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Evans Haile To Host Cape Playhouse's Musical Cocktail Party On 7/12

9 July 2009 10:50 PM, PDT | From BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news

Cape Playhouse invites you to to partake in a Musical Cocktail Party with such guests as George Gershwin, Claude Debussy, the fiery Cuban Ernesto Lecuona, American adventurer Louis Moreau Gottschalk, and Johann Strauss, the "Waltz King" among others. The event will take place on Sunday, July 12 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25 & $20. Call 877.385.3911 or visit www.capeplayhouse.com to get more information.

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Moss performs with Pink Floyd's Gilmour

19 June 2009 8:18 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Kate Moss joined forces with Pink Floyd star David Gilmour for a charity performance last night. The supermodel took to the stage with Gilmour to sing George Gershwin's 'Summertime' at the London fundraiser after securing a bid of £47,600 for the duet. "No-one could believe what was happening," one onlooker told the Daily Mail. "Kate really got into it. She dropped to her knees as she belted out the lyrics, and ended up writhing on her back. It was an electrifying (more)

By Lara Martin

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Can Past 'American Idol' Winners' Careers Predict Kris Allen's Future?

21 May 2009 8:34 AM, PDT | From MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news

Season-eight champ could soar like Kelly Clarkson or tank like Taylor Hicks.

By Eric Ditzian

Ryan Seacrest and Kris Allen at the "American Idol" finale on Wednesday

Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images

Kris Allen may have declared that Adam Lambert deserved to win the eighth season of "American Idol," but the voting public disagreed. I'm with Allen on this one. Which is not to take anything away from the guy's win. His acoustic-guitar-driven covers of Kanye West's "Heartless" and Donna Summer's "She Works Hard for the Money" were among the best performances of the competition. Throughout the season, the Arkansas native drew comparisons to Jason Mraz and John Mayer. On Wednesday's finale, he shared the stage, somewhat awkwardly, with country star Keith Urban.

Given the range he's displayed on the show, what musical path will Allen pursue? And how will he fare as he travels it? MTV News

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Crazy For You Comes To The Theatre At The Center 5/7 - 6/14

21 April 2009 8:12 PM, PDT | From BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news

Their music became the soundtrack for the Twentieth Century and saw America through some of her darkest days of the Great Depression and the tumultuous years of World War II. George and Ira Gershwin, the song-writing brothers penned such standards as ?They Can?t Take That Away from Me,? ?Embraceable You,? and ?I Got Rhythm.? Unfortunately, the books behind the musicals for which they were writing could not hold a candle to the music. That is, until Ken Ludwig stepped in more than 50 years after George Gershwin died to rework the story behind the Gershwin?s Girl Crazy (1930). The result was the 1992 Tony Award winning?including Best Musical?Broadway smash hit musical Crazy for You, which will be on the Theatre at the Center stage, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana, May 7 through June 14. Press opening will be May 14 at 8 p.m.

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Blu-Ray Review: Pair of Oscar-Winning Musicals Tap to HD Beat

6 April 2009 9:49 AM, PDT | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news

Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0 Chicago – Two of the most beloved musicals of all time recently made their debut on Blu-Ray with extravagant collections of special features, beautiful HD, and crystal clear audio. All musical fans will want to add the Best Picture-winning “An American in Paris” and “Gigi” to their Blu-Ray collection.

One of my favorite musicals, 1951’s “An American in Paris,” an Oscar-winner for Best Picture, Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Score, and Screenplay, is such an essential film to the history of the musical genre that it seems like a no-brainer for HD Blu-Ray. It’s an undeniable classic featuring one of the great stars of the musical, Gene Kelly, at his athletic peak and includes the debut of the magical Leslie Caron.

An American in Paris was released on Blu-Ray on March 31st, 2009.

Photo credit: Warner Brothers

As if Kelly and Caron weren’t enough to entice musical fans,

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Girl Crazy, Fanny and Anyone Can Whistle Set for Encores! 2009/10 Season

30 March 2009 12:51 PM, PDT | From BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news

Girl Crazy, with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Guy Bolton and Jack McGowan, will open New York City Center's 2009-2010 Encores! season on November 19, 2009. The season will continue with Fanny, with music and lyrics by Harold Rome and book by S. N. Behrman and Joshua Logan, on February 4, 2010. Fanny will be the 50th Encores! production presented by City Center since 1994. The season will conclude with Anyone Can Whistle, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents' legendary 1964 musical, on April 8, 2010.

