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Theater students honored at MACY awards
Local high school theater students performed and were honored last week at this year's Childress MACY Awards ceremony — the first since beloved co-founder Lee Childress died in September. The MACYs, or the Music and Arts Commendations for Youth,...Tags: Schools, High Schools, Mountains, Music, Landforms
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On Theater: Magic aplenty in 'Fantasticks'
There has always been something magical about "The Fantasticks," the Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical that opened in New York in 1960 and ran until 2002, then sparked a 2006 revival that's still running. At South Coast Repertory — which rarely...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Music Theater, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Music
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Buckley sings for the 'Boys'
Betty Buckley grew up in a home with diverging viewpoints about her love for music and storytelling. Her father, a painter, poet, writer and music lover, hailed from a small town in South Dakota. It was with him that Buckley started singing folk tunes....
Tags: Arts and Culture, Music Theater, Tony Awards, Entertainment, Entertainment Events
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Inside look at Green Day
When Doug Hamilton premiered his film "Broadway Idiot" this year in Austin, Texas, he had a particularly tough crowd to please. Hundreds of hardcore Green Day fans lined up outside the theater on Main Street, waiting to see the 80-minute documentary....
Tags: Movies, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Green Day (music group), New York City, Music
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On Theater: 'Billy Elliot' moves deftly
The art of the dance is enjoying a popularity not experienced since the 1950s when members of its royal family were Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse and Ann Miller. TV's "Dancing with the Stars" shares some of the credit — along with musical...
Tags: Politics, Dance, Billy Elliot (musical), Music, Elton John
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Concert Review: This 'Kid' is an old soul
Arlo Guthrie didn't perform "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" Saturday night at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, but the song, in a way, was there in spirit. Guthrie's signature tune from 1967 (better known simply as "Alice's Restaurant") works partly as...
Tags: Music Theater, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Woodstock Festival (1969), Poetry
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A musical cake for Cook
Broadway luminary Barbara Cook is in for a treat. During her one-night-only performance at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall on Saturday, she will be presented with a birthday card. Yes, birthday cards are common, but not ones filled with...
Tags: Fine Artists, Chita Rivera, Music, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Elaine Stritch
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Estancia's 'Guys & Dolls' take the stage
In those hectic days, hours and minutes before opening night, it's time to "either laugh or cry." So says Pauline Maranian, director of Estancia High School's upcoming musical theater production of "Guys & Dolls," which opens Thursday for a three-...
Tags: Schools, High Schools, Music, Education, Broadway Theater
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Something 'Wicked' this way returns
Napoleon Gladney is no stranger to wearing several hats. A tree, emotions, the wind, a prince, a vampire, and even music notes — these are just a few roles that the Los Angeles-based professional dancer has enacted. Now, as part of the...
Tags: Dance, Disneyland Park, Les Miserables (movie), Music, Alvin Ailey
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On Theater: Comedy is 'Stiff' in name only
They've explored the world of history ("Ragtime") and fantasy ("Seussical"), but the creative team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty earlier elected to tackle two other genres — mystery and farce — in their offbeat musical comedy "Lucky...
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Say, they can sing!
They came with music in their hearts and lyrics on their lips. An audition pool of nearly 50 hopefuls from across Orange and Los Angeles counties and the Inland Empire has now been whittled to four. The finalists of the Pacific Symphony production "OC...
Tags: Voting, Politics, Ryan Seacrest, Andrea Bocelli, Les Miserables (movie)
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Songstress Lea Salonga to take Segerstrom stage
When asked about her ardor for music, Lea Salonga replies, "Why not music?" Having grown up needing little to no encouragement to take on an audience, the Tony- and Olivier Award-winning Filipina singer calls her career choice a "no-brainer." "My...
Tags: Music Theater, Entertainment, Les Miserables (movie), Entertainment Events, Music
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