Sunday, June 8, 2014

Frankie Valli on Jersey Boys and His Unlikely Success: 'The Way I Grew Up, It Was Basically Against All Odds' by Chris Willman

One day last fall, on the Jersey Boys location shoot, music legend Frankie Valli found himself at his childhood home, revisiting his humble beginnings in the projects of Newark. “I was sit…

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Meet the Four Stars of Jersey Boys by Chris Willman

Every time a Broadway musical gets made into a feature film—which isn’t nearly often enough—a groan goes up in the world of theater lovers as casting announcements are made. Almost wit…

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Sunday, April 6, 2014

Playwright Terrence McNally: 'The Most Significant Thing a Writer Can Do Is Reach Someone Emotionally' by Dotson Rader

Parade contributing editor Dotson Rader met with McNally, 75, in the lounge of Manhattan’s Golden Theatre, where Mothers and Sons, starring Tyne Daly [Cagney and Lacy, Judging Amy] is play…

SOURCE: parade.condenast.com at 08:56AM