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Tony Awards make a nod to the past and future (Entertainment, 10 articles)
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Broadway might have been in the haze of a post-Tony hangover Monday morning, but the math was as clear as a bell: Lincoln Center Theater won big. The lavish production of "South Pacific" picked up seven prizes und more than any other show und including musical revival, actor-musical for leading man Paulo Szot, director-musical and four design awards: sets, costumes, lighting, sound. " South Pacific in its first Broadway revival since the 1950s, topped the list of Tony Award winners at last night's Radio City Music Hall ceremony in New York. Three of four musical performance awards went to the show's leading rival in the revival category, " Gypsy Patti LuPone for best actress, and Boyd Gaines and Laura Benanti for their featured roles. Both "Heights a salsa and rap-flavored look at the Latino immigrant experience in Upper Manhattan, and" August a brutal dissection of a backbiting Oklahoma family, were written by artists making their Broadway debuts. With "August: Osage County" looking like a sure thing for Best Play, the races to watch in tonight's Tony Awards are mostly in the musical categories.
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Puny box office! New 'Hulk' romps :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Movies (Entertainment, 5 articles)
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" The Incredible Hulk the action movie about a man whose temper transforms him into a green beast, was the top film at U.S. and Canadian theaters this weekend with sales of $54.5 million. The movie topped director M. Night Shyamalan's " The Happening a thriller starring Mark Wahlberg that opened in third place with $30.5 million, box-office tracker Media by Numbers said Sunday. Its " Iron Man distributed by Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures, is the top film this year with U.S. ticket sales of $292.3 million through Thursday, according to researcher Box Office Mojo.
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Esbjorn Svensson, jazz pianist; at 44 (Entertainment, 4 articles)
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STOCKHOLM - Swedish jazz pianist Esbjorn Svensson, whose fusion of lyrical melodies and rock-inspired electronics broke fresh ground in modern jazz, has died in a diving accident, his manager said yesterday. Mr. Svensson and his band won worldwide critical acclaim and several awards for their 2002 album " Strange Place for Snow including the Guinness Jazz in Europe Award. Two years later, the trio became the first European jazz band featured on the cover of Downbeat jazz magazine in the U.S. Hopper said Mr. Svensson was instrumental in shaping contemporary jazz.
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Church bars Da Vinci Code prequel (Entertainment, 4 articles)
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Once again, the Catholic Church is coming down hard on writer Dan Brown Led by executive producer/director Ron Howard, the producers sought permission to shoot scenes inside two churches in Rome's historic center for the film adaptation of Brown's prequel to " The Da Vinci Code. ROME Rome's diocese said Monday it has barred the producers of "Angels & Demons" from filming in two churches for the prequel to the " The Da Vinci Code the popular book and film that angered many Catholic leaders.
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Achatz wins Beard honor as top chef :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Food (Entertainment, 4 articles)
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Achatz takes top chef award at food "Oscars" NEW YORK A Chicago chef known for his ethereal cooking as well as the tongue cancer that nearly ended his life was named the nation's top chef Sunday by the James Beard Foundation. The award marked another victory in a tumultuous year for Grant Achatz, who last July was diagnosed with Stage 4 tongue cancer, underwent aggressive treatment to save his life and sense of taste, and by December was cancer free. Chicago's own Grant Achatz won the national James Beard Foundation award for outstanding chef.
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Globe North listings (Entertainment, 4 articles)
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Set to music, the play follows a World War I fighter pilot as he attempts to reconcile his love of flying with the horrors of war. Performances at 8 p.m. June 12-14 and 18-21; at 3 p.m. on June 14 and 21; and at 4 p.m. on June 15 and 22 $35, seniors and students $30 978-281-4433,. Newburyport: Theater in the Open presents "The Master Cat an adaptation of the classic fairytale" Puss in Boots " at Maudslay State Park, 76 Curzon Mill Road.
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