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Theatre Review :: The Music Man at Toby’s Dinner Theatre in Columbia, MD
The classic Broadway musical The Music Man is fast approaching its 70th anniversary after its Broadway debut in 1957, winning the Best Musical Tony Award and running for 1,375 performances. The cast album also won a Grammy Award for Best ...
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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #244 :: April 3•9
April is a kind of limbo month for new movies. It's past the winter doldrums, but just before the summer season kicks in (now in May in the modern era ... and there really was no summer season for movies ...
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Theatre Review:: Shucked North American Tour at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre
When a lot of people not familiar with the world of musical theatre hear that there is a show called Shucked coming to town, or have friends who tell them they are seeing a show called Shucked, most of the ...
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Movie Review :: Hallmark’s Hearts Around the Table: Shari’s Second Act
Hallmark Channel's second Hearts Around the Table has premiered and after the first laid the ground work for the three that were to follow, this second film lays even more groundwork for the next two films while offering a very ...
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Movie Review :: Lifetime’s Wife Stalker
Lifetime has dished up another mystery thriller that right off the bat gives you Fatal Attraction vibes, but all is not as it seems, especially as you go through the movie and ask yourself, 'Why is this called Wife Stalker ...
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TV by the Decade :: Mar 30•Apr 5
Every decade but 1975 saw new programming debut, some more successful than others. 1955 had police drama filmed in France but in English, 1965 had a musical variety series featuring the hottest musical acts of the day, 1985 had a ...
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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #244 :: March 27 to April 2
As March transitions into April and spring has sprung, we're beginning to see quite a few more movies being released this week across the decades with several very notable movies on the list. A 1935 musical scored an Oscar nomination ...
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TV by the Decade :: March 23•29
Mid-season replacements are rolling out this week across the decade to fill the slots of failed Fall programs. 1965 saw the debut of two short-lived game shows, while 1985 produced a short-lived detective series with an actor who would go ...
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Movie Review :: Hallmark’s Hearts Around the Table: Jenna’s First Love
The seasons have changed, the weather is warming up, the flowers are blooming, and Hallmark is moving away from its wintry romances as the network launches its 'Spring Into Love' series of films. Interestingly, the first film of the season ...
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Movie Review :: Lifetime Movie Network’s Trapped in Her Dorm Room
LMN's 'Spring Breakdowns' themed films serves up an original offering set during Spring Break, Trapped in Her Dorm Room, which is probably the one place no one wants to be during Spring Break. Not that the lead character wanted to ...
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Theatre Review :: Sister Act at Washington DC’s Ford’s Theatre
The 1992 hit motion picture comedy Sister Act has probably had a longer life than anyone expected. The movie scored two Golden Globe nominations and spawned a sequel that was released just a year later. There's even a third film ...
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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #243 :: March 20•26
March is nearing its end and each decade this week had a number of new movies making their debuts, but few of them are remembered today. Of note is a 1925 documentary that still exists, from the team that would ...
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