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CBS Star Neil Patrick Harris To Return To Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) -- Neil Patrick Harris is returning to the stage -- and not to hand out awards. The four-time Tony Award host and former ';Doogie Howser, M.D.'; will star on Broadway in the spring as the gender-bent rock chanteuse at the center of ';Hedwig and the Angry Inch,'; the cult musical that was made into a cult movie. The rest of the creative team members, cast, ...
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Ai Weiweis zodiac sculpture being unveiled in Toronto
The monumental sculpture Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads by Chinese activist artist Ai Weiwei is being unveiled in Toronto in advance of the Art Gallery of Ontario's upcoming exhibit Ai Weiwei: According to What? (Andy Wong/Associated ...
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Goons Jay Baruchel Michael Dowse honoured for hockey comedy
Telefilm's Golden Box Office prize at the Hockey Hall of Fame. Montrealer Baruchel shared screenwriting honours for the film -- about a bouncer-turned-minor league hockey enforcer -- ...
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Justin Biebers car strikes pedestrian but no charge laid
Los Angeles police say Justin Bieber struck a pedestrian with his car in Hollywood, but there was no reason to lay charges. (Isaac Brekken/Invision/Associated ...
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Hiring of Michael Jacksons MD called conflict of interest
Pop star Michael Jackson's This is It tour was billed as a major comeback. An expert witness questioned whether it was appropriate for AEG Live to hire Conrad Murray as Jackson's doctor. (Kevin Mazur/AEG/Getty ...
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Cher To Headline NYCs Pride Dance On The Pier
Woman's World " from her forthcoming "Closer to the Truth" album, which is due out in September, along with several of her classic hits. This year's show will take place on Hudson River Park's Pier 26. "NYC Pride is thrilled to welcome Cher to the stage of this year's Dance on the Pier! Her performance will be one of the most memorable in the history of ...
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Look and learn live art screenings a new global phenomenon
The phenomenon of live art broadcasts is a heartening example of things getting better and people becoming smarter, more cultured, more curious. The kind of trend that makes you optimistic about the future of civilisation.This evening, crowds will gather at cinemas all over Britain to watch Pompeii Live, a cinecast of ...
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The electrification of Los Angeles a photographic history
Edison electrical company has created an extraordinary online photographic archive of more than a century of work in the Los Angeles area. Its 70,000 images create a fascinating portrait of place and ...
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Form and Landscape Southern California Edison and the Los Angeles Basin 1940-1990 in pictures
Los Angeles' chief electrical supplier, Edison, commissioned photographers to document the electrification of the city. The result is an extraordinary archive of 70,000-plus images - some of them reproduced here - that form an evocative social ...
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Maggie Gyllenhaal to Star Off Broadway in The Village Bike
will direct the MCC Theater production, which begins previews May 21, with official opening on June 9 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. While Gyllenhaal has appeared in recent seasons in Classic Stage Company productions ...
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Brazilians stage largest protests in 20 years bearing a multitude of complaints
Hundreds of thousands are demonstrating in more than 20 cities across Brazil in a show of frustration over poor public services, preparations for mega-events like the Olympics, and the police's harsh response to previous ...
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Seven Arts Entertainment Announces Partnership With Makaveli Music Group For Unreleased Recordings And Feature Documentary On 2Pac Shakur
LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Arts Entertainment Inc. (OTCQB: SAPX) ("Seven Arts") today announced a joint venture partnership between its subsidiary Seven Arts Entertainment Music and Television and The Makaveli Music Group. Details of the partnership include exclusive worldwide rights to over 150 hours of previously unseen 2Pac footage including live performances, ...
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Secret plays lurk in the wings of the Lyric theatre in Hammersmith
Lyric Hammersmith has formed an in-house repertory company of 20 artists while the building undergoes its first significant refurbishment in 30 years.Artistic ...
