Dear World Opens on Broadway with Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury stars in Dear World at the Mark Hellinger, praised for her magnetic performance and timing. Carmen Mathews and Jane Connell shine, while Jerry Herman and Lawrence Lee’s score outshines the libretto. James Layton’s staging and Oliver Smith’s Paris setting receive high marks. some notes on pacing and cohesion remain.
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Dear World musical review notes Lansbury in focus
Critics praise the opening Thursday show noting Angela Lansbury dominates the stage in Dear World. Reviews call it diverting yet uneven with strong performance but a book that sometimes hinders the score.
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Gregory Peck marks 25 years in film with The Chairman debut
Hollywood star Gregory Peck celebrates 25 years in movies and his 40th screen role in The Chairman from 20th Century Fox. The feature cost 4 million dollars and is projected to gross many times that amount. The report covers Peck’s varied roles from David and Bathsheba to To Kill a Mockingbird and Arabesque, and notes industry anecdotes about Ava Gardner, Irving Berlin, and Gabrielle Crawford among others.
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Judith Anderson Injured on Set in Mexico, Hospitalized
Hollywood reports Dame Judith Anderson, 70, was admitted to Cedars of Lebanon hospital for X rays and tests after a back injury suffered during filming in Durango Mexico. The injury occurred when actor Richard Harris pulled her away from a fire blast in a movie scene.
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Actress Ewa Aulin Marries English Writer John Shadow
Rome AP Swedish actress Ewa Aulin 18 and English writer John Shadow 32 announced their marriage in Tijuana on March 21 during her film shoot. The couple met in Rome a year earlier and delayed public notice until after the New York premiere of Candy.
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