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Next to Normal musical explores bipolar disorder
May 23--"When our long night is done, there will be light." This last line sung in the musical "Next to Normal" sums up the piece quite well, said Jordan Stocksdale, musical director of the show, in a recent phone interview. "It's a very poignant lesson especially today, when everyone is focusing on the bad in the world; if you think things through and if you ...
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Arlingtons Signature Theatre approved for bailout
Signature Theatre in Arlington has been approved for a $250,000 grant by the County Board, ARLnow.com reports. County Manager Barbara Donnellan said the grant will help bring the theater current with real estate taxes owed to the county. Funding for the grant was provided from budget savings identified at the end of fiscal year 2012. The county emphasizes that the theater is a cultural anchor ...
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Accused teachers NSW dance studio shuts
A Sydney dance school is reportedly closing its doors after one of its co-directors faced court on a number of child abuse and child pornography offences.The dance school in Sydney's inner-west announced on Thursday it had "ceased trading" and classes would stop, effective immediately, Fairfax reported.It comes after Grant Davies, who ran the studio along with his sister Rebecca ...
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Myanmar US enter new higher stage of relations
/enpproperty--> YANGON - Myanmar President U Thein Sein's working visit to Washington, who returned to his country on Wednesday night, has brought back positive achievements more than expected, signifying the entry of a new higher stage in Myanmar-U. S. relations, said some media and observers here Thursday. U Thein Sein's visit represented the first to the United States of a ...
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Pitt struggles to remember faces
Brad Pitt fears he has a memory disorder which stops him from recognizing the faces of people he has previously met. The Hollywood superstar often finds himself in trouble with acquaintances who he fails to remember - but is adamant his inability to recognize a face is down to suffering prosopagnosia, and not his inflated ego. He tells Esquire magazine, "So many people hate me because ...
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S.W.A.T.s Steve Forrest dies
The Longest Day and Spies Like Us star Steve Forrest has died, aged 87. The actor, who also played Lt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson in 1970s TV action series 'S.W.A.T.,' passed away on May 18. Forrest spent almost six decades on the big and small screen, appearing in TV classics like 'The Virginian,' 'Bonanza' and 'Gunsmoke.' Born in Huntsville, ...
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Bynes threatens to sue over pics
Amanda Bynes has threatened to sue editors of a U.S. tabloid for printing pictures purportedly taken during a debauched party at her home. The embattled Hairspray actress has come under growing scrutiny in recent months due to her bizarre antics, a series of traffic violations and odd messages and pictures posted on her social networking pages. Her lifestyle came under the microscope again in ...
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The Rolling Stones Mick and Mick to reunite at Glastonbury Sir Jagger to play with Taylor on Pyramid stage
The Rolling Stones' return to Hyde Park will see them team up with former guitarist Mick Taylor, but there will be no reappearance of the white dress Mick Jagger wore at the original 1969 gig because he has lost ...
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Kuwait sees quiet revival in arts scene
After two lacklustre decades, Kuwait is experiencing a quiet revival of an arts scene once known as the most avant garde in the Gulf, thanks to a new generation eager to tackle sensitive issues using cutting-edge art ...
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Sydney dance school closes after founder charged with child sex offences
Chiswick 2046 A dance school in Sydney's inner-west has made the decision to close down after its founder was charged with multiple child sexual assault offences. Grant Davies, the 39-year-old founder of RG Dance Studio in Chiswick, was arrested last week. He is facing four counts of aggravated sexual assault, and two counts of aggravated indecent assault of a person under 16. The former ...
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S.J. opera scholarships awarded to students
The 13th Stockton Opera Guild Kathe Underwood Scholarship Competition was held recently at the historic St. John's Anglican Church in downtown ...
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Apparel Workers stage ‘warning’ strike
Clothing workers in KwaZulu-Natal went on strike on Tuesday and yesterday to protest against wage levels that the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu) said were below the legal minimum. About 10 000 workers mounted a ';warning'; strike against member firms of the United Clothing and Textile Association, mainly in Newcastle and QwaQwa, Sactwu said. The ...
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CA slams Revillame as it affirms show suspension over boy’s lusty dance
MANILA, Philippines – Calling its host ';insensitive,'; the Court of Appeals upheld the decision of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) when it suspended TV5's ';Willing Willie'; for a month over its episode in which a 6-year-old boy was cajoled into dancing like a lusty macho dancer. In its 11-page decision, the appeals court, through ...
