater, Off-Broadway Theater, Steve Martin, Theater, Entertainment
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'Superstar' treatment at Opera AACC reflects homage to Lloyd Webber's work
Opera AACC is celebrating its 11th anniversary this month with a production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Jesus Christ Superstar," running Feb. 1-9 at Anne Arundel Community College's Robert Kauffman Theater at the Pascal Center for Performing Arts....
Tags: Education, Concerts, Teaching and Learning, Students, Annapolis
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Peabody grad stars in 'Beauty and the Beast' at Hippodrome
When William A. Martin arrived at the Peabody Institute to work on a master's degree in 2001, he was of two minds, thinking about a performance career and a teaching one. You could say he was also of two voices. "He was a 'bari-tenor' when he started...
Tags: Broadway Theater, Theater, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture
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Fresh, fun 'Sister Act' whips up disco inferno
Well, sing hallelujah for a new, fresh, first-class Equity tour, which is about as rare these days as murder witnesses hiding out in convents when the sisters are just dying to be taught to love the night life, the boogie, the disco raa-ound. Wait....
Tags: Navy Pier, Bars and Clubs, I'm Still Here (movie), Millennium Park, Arts and Culture
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Theater review: 'Sister Act' from Florida Theatrical Association
Based on the 1992 Whoopi Goldberg movie, the stage version of "Sister Act" is at times clunky and exasperating. But there's also something relentlessly infectious in Alan Menken's top-notch score and something perkily contagious in the energy of the...
Tags: Travel, Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, Orlando, Arts and Culture, Music
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2012 Grammy Nominations
KTLA News1. Record Of The Year Lonely Boy The Black Keys The Black Keys & Danger Mouse, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Brian Lucey, mastering engineer Track from: El Camino [Nonesuch] Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) Kelly Clarkson...Tags: Katy Perry, Arts and Culture, Joan Osborne, Bruce Springsteen, Al Jarreau
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Sister Act opens at the Broward Center
This is not your mother's "Sister Act." The mega-successful Whoopi Goldberg movie vehicle from 1992 (and the sequel in 1993) has a whole new get-down-tonight, 1970s vibe for the stage musical "Sister Act the Musical," which is coming to the Broward...
Tags: Bars and Clubs, Tangled (movie), Aladdin (movie), Stephen Schwartz, Movies
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2013 Grammy Award nominees
Indie-rock trio Fun. and R&B/hip-hop star Frank Ocean scored big in Grammy Award nominations, scoring six nods apiece mostly in the top Grammy categories. The Recording Academy announced the nominations Wednesday during a show in Nashville. The 55th...Tags: Staples Center, The Black Keys (music group), Bill Elliott, Nas, The Beatles (music group)
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Toby's of Columbia's 'A Christmas Carol' is rich with holiday cheer
A favorite holiday tradition has come to Toby's Dinner Theater of Columbia for the first time in a musical production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." Toby's has chosen the version by Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken, known for his work in...Tags: Annapolis, Madison Square Garden, Religious Festivals, Music, Charles Dickens
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