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The Jason Alexander era at Reprise Theatre Company
Special to The Times"Once on This Island," a tale of love and redemption in the Caribbean, marks a new beginning for L.A.'s leading presenter of old musicals. "Island," which opens Wednesday at UCLA's Freud Playhouse, is the first show of Reprise Theatre Company's first...Tags: ABBA, Patrick Cassidy, Music Industry, Theater, Hal David
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Clay Aiken shows off his silly side in 'Spamalot'
The Associated PressClay Aiken is trying to become the next American Idle. The singer, who burst to fame during the second season of "American Idol," has made his Broadway debut in "Monty Python's Spamalot" - in creator Eric Idle's old role. "There's a lot of pressure,"...Tags: Music, Television, Mental Illness, Theater, Illnesses
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Review: Clay Aiken fits as Sir Robin in 'Spamalot
linda.winer@newsday.comHey, it's not dead yet. In the words of one of the supremely goofy bad-taste delights from "Monty Python's Spamalot," the musical may be approaching its third year at the Shubert Theatre. But the thing's not dead yet - in fact, not even close. Forgive...Tags: Mike Nichols, Broadway, Britney Spears, American Idol (tv program), Television
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'Hellboy' full of good summer fun
Sentinel Movie CriticNothing called Hellboy, be it comic book or comic book movie, is going to take itself too seriously. Just saying that title aloud — HELL-boy — is enough to make most people chuckle. But Mexican director Guillermo del Toro's take on Mike...Tags: Armed Forces, NBC, Game Playing, Roger Moore, Defense
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Setting the stage for the Tonys
Theater/Music WriterSpectacular production numbers! Hollywood celebrities! Historical salutes! With all that going on during tonight's Tony telecast, will there be enough time to give out awards? More than ever in its 62nd edition, the three-hour Tony Awards on CBS will...Tags: Marisa Tomei, Robert Russell Bennett, Harold Pinter, Lily Tomlin, Theater
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TV SHRINKS: AN ANALYSIS
The Boston GlobeTherapy can be really boring. Unless it's on TV, and then it can be crazy, funny, scary and dramatic. Friday night, HBO wraps up In Treatment, the most honest and searing portrait of therapy ever to hit TV. The nine-week nightly series rarely leaves...Tags: Minority Groups, Kathy Griffin, Crimes, Diseases, Heart Disease
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'Rude Awakening' for Broadway
Few, if any, theater reviews survive for posterity. And few, if any, musical revues survive in their entirety. But "Forbidden Broadway," the long-running Off-Broadway spoof of Broadway musicals, is likely to live on years from now as an unflinching social...Tags: Cole Porter, Broadway, Music, Ethel Merman, Music Theater
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Clay Aiken's Heading to Broadway
Zap2It.comSimon Cowell's most frequent complaint about Clay Aiken has turned into a prophesy: The "American Idol" loser is headed to Broadway. According to media reports, Aiken will premiere as Sir Robin in "Monty Python's Spamalot" starting on Jan. 18, 2008....Tags: Mike Nichols, American Idol (tv program), Simon Cowell, Music Theater, Television
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And the Tony Award nominees will be
When nominations for the 61st annual Tony Awards are announced on Tuesday, there won't be as many glittery Hollywood names on the list as in seasons past. The close-knit theater community's frostiness last year toward Oscar winners Julia Roberts and...Tags: Julie Harris, Ethan Hawke, Brian Dennehy, Theater, Kurt Weill
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Tony nominations unveiled
Signaling a possible breakthrough for a new generation of composers whose bona fides are not in theater but in rock, "Spring Awakening," a musical hailed for bringing a fresh and authentic rock edge to a 19th century German tale about teenagers' sexual...Tags: Minority Groups, Duncan Sheik, Henry Drummond, Music Industry, Brian Dennehy
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Harry Connick Jr. added to list of Tony presenters
For the second year in a row, there will be no single host of the Tonys, the annual awards honoring the best of the Broadway season.
Lack of a celebrity host didn't seem to hurt TV viewership last year when the ratings actually rose a bit, making the...Tags: Hugh Jackman, Kevin Spacey, Rosie O'Donnell, Television, Matthew Broderick
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Summer Theater
amNewYork Theater CriticBroadway and off-Broadway stages will host returning favorite stars (including two Kevins -- Spacey and Kline), TV actors turning to the theater, and -- of course! -- an adaptation of a popular film, Legally Blonde. The Jew of Malta/The Merchant of...Tags: Meg Ryan, Theater, Alec Baldwin, American Airlines, Inc., Tom Jones
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