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Wagners 200th birthday celebrated with opera singalong
In the shower or in the car -- with the windows rolled up -- weren't the only places amateur Seattle opera singers could perform Wednesday night. More than 200 Seattle opera fans belted out classic Wagner pieces at the Seattle Center Armory. The Seattle Opera's Wagner singalong celebrated the composer's 200th birthday and the opera's upcoming August performances of the ...
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Lord of the Dance Michael Flatley puts foot down over false report he wants a UK passport
A Donegal man has been charged with murdering four British soldiers over 30 years ago in one of the most notorious IRA atrocities of the ...
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Milestone Films’ Mary Pickford Rags and Riches Collection The inventor of movie acting
also provides adults the opportunity to reacquaint themselves with "America's Sweetheart." In so far as Mary Pickford is remembered today, the performer whom director George Cukor credited with inventing screen acting tends to be identified with a little innocent girl persona that safely belongs to an earlier, less sophisticated time. Pickford was born Gladys Louise Smith in ...
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Franklin scraps three more shows
Aretha Franklin has axed another trio of concerts on medical grounds. The Queen of Soul has already scrapped two upcoming shows this week on the advice of her doctor, and she has now cancelled another three - one in her native Michigan and two in Canada (Ottawa and Montreal). Details of what ails Franklin have not been disclosed, but Catherine O'Grady, the director of the Ottawa Jazz ...
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Hilton signs to Lil Waynes label
Socialite Paris Hilton is set to have a second chance at chart success after signing a new deal with Lil Wayne's record label. The reality TV star released her debut eponymous album in 2006 to mixed reviews, and now she has reportedly signed a contract with the rapper's Cash Money Records to work on a house-themed followup. Taking to Twitter to announce the news, Lil Wayne's rap ...
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Henri Dutilleux Modernist Composer Dies at 97
Henri Dutilleux, a French composer known for his superbly fashioned and exquisitely expressive orchestral music, died on Wednesday in Paris. He was 97. His death was announced by Schott Music, his publisher. ...
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Square dance group gathers in S.F. from all four corners
Square is a growing San Francisco titan and disrupter in the world of electronic payments. But the city can look forward to another square-themed organization doing its own seven-figure moving and shaking this summer. This moving and shaking will be literal, as we are referring to the impending annual convention of the International Association of Gay Square Dancers Clubs. Hands up if you even ...
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Summer theater Tunes take the stage across KC
May 23--Here's what summer theater in Kansas City means: Musicals, heat, musicals, air-conditioning, musicals, Shakespeare, musicals, drama, musicals, comedy, musicals and and more musicals. And summer 2013 is shaping up to be firmly in that tradition. The annual mix of elevated language and accessible entertainment known as the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival this year returns to ...
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Bynes lifestyle exposed by tabloid
Embattled star Amanda Bynes' lifestyle and living conditions have been exposed by editors at a U.S. tabloid, thanks to two sneaky snappers who attended one of the Hairspray star's recent all-night parties. The actress' mental health has become a talking point in recent months following a series of traffic violations in Los Angeles and some bizarre behaviour on the streets of New ...
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Houston Grand Opera Embraces Multicultural Chorus of Community Stories
Where can you take in the first Mariachi opera in addition to the "classics"? Jeffrey Brown reports on the Houston Grand Opera's unique mission: to engage audiences from the city's diverse, multicultural community by staging productions originating from the experiences of its ...
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Behind the screens with Paramount Theatres film programmer
May 22--Stephen Jannise has the soul of a cinephile. He has been professionally programming movies in Austin for two years, but the 27 year-old head of the Paramount Theatre's film department has been thinking like a programmer since he was a teenager. When Netflix debuted during Jannise's high school years, the Nederland native considered starting a program were people could go online ...
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Fort McMurray postal workers stage wildcat strike over outsourcing parcel delivery
About 50 postal workers in Fort McMurray walked off the job Wednesday in protest of Canada Post’s intention to bring outside contractors on in October to take over parcel ...
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Copenhagen leading the eco-charge
Copenhagen has, for many decades, been an extremely influential city in world affairs, most notably in the realm of environmental management and conservation activities. It is in Copenhagen that world leaders meet to agree on eco-friendly policies at the famous Copenhagen Accord, and the city will host mayors from around the world at the Copenhagen Summit. So what is the extent of the city’s leadership on such issues?
Copenhagen has long been considered one of the most environmentally friendly cities in the world. In 1973 Denmark was the first country in the world to implement a national Environmental Law, and this paved the way for a strong combination of national and municipal legislation aimed at limiting the cities carbon footprint. Read more
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