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'Matilda' Nominated In Every Possible Category At Olivier Awards

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 04.15.2012

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LONDON — Mischievous musical "Matilda" dominated British theater's Olivier Awards on Sunday, winning seven prizes including a joint best-actress...

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Gareth Pugh: Dance and Design

Trisha Andres | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Mark Ronson, Royal Opera House, Mark Ronson Royal Ballet, Wayne McGregor, Gareth Pugh, Gareth Pugh Royal Ballet, Slidepollajax, Arts News, Video, Arts News

Photo by Bill Cooper. Courtesy of ROH. It was difficult to say no to the Royal Opera House's resident choreographer, Wayne McGregor, says Gareth Pu...

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Ballet Costumes Can Be Scary

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 04.11.2012

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The world's hippest ballet had its premiere last week and the reviewers all stuck a single hand out and flipped it side to side in the universal gestu...

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'Matilda' Leads Race For London's Olivier Awards

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 05.15.2012

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LONDON — Broadway-bound show "Matilda The Musical" gained 10 nominations Thursday for British theater's Laurence Olivier Awards – includin...

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A-List Stars Head To The BAFTAs

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: The Artist, Moneyball, Martin Scorsese, Nicolas Winding Refn, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tomas Alfredson, Jean Dujardin, Michelle Williams, Tilda Swinton, War Horse, Margaret Thatcher, Brad Pitt, Video, The Help, Judi Dench. Stephen Fry, Lynne Ramsay, Viola Davis, My Week With Marilyn, Shame, British Film and Television Awards, George Harrison, Royal Opera House, The Iron Lady, Michael Fassbender, Drive, George Clooney, Hugo, The Descendants, Gary Oldman, Awards Season, Michel Hazanavicius, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Baftas, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Entertainment News

LONDON — Silent movie "The Artist" had a night to shout about Sunday, winning seven prizes including best picture at the British Academy Film Aw...

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WATCH: Oil Giant BP In Sticky Situation With Art World

Posted 12.19.2011

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BP, the oil mega power infamously known for the disastrous spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, is continuing their controversial funding of several B...

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My Trip to England: The Power of Boards

Michael Kaiser | Posted 08.27.2011

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As England, and much of the rest of the world, attempts to build more private support for the arts, it will be essential that board members open their hearts and their rolodexes and come to feel a vital part of fundraising endeavors.

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My Trip to England: The Ministry of Culture

Michael Kaiser | Posted 08.20.2011

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The importance of cultural tourism in England is astonishing, the level of theater, opera, symphony and dance performance is extraordinary, the museums are crowded and the export of arts of all kinds is thriving.

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My Trip to England

Michael Kaiser | Posted 08.13.2011

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When I was running the Royal Opera House, private fundraising was considered distasteful, at best. Now the English reticence to talk about money, let alone ask for it, is beginning to evaporate.

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WATCH: Anna Nicole Smith Opera To Premiere At London's Royal Opera House

Posted 05.25.2011

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The day you knew would someday come is nearly upon us - the opera based on Anna Nicole Smith's life is set to premiere at London's Royal Opera House o...

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WATCH: BAFTA Nominations For Orange Rising Star Award

Crane.tv | Posted 05.25.2011

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null The British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards (BAFTA) are approaching fast so Crane...

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Sing To Me: Opera In Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, And London

Nicole Campoy-Leffler | Posted 05.25.2011

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IL POSTINO WHO: LA Opera WHAT:Il Postino, music by Daniel Catan WHEN: September 23 - October 16, 2010 WHERE: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 North Gran...

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Do We Still Have a 'Civil' Society?

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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It is time for those of us who care about intelligent discourse, who refuse to see our country devolve into a scene from Lord of the Flies, to fight back and assert our majority view.

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'Twitter' Opera To Be Performed By UK's Royal Opera House

AP | GREGORY KATZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — It probably won't be "Madame Butterfly," but it should be fun. In an effort to get more people involved with opera, which sometimes su...

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