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Conductor Quits Vampire-Infused Operetta
Acclaimed conductor Franz Welser-Moest will not take the rostrum for two scheduled billings of a vampire-inspired staging of "Die Fledermaus" at the Zurich Opera, the Swiss opera house said Wednesday.
REVIEW Dancers Test Their Limits At Spring Into Dance
Passion and Creativity-two traits that make up a dancer.
MULTIMEDIA Terpsichore Brings Students Together
Dancers gather together at the University of Akron.



Teddy Roosevelt comes alive in 'The Bully Pulpit'
NEW YORK (AP) -- "Politicians and diapers should be changed frequently - and many times for the same reason!" Thus begins the humorous one-man show about Teddy Roosevelt, "The Bully Pulpit."...

Chicago Shakespeare Theater wins regional Tony
CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago Shakespeare Theater has its roots in a 1986 production of "Henry V" performed on a pub's rooftop deck. On Tuesday, the company was named the recipient of the 2008 Tony Award for outstanding regional theater....

`Heights' heads Tony nominees list with 13 nods
NEW YORK (AP) -- "In the Heights," the little barrio musical that brought a fresh salsa and hip-hop beat to Broadway, dominated the 2008 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, picking up 13, more than any other show....

Complete list of nominees for the 2008 Tony Awards
A complete list of nominations for the 62nd annual Tony Awards:...

Review: John Lithgow champions the art of storytelling
NEW YORK (AP) -- It's not so much the stories themselves, but how and why they were told....


 


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