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    Jun 6, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. How TV shapes the Tony Awards, plus our predictions

    Ever since the first national TV broadcast in 1967 of the Tony Awards, then its 21st year, a delicate dance has been tapped out between the handing out of trophies for artistic theatrical worthiness and the entertainment of the ever-fickle folks at home.
    Ever since the first national TV broadcast in 1967 of the Tony Awards, then its 21st year, a delicate dance has been tapped out between the handing out of trophies for artistic theatrical worthiness and the entertainment of the ever-fickle folks at home....

    Tags: Steppenwolf Theatre, Celebrities, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Television

    2. Jun 6, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. 'Motown the Musical' to kick off tour in Chicago

    It's signed, sealed and soon to be delivered: "Motown the Musical" is to kick off its first national tour in Chicago next spring, with a 12-week engagement at the Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St., from April 22 to July 13, 2014.
    It's signed, sealed and soon to be delivered: "Motown the Musical" is to kick off its first national tour in Chicago next spring, with a 12-week engagement at the Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St., from April 22 to July 13, 2014. "Why would I start...

    Tags: Tony Awards, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Music Theater, Oriental Theater

    3. May 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Monday's TV Highlights: 'Longmire' on A&E

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 26 - June 1, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies   -------------------- SERIES Tom Reed's for Members Only This new...

    Tags: John Cromwell, Bailey Chase, Entertainment, Memorial Day, Halle Berry

    4. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Tonys 2013: Bette Midler, 'Motown' among nomination snubs

    NEW YORK--The Tony Awards committee always loves a good surprise or three.
    NEW YORK--The Tony Awards committee always loves a good surprise or three. Members did not disappoint Tuesday morning, leaving out audience favorites like “Motown: The Musical” and critical darlings such as Bette Midler in favor of less...

    Tags: Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Services and Shopping, Theater, Cicely Tyson

    5. Apr 19, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Steve Jobs' approach a lesson for Broadway's 'Motown'

    In 2011, Nick Bilton of The New York Times asked Walter Isaacson, the biographer of Steve Jobs, an interesting question: "Did he try to control what you wrote in the book?"
    In 2011, Nick Bilton of The New York Times asked Walter Isaacson, the biographer of Steve Jobs, an interesting question: "Did he try to control what you wrote in the book?" "I anticipated that," Isaacson replied. "But he didn't. He kept surprising me by...

    Tags: Apple iPod, Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Crime, Law and Justice, Ashton Kutcher

    6. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. 'Motown: The Musical' on Broadway: What did the critics think?

    "Motown: The Musical" -- the new Broadway jukebox musical that resurrects the Temptations, the Four Tops, Martha and the Vandellas and many more -- opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York on Sunday.
    "Motown: The Musical" -- the new Broadway jukebox musical that resurrects the Temptations, the Four Tops, Martha and the Vandellas and many more -- opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York on Sunday. The production, directed by Charles Randolph-...

    Tags: The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, The New York Times, Theater

    7. Apr 14, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Songs, not stories, get top billing in 'Motown'

    NEW YORK — Berry Gordy, the man who discovered Diana Ross and The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells (and on and on), was a peerless record producer when it came to handpicking talent and building careers. But Berry Gordy, the...

    Tags: Entertainment, Celebrities, Entertainment Events, Theater, Human Accomplishments

    8. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. 'Motown: the Musical' — signed, sealed but will it deliver?

    NEW YORK &mdash; The songs are among the most popular of the baby boom era &mdash; "My Girl," "I Want You Back," "Dancing in the Streets." They may be the staple of oldies radio; they haven't been part of a big Broadway musical. Now "Motown: The Musical" is about to become this season's big bet on the drawing power of the jukebox.
    NEW YORK — The songs are among the most popular of the baby boom era — "My Girl," "I Want You Back," "Dancing in the Streets." They may be the staple of oldies radio; they haven't been part of a big Broadway musical. Now "Motown: The Musical"...

    Tags: Entertainment, Celebrities, Entertainment Events, Services and Shopping, Theater

    9. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'How to Live With Your Parents' on ABC

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 7 -13, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies   -------------------- SERIES The Middle Her schooling completed, Frankie...

    Tags: ABC (tv network), Julie Bowen, Shemar Moore, Charlie Sheen, A.J. Cook

    10. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. PASSINGS: Deke Richards

    This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.
    Deke Richards, 68, who as part of the songwriting and producing team known as the Corporation was responsible for many of the Jackson 5's early hit songs for Motown Records, died Sunday at a hospice in Bellingham, Wash., of esophageal cancer, according to...

    Tags: Obituaries, Entertainment, Bobby Darin, The Supremes (music group), Esophageal cancer

    11. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Motown producer-songwriter Deke Richards dies

    Deke Richards, who as part of the songwriting and production team known as the Corporation was responsible for many of Motown Records' signature songs, died Sunday at a hospice in Bellingham, Wash., of esophageal cancer, according to a statement from his record label. He was 68.
    Deke Richards, who as part of the songwriting and production team known as the Corporation was responsible for many of Motown Records' signature songs, died Sunday at a hospice in Bellingham, Wash., of esophageal cancer, according to a statement from...

    Tags: Entertainment, Queens of the Stone Age (music group), The Supremes (music group), Esophageal cancer, Diana Ross

    12. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Bobby Rogers dies at 73; original member of Motown's the Miracles

    Bobby Rogers, an original member of the Motown group the Miracles, who collaborated with lead vocalist and songwriter Smokey Robinson and kept the musical franchise going after its biggest name left, died Sunday at his suburban Detroit home. He was 73.
    Bobby Rogers, an original member of the Motown group the Miracles, who collaborated with lead vocalist and songwriter Smokey Robinson and kept the musical franchise going after its biggest name left, died Sunday at his suburban Detroit home. He was 73....

    Tags: Freedom of the Press, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, The Temptations (music group), Marvin Gaye, Detroit Free Press

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