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Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (1994), a musical fantasy by Linda Woolverton (book), Alan Menken (music), Howard Ashman, Tim Rice (lyrics). [Palace Theatre, still running.] The timeless tale of an arrogant prince ( Terrence Mann) turned into a beast and saved by the love of a beauty ( Susan Egan) had... Read more |
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Will Smith (American actor)
Will Smith 1968– Actor He’s Really From Philly The DJ and the Rapper The Fresh Prince Moved to Bel Air Goodbye TV, Hello Action Star Married, Divorced, Remarried Returned to Rap Selected discography Sources On television he was the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, a streetwise Philadelphian... Read more |
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William Grant Still
William Grant Still 1895-1978, American composer, b. Woodville, Miss. Still was of Native American, African-American, and European ancestry. He studied music at Oberlin, with Chadwick at the New England Conservatory, and with Edgar Varèse. Much of his music reflects his African heritage.... Read more |
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Cat Stevens
Cat StevensSinger, songwriter Singer-songwriter Cat Stevens has gone through many changes during the course of his career. Beginning as a British teen idol in the late 1960s, he eventually rose to great heights of popular and critical acclaim as a folk artist in the 1970s. Then, while still... Read more |
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Will Smith
Will Smith1968- Actor, rap artist, film and television producer On television he was the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, a streetwise Philadelphian sent to live with wealthy relatives in California. In real life he is Will Smith, a streetwise Philadelphian who has-by virtue of hard work and infectious... Read more |
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revue
revue a stage presentation that originated in the early 19th cent. as a light, satirical commentary on current events. It was rapidly developed, particularly in England and the United States, into an amorphous musical entertainment, retaining a small amount of satire and partaking increasingly of... Read more |
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Willem Kalf
Kalf, Willem (b Rotterdam, 1619; d Amsterdam, 31 July 1693). Dutch painter, one of the most celebrated of all still-life painters. From about 1640 to 1646 he worked in Paris; on his return to the Netherlands he lived in Hoorn and then in 1653 settled in Amsterdam. His early works were modest... Read more |
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George Perle
George Perle The American musician, George Perle (born 1915), was active in nearly all aspects of the field. Best known as a composer, he developed a convincing language that he called "twelve-tone tonality." He also wrote numerous articles and books and remained active as a teacher and pianist... Read more |
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Michael Eric Dyson
Michael Eric Dyson 1958– Educator, writer Young Spirit Tainted by Racism Religion Led to Education and Culture Wrote on Malcolm X’s Life and Lessons Explored Gangsta Rap in Academia Rose Through Academic and Literary Worlds Selected writings Sources Hailed as one of a group of... Read more |
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Sir John Stainer
Sir John Stainer , 1840-1901, English composer and organist, grad. Oxford. He was organist and choirmaster at St. Paul's Cathedral (1872-88), and he wrote music for the church service, cantatas, and two oratorios, one of which, The Crucifixion (1887), is still often performed.... Read more |
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THE RETURN OF THE TITANIC.(TimeOut)
...RMS Titanic may have sunk...generations -- but it continues...That's due in part...blockbuster film, "Titanic...familiar to a return visitor...2004. It's also increased...Titanic's" last ... |
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'Pearl Jam 20'; Crowe biopic butters up Vedder, shows rock is toast.(LIFE)
...Cameron Crowe's Pearl Jam 20. The film is much like the music of the band...Pearl Jam 20 may be best viewed...documentary film, but as a bloated...Behind the Music. The rock...There's ... |
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'Phantom' star reflects on progress of Blacks in theatre
...Lloyd Webber musical "The Phantom...which returns to the Ohio...blockbuster films as "Titanic...Whitney's character...opera. He's very full...production's national...into opera, but at the time...especially ... |
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ALMOST FAMOUS; FAME IS BACK WITH A NEW CAST OF HOPEFULS.(Features)
...running stage musical and, now, a second Fame film. The original...that Fame's Midas touch...released today but, as Virginiaborn...fact, he's already turned...is taking nothing for granted...We are a lot ... |
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Taking honky-tonk to places it's never been before
...station, you may not hear a lot of Junior Brown's rich, smooth...Dead."But that does...imprint on the music scene. The...Texan" in a film called "Still Breathing...will make a return trip to ... |
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Falling in love on my first night at the Proms.
...Standing places still cost only...What a happy lot Proms audiences...performance of music by Vaughan...front row had popped a...there's nothing like a Prom...soaring soprano notes and throbbing...hearing. ... |