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`In the Heights' takes best-musical Tony
NEW YORK - "In the Heights," a joyous celebration of Latino life in the upper reaches of Manhattan, was named best musical at Sunday night's Tony Awards, while "August: Osage County," Tracy Letts' scabrous tale of a dysfunctional Oklahoma family, took best play. List of winners of the 2008 Tony Awards
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En Route to Scotland
This year?s ?East to Edinburgh? festival runs July 8 to 27 at 59E59 Theaters.
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'I Spy Fun House,' new SpongeBob games get 'B' marks
I tested "I Spy Fun House" (Scholastic for the Nintendo DS, $29.99). It was fun to play. The point of the game is to find hidden pictures and play games in different areas of the fun house. The game's music particularly makes you feel like you're in a fun house. I like getting a "winning ticket" after every game. Once you get 10 tickets, you finish the game by getting out of the fun house. I ...
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2008 Tony Awards
Whoopi Goldberg hosted the 62nd Annual Tony Awards on Sunday at Radio City Music Hall. The ceremony opened with a number from "The Lion King."
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Tropea Band heats up the crowd
The Long's Park Summer Concert Series received a well-deserved break from the heat on Sunday evening, a week after the last co
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Hedley cleans up at MMVAs
Torrential downpours couldn't dampen the spirits at last night's MuchMusic Video Awards in downtown Toronto where love 'em or hate 'em pop-punk act Hedley cleaned up with four awards.
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The Jerome Robbins Touch: Playful as a Somersault or Ethereal as Glass
As part of its ongoing Jerome Robbins Celebration, New York City Ballet unveiled another homage to the choreographer in ?Bach to Glass: A Musical Odyssey II.?
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Tony awards: 'In the Heights' takes best musical
NEW YORK -- "In the Heights," a joyous celebration of Latino life in the upper reaches of Manhattan, was named best musical at Sunday night's Tony Awards, while "August: Osage County," Tracy Letts' scabrous tale of a dysfunctional Oklahoma family, took best play.
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Music, fun at Huck Finn Jubilee
Victorville's 32nd annual Huck Finn Jubilee drew musical talent and plenty of people this weekend at Mojave Narrows Regional Park. The bluegrass trio BCH entertained the crowd with some smooth tunes. Gospel singer Julie Wingfield also was a hit.
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Today's Agenda
Lights, action, more lights ... Electrical problems at Artisan Center Theater caused the well-attended community group to postpone its production of the classic show The Music Man , but it's now back up and running, extended through July 12. At 404 E. Pipeline Road, Hurst. $8-$15. 817-284-1200; www.artisanct.com Weatherford art thou? The Weatherford Art Association is stepping up, ...
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STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL: Thousands turn out for annual community event
The 22nd annual Strawberry Festival brought crowds of all ages to the historic Village of Albion on Friday and Saturday.The days were filled with music, food and entertainment.
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How Swede it is!
By ELIZABETH AGNVALL Midsummer's Eve in Sweden has always been known as a time of magic. In a land where winter is cloaked in depressing darkness, Midsummer's Eve is the night when the sun barely sets and has been celebrated since before Viking times. In small villages all over the land, people dressed in folk costumes raise Midsummer poles decorated with flowers and dance around them singing ...
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Tunes and politics mix at Bonnaroo
MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) _ Destination festivals are a universe unto their own where the real world is left in the parking lot.
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Tunes and politics mix at Bonnaroo
Destination festivals are a universe unto their own where the real world is left in the parking lot. But at this year's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, the outside world and its problems — politics, high gas prices — were always lurking just offstage, and sometimes were front and center.
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For 3 Days, 2 Jazz Festivals Will Go Head-to-Head
The jazz acts at the Caramoor International Music Festival in Katonah, N.Y., and the Litchfield Jazz Festival, in Goshen, Conn., will go head-to-head this year.
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Caramoor Festival Opens Up Its Tent
Five years into his tenure as chief executive officer of the Caramoor International Music Festival, Michael Barrett has stirred the festival?s pot with surprises and larger audiences.
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Can We Talk? Lively Musical Conversations, With a Contemporary Slant
Every piece chosen explored the concept of concertato, the musical equivalent of a conversation in a lively, eclectic social setting.
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Music opens the door for Tualatin’s Michelle Brecunier to tour Europe
TUALATIN — In Michelle Brecunier’s family, music is all over the place. From uncles and cousins to musically talented parents and sister, Brecunier is accustomed to having music around every corner. For Brecunier, music literally is everywhere. But she just never expected music to take ...
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Memorable quotes from Tony winners and presenters
Quotes from Tony Award winners and presenters at the 62nd annual Tonys Sunday at Radio City Music Hall. Mark Rylance, in his acceptance speech upon winning actor-play for the comedy "Boeing-Boeing": "When you're in town wearing some kind of uniform, it's helpful - policeman, priest. ... When you join a revolution, wear an armband and carry a homemade flag tied to a broom handle, or a placard ...
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Brave Combo brings unique sound to Fort Worth’s Botanic Garden
By DARREN WHITE FORT WORTH — Rock 'n’ roll and polka: They don’t seem like the easiest forms of music to mix, but Denton’s Brave Combo has been doing an excellent job of just that for nearly 30 years. The quintet, led by multi-instrumentalist Carl Finch, brought its quirky take on traditional dance music to Concerts in the Garden on Sunday. The music: A witty meld of Tex-Mex, polka, salsa ...
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Mann sings to her own tune - and on her own label
By PRESTON JONES Most musicians spend years struggling for a major-label contract, yet singer/songwriter Aimee Mann walked away from that world in the late '90s and hasn't looked back. "Geffen [Records] merged into Interscope [Records], which let me know that if I wanted to leave, I could," Mann says by phone from her Los Angeles studio. "I took that opportunity and got out as fast as I could, ...
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The Antripodean Collective
For those who are baffled as to its appeal, music like this exceeds most others in its ability to trigger spontaneous or hypnagogic images
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Tony winners and presenters say the darndest things
Quotes from Tony Award winners and presenters at the 62nd annual Tonys Sunday at Radio City Music Hall. "When you're in town wearing some kind of uniform, it's helpful — policeman, priest. ...
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Lineup set for annual holiday concert, CD
The 12 Bands of Christmas committee has unwrapped the Yuletide dozen who will be featured on the 2008 benefit CD and concert bill.
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