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TV by the Decade :: December 17 • 23
Only four new programs had their premieres this week in just two decades -- two science-based series, and two Christmas specials that have not gone on to become holiday perennials. 1993 included a scientific series that was eventually hosted by ...
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Girl From The North Country at DC’s Kennedy Center is baffling and beguiling
The Tony Award winning musical Girl from the North Country has picked up it stakes on Broadway and is now making its way not just to the North of the country, but the East, South and West as well. The ...
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Pretty Woman: The Musical at The National Theatre in DC is an adult fairy tale
Before your performance of the Pretty Woman National Tour (now playing at DC's National Theatre) even begins, the Playbill sets expectations.SETTING: Hollywood - Once Upon a Time in the 1980sA lot has changed in the world since the release of ...
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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #177 :: December 13•19
You can tell it's the holiday season and for films released in the modern era that means it's also awards season. The Oscars deadline wasn't always the end of the year but that's what it became and studios reserved their ...
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TV by the Decade :: December 10•16
With the Christmas holiday rapidly approaching, neither the broadcast or cable networks are interested in dropping new series at a time when TV viewers are busy decorating and shopping. ABC, however, did sneak two new scripted series onto the airwaves ...
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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #176 :: December 6•12
It was a mostly underwhelming week for new theatrical releases, but one decade in particular -- 1983 -- really showed up this week. 1923 is notable in that all three films released are still in existence. 1943 had the second ...
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical makes your dreams come true at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre
In the Summer of 2001, director Baz Luhrmann and 20th Century Fox took a huge gamble on a movie musical like no other, Moulin Rouge!, the third and final act in Luhrmann's 'Red Curtain Trilogy'. The film was set in ...
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TV by the Decade :: December 3•9
It's another slow week with just three decades producing new series, but one of the most notable premieres this week was a 1993 TV movie musical based on a hit Broadway show, starring The Divine Miss M. The other big ...
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Cinderella (Enchanted Edition) is pure magic at Baltimore Center Stage
Everyone must be familiar with the tale of Cinderella at this point in history. The story has been around since at least the early 17th century -- at least that's when the first published version came into existence -- with ...
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Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical is full of holiday spirit at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
The holiday season is upon us once again and Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia, MD has kept to its tradition of a classic holiday offering, this year reviving the musical version of Miracle on 34th Street, which was last presented ...
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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #175 :: November 29 to December 5
A lot of new films premiered this week heading into December, but quantity does not equal quality as relatively few of this week's films are remembered with any fondness today. One 1923 film is notable for the introduction of a ...
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TV by the Decade :: Nov 26•Dec 2
With the Fall season coming to an end and as the networks begin to move into the holidays -- which are usually dominated by specials and reruns so as not to waste new episodes while viewership is low -- three ...
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