Gypsy at Lawton Community Theatre review notes flaws and laughs
A dubious opening night for Gypsy at Lawton Community Theatre features a monkey named Change and Jennifer Barnes delivering standout comedy as Mazeppa. The production struggles with pacing, staging, and uneven acting though Linda Rezek and Darrel McKean provide strong vocal work while the four-piece band lacks punch.
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Oscar Nominee Selections Begin for 45th Academy Awards
Hollywood AP reports the final phase of Oscar voting opens with the academy announcing nominees across categories. Five contenders are chosen in each field while secret ballots head to Price Waterhouse for tallying by the accountant firm.
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Duke Ellington honored in CBS 90 minute TV tribute
The CBS broadcast a 90 minute Ellington tribute produced by Quincy Jones featuring Duke Ellington's music performed by jazz greats like Clark Terry Kenny Burrell Louis Bellson and guests Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin. Ellington at 72 appeared at the end receiving a standing ovation from a black tie audience at the Shubert Theatre Los Angeles. The show squeezed 40 years of music into a single broadcast according to Joe Williams and others with calls for a weekly Duke Ellington reprise.
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