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'Obama Rock' video celebrates a new president's arrival
Barack Obama may have put the spring back in America's step, but Debbie Allen has found a way to give it rhythm.
The Emmy-, Golden Globe- and Tony Award-winning choreographer directed the music video -- which made its debut Tuesday on MySpace -- for...Tags: Dance, Theater, Music Theater, Paul McCartney, Dido
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'Frasier' Stars Reunite for 'Fame'
Zap2It.comFormer "Frasier" co-stars Kelsey Grammer and Bebe Neuwirth -- who played divorced couple Frasier and Lilith Crane on that series and "Cheers" -- have joined the cast of the "Fame" remake film. Grammer and Neuwirth will play an orchestra conductor and...Tags: Bebe Neuwirth, Kelsey Grammer, Charles S Dutton, Back to You (tv program)
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'Dance' Star Brings Payne to 'Fame'
Zap2It.comShe didn't win on FOX's "So You Think You Can Dance," but Kherington Payne is ready for a brush with big screen "Fame." According to The Hollywood Reporter, Payne is one of nine actors who have signed on for MGM's remake of the 1980 musical classic...Tags: Dance, So You Think You Can Dance (tv program), Alan Parker, Thomas Dekker, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (tv program)
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'So You Think You Can Dance': finale details
Reality CheckThe episode begins with an introduction of of the top 20 contestants, who are on stage dancing. It ends with a freeze frame of each of the top four.Host Cat Deeley announces that the Jonas Brothers will perform. She also......Tags: Dance, Kanye West, Chris Brown, Angel (tv program), Leona Lewis
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Complexions: an era of connectivity
Special to The TimesWHEN your lover is your muse, and his body is your instrument, the personal becomes professional. Choreographer Dwight Rhoden and star dancer Desmond Richardson broke up four years ago, but before that their 18-year romance created not only the nervy,...Tags: Dance, Theater, Music Theater, Heart Disease, Alvin Ailey
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Black 'Cat' a bad omen
What exactly makes "Fame" alumnus Debbie Allen qualified to direct a Broadway revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?" Her directing experience includes only a handful of musical projects. And while "Cat" is one of Tennessee Williams' most engrossing dramas,...Tags: Theater, Tennessee Williams, Phylicia Rashad, James Earl Jones, Celebrity
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'So You Think You Can Dance': Top 20 revealed
Reality CheckTalk about high drama and raw emotion! So You Think You Can Dance had my attention from the first Pique turn to the last arabesque. More than 200 dancers were invited to Las Vegas to dance their hearts out for......Tags: Shakira, Dance, American Idol (tv program), Uma Thurman, Justice System
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Fantasia Playing Fantasia in 'Fantasia Story'
Zap2It.com"American Idol" season three winner Fantasia Barrino will soon star in a Lifetime movie, playing a role that should be familiar: herself. Shooting on "Life Is Not a Fairy Tale: The Fantasia Barrino Story" is scheduled to begin this month, with Emmy...Tags: American Idol (tv program), Television, Movies, Popular Music
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And What Did I Think of the Oscars? Baaa, Baaa, Baaa…
Times Staff WriterFrom The Times: March 31, 1992 When The Times awarded me the coveted assignment of reviewing Monday night's Academy Awards telecast on ABC, I was deeply moved and overwhelmed. "You like me," I cried out. "You really like me!" As I was about to accept...Tags: Jack Palance, Barbra Streisand, Film Festivals, Academy Awards, Jodie Foster
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Los Angeles Times to Hold Second Annual KidCity
Five stages to offer children's fashion shows, celebrity readings, musical and dance performances, wildlife and science demonstrations LOS ANGELES, July 1, 2004 – The second annual Los Angeles Times KidCity, a free two-day outdoor educational...Tags: Viacom Inc., Folk Music, Theater, NBC, Classical Music
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Los Angeles Times KidCity to Feature More than 50 Interactive Exhibits and Science, Nature Demonstrations
LOS ANGELES, July 13, 2004 – The second annual Los Angeles Times KidCity, a free two-day children's educational adventure to be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 17-18 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, will feature more than 50 interactive literacy,...Tags: Viacom Inc., Folk Music, NBC, Wildlife, NASA
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