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Friday, March 2, 2018

The Oscar for Best Original Song is a garbage category by Dan Zak

The story of how the Academy keeps getting this one wrong is a history of changing showbiz tastes.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:18PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Broadway legend Jerry Herman, no stranger to a full house by Dan Zak

Making a home is like making a musical, according to the composer-lyricist of "Mame" and "Hello, Dolly!" Tiny details deliver a larger vision. Instead of casting a starlet or adding a harp t…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:58PM

Broadway legend Jerry Herman, no stranger to a full house by Dan Zak

Making a home is like making a musical, according to the composer-lyricist of "Mame" and "Hello, Dolly!" Tiny details deliver a larger vision. Instead of casting a starlet or adding a harp t…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:58PM
Thursday, August 16, 2012

Kathleen Turner turns up the heat as Molly Ivins in ‘Red Hot Patriot’ by Dan Zak

Have the Democrats ever thought about swapping out Charlie Rangel for Kathleen Turner, another liberal Manhattanite — but with fewer ethics violations? Or at least installing Turner as an …

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:37PM