Betty Buckley, who performed on stage in hits such as Cats and sunset boulevard and on stage and on screen in two versions carrie, had a long and storied career with Stephen Sondheim. Recently she shared some of these stories and some on her new album with Newsweek. Like most …
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This story was originally published on December 30 by The Forward. Sign up here to receive the latest stories from The Forward every morning. 2021 has been a year of fresh beginnings – not only for our newly reopened society, but also for the coronavirus pandemic, which continues to mutate …
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Today in history Today is Monday, October 11, the 284th day of 2021. There are 81 days left in the year. The highlight of today’s history: On October 11, 1968, Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, was launched with astronauts Wally Schirra (shih-RAH ‘), Donn Fulton Eisele and R. …
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item Singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan attends the 31st Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on September 12, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Hider / Getty Images for The Buonic NEW YORK – Gloria Estefan has revealed …
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Announcements are subject to change. Get the most recent information by contacting the host organizations. Today, starting at 10 a.m., search for original works of art by local artists hidden in the shops of downtown Abbeville. Once found, sign the âTake Me Homeâ card attached to each work and leave …
Read More »Today’s Story August 22, 2021 – Morning Diary
22 august Today’s highlights 1996 President Bill Clinton signed a welfare law that ends guaranteed cash payments to the poor and requires work on the part of recipients. Also on this date 1485 Richard III of England was killed in the Battle of Bosworth, thus ending the War of the …
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Margaret Martinez did her best, but she knew she had to work her game. Her 8-year-old daughter, Mackenzie, had fallen in love with the defense of rookie Liberty Didi Richards and her hairstyle – two Afro puffs full of by train. When Martinez couldn’t fully understand Mackenzie’s puffs, she reached …
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Read More »The Lumbee Film Festival begins September 17 and will be at the Thomas Entrepreneurship Hub
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Over the past two years, King George III of Hamilton, Euan Morton, has developed a soft spot for the Jonesborough Repertory Theater. After making several friendships through the theater company, he offered to give a benefit concert to raise support for the small local theater which, with so many art …
Read More »Yoko Ono presents MEND PIECE for London
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I was not surprised by the recent violence against Asian Americans. I vividly remember being scared as a kid in Illinois in the 1980s. At that time, Japan was seen as an impending economic force invading the United States. In 1982, Vincent Chin, a Chinese-American, was beaten to death by …
Read More »JAG Productions and King Arthur Baking Company team up to create Theater on the Hill
NORWICH, Vermont – After a 17-month hiatus from live performances, JAG Productions returns to the outdoor stage with the summer series Theater on the Hill, hosted by King Arthur Baking Company, from August 13 to September 12. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings for five weekends, JAG Productions will feature …
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Internationally renowned banjoist CYNTHIA SAYER will lead her trio in Cynthia Sayer: Hot Banjo at the Paramount Arts Center on Saturday, July 24 at 8 p.m. Gender style: Hot Jazz, Swing and more Location: New York City How did the project get started?I have performed with many groups over the …
Read More »Jazz Maui Presents Second Annual Jazz Blues and Beyond Benefit Concert | News, Sports, Jobs
Master woodwind musician Phil Smith has performed and recorded for over six decades. LAHAINA – Jazz Maui presents the second annual Jazz Blues and Beyond Benefit Concert, featuring distinguished jazz professionals, at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 3, at the new Bozich Center, Graham Theater on the Maui Preparatory Academy …
Read More »Winsted’s Gilson Cinema & Cafe adding live music in post-pandemic plans
WINSTED – Alan Nero and his son Alan Jr., owners of the Gilson Cinema & Cafe on Main Street, will soon be adding a live music series to the theater’s offerings. The theater struggled during the pandemic, but the community has been overwhelmingly supportive, the Neros said, and the concert …
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Grammy-winning singer Catherine Russell and stage and film stars Telly Leung and Solea Pfeiffer will join Michael Feinstein as professional mentors during this year’s Songbook Academy Summer Intensive, the premier music program for young people of the country focused on the timeless standards of jazz, pop, Broadway and Hollywood. . …
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In his quest for what he called Fourth World music, trumpeter and composer Jon Hassell, who died at the age of 84, exerted an influence on his contemporaries far beyond the immediate popularity of his own. artwork. To create “contemporary coffee-colored classical music,” Hassell brought together pieces of music from …
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When trumpeter Alonzo Demetrius arrived at Berklee College of Music in the fall of 2014, he expected his musical world to open up to new avenues. What came as a surprise was how the school also broadened its political thinking. The results of these two new revivals can be heard …
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When Sam Black decided he wanted to become a professional dancer, he saw no choice but to leave New Brunswick. “I knew I wanted to continue dancing, and I knew there weren’t a lot of options for school. [here],” he said. Black, originally from Fredericton, began taking dance lessons at …
