The Littlest Projectors On The Planet - Hartford Courant
Of all the candidates for shrinkage, the projector surely ranks among the unlikeliest. Jay Leno’s ratings, yes. The digital camera, yes. Lady Gaga’s hemline, yes. But a projector built like an overstuffed iPhone that splashes a movie, an Excel
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TAKING 9 -11 ‘HOME’ TO LCCC: New York actress and director work with - Morning Journal
New York actress Joanna Rush (shown from scenes in her earlier work, Asking for It, ) shares her many stage moods with local actors in Lorain County Community College s production of Home Sweet Homeland. SPECIAL TO THE MORNING JOURNAL
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Battenkill Chorale enters 15th season under leadership of Janet McGhee - Times Union
Madrigals seemed to be a good starting point. The Renaissance form of short songs for multiple vocal parts are typically well-suited to small ensembles, and Janet McGhee wasn’t expecting much of a turnout at the first rehearsal of the Battenkill
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Review: Under Terrell’s baton, endings signal a new beginning - Lexington Herald-Leader
Esther Heideman, who’ll sing Friday with the Lexington Philharmonic, won the 2000 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 now that was an inspired choice Friday night to start the second half of Scott
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Broadway Clubhouse and Shortened Attention Span’s MOST LIKELY TO: The - Broadway World
Broadway Clubhouse and Shortened Attention Span are proud to present the return of MOST LIKELY TO: THE SENIOR SUPERLATIVE MUSICAL by Michael Tester. With schools and regional theatres looking for alternatives to “Grease” or “High School Musical
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Methuen girl looking for love on ‘The Millionaire Matchmaker’ - Eagle-Tribune
METHUEN Just four years ago, Amy Bissonnette was scooping out ice cream at Jay Gees on Lowell Boulevard. On Tuesday, she will be vying for the attention of a wealthy man on “The Millionaire Matchmaker.” The episode airs at 10 p.m. on the cable
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‘Precious’ star transformed from ‘random girl’ - Eagle-Tribune
NEW YORK Flashes of fantasy punctuate “Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire.” The main character, Precious, played by Gabourey Sidibe, escapes the bleakness of her life an urban nightmare of sexual abuse, physical abuse, illiteracy
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For Southmoreland musicians, practice pays off, in very big way - PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Southmoreland senior Brant Roberts recalls the day in early December when he was approached by high school Principal Wes Nicholson and Dan Krofcheck, dean of students. Krofcheck posed a brief question to Roberts: “How do you get to Carnegie Hall in
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‘Big Time Rush’ tells tale of teenagers’ big break - News-Leader.com
But the deal almost collapses when the excitable record exec, Gustavo Rocque, picks only one of the lads at an audition in their Minnesota hometown. Unacceptable. On “Big Time Rush remaining friends,” says Marjorie Cohn, Nickelodeon’s executive
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Pants on ground and Internet fame - Daily Local News
ATLANTA Pants. On. The. Ground. With those four words, “General” Larry Platt has gone from “American Idol” reject to Internet sensation. The 63-year-old civil rights veteran performed his original hit at an audition for the show’s ninth season
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‘American Idol’ audition reject keeps the good times rolling - Union-News & Sunday Republican
ATLANTA (AP) — He won’t be the next American Idol, but the show’s hardly over for “General” Larry Platt. The 63-year-old civil rights veteran has become an Lewis and others from that era at his home in East Atlanta this week, the e-celebrity
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Academy Awards Opening Auditions For Cast Dancers - Access Hollywood
The Oscars are looking for dancers. The Academy Awards are holding auditions for performers who want to take the stage at the Kodak Theatre on Hollywood s biggest night, with an open call being held on Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23 at CenterStaging in Burbank, Calif. Oscars producer
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Ryan Murphy talks ‘Glee’ open auditions - Digital Spy
Ryan Murphy has spoken out about Glee ’s forthcoming auditions to fill three unnamed roles on the show. Earlier today, it was announced that the Fox programme will be holding open casting calls for professional and amateur actors between the ages of
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‘American Idol’ audition reject keeps the good times rolling - Union-News & Sunday Republican
ATLANTA (AP) — He won’t be the next American Idol, but the show’s hardly over for “General” Larry Platt. The 63-year-old civil rights veteran has become an Lewis and others from that era at his home in East Atlanta this week, the e-celebrity
