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Bob Fosse’s ‘Dancin'” confirms Broadway return this spring
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on November 10th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Bob Fosse’s all-singing, all-dancing 1978 revue “Dancin'” is headin’ back to Broadway and the late choreographer’s daughter calls “a magic carpet ride.” “Everything is in it,” Nicole Fosse tells The Associated Press. “It’s got politics, childlike humor, history, romance. My father knew that people go to the theater to learn but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michelle Obama shares personal stories of coping in new book
By Darlene Superville, The Associated Press on November 10th, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) – Michelle Obama said she struggled with a “crushing sense of hopelessness” after the 2020 presidential election that was brought on by the death and isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, a summer of political and racial unrest and the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. “I was in a low place,” she said. Then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jane Fonda: Nonprofit’s work ‘far more important’ after Roe
By Alex Sanz, The Associated Press on November 9th, 2022
ATLANTA (AP) – Jane Fonda says the work of the Georgia-based nonprofit organization she founded to prevent teenage pregnancies has become “far more important” in the months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion it guaranteed to women in the United States. The activist and Oscar winner ... Read More »
1 responseLuke Combs tops CMA Awards; Loretta Lynn, Lewis honored
By The Associated Press on November 9th, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Luke Combs was crowned entertainer of the year at Wednesday’s Country Music Association Awards, the second year in a row that he’s taken home the night’s top honor. “I want to thank country music for making my dreams come true,” Combs said, dedicating the award to his wife and newborn child. ... Read More »
1 responseCMA Awards honor Loretta Lynn, Combs wins album of the year
By The Associated Press on November 9th, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Country Music Association Awards have opened with Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Reba McEntire playing tribute to the late country queen Loretta Lynn. The superstar trio performed a medley of Lynn’s hits including “You Ain’t Woman Enough,” “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin'” and “Coal Miner’s Daughter” as images of Lynn were ... Read More »
1 responseCMA Awards honor Loretta Lynn, ‘Buy Dirt’ wins song honor
By The Associated Press on November 9th, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Country Music Association Awards have opened with Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Reba McEntire playing tribute to the late country queen Loretta Lynn. The superstar trio performed a medley of Lynn’s hits including “You Ain’t Woman Enough,” “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin'” and “Coal Miner’s Daughter” as images of Lynn were ... Read More »
1 responseDeliberations in Paul Haggis rape lawsuit set to start
By Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press on November 9th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Jury deliberations are due to start Thursday in a rape civil case against filmmaker Paul Haggis, tasking a six-person panel with sifting through dueling narratives about what happened between him and a publicist on a night in 2013. In accuser Haleigh Breest’s telling, she reluctantly agreed to a drink at the ... Read More »
1 responseUkrainian dancers to take Toronto stage for one-night performance of ‘The Nutcracker’
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2022
TORONTO – A pair of Ukrainian dancers who toured the world raising money to help their home country are set to perform a Christmas classic. The Toronto International Ballet Theatre says principal dancers Vladyslav Romashchenko and Olga Posternak will take the stage in Toronto next month for a one-night performance of “The Nutcracker” The dance ... Read More »
1 responseBill 21 appeal: English school board says law is ‘affront’ to values of Quebec anglos
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2022
MONTREAL – A lawyer for Quebec’s largest English-language school board says the province’s secularism law is an affront to the dignity and values of the anglophone community. Perri Ravon, lawyer for the English Montreal School Board, told a Court of Appeal hearing today that religious diversity is a way of life in Quebec’s English schools. ... Read More »
1 responseSnoop Dogg biopic is in development with Universal Pictures
By The Associated Press on November 9th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Snoop Dogg is getting a big-screen biopic. Universal Pictures announced Wednesday that the studio is developing a film about Snoop Dogg’s life to be produced by the 51-year-old rapper. The film will be written by Joe Robert Cole, who co-wrote the two “Black Panther” films, and directed by Allen Hughes, the ... Read More »
1 responseArt Gallery of Ontario to spotlight Indigenous artists in 2023 exhibitions
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2022
TORONTO – The Art Gallery of Ontario is spotlighting Indigenous artists in a suite of exhibitions starting in the new year. The gallery will display a showcase of works by Inuk artist Ningiukulu Teevee, who is known for her bold designs that often feature birds and animals, starting in mid-January. Later in the month, it ... Read More »
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