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This week across the decades, several memorable series made their debuts. 1954 had a reboot of a 1951 sitcom, 1984 gave us the first reality series focused on the lives of the wealthy, 1994 had a drama with a devoted ...
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Beauty and the Beast truly is, in reality, a tale as old as time ... or at least nearly 300 years old, first published in 1740 and written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, rewritten and abridged to the version we ...
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Going into the first week of the month, we have a lot of new films having premieres. Unfortunately, not a whole lot of them were very memorable. Of note this week, we have three films directed by William Castle with ...
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A very small number of series premiered this week in several decades with a few very notable shows making their debuts. 1964 saw the first iteration of a popular game show that is still on the air today, and 1994 ...
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It's not often that one gets to experience a vibrant, new theatrical work because the process to create a new piece of theatre can take years of writing, rewriting, composing, having staged readings, more rewriting and tweaking, casting, rehearsing, and ...
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There were many films released this week across the past century, but there may be more Razzie nominees than Oscar nominees. A few classics and popular films also made an appearance this week including one 1924 silent film that's been ...
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A handful of new series premiered this week over the span of three decades, most of them instantly forgettable. However, 1984 gave us a very popular, long-running and Emmy-winning sitcom, 2004 gave us a popular, Emmy-winning, profanity-laden Western, and 2014 ...
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Stephen Sondheim's fifth musical as the writer of music and lyrics (he had three previous shows with collaborators Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne and Richard Rodgers) hit Broadway in 1970 and was a sensation. The show was Company, and it earned ...
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It was a decent week for new film releases with many of the films marking feature debuts for their directors. Films of note this week include a silent epic, the first pairing of two big Warner Bros. stars, a musical ...
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Several decades produced new series this week, but what this week may be known for is the number of shows that were cut short with many episodes left unaired -- seven series ended their runs before completing their seasons. One ...
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Many, many new films were released this week across the decades, and of note are a 1924 short featuring the kids who would come to be known as The Little Rascals, a 1934 film that brought Spencer Tracy to MGM, ...
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The Book of Mormon has been a mainstay on Broadway since opening in 2011, now the 12th longest running Broadway show. The Best Musical Tony Award winner has spawned two North American tours, a West End production and a UK ...
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