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Monday, February 5, 2018

'La La Land' lyricist says envelope gate was a 'sore spot' by Mike Cidoni Lennox

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Returning Academy Awards host Jimmy Kimmel has been poking fun at last year's best picture mix up in promotional spots for this year's …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:50PM

Monday, November 21, 2016

'Moana' song work an oasis from 'Hamilton' craze for Miranda by Mike Cidoni Lennox

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- When Lin-Manuel Miranda needed a break from his American history phenomenon "Hamilton," envisioning the crisp blue waters of Polynesia and Disney…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:40PM

Friday, September 19, 2014

'Ghostlight' proves Buckley not bound by Broadway by Mike Cidoni Lennox

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Underestimate Betty Buckley at your own peril. One man foolishly did while the singer and actress was starring as a mom in the TV series "Eight is Enough."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:12PM

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

At 40, Brooks' 'Frankenstein' proves forever young by Mike Cidoni Lennox

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- "Young Frankenstein" is pushing 40, but by no means over the hill....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:20PM

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

'True Blood' headed for a musical afterlife by Mike Cidoni Lennox

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Like the vampires it portrays, "True Blood" won't seem to die. Even if it means breaking out in song....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:46AM

Saturday, July 7, 2012

'The Exorcist' At The Geffen Playhouse: A More Cerebral Take On The Novel by Mike Cidoni Lennox

Forget the movie. This "Exorcist" is turning heads – by not turning heads. "We're not going to throw up all over the audience," noted actor Richard Chamberlain while on a recent rehearsal …

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 03:51PM

Friday, July 6, 2012

They've scared up an 'Exorcist' for the stage by Mike Cidoni Lennox

Forget the movie. This "Exorcist" is turning heads -- by not turning heads. "We're not going to throw up all over the audience," noted actor Richard Chamberlain while on a recent rehearsal b…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:39AM

Friday, August 5, 2011

Lesley Ann Warren is Still in 'Plain Sight' by Mike Cidoni Lennox

Forty-five years after making a splash as the princess-to-be in "Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Cinderella,'" Lesley Ann Warren has found renewed success in two TV shows and a recent art-hous…

SOURCE: Backstage at 03:46AM

Saturday, June 18, 2011

'Les Mis' Hits the Road with Something Missing by Mike Cidoni Lennox

A new 25th-anniversary touring version of "Les Miserables" has killed off one of the show's key characters even before the curtain is raised: The original production's iconic stage turnta…

SOURCE: Backstage at 02:13AM

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Hanks, Branagh Brush Up on Their Shakespeare by Mike Cidoni Lennox

On Monday night some of entertainment's elite did their best to bring William Shakespeare to Southern California with an all-star reading of "The Merry Wives of Windsor."

SOURCE: Backstage at 09:00AM

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