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Jones, Redgrave to co-star in ‘Driving Miss Daisy’

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A pair of theater veterans will be taking a ride to the Great White Way this fall.
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Mirren comfortable filming love scene for director husband

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Actress Helen Mirren and director Taylor Hackford arrive at the premiere of E1 Entertainment’s ‘Love Ranch’ at the Arclight Theater on June 23, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
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Method Man pleads guilty to tax-evasion

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Hip-hop star Method Man pleaded guilty to a tax-evasion charge Monday, writing a check on the spot for the final $40,000 restitution payment after owing about $106,000. Story Published: Jun 28, 2010 at 1:43 PM MDT Story Updated: Jun 28, 2010 at 1:43 PM MDT In this Oct.
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Sandbagging in the Shadow of the Mississippi

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An environmental calamity cannot be easy to wrangle onto the stage. It seems unlikely that the ghastly disgorgement of oil in the Gulf of Mexico will ever inspire a Broadway musical.
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Playwrights’ Center Taps Jeremy Cohen As Artistic Director

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“Cohen spent six years as director of new play development at Hartford Stage,” while his predecessor at the Playwrights’ Center transformed that institution “from an organization with a local focus on developing scripts into one that invites national writers to have their work staged in the Twin Cities.”…
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Theater

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Theater in the woods features young actors The Summer Youth Theatre Project at the Theatre in the Woods began Monday and runs through Friday, June 25 with performances to follow.
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Kristen Stewart Lightens Up

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Kristen Stewart debuted a much lighter ‘do as she made her way into the Ed Sullivan Theater to tape The Late Show With David Letterman earlier this afternoon.
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Film and Theater Historian John Willis Dies

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John A. Willis, whose photo-packed Theatre World and Screen World book series were essential reading for generations of movie and theater fans, died June 25 at his home in New York City of complications from lung cancer.
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HS students compete for top music theater awards

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Katie Finan always dreamed of stepping out onto a Broadway stage. She’s now getting her chance, thanks to a scholarship competition.
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HS students compete in NY for music theater awards

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NEW YORK – Dozens of high school students are getting the chance to shine under the bright lights of Broadway as they compete for college scholarships.
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