The Act on Broadway draws mixed praise amid bustle
Critics largely dislike The Act yet audiences pack houses in Chicago San Francisco and Los Angeles. Liza Minnelli headlines with Michelle Craig in a show within a show while Scorsese faces onstage trials and personal turmoil. The production aims to trim the lengthy book before New York.
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LBSU Jazz Ensemble Opens Season Under Prince
Long Beach State University’s Studio Ensemble 1, led by John Prince, opened the 1877-78 season with largely familiar tour material in the Studio Theatre. Tom Kubis delivered many solos with Danny Higgins and Jim Cox also standout, joined by Fritz Wineke and Mike Higgins in an ensemble praised for its high musicianship.
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Long Beach State Debuts Small Jazz Ensemble
The Long Beach State University New Music Ensemble introduced a twelve piece Small Jazz Ensemble at the year’s first concert. Director Justus Matthews said the group showcases student composers from the Commercial Music Option. The program opened with tunes by Martin Levine and branched into student works, joined by the LBSU Guitar Ensemble and Vocal Jazz Ensemble.
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Black theater groups may aid urban renewal says UC Berkeley scholar
Margaret Wilkerson of UC Berkeley argues in the Public Affairs Report that black community theaters offer more than entertainment. They act as role models and culture touchstones in crumbling inner cities, needing public and private support to realize potential and create vocational opportunities. She cites about 25 groups in New York City and 36 in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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Glen Campbell Embraces New Direction As Country Artist
STATELINE Nev AP Glen Campbell says he remains a country boy at heart, plans to diversify his Las Vegas and Harrah's shows, and will focus on authentic singing rather than chasing money. He credits wife Sara Davis for steering him toward artistic integrity while he continues touring and managing his career. Campbell, born in Arkansas, rose from a sharecropper family to session work with Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra.
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