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Grave occasions
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THEATER
The Dead, the Dying, the Undead-That's Broadway
OUR TOWN
By Thornton Wilder
Booth Theatre
222 West 45th Street 212-239-6200
LA BOHEME
By Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, music by Giacomo Puccini
Broadway Theatre
1681 Broadway, at 53rd Street 212-239-6200
DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES
By Jim Steinman, Michael Kunze, and David Ives
Minskoff Theatre
1515 Broadway, at 44th Street 212-307-4100...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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SHAKING YOUR SOUL; "LA BOHEME' MIXES YOUTH WITH DEATH TO GET ITS POINT ACROSS.(Stars)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; Byline: David Ramsey Staff writer La Boheme manages, with artful subtlety, to combine the heady confidence and joy of youth with the soul-wrenching agony of death. It offers a probing look at a small group of characters and examines their fears, their hopes, their loves. The women and men who
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The ultimate opera: you don't have to be cultured to love La Boheme. (Culture Vulture).
Sarasota Magazine
; I've always been in awe of people who were born loving opera. They obviously have more cultured genes than I do. Like most of us, I squirmed though my first several operas as a teen-ager and young adult. I couldn't follow the plots, the music was not of the sort I was used to, and each one seemed
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 "All Things Considered (NPR)")
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Profile: Baz Luhrmann's version of the Puccini's opera "La Boheme" as it prepares to hit Broadway
All Things Considered (NPR)
; ... things that humanity can manifest probably has some use. McANALLY: Baz Luhrmann's La Boheme opens at New York's Broadway Theater on December 8th. For NPR News, I'm Kathy McAnally. (Soundbite of La Boheme ) NEARY: This is NPR's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
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Break a Leg; Baz Luhrmann Goes Out on a Limb and Puts 'La Boheme' on Broadway
The Washington Post
; If meeting Baz Luhrmann were anything like watching a Baz Luhrmann movie, a pair of red curtains would be whisked apart to reveal the bristly-haired director surrounded by a sea of dancing girls, all extravagantly attired. Real life is not the same as the movies, alas. Still, the Australian
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Classical: Ravishing music, good acting, nasty piece of work La Boheme Coliseum LONDON Philharmonia Orchestra Royal Festival Hall LONDON
The Independent - London
; Girl meets boy. Girl dies. It could be any one of a hundred different operas but in this case it's Puccini's concise study of jealousy, pig- headedness and poverty, La Boheme. Did you think La Boheme was about the romantic ideal? Not in Steven Pimlott's 1993 production, one of the earliest to focus
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 "Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)")
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WIN top tickets to see La Boheme.(Competitions/Offers)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
; WE'VE teamed up with Warwick Arts Centre to offer eight lucky readers the opportunity to experience one of the world's most popular operas - La Boheme. First prize is a pair of top-price tickets to see La Boheme on Sunday, March 9, a crate of special- edition La Boheme champagne, a beautiful
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TAKING THE OPERA OUT OF `LA BOHEME' BROADWAY VERSION IS MORE ABOUT THE SELLING THAN SINGING
The Boston Globe
; NEW YORK - "Baz Luhrmann's Production of Puccini's `La Boheme' " on Broadway is a triumph of stagecraft. It is also a triumph of marketing. But somewhere along the way, poor Puccini got shafted. Puccini's opera opened Feb. 1, 1896, and it shows no sign of running out of steam. The famous "Live from
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'La Boheme' leaving Broadway after 7 months
Charleston Gazette
; NEW YORK - The penniless Parisians of "La Boheme" are closing up shop on Broadway. Baz Luhrmann's opulent version of the Puccini opera will fold June 29 after a disappointing seven-month run and losses of about $6 million. "We just didn't reach the suburban, traditional musical theatergoing
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Montblanc partners with La Boheme. (Supplier News).(Brief Article)
Jewelers Circular Keystone
; Montblanc, a designer, manufacturer, and retailer of fine writing instruments, watches, leather goods, eyewear, and fragrance, has announced a partnership with Baz Luhrmann's production of Puccini's La Boheme on Broadway. As part of the strategic partnership, Catherine Martin, the two-time Academy
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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TRAGIC `LA BOHEME' RANKS AS MOST PRODUCED OPERA.(News)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
; Byline: Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Tuneful and tragic, Giacomo Puccini's century-old La Boheme has become North America's most-produced opera. At least 27 productions are scheduled in the United States and Canada in the upcoming season, boosting the total to 207 since 1991-92, according to
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