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Broadway Birthday: Bob Mackie

Happy Birthday to Tony-winning costume designer Bob Mackie, born March 24, 1939, in Monterey Park, Calif. He graduated from Rosemead H.S. in 1957 and attended Pasadena City College, then Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, but he left his studies … Continue reading

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Today in Musical History: High Hat

The January 8, 1978, episode of The Carol Burnett Show (the 15th installment in the 11th — and final — season of the CBS variety series) featured the Emmy-winning mini-musical “High Hat,” a comic tribute to the 1930s Fred Astaire/Ginger … Continue reading

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