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CORRECTED-FDA studying deaths of two patients on Lillys long-acting Zyprexa
Tue Jun 18, 2013 10:53am EDT (Corrects headline to FDA studying, rather than Lilly) June 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it was investigating deaths of two patients who died following injections with Eli Lilly and Co's long-acting treatment for schizophrenia, called Zyprexa Relprevv. The agency said the patients died 3 to 4 days after receiving an ...
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Where are the fashionable men Right here
People sometimes wonder where the stylishly dressed men are, but they are not all at the London Collections: Men shows. They are on the street; they are men about ...
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Why I accepted police caution
Nigella Lawson , because he thought it was "better than the alternative, of this hanging over all of us for months".The multimillionaire art collector was cautioned on Monday by police investigating pictures that showed him repeatedly grabbing his wife by the throat in a restaurant.He had earlier sought to downplay the images, claiming he had been "attempting to emphasise my ...
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Video Vanessa Redgrave talks new movie benefits of acting on stage
The owner of the New England Patriots says Russian President Vladimir Putin stole one of his Super Bowl rings during a visit to St. Petersburg in 2005. CBS News' Chip Reid ...
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Artists recall Michael Jackson legacy ahead of music dance show
Taipei, June 18 (CNA) Foreign musicians and dancers on Tuesday recalled late pop singer Michael Jackson's legacy and his impact on their lives, ahead of a theatrical production in Taipei by Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil. "I got the chance to watch a butterfly evolve into an eagle and soar in his career," American drummer, songwriter and music producer Jonathan ...
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Tift Merritt On Mountain Stage
, which she recorded over the course of eight days in Brooklyn. It's now been a decade since Merritt burst on the roots-music scene with her solo ...
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BoDeans and Livingston Taylor Headline at Wisconsin Music Arts Festival Where Music Comes Alive
MONROE, Wis., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- MONROE - Two superb headline concerts are scheduled to take place this month as part of the Monroe Arts Center's Wisconsin Music Arts Festival in Monroe, Wisconsin. In addition to the headline concerts by Livingston Taylor and the BoDeans, this three-day festival will feature presentations by music industry professionals, music workshops, ...
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Northern women sewing for North American moccasin project
Women from across the North are stitching up a storm to prepare for a massive art project. They are part of a group of Canadian and American women who are making more than 600 pairs of moccasin tops in memory of missing and murdered indigenous women. The beaded works will be displayed as part of a travelling art installation project called Walking with our Sisters. The moccasin-making has ...
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Bookmakers bank on Kim and Kanye baby names
North? Key? Kim Jr.? Yeezus? Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's newborn baby girl is only two days old, but she's already proving to be the subject of much speculation as gossip-mongers wonder -- and wager upon -- what her name will ...
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Should views of the Gherkin be protected
The architect of 30 St Mary Axe has called for new viewing corridors to guard his creation. Should we be protecting more favourite landmarks, or do away with these rules ...
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G8 leaders work to develop Syria statement acceptable to all
Group of Eight leaders worked to develop a statement on Syria acceptable to nations wanting a transition of power and Russia, an ally of the Syrian government. Accounts differed from officials Tuesday morning at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland on the prospects of developing a substantive agreement on Syria and the fate of its president, Bashar Assad, to which Russia might sign on, The New ...
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EPCC stages Pulitzer-winning Next to Normal Bipolar disorder suicide attempt -- its a musical
June 16--A bipolar woman who battles depression, suffers from delusions and tries to kill herself is not the stuff of which hit musicals usually are made. But that's exactly what three-time Tony Award-winner "Next to Normal" is about. It looks at how a stay-at-home mother's disorders affect her family and bring out the best, and worst, in the medical profession. "These ...
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Morocco recieves aid as part of EU ties
Morocco has taken another step forward in its several years long pursuit of closer ties with the EU, receiving a vote of confidence from the continent’s organizing body in the form of aid, which will be used to pursue areas of development needed to modernize and reform the country.
Morocco is to receive Euro 580 million (roughly MAD 6 billion) from the European Union over the next four years, according to a joint agreement that was signed between Morocco and the EU recently, which it is hoped will provide the country with the means to further integrate itself with the European economy. Read more
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