The 2019-2020 Broadway Season at the NAC has been announced, and as with last year, it’s a 4-show season! The season will kick off on October 22 – 27, 2019 with a production of the musical “Rent” the 20th Anniversary…
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NAC Broadway Across Canada 2019-2020 Season Will Include “Hamilton”
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Actor Richard E Grant Finally Receives A Reply From Barbra Streisand After 47 Years
Here’s a wonderful story about a life-long fan crush. Oscar nominated actor, Richard E Grant, recently shared a long-waited reply to a letter that he sent to Barbra Streisand, 47 years ago. Richard is now 61. In the letter, which…
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[Video] “Goodbye Dolly” – Broadway Legend Carol Channing Has Passed Away
Carol Channing, the legendary actress known for her roles in “Hello, Dolly!” and “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” has died at 97. She played Dolly Levi more than 5,000 times across three Broadway runs from the 1960s to the 1990s and on…
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New Broadway Adaptation of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Already A Record Breaker
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ has proven a hit not just on literary bestseller lists, but on Broadway, too. The new Aaron Sorkin stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic just broke the record for the highest-grossing single week of an American play…
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IRS Says The Estate Of Aretha Franklin Owes Millions
According to the Internal Revenue Service, the estate of Aretha Franklin owes the federal government in the U.S. more than $6.3 million in unpaid income tax. The Queen of Soul died of pancreatic cancer in August and left behind no…
Entertainment World Mourns The Passing Of Two Prominent Figures
Jazz singer Nancy Wilson has passed away at the age of 81. She known for her flexible style, spanning jazz, blues, R&B, soul and pop, Nancy Wilson recorded music for more than 50 years and released more than 70 albums,…
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‘Hee-Haw’ Host Roy Clark Has Died
Country star Roy Clark, the guitar virtuoso and singer who headlined the TV comedy/variety show “Hee Haw” for nearly a quarter century has died. His publicist said Roy Clark died Thursday due to complications from pneumonia at his home in…
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Michael Bublé Tour Plans For 2019 Revealed
Michael Bublé will be back on the road in 2019. Michael’s Bublé’s 27-city U.S. tour will begin on Feb. 13th in Tampa, Florida, and will wrap in Tacoma, Washington on April 6th. Then, Michael will head north for the Canadian…
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The Music World Honours Joni Mitchell On Her 75th Birthday
Joni Mitchell is being honoured in Los Angeles this week with a star-studded, two-day gala celebration marking her 75th birthday. It’s being billed ‘JONI 75: A Birthday Celebration’. A number of performances happened last night and the rest is taking…
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[Video] 1972 Aretha Franklin Concert Movie To Released, Finally
A concert movie Aretha Franklin spent years keeping off the big screen will finally be released. Director Sydney Pollack’s ‘Amazing Grace’ will premiere at the DOC NYC film festival in New York on November 12th. The movie was shot at…
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Singer Candi Staton Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
78 year old singer, Candi Staton, says she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer. She received the bad news over the summer on the first day of rehearsals for her tour. Candi is a Grammy-nominated soul and gospel singer. Her Top…
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French Singer/Actor Charles Aznavour Has Died At 94
French singer and songwriter, Charles Aznavour. Earlier today, a spokesman has confirmed that the star died at one of his homes in the south east of France. Still performing to packed stadiums well into his 90s, Charles Aznavour was due…
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[Video] Paul McCartney Deconstructs A Dozen Beatles Classics For GQ
The Beatles met Elvis Presley only once, at his home in Los Angeles while they were on their second US Tour in August 1965. Remembering the occasion for a Wired Autocomplete interview online, Paul McCartney says, “It was just like…
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Today Marks The 21st Anniversary Of The Passing Of England’s Rose
On this day (August 31st) in 1997, the world mourned the tragic death of Princess Diana, who was killed in a car crash in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris, France. The sudden and unexpected death of an extraordinarily…
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Renewed Interest In Preserving Aretha Franklin’s Birth Home In Memphis
Aretha Franklin may have spent most of her life in Detroit, but the Queen of Soul has roots in Memphis. Aretha Franklins death on August 16th has revived interest in preserving her South Memphis birth home, at 406, Lucy Avenue. After her…
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