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Brooklyn College Premieres The Ballet Don Juan 3/22

9 March 2009 6:42 PM, PDT | From BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College welcomes Ballet-th??tre atlantique du Canada, performing the New York City premiere of their full-length contemporary ballet, Don Juan, on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 2pm. Set to the music of George Gershwin and featuring costumes by Denis Lavoie (who created Mick Jagger's wardrobe for the Voodoo Lounge tour), the piece takes a fresh and playful look at the legend of history's most infamous lover.

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Ballet-theatre Atlantique du Canada Comes To Brooklyn 3/22

26 February 2009 11:08 AM, PST | From BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College welcomes Ballet-th??tre atlantique du Canada, performing the New York City premiere of their full-length contemporary ballet, Don Juan, on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 2pm. Set to the music of George Gershwin and featuring costumes by Denis Lavoie (who created Mick Jagger's wardrobe for the Voodoo Lounge tour), the piece takes a fresh and playful look at the legend of history's most infamous lover.

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Laguna Playhouse Announces Thier 2009-2010 Mainstage Season

11 February 2009 2:46 PM, PST | From BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news

There's something to sing about - and laugh about - during The Laguna Playhouse's 2009-2010 Mainstage season, which includes five fantastic plays beginning this summer with the musical revue My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra. Other plays on the season include the comedy Moonlight and Magnolias, the holiday hit The Winter Wonderettes, and the stellar musical showpiece Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone.

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Ballet-theatre atlantique du Canada Performs the NYC Premiere of Don Juan at Brooklyn Center on March 22

9 February 2009 9:21 AM, PST | From BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College welcomes Ballet-th??tre atlantique du Canada, performing the New York City premiere of their full-length contemporary ballet, Don Juan, on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 2pm. Set to the music of George Gershwin and featuring costumes by Denis Lavoie (who created Mick Jagger?s wardrobe for the Voodoo Lounge tour), the piece takes a fresh and playful look at the legend of history?s most infamous lover.

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Sheera Ben-David Returns To The Oak Room 2/24-3/7

30 January 2009 1:20 PM, PST | From BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news

Sheera Ben-david, acclaimed as "an exciting and provocative vocalist" by United Press International and "a fully-developed dramatic singer who delivers the goods on several counts" by The New York Times, will return to the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel with an exclusive return engagement from February 24 to March 7. Her new show "Let Me Sing And I'm Happy" will celebrate the new year with an eclectic mix of classic standards by George Gershwin ("Nice Work If You Can Get It"), Harold Arlen ("Ill Wind") and Harry Warren ("Zing A Little Zong") along with popular hits by Stevie Wonder ("Sir Duke"), Abba ("Thank You For The Music") and John Denver ("Perhaps Love").

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Ebersole Extends at Cafe Carlyle Through February 11

26 January 2009 10:06 AM, PST | From BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news

Due to popular demand, Two-time Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole will continue her critically-acclaimed engagement at the legendary Caf? Carlyle. Originally scheduled for an exclusive two-week engagement (January 20-31), Ms. Ebersole will now perform 8 additional performances beginning Tuesday, February 3rd and playing through Thursday, February 11th. The evening includes songs by Rodgers & Hart, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Stephen Foster, Cole Porter - and even a little bit of opera. John Oddo (Musical Director) leads a quartet. Tony Award-winner Scott Wittman directs.

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KT Sullivan Sings Great White Way Songs In Colored Lights

23 January 2009 11:18 AM, PST | From BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news

Award-winning Broadway, concert and recording star KT Sullivan sings the songs of the Great White Way in her upcoming show, Colored Lights, at the Rrazz Room in the Hotel Nikko Monday, Feb 9 and Tues, Feb 10th. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through ticketweb.com or at 866 468 3399. Using her own Broadway and off-Broadway experiences as a departure point, Ms. Sullivan performs a century of musical theater gems including selections from Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart, Lerner & Lowe, Jerry Herman, Stephen Sondheim and Adam Guetel. The show?TMs New York run at the Algonquin consistently sold out and earned Sullivan rave reviews from the critics. One of the nation's most in-demand interpreters of the American popular songbook, KT has been a regular headliner at the Oak Room of New York?TMs Algonquin Hotel since 1992. She has performed all over the world, from Town Hall in New York,

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