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The Opinion BDN section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. David L. Nevins is co-editor of The Fulcrum and co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bridge Alliance Education Fund. Watching …
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Producer of HBO Max’s hit “Veneno”, Spanish company BuendÃa Estudios, a joint venture of Atresmedia and Movistar Plus, is currently developing a series about Federico GarcÃa Lorca, Spain’s greatest and best-known modern poet, performed by supporters of dictator Francisco Franco in 1936 for his leftist views and homosexuality. Currently in …
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Nevins co-editor of The Fulcrum and co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bridge Alliance Education Fund. Watching the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday night, I realized that this celebration of lifelong artistic achievement is more than just a show business awards ceremony. The Kennedy Center represents …
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For anyone over 30, Fortnite might be nothing more than a benchmark in the vast pool of memes, gifs, and TV shows. However, the popular video game, which only launched in 2017, has racked up huge success – with around 350 million player accounts and 80.4 million monthly users. There …
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Yoshi Wada, a Japanese-born composer and artist who drew a following by creating cacophonous, minimalist performances on homemade instruments and was a member of the Fluxus performance art movement which took root in New York City in the 1960s, died May 18 at his Manhattan home. He was 77 years …
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Masayoshi Sukita remembers the first time he met David Bowie. It was in 1972; the rock star had adopted her character from Ziggy Stardust and was set to become world famous. Despite his limited English, the Japanese photographer contacted Bowie’s management and persuaded them to arrange a shoot. Sukita says …
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Today in History Today is Sunday May 30, the 150th day of 2021. There are 215 days left in⦠Today in history Today is Sunday, May 30, the 150th day of 2021. There are 215 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On May 30, 1431, Joan of …
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Photo: courtesy of Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai’i Hawaii Shinnyo Lantern Floating Interactive Experience Until June 5 Rather than putting out thousands of souvenir lanterns at Ala Moana Beach, this year’s Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai’i has morphed into “Many Rivers, One Ocean: Interactive Experience”, accepting reservations nightly until. June 5. Shinnyo-en …
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By Eugene Uman /Special to the Commons BRATTLEBORO – The Vermont Jazz VSEnter will end its 2020-2021 live broadcast season with a concert by the highly acclaimed Immanuel Wilkins Quartet on Saturday, June 5 at 8 p.m. This young group has been a solid and successful group for four years. …
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By Samuel Alioto âSixty ballet students are performing in two private workshop screenings for friends and family this coming weekend of May 15,â writes Jewels Solheim Roe, who also captioned the photos. “Snippets of the performance will be filmed and posted on social media – with a full screening of …
Read More »Today in history 5/5/21 | national
Today is Wednesday May 5, the 125th day of 2021. There are 240 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history On May 5, 1925, the teacher John T. Scopes was accused in Tennessee of violating a state law that prohibited the teaching of the theory of evolution. (Scopes …
Read More »Michelle Zauner of Philly’s Japanese Breakfast Has New Memoir Born of Sorrow and New Album Full of Joy | Health
PIHLADELPHIA – Before Michelle Zauner wrote âCrying in H Mart,â her beautiful heartbreaking memoir about grief, food and her Korean American identity, she had already created two works of art about the loss of her mother, Chongmi, cancer in 2014: the Japanese Breakfast Albums “Psychopomp” and “Soft Sounds from Another …
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As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Sutton Foster | Bring Me to Light. Shot live downtown, the concert is set to premiere on Wednesday, April 28 at 7 p.m. ET, with on-demand viewing until Monday, May 31. Sutton Foster takes control of the city center and fills it with his indomitable spirit …
Read More »Eleven original plays by local playwrights announced for first annual Moonbox New Works festival in Boston
Moonbox Productions has announced that it has selected eleven original plays by local playwrights for its first annual Boston New Works Festival. Moonbox will host the New Works Festival from June 24-26, 2022 at the Boston Center for the Arts. Over the past year, Moonbox Productions has switched from normal …
Read More »A&S students win prestigious Truman, Goldwater scholarships
Three students from the College of Arts & Sciences received Harry Truman and Barry Goldwater scholarships. Cosimo Fabrizio ’22, is the recipient of the Harry Truman Scholarship, which provides $ 30,000 to graduate school for juniors engaged in a career in public service. This year, 62 scholarship recipients were selected …
Read More »Fossil fuel companies have invested billions of dollars in U.S. coronavirus relief funds, but still cut nearly 60,000 jobs
When Congress sought to support a tanking economy and stem its job hemorrhage as the pandemic spread last year, the oil industry was among those seeking relief. Now, new analysis shows dozens of fossil fuel companies received billions of dollars in tax breaks under the coronavirus relief program, but still …
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Washington ⢠The US government on Thursday began enforcing restrictions on flavored electronic cigarettes aimed at curbing underage vaping. But some teens may be ahead of the rules. Parents, researchers and students warn that some young people have already switched to a new type of vape that is not covered …
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