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Cole Porter's music has never exactly disappeared.
Rarely, however, has there been as concerted an effort to find new listeners for his songs than the soundtrack of "De-Lovely," the biopic that opens today.
The Summer Play Festival.
Few people would be happy returning to their old job after hitting it big on TV, but that's exactly what Paige Davis is doing this summer.
And she couldn't be more pleased.
"Assassins" is getting whacked.
There is, of course, no intellectual content to "42nd Street." It is pure entertainment - and the happy news is that three years after this revival opened, it is in tip-top shape.
Here's how the producers of "Spider-Man 2" convinced Alfred Molina, distinguished star of stage and screen, to play a cartoon bad guy with four huge mechanical arms:
They asked.
'De-Lovely' celebrates Cole Porter's songs and explores his love life
The American musical theater is alive and well - in New Jersey. Two spanking revivals of classics - "My Fair Lady" and "Guys and Dolls" - are now running in the Garden State.
The pieces of the narrative in this HBO Films presentation tomorrow at 9 p.m. range from unconvincing to very compelling - but they don't quite fit together.
As long as Todd Robbins can still pound 4-inch nails up his nose, eat light bulbs and walk barefoot over broken glass, he's determined to keep the concept of the carnival sideshow alive.
Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney haven't performed together in New York for 15 years.
Diner-based Brooklyn drama puts race & class on the table by Denis Hamill
'Everyday People' is no everyday movie.
Diddy's a no-go; Broadway bequests; 'Wicked' switches
We know too much about that time to see "Address Unknown" as a serious portrayal of its issues. It seems closer in sensibility to a shocker like "Sorry, Wrong Number" - diverting, surprising…
Broadway dissed him but 7th Avenue has nothing but love for P. Diddy.
'Avenue Q" is now paved with Tony gold.
