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Billy Elliot's Proud Papa: An Interview With Gregory Jbara

Jon Chattman | Posted 11.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Stage, Rob Patterson, Outer Critics Circle, Billy Elliot, Stephen Daldry, Tony Awards, Drama Desk, Dancers, Broadway, Kiril Kulish, Dancing, Miner, Gregory Jbara, Theatre, Elton John, Father, Dialect, Greg Jbara, Screen, Entertainment News

The boys may get all the press in the Tony Award-winning musical Billy Elliot, but anyone who has seen the show knows veteran character actor Gregory Jbara subtly steals the show.

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Larry Gelbart: The Mold Was Just Broken

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tony Awards, M*a*S*H, Comedy, Larry Gelbart, Television, Deaths, Writing, Writers Guild, Obituaries, Sid Caesar, Entertainment News

He was an amazing writer and probably a better person. There may have been more renowned writers in a single medium, but his versatility was breathtaking.

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Dear Richard Laermer

Liz Smith | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Variety, Errors, Liz Smith, Celebrity Gossip, Corrections, New York Post, Gossip, Tony Awards, Syndicated-Columns, Huffington Post, Richard Laermer, Entertainment News

I am still working for a living because I like to work and I am not rich enough to retire. Maybe that's what you find "unseemly."

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Media Literacy 101: Tom Stoppard and Laura, Euna and Atwar

Susan Moeller | Posted 09.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Salzburg Global Seminar, Journalism, Al Arabiya, Euna Lee, Laura Ling, Atwar Bahjat, Roxana Saberi, Tom Stoppard, Media, Salzburg Academy, North Korea, Cpj, Academy Awards, Tony Awards, Media News

This year already, 19 individuals have been killed around the world because of their work as journalists. We need to recognize the essential role journalists play in keeping us informed and in protecting our freedoms.

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Cell Phone Camera Pics as Art? Broadway icon Joel Grey Thinks So.

Jon Chattman | Posted 08.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Photography, Photo, Cellphone Cameras, Academy Awards, Books, Phone, Cellphone, Tony Awards, Polaroid, Wizard of Oz, Alias, Joel Grey, Oscar Winner, Megapixels, Cabaret, Iphones, Cell Phone, Broadway, Entertainment News

I spoke with the actor about his book of cell-phone photography, his photography career, and if this is all a hobby or another role he's taken on.

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Hair: The Tribe Has Spoken

Jon Chattman | Posted 08.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: 1960s, War, Tony Awards, Kacie Sheik, Broadway, Hippies, Concert, Peace, Tribe, Tom Hanks, Shakespeare in the Park, Ato Blankson-Wood, Vietnam, Hair, Billboard, Steel Burkhardt, Conan, Love, 1970s, Entertainment News

The stars of Hair know how lucky they've been to experience a journey that started in a concert in Central Park last summer: they've scored the Willy Wonka Golden Ticket in landing this gig.

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David Letterman Apology Redux: Shame on Dave for Buckling Under to Palin's Lies

Michael Russnow | Posted 07.17.2009 | Media

Read More: New York Yankees, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Late Night Shows, Monica Lewinsky, Dorothy Mengering, Michael Bloomberg, Pbs, Yankee Stadium, Tony Awards, Bristol Palin, Ram Productions International, Cbs, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Shields, New York City, Sarah Palin, Willow Palin, Satire, The Late Show, Alzheimer's Disease, Jim Lehrer, Political Humor, Michael Russnow, Republican Convention, Election Anxiety, Hillary Clinton, Jim Lehrer Report, David Letterman, Letterman Apology, Media News

Will Letterman now start to censor himself with his writers and, worse, when he interacts with his guests? All it takes is another person to mislead the media and public as Palin has shamelessly done.

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A Long-Overdue Apology to Bret Michaels.

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 07.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Soup, Carrie Prejean, Bret Michaels, Liza Minnelli, Tony Awards, Broadway Theater, Sexually-Transmitted Diseases, Poison, Entertainment News

I sincerely hope that your injuries are not as painful as listening to your performance was. I wish you well with your recovery.

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KAREN OLIVO & PRINCE: Actress's Voice Gets Herself A Winner

Posted 07.10.2009 | Home

Read More: Tony Awards, Karen Olivo, Prince, Home News

From The Post Chronicle: KAREN OLIVO & PRINCE:Among the estimated 7.45 million people who tuned in to watch Sunday night's Tony Awards show broadcast...

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Bret Michaels Breaks Nose, Busts Lip In Tonys Accident

AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 07.09.2009 | Entertainment

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NEW YORK — Bret Michaels performed at the Tony Awards, and all he got was a nose fracture _ and a busted lip. According to Michaels' spokeswoman...

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Tony Awards Ratings Highest In Years: 7.45 Million Watch

AP | Posted 07.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Tony Awards, Tony Awards Ratings, Cbs, 2009 Tony Awards, Media News

NEW YORK — Tony Awards organizers can be pleased about a winning night at the television turnstiles. Broadway's big night was seen by 7.45 mill...