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Pants on ground and Internet fame - Daily Local News
ATLANTA Pants. On. The. Ground. With those four words, “General” Larry Platt has gone from “American Idol” reject to Internet sensation. The 63-year-old civil rights veteran performed his original hit at an audition for the show’s ninth season
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‘Idol’ auditioner Platt finds fame by the seat of his ‘Pants’ - USA Today
Lookin’ like a fool with your pants on the ground The most memorable audition of the new American Idol season has come not from a young wannabe but from a 62-year-old man from Atlanta who once marched with Martin Luther King Jr . for civil rights. “General” Larry Platt, now 63, had the judges in
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Can Ellen make Idol viewers forget Paula? - MSNBC
Starting this season, Paula Abdul s out of her judging role at American Idol and Ellen DeGeneres is in. Will viewers miss kooky Paula and her diva ways, or embrace Ellen’s gentle comedy, forgetting all about her predecessor? There s no
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Civil rights veteran becomes Internet sensation - Katu.com
The 63-year-old civil rights veteran performed his original hit at an audition for the show’s ninth season, winning over judges Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi - and earning On Thursday at his home in East Atlanta, the e-celebrity seemed dazed
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Teen pals get ‘Rush’ on new comedy - Asbury Park Press
What a break! But the deal almost collapses when the excitable record exec, Gustavo Rocque, picks only one of the lads at an audition in their Minnesota hometown. Unacceptable. On “Big Time Rush,” Nickelodeon’s new comedy series, an all-or-nothing
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Editorial: Derry teen entertains on ‘Idol’ - Eagle-Tribune
Viewers of the “American Idol” season premiere last week were treated to a rather bizarre interpretation of the Britney Spears song “Womanizer.” The performer was Pat Ford, 17, of Derry, N.H., a senior at Pinkerton Academy. The performance was as
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Jesse Barry returns from ‘American Idol’ audition to play with her - Asheville Citizen-Times
ASHEVILLE Jesse Barry was a tiny slip of a girl when her mother, Tami-Lu, knew she was destined to be an acclaimed singer. She was exactly 8, and we were driving down the road with Aretha Franklin’s greatest hits on, and Jesse started singing
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College sets open auditions for two upcoming shows - Houston Community Newspapers
San Jacinto College Central s theatre department will hold open, public auditions for two separate upcoming productions a dramatic thriller Time After Time, and a dinner-show comedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Both
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Pants on ground and Internet fame - Daily Local News
ATLANTA Pants. On. The. Ground. With those four words, “General” Larry Platt has gone from “American Idol” reject to Internet sensation. The 63-year-old civil rights veteran performed his original hit at an audition for the show’s ninth season
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Auditions for True Grit role to be held today - Herald-Dispatch
CHARLESTON The makers of the upcoming True Grit remake are bringing their search for someone to play the role of Mattie Ross to West Virginia. The Casting Office says auditions will be held from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at the
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Academy Awards Opening Auditions For Cast Dancers - Access Hollywood
The Oscars are looking for dancers. The Academy Awards are holding auditions for performers who want to take the stage at the Kodak Theatre on Hollywood s biggest night, with an open call being held on Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23 at CenterStaging in Burbank, Calif. Oscars producer
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ARTS NOTES FOR JAN. 17 - Biloxi Sun Herald
The Walter Anderson Players board of directors recently elected its 2010 officers. Laine Anderson was elected president and Roslyn Ross was elected vice president. Tracy Scribner is secretary and Julie Franc is treasurer. Details: 475-4568. LMDC
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Activist-turned-’Idol’ rapper is viral sensation - News-Leader.com
Atlanta — Pants. On. The. Ground. With those four words, “General” Larry Platt has gone from “American Idol” reject to Internet sensation. The 63-year-old civil rights veteran performed his original hit at an audition for the show’s ninth season
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Stage of talent - Daily Independent
ASHLAND–The typical school band spends months practicing the selections for a concert, honing their skills and polishing their performance. A select group of young musicians, 100 of them from high school bands and the other 100 from middle school
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