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Sunday, November 28, 2010

The first glimpse at Bono and The Edge's $65m Spider-Man Broadway musical

Daily Mail - Baz Bamigboye - ‎3 hours ago‎

After months of delays the most eagerly awaited musical in Broadway history was letting its first prey, sorry, audiences, see tonight whether it could spin magic, or disaster. With a score written by U2's Bono and The Edge ...

SPIDERMAN A BIG HIT? IRISH LOOP CONTINUES BACKSTAGE

'Spider-Man' the musical on '60 Minutes': A first look at a big hit or a big ...

Entertainment Weekly - Ken Tucker - ‎25 minutes ago‎

60 Minutes gave us a first look at the Broadway production of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark on Sunday night, and it looked great… or goofy. The music by U2′s Bono and The Edge sounded terrific… or bombastic. The frequently-delayed, hugely ...

BROADWAY BACKSTAGE SCAM CONTINUES WITH SPIDERMAN

Lines for a First Look at 'Spider-Man' Musical

New York Times - Patrick Healy - ‎1 hour ago‎

Crowds waited to enter the Foxwoods Theater to see the first performance of Broadway's “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.” By PATRICK HEALY Eight-year-old Logan Eayres was the first child in the long line of ticket-holders for Broadway's “Spider-Man: Turn ...

65M SPIDERMAN ON THE DISRIMINATION BOARDS BROADWAY BACKSTAGE

The first glimpse at Bono and The Edge's $65m Spider-Man Broadway musical

Daily Mail - Baz Bamigboye - ‎3 hours ago‎

'Spider-Man' the musical on '60 Minutes': A first look at a big hit or a big ...

Entertainment Weekly - Ken Tucker - ‎21 minutes ago‎

SPIDERMAN COMPLETES FIRST PREVIEW

RIALTO CHATTER: SPIDER-MAN Completes First Preview

Broadway World - ‎39 minutes ago‎

Tonight at approximately 10:15, the first preview of the highly anticipated SPIDER-MAN ended, some 3 hours and 45 minutes after it was scheduled to begin. Message boards and Twitter were abuzz throughout the show, noting that there were 4 technical ...

LINES FOR SPIDERMAN

Lines for a First Look at 'Spider-Man' Musical

New York Times - Patrick Healy - ‎1 hour ago‎

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Michael Feinstein bringing his holiday concert to Great Barrington's Mahaiwe ...

Advocate Weekly - Nancy Salz - ‎11 hours ago‎

Michael Feinstein is bringing his holiday show to Great Barrington the day after Thanksgiving. 'Every song has a story,' says Feinstein, ...

Cumberland Courier Newspapers

Australian Ballet gives costumes to Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre

Cumberland Courier Newspapers - ‎4 hours ago‎

The Australian Ballet's artistic director David McAllister presents Penrith Performing and Visual Arts chairman Peter Anderson with the costumes.

'Dracula' Will Rise Off Broadway, With a Count by Way of Italy

New York Times (blog) - Patrick Healy - ‎Nov 16, 2010‎

New York theater's last major attempts at vampire shows - the Elton John musical “Lestat” in 2006, “Dracula, the Musical” in 2004, ...

Huffington Post

Get New York Alerts

Huffington Post - ‎Nov 15, 2010‎

The perennial harbinger of the holiday season has already descended on Rockefeller Center and Starbucks is handing out the coveted red and white cups, ...

Providence Journal

Palminteri brings his one-man 'Bronx Tale' to Foxwoods

Providence Journal - Channing Gray - ‎6 hours ago‎

Chazz Palminteri, shown in Providence in April, has been touring “A Bronx Tale” sporadically since it closed on Broadway in 2008.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Beatles Tunes Go Live in iTunes

Fox News - ‎3 hours ago‎

The music of The Beatles, among the most influential bands in music history, is now available for the first time on the iTunes Store. After a decades long back and forth between Apple (the computer company) and Apple Corps. ...

Apple Begins Selling Beatles Downloads

New York Times - Miguel Helft, Ben Sisario - ‎3 hours ago‎

Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon of The Beatles at the London Airport in 1964. By MIGUEL HELFT and BEN SISARIO SAN FRANCISCO — After years of wrangling and negotiations, Apple finally secured the rights to the music of the ...

