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Glendale production features 11-year-old Broadway finalist
This year marks the 35th anniversary of “Annie,” which tells the story of Little Orphan Annie, a child who runs away from an orphanage and finds a family with rough but sensitive billionaire Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks. This week,...
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A family trait of making music
If conductor Jeffrey Kahane led the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra with even more vim and vigor than usual during last weekend's concert at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, he had good reason. The program of new and familiar music on Saturday, April 21...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Culture, Music Industry, Charles Ives, Music
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Kids get summer enrichment at GCC
Children entering kindergarten through sixth grade can sign up for the Summer Enrichment Program at Glendale Community College, which again teams with Glendale Unified School District to offer the program. The classes are held at John C. Fremont...Tags: Entertainment Events, Stephen Schwartz, Culture, Music Theater, Arts and Culture
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Theater Review: Westside Christmas story is a gas
“When you’re a kid, you’re a kid all the way….”
“West Side Story” meets Ralphie and his Red Ryder BB gun in “A Christmas Westside Story,” the latest pop culture mash-up from the deliriously daft...Tags: Entertainment Events, Jerome Robbins, Music Theater, Brian Baker, Arts and Culture
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Area stages undaunted by times
To survive and thrive in 2012, local theaters in Burbank and Glendale have adjusted to the times, expanding repertoires and finding niches in musicals, the avant-garde and the classics. They offer a wealth of affordable, engaging art and entertainment...Tags: Entertainment Events, Music Theater, Arts and Culture, Music, Music
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Luncheon celebrates altruistic Glendale pair
Glendale residents and ceaseless do-gooders Mary and Paul Wight were honored with the “From the Heart” Award at a “Forget-Me-Not”-themed luncheon at the Wilshire Country Club. The luncheon was sponsored by the Auxiliary for the...Tags: Entertainment Events, Artists, Music Theater, Arts and Culture, Entertainment
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A renaissance that's relevant today
When the November slot opened up unexpectedly in the Pasadena Playhouse’s 2011-12 season, Artistic Director Sheldon Epps remembered a play on his “one of these days” list: Pearl Cleage’s “Blues for An Alabama Sky,”...Tags: Entertainment Events, Television, Arts and Culture, Music, Arts
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Politicians are overpaying themselves
State Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Caņada Flintridge) has let the cat out of the bag on what goes on in the California Legislature as to what it costs each legislator to run his or her office each year. This is shocking! So I hope the readers are...Tags: Tony Awards, Washington, DC, Music Theater, Entertainment, Elections
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Taken For Granted: A treasure in our midst
I’m amazed at how many Glendale residents fail to take full advantage of the great entertainment opportunities our city has to offer. Topping the neglect list is the Glendale Centre Theatre. The recent production of “1776” was a...Tags: Music Theater, Arts and Culture, Jayne Meadows, Nancy Reagan, Politics
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Pasadena Playhouse is ready to act
Pasadena Playhouse had a rough 2010, but executives with the venerable theater group have shed long-standing financial burdens and are looking ahead to the launch of the 2011-12 season Sept. 16.
In February 2010, the 94-year-old organization closed its...Tags: Social Issues, Music Theater, Human Interest, Entertainment, Bankruptcy
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Cast and filmmakers recall making 'Lion King' 3-D
Walt Disney's 1994 animated blockbuster "The Lion King" certainly hasn't been an endangered species for the studio. Not with an international gross of $788.2 million. Though it hasn't been out on DVD or VHS since 2004, Disney reports it is the most...Tags: Television, Nathan Lane, Music Theater, Jeremy Irons, Blu-ray Discs
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Dorothy Ellen Armstrong (nee Partington)
Dorothy Armstrong (nee Partington) also known as “Dottie Partington” died at the age of 88 in Long Beach, California on May 5, 2011. Dorothy was born and raised in Staten Island, New York. She was the only daughter of Ralph Edwin...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Television, Homes, Adult Education, NBC (tv network)
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