Topic: Stephen Sondheim
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You know Saul Bass, even if you've never heard of him
Saul Bass had a huge role in modern design. Today's Google doodle pays homage to some of his work, but it only scratches the surface. The man, who would have turned 93 on Wednesday, created some of Hollywood's most iconic opening credits and corporate America's most recognizable logos.
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Bestselling books the week of 11/11/10, according to IndieBound*
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You know Saul Bass, even if you've never heard of him
Saul Bass had a huge role in modern design. Today's Google doodle pays homage to some of his work, but it only scratches the surface. The man, who would have turned 93 on Wednesday, created some of Hollywood's most iconic opening credits and corporate America's most recognizable logos.
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Modern Parenthood Hey, Ann Coulter: Really? Again?
Ann Coulter tweet calls President Obama retarded – for a second time. He's gonna be OK. But for most folks, while sticks and stones won't break your bones, words can really hurt you.
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'Once' completes its Cinderella story with a best-musical Tony
'Once' won eight Tony awards in all, including for its lead actor, Steve Kazee, who brought movie-star looks and a soulful singing voice to the part of Guy, a street musician in Dublin who falls for a Czech immigrant flower-seller.
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Who will win at the Tony Awards Sunday night?
There's "Follies" and then there's folly. The first is a winning revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical. The other is any attempt to handicap Sunday's Tony Awards. But here goes.
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Culture Cafe 'Follies' and 'La Boheme' take Los Angeles by storm
'La Boheme' makes a classic new again, while Sondheim's 'Follies' is a show only now being hailed as a masterwork.
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Porgy and Bess: newly conceived version of 'folk opera' tests the waters
Updated, musical-theater-style 'Porgy and Bess' offers a more 'intimate' narrative but has raised controversy.
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Tony Awards big winners: 'Book of Mormon,' 'War Horse'
Tony Awards: On a night when the hilariously profane 'The Book of Mormon' reigned supreme, the famously troubled 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' got attention both positive and negative at Sunday's Tonys.
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Modigliani: A Life
Biographer Meryle Secrest tackles the messy, "cursed" life of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani.
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Can 'Spider-Man' the musical survive a nasty drubbing by critics?
Reviews describe the new ‘Spider-Man’ show on Broadway as ‘a teetering colossus’ and as dull and silly. But ticket sales are brisk.
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Top picks: 'Edible Stories,' 'Mood Music for Time Travellers,' Fran Lebowitz focused documentary 'Public Speaking,' and more
Author Mark Kurlansky's 'Edible Stories,' Either Orchestra CD 'Mood Music for Time Travellers,' Martin Scorsese documentary 'Public Speaking' on Fran Lebowitz, and more recommendations.
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Bestselling books the week of 11/11/10, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores all across America.
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How did we get from "Show Boat" to "Shrek the Musical"? A well-researched look at the history of American musical theater.
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Tony Awards: Sean Hayes calls Tonys "World Cup of Show tunes"
Tony Awards: "Welcome to the Tonys," said host Sean Hayes when it began — "the World Cup of show tunes."
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Alice in Wonderland: movie review
In Tim Burton’s hybrid ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ Johnny Depp plays a gentlemanly Mad Hatter to a very grown-up Alice.
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
Louisa May Alcott’s hidden life uncovered on PBS, Nick Hornby’s latest novel, ‘Juliet, Naked,’ a new Sondheim revival on Broadway, and more.
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Sometimes total strangers know us best of all
His wife may not agree, but he has been called an 'angel' and a 'star.'
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Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
Do a dance about Jerome Robbins, trace the impact of Lincoln's life, purr over our love of cats and dogs, and more.
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Broadway leaps into spring
Some big-name actors return to the stage and stir up the classics.
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Opinion: Broadway's 'Rent' exits stage left (thank goodness)
I never caught the musical's frenzy, and fans wouldn't cut me slack.
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Fifty years of musical memories
Musicals such as 'South Pacific' marked an era.
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CD reviews: Broadway's best soundtracks
'Passing Strange,' cabaret-style indie-rock songs; 'In the Heights,' nominated for 13 Tonys; the timeless American tunes of 'South Pacific'; and more.
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