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The 2009 Tony Awards

Ken Levine | Posted 07.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tonys, Angela Lansbury, Shrek, Liza Menelli, Tony Awards, 2009 Tonys, 2009 Tony Awards, Entertainment News

Poor Liza. She was so excited to have a microphone and her gay community that they practically needed a tranquilizer gun to get her off the stage.

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Neil Patrick Harris' Tonys Closing Number: WOW (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 07.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tony Awards, Video, Neil Patrick Harris, Neil Patrick Harris Tony Song, Tony Awards 2009, Entertainment News

Tony host Neil Patrick Harris had big shoes to fill following past host Hugh Jackman, but he did an admirable job, culminating in an end-of-show song ...

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Drama Queens: Random Thoughts While Watching The Tony Awards Show

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 07.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Angela Lansbury, Musicals, Billy Elliot, Bebe Neuwirth, Dame Edna, Arthur Laurents, Jane Fonda, Liza Minnelli, Tony Awards, Clive Barnes, Paul Newman, Theater, Broadway, Jessica Lange, Jerry Herman, Tim Robbins, Award Shows, Niel Patrick Harris, Brett Michaels, Dolly Parton, Jabba the Hut, Frank Langella, Will Ferrell, Marcia Gay Harden, Susan Sarandon, Elton John, Carrie Fisher, Constatine Maroulis, Franklin Pangborn, Bea Arthur, Geoffrey Rush, Tchaikovsky, Entertainment News

How nice to have the plot of Guys and Dolls explained to me. I don't think I've seen it more than a dozen times.

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Bret Michaels Knocked Down, Injured During Tonys (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 07.08.2009 | Entertainment

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**SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO, AP STORY** NEW YORK -- Bret Michaels ran into some scenery at the Tony Awards. Michaels, star of the reality show "Rock of ...

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`Billy Elliot' wins 10 Tonys; `Carnage' best play

AP | MICHAEL KUCHWARA | Posted 07.08.2009 | Entertainment

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NEW YORK — "Billy Elliot," the big British musical about a coal miner's son who dreams to dance, bowled over Broadway on Sunday, winning 10 Tony...

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Interview with Tony Host Neil Patrick Harris

Jon Chattman | Posted 07.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Radio City Music Hall, Rock of Love, Golden Globes, Rock of Ages, Tony Awards, Broadway, Hugh Jackman, How I Met Your Mother, Brett Michaels, Tivo, Neil Patrick Harris, Jon Chattman, Host, Dr. Horrible, Emmys, Oscars, Entertainment News

This Sunday June 7, Harris' career reaches new heights when he hosts the 63rd Annual Tony Awards on CBS.

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Neil Patrick Harris Preps For Tony Hosting Gig

AP | MICHAEL KUCHWARA | Posted 07.04.2009 | Entertainment

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NEW YORK — Ask Neil Patrick Harris how he sees his job as host of the 2009 Tony Awards, and the star of TV's "How I Met Your Mother" says judici...

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Tony Nominations 2009: 'Billy Elliot' Leads, 'God Of Carnage' Does Well

AP | MICHAEL KUCHWARA | Posted 06.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Shrek the Musical, Billy Elliot, God of Carnage, Tony Awards, Tony Nominations, Theater, Broadway, Tony Nominations 2009, 2009 Tony Awards, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — "Billy Elliot," the tale of a British coal miner's son who dreams of becoming a dancer, has the potential of winning a record number ...

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Spend Some Time at Grey Gardens

Ari Bendersky | Posted 12.25.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Jeff Awards, Tony Awards, Musical Theater, Little Edie, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Hollis Resnick, Chrstine Ebersole, Grey Gardens, Northlight Theatre, Edith Beale, Grey Gardens Play, Chicago News

More than 30 years have passed since the documentary Grey Gardens illuminated the sordid lives of former New York socialites Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter, Little Edie.

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"Tony" Goes Home to the Heights

Lauren J. Rivera | Posted 06.24.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Latinos, In the Heights, Tony Awards, 2008 Tony Awards, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Entertainment News

As much as we wanted to pretend In the Heights would be seen the same as any other show on Broadway, us Latinos were crossing our fingers in hopes it would make it past any ethnicity barriers -- and it did.

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Tony Nominees Announced: From Xanadu To Passing Strange

AP | MICHAEL KUCHWARA | Posted 05.21.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Tony Awards, 2008 Tony Nominees, 2008 Tony Nominations, Passing Strange, August: Osage County, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — "In the Heights," the little barrio musical that brought a fresh salsa and hip-hop beat to Broadway, dominated the 2008 Tony Award no...

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CBS Affiliate Censors Tony Awards Coverage, Blocks Song Called "We Just Had Sex"

Huffington Post | Posted 05.16.2008 | Media

Read More: WCBS, We Just Had Sex Passing Strange, We Just Had Sex, Tony Awards, Cbs, Passing Strange, Censorship, Media News

WCBS-TV, New York's CBS affiliate station, has canceled a pre-Tony Awards performance of a song called "We Just Had Sex" from the musical "Passing Str...

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Tony-Winner George Grizzard Dies

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Tony Awards, George Grizzard, Broadway, Entertainment News

Broadway and screen actor George Grizzard, who won acclaim, and a Tony Award, for performing in Edward Albee's dramas, has died. He was 79. Grizzard ...

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