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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS & THEATRE REVIEWS |
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October 06, 2008
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Get the latest acting news for film, theatre, television and the Internet, as well as theatre reviews.
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CDs Kroeger, Rapaport Go Solo
Casting directors Lindsey Hayes Kroeger and David Rapaport of Kroeger/Rapaport Casting have dissolved their partnership and are working independently.
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| SAG Panel: Board Should Take Strike Vote
After months of seeing its talks with the AMPTP go nowhere, SAG's negotiating committee Wednesday urged its national board to take a strike authorization vote of its membership.
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| Renaissance Man
When Dana Gioia was appointed chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts in 2003, the situation looked grim. But Gioia has introduced several nationwide arts initiatives with unprecedented reach.
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| SAG Life Award to James Earl Jones
The Screen Actors Guild has given its most prestigious award, the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment, to James Earl Jones.
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| Westerfield Named Equity WRD
Actors' Equity Association has appointed Mary Lou Westerfield to the post of Western regional director, effective immediately.
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'The Lion King' Set to Roar in Las Vegas
Disney's "The Lion King" has been picked to replace "Mamma Mia!" at the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino, where it will take over for the musical, part of a wave of Broadway hits to migrate to the desert.
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| Peter Sarsgaard Takes Wing in 'The Seagull'
Peter Sarsgaard, a newcomer to the production, is making his Broadway debut in an adaptation of "The Seagull" alongside Kristin Scott Thomas at London's Royal Court Theatre.
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FILM / TV |
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Blindness
Remember all those mental-institution pictures in which the stars, foaming at the mouth, clawed their way over one another, trying desperately to regain their sanity?
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Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist has a split personality. It can't quite decide if it's Judd Apatow or Cameron Crowe, Juno or junk food.
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NEW YORK THEATRE |
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| Room to Panic
Federico Restrepo's Room to Panic is a swirling, often melancholy look at assimilation. I enjoyed the puppets, but found the production lacking.
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Richard III
As portrayed by Anatol Yusef for the Frog & Peach Theatre Company, Shakespeare's Richard III is not only a malevolent schemer but also a superlative actor.
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Asleep on a Bicycle
While Lanfair Field's original electronic suite conjures something composed by Erik Satie channeled through Philip Glass, Linda and her husband sleep on a heart-shaped bed.
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Hamlet
Act 1 crackles with flashes of humor rarely mined from the melancholy Dane. This directorial masterstroke gives the tragic events of Act 2 an even greater emotional wallop.
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Get Schooled: TRU Education Panel
October 06, 2008
Theater Resources Unlimited and Back Stage are pleased to announce a special industry and networkng panel, on creating and funding education programs, on Wed., Oct. 22.
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