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2022 Oscar Short Lists
Yesterday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled the shortlists in 10 categories of the 94th annual Academy Awards: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short … Continue reading
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Los Angeles Times: Best Theater of 2021
This week, Los Angeles Times critic Charles McNulty offered “ten reasons to be grateful in another sputtering theatrical year.” He noted some “memories that cry out for commemoration,” since “ranking of the best productions of 2021 makes little sense in … Continue reading
Bring It On Review Roundup
Critics have given generally positive reviews to the London revival of the 2012 musical Bring It On, based on the 2000 film, which runs at Southbank Centre through January 22, before embarking on a UK tour. The creative team includes … Continue reading
Posted in London, Shows
Tagged Amanda Green, Amber Davies, Bring It On, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Louis Smith, Tom Kitt, Vanessa Fisher
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The Streets of New York Review Roundup
The Off-Broadway revival of the 2002 musical The Streets of New York, adapted from Dion Boucicault’s 1857 play The Poor of New York, itself based on the 1856 Les Pauvres de Paris by Edouard-Louis-Alexandre Brisbarre and Eugene Nus, has received generally positive … Continue reading
Posted in Off-Broadway, Shows
Tagged Amanda Jane Cooper, Charlotte Moore, Dion Boucicault, The Streets of New York
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AP Breakthrough Entertainers of 2021
Yesterday, the Associated Press named its eight Breakthrough Entertainers of the Year, the fifth annual list from the American news agency. This year’s honorees include “Todo de Ti” rapper Rauw Alejandro, Outside the Wire actor Damson Idris, Shang-Chi and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrienne Warren, Rachel Zegler, Tina, West Side Story
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2022 Golden Globe Nominations
Yesterday, Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Helen Hoehne and rapper Snoop Dogg announced the nominees for the 79th Golden Globe Awards to honor the best in film and American TV from 2021. You can watch the livestream below. The most … Continue reading
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Tagged Annette, Cyrano, Encanto, Genius: Aretha, Golden Globe Awards, In the Heights, Respect, Tick Tick ... Boom!, West Side Story
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In Memoriam: Leonard Soloway
Tony-winning producer Leonard Soloway died December 11 in Palm Springs. Born May 9, 1928, in Cleveland, Soloway began his theatrical career during his teens, working both onstage and backstage at Cleveland Play House. He graduated from Shaker Heights H.S. and … Continue reading