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Happy Birthday, John Lennon!

Baltimore Sun (blog) - ‎36 minutes ago‎

To celebrate John Lennon's birthday, why not seek out the DVD of a 1988 documentary -- drawing on 240 hours of footage in Yoko Ono's personal archive -- that didn't, at first, win the attention it deserved? "Imagine: John Lennon" presents Lennon as a ...

Drill Reaches Trapped Miners in Chile, but Risks Remain

New York Times - Alexei Barrionuevo, Christine Hauser - ‎5 hours ago‎

Relatives of the trapped miners celebrate after one of the drills working to rescue the 33 finally reached their shelter in the San Jose mine. More Photos » By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO and CHRISTINE HAUSER SAN JOSÉ MINE, Chile — They wept, they cheered, ...

Friday, October 8, 2010

Jersey Boys Film Rights Sold; Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice to Pen Script

Broadway.com - ‎Oct 6, 2010‎

A deal for the film rights to the hit musical Jersey Boys has been signed, with Graham King's GK Films (producers of the current hit The Town) set to turn ...

Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice to Adapt Jersey Boys as Movie

TheaterMania.com - Andy Propst - ‎Oct 6, 2010‎

Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice will write the screenplay for the movie version of Jersey Boys, according to a report on Deadline.com. ...

Les Miserables voted best theatre show of 2010

UK Theatre Tickets - ‎2 hours ago‎

The cast and crew behind Les Miserables are already celebrating this month after the musical notched up an incredible 25 years in the West End. However, ...

Lawrence Clayton, Betsy Morgan, Andrew Varela Star in Re-Imagined Les Miz for ...

Playbill.com - Kenneth Jones - ‎28 minutes ago‎

The new US tour of Les Misérables, newly directed and designed for its 25th anniversary, will feature Lawrence Clayton as Jean Valjean, ...

October 7: Les Miserables at 25

Stage - Scott Matthewman - ‎3 hours ago‎

This week's issue of The S

Emma Williams and Michael Xavier to Star in the West End's Love Story

Broadway.com - ‎58 minutes ago‎

Emma Williams and Michael Xavier will star as young lovers Jenny and Oliver Barratt IV in the previously announced West End musical adaptation of the ...

Emma Williams, Michael Xavier, et al. Set for West End Musical Love Story

TheaterMania.com - Andy Propst - ‎4 hours ago‎

Complete casting has been announced for the West End transfer of the musical Love Story, to begin previews on November 27 at the Duchess Theatre. ...

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Sister Act Books Spring 2011 Opening at the Broadway Theatre

Broadway.com - ‎Oct 5, 2010‎

The previously announced Broadway production of Sister Act has found a home: The musical adaptation of the hit film comedy will begin previews at the ...

Sister Act Books Spring 2011 Opening at the Broadway Theatre

Broadway.com - ‎Oct 5, 2010‎

The previously announced Broadway production of Sister Act has found a home: The musical adaptation of the hit film comedy will begin previews at the ...

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Obama agrees to put solar panels on White House

Reuters - Jim Young, Timothy Gardner - ‎3 hours ago‎

US President Barack Obama walks through the Colonnade at the White House in Washington, September 22, 2010. By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has agreed to put solar panels back on the White House roof for the first time ...

Defiant Faisal Shahzad, Pakistani immigrant who tried to bomb Times Square ...

New York Daily News - Scott Shifrel, Larry Mcshane - ‎2 hours ago‎

In this handout image provided by the US Department of Justice, suspected Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad poses for a mug shot. An unrepentant Faisal Shahzad, proudly wearing the mantle of terrorist, was sentenced ...

RIP DOLORES WILSON

Broadway and Opera Star Dolores Wilson Dies at 82

TheaterMania.com - Brian Scott Lipton - ‎1 hour ago‎

Broadway and opera star Dolores Wilson died on September 28 at age 82, according to The New York Times. Wilson worked frequently at the Metropolitan Opera ...