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Broadway refers to the well-known form of professional theater in America, and the most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. A Broadway show refers to a performance, usually a play or musical presented in one of the 39 theatres with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District of Manhattan in New York City. Broadway musicals usually have much longer runs than Broadway plays. Going to a Broadway show is a top tourist attraction and getting a Broadway ticket can be difficult, but there are ticket booths where cutomers can buy a discount Broadway ticket. The Broadway theater district extends from 42nd street to 53rd street, and from Sixth A...
Broadway refers to the well-known form of professional theater in America, and the most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. A Broadway show refers to a performance, usually a play or musical presented in one of the 39 theatres with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District of Manhattan in New York City. Broadway musicals usually have much longer runs than Broadway plays. Going to a Broadway show is a top tourist attraction and getting a Broadway ticket can be difficult, but there are ticket booths where cutomers can buy a discount Broadway ticket. The Broadway theater district extends from 42nd street to 53rd street, and from Sixth Ave. to Ninth Ave., and includes Times Square.
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Advanced Trivia for Motown fanatics
Sun Sentinel1. Melvin Franklin, the bass singer from the Temptations, speaks the two-verse intro to the Marvelettes' My Baby Must Be a Magician. 2. Martha Reeves started at Motown as a receptionist. 3. The Jackson 5 had four singles reach No. 1 in 11 months: I Want...Tags: Arsenio Hall, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Linda Ronstadt
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Gavin Creel is set to play Claude in the Broadway revival of 'Hair'
NEW YORK (AP) — One actor in, another out of the upcoming Broadway revival of "Hair," scheduled to open March 31. Gavin Creel will play the pivotal role of Claude in this production of the quintessential 1960s "tribal love-rock musical." The show...Tags: Al Hirschfeld, Music Theater, Theater, Mary Poppins (musical)
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Revved-up 'West Side Story' gets a trial run in Washington
The Broadway-bound revival of West Side Story that opened last night in Washington has dirt on its shins and blood under its fingernails. It is urgent, explosive and revved up with testosterone from the moment the curtain raises and Riff, the leader of...Tags: Crimes, Gang Activity, Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, Dancing
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Bring back the real, raw and R-rated 'Grease'
If you're seeing the touring production of "Grease" at the Auditorium Theatre this week, you'll see one "Grease." It's a day-glow, mostly PG-rated affair. It features an "American Idol" winner in the cast. It is based on a production that flowed from a...Tags: Popular Music, Schools, Dining and Drinking, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Television
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In '09 discover and re-discover all that the jazz scene has to offer
Tribune criticThe New Year signifies many things, including an open door to musical discoveries. Performers, clubs and concert halls that listeners missed in 2008 stand ready to be explored in '09. To help the process, we've gathered a week's worth of artists richly...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Green Mill, John Wright, Django Reinhardt, Miles Davis
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See Spot act
In Baltimore's long history of hosting traveling theater productions, it's possible that a cast has never been so delighted to pull into town as the one that arrived, with a yelp, this week.
Has a performer ever literally jumped for joy and bounded...Tags: Music Theater, Vehicles, Hot Dogs, Foods and Beverages, Alaska
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In the Clubs
ALLENTOWN AREA Allentown Brew Works: DJ Wolf, Fri.; The Formula; DJ Synstr; , Fri. 10 p.m.; Queen City Dance Party, Fri. 10 p.m.; , 812-816 W. Hamilton St., Allentown. 610-433-7777. Bally Inn and Pub: DJ with Froggy Entertainment, Sat. 10 p.m.; Trivia...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Porter's Pub, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Bluegrass, Christianity
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Activities Calendar - January 8-16, 2009
THURSDAY JAN. 8 FILM From Shore to Shore: Video documentary of Irish music in New York City is presented in the first in a monthly series of ''Media Nights'' presented by the Celtic Cultural Alliance. A limited menu of fish and chips and shepherd's pie...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Crimes, The Brady Bunch (tv program), Judaism, Donegal Square
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Lehigh Valley Charter High School alumni put heart and soul into theater company
Special to The Morning CallIn 2006 two students at the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts, Tony Dong and Josh Gulotta, founded GD Productions with a mission to produce new works by young artists. This weekend, the two, now college students, have returned to...Tags: Walnuts, Restaurant and Catering Industry, F. Murray Abraham, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Vermont
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O'Neill Center Plans Major Campaign
After years of perilous financial struggle, the O'Neill Theater Center is launching one of its most ambitious initiatives in its 45-year history. The nonprofit center, home to the National Playwrights Conference and National Theater Institute, is...Tags: Schools, Michael Wilson, Long Island Sound, Gregory Peck, Fiction
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'Avenue Q,' Adult-Themed Take On Muppets, Rose From Cult Hit To Broadway Star
The Hartford CourantJeff Whitty didn't start out as a puppet kind of guy. As a young boy growing up in Coos Bay, Ore., the fifth of six children, Whitty was puppet-deprived, he jokes, saying he was more obsessed with "Star Wars" action figures than with Elmo, Lamb Chop or...Tags: Jason Moore, Star Wars (movie), Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, Music, Music Theater
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Play dates
To submit listings online, go to metromix.com/listings. 79th Annual Chicago Boat, RV & Outdoors Show: Exhibitors showcase hundreds of the newest boats, RVs, accessories and travel destinations at what's billed as the largest show of its kind in the...Tags: McCormick Place, Awards and Prizes, Dancing, Trips and Vacations, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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