Assassins
                   
variety.com     Jul 24, 2008          

A West Coast Ensemble presentation of a musical in two acts with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, based on an idea by Charles Gilbert Jr. Directed by Richard Israel. Billy - Sterling Beaumon John Wilkes Booth - Christopher Davis Carlisle Charles J. Guiteau - Steven Connor Emma Goldman - Andrea Covell Giuseppe Zangara - Jim Holdridge Sara Jane Moore - Beth Lane Leon Czolgosz - Larry Lederman John Hinckley - David Nadeau Samuel Byck - John O'Brien Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme - Darrin Revitz The Balladeer - Dana Reynolds Lee Harvey Oswald - Shannon Stoeke West Coast Ensemble's solid revival of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's "Assassins" reinforces the value of scaling down a tuner usually staged on the lavish side. The 99-seat presentation necessarily shifts attention from the spectacular parade of... [read full story]                    


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'Gypsy' sings in its most complete recording ever

usatoday.com     6 hrs ago          

The 2008 Broadway cast recording of Gypsy will be released on Aug. 26. The 2008 Broadway cast recording, starring Patti LuPone, will be released Aug. 26 by Time Life, and the company is billing it as the most complete Gypsy...                    

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Sep 13, 2008: Candide at Porchlight Music Theatre -- at the Theatre Building

yahoo.com     7 hrs ago          

Porchlight Music Theatre will present the beloved musical satire Candide at Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 West Belmont. The witty operetta based on the 1759 French masterpiece by Voltaire previews September 13, opens Sunday,...                    

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Feature: Visual Audio August 2008

avclub.com     yesterday          

In 1976, British television began airing All You Need Is Love, a seventeen-part, fifteen-hour docu-miniseries about the history of 20th century popular music, from the advent of jazz to the pinnacle of arena-rock. All You Need...                    

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Long overdue Tony Award may be slipping away from Broadway icon Stephen Schwartz

latimes.com     Aug 18, 2008          

Musical maestro Stephen Schwartz has three Oscars and three Grammys, but his mantle is still missing the highest prize in theaterdom — the Tony Award. The last show penned by this composer-lyricist to hit Broadway was the...                    

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