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Cracks is Girls Gone Wild ala The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (in a Good Way)

Melody Breyer-Grell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Melody Breyer-Grell

Take a dash of The Children's Hour, a whole lot of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, some Lord of the Flies , and first time director Jordon Scott begets a film that stands on its own as an original.

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WATCH: Stephen Colbert To Stephen Sondheim

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen Colbert asked the multi-award winning lyricist Stephen Sondheim last night on his show: "What is a lyricist except a poet with the possibility...

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Christmas Gifts 2010:

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The holiday season is a upon us and that means snow, eggnog and time off for reading. But what books are the best to give? We wanted to know, so we ...

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Brian Stokes Mitchell Chats About a Life in the Theatre and his NYC Pops Holiday Concerts

Melody Breyer-Grell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hanukkah, Carnegie Hall, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Sweeny Todd, Man of La Mancha, Musical Theater, Broadway, Jonathan Tunick, New York Pops, Holiday Concert, Brian Stokes Mitchell, South Pacific, Christmas, Kwanza, Singing, Sondheim, Racial Identity, Arts News
Melody Breyer-Grell

The singer/actor is exactly what one would expect of a classic leading man -- tall, handsome and high spirited, although not vain.

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What Do Sondheim, Roosevelt And Vonnegut Have In Common?

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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"APOLLO'S ANGELS: A History of Ballet" by Jennifer Homans The New York Times Homans's accomplishment is akin to setting the most delicate and beautifu...

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Frozen Revenge

Robert Brustein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Brustein

In the Sunday, October 31st publication of the New York Times Book Review, the singer-composer, Paul Simon, wrote a front page review of a book by the...

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The Rockets' Red Glare While a Gun Kills Many Men Before It's Done

Freddie Gershon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Freddie Gershon

When Francis Scott key wrote the lyrics, "And the rockets' red glare! Bombs bursting in air" in 1814, the rockets were a different. The bombs were di...

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Broadway Stars Chad Kimball and Montego Glover Talk Memphis

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jon Chattman

I caught up with the two leads of Memphis, Chad Kimball and Montego Glover -- and asked them what it's been like to be a part of the latest Broadway smash.

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