Michael Moore eyeing Flint as a site for downtown movie theater grant program

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Filmmaker Michael Moore is officially interested in bringing Hollywood back to downtown Flint.
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‘Who? Maid? Who?’ keeps the laughter moving

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By Alice T. Carter , PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, July 30, 2010 Last updated: 2:04 pm Photos Comedy winner Mountain Playhouse ‘Who? Maid? Who?’ Produced by: Mountain Playhouse When: 8 p.m. Saturday and Tuesday-Aug. 7, 2 p.m. Wednesday and Aug.
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London Theater Journal: All Aboard

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A scene from “The Railway Children.” On Thursday afternoon, I found myself drenched in silent tears in Waterloo Station, while hordes of little boys and girls around me remained contentedly dry-eyed. You see, there was this family of genuinely good people who, after having their father taken away by some sadly mistaken police, had [...]

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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

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EDGE exchanged questions via emai l with Maguire this past week about how he became invo l ved in the project, his thoughts on fairy ta l es and what attracted him to reworking Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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Gary Sinise performing with band in Oshkosh on Friday

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Actor Gary Sinise is visiting Oshkosh on Friday. He’s performing with his band the “Lt. Dan Band” at Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual AirVenture convention, during its event “Theater in the Woods” event.
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Taiwanese eager to keep separate identity despite warming ties with rival China

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In the crowded Taipei theater, Eddy Fang laughs politely at the Chinese ensemble’s comic references to jealous husbands and overweight wives but can’t help thinking it’s all a bit lowbrow in relatively sophisticated Taiwan.
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Costello takes her story to the stage

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Dorchester born and raised, Sue Costello always could turn any situation, no matter the circumstances, into a hilarious story later on.
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Theater Talkback: Preaching to the Choir on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’?

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Marc Wolf in a scene from “Another American: Asking and Telling.” This summer, ArtsBeat is inviting members of the theater world to contribute to the weekly Theater Talkback column, alternating with the critics Ben Brantley and Charles Isherwood.
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NJ theater company will donate half of a matinee receipts to a…

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Director Alex Perez, front center, is shown here in 2002 with the High Tech High School, North Bergen, cast of “Oz” celebrating the Paper Mill Playhouse’s Rising Star award as the state’s outstanding musical production.
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Moore wants to bring back downtown movie theaters

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For generations, Americans viewed films in stately, single-screen theaters that were pillars of city business districts – an experience that faded with the rise of suburban multiplexes and the decline of downtowns.
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