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• Megan Mullally All Set To Perform At West End Stage

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  By Gina GomezDec.16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) American actress and singer Megan Mullally is all set to make her debut appearance at the West End stage next year, where she would be performing along with her musical band Supreme Music Program. The much anticipated event is scheduled to commence from the month of February next ...
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• The Morning Benders Sign to Rough Trade Records

  
  Raised On Indie: Raised on Indie — Authority: 125
  New album Big Echo to be released March 9th; Spring US headline tour announced. - – - We are very excited to announce that The Morning Benders have just signed with Rough Trade Records . Their sophomore effort, Big Echo , will be released in North America by Rough Trade on March 9, 2010 Coming off ...
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• Let It Show, Let It Show, Let It Show!

  
  NBC Chicago Street Team — Authority: 120
  Janelle Rominski, NBC Chicago Street Team Chicago is an amazing city for many shows to shine. Whether it is a pre-Broadway production, post-Broadway tour or a one night only concert – this city has many wonderful options to choose from. With Guy Laliberté, Founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil Cirque du ...
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• Stars of Vaudeville #90: Barbette (and a little plug)

  
  Travalanche — Authority: 126
  It doesn’t get much more vaudevillian than this. Barbette was a female impersonator/ trapeze artist. Born in 1904 (real name Vander Clyde), he spent his childhood practicing trapeze skills as a hobby. At age 14, he answered a job ad placed the Afaretta Sisters, the “World Famous Aerial Queens”. To get the job, ...
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• Stars of Vaudeville #89: Sammy Davis, Jr.

  
  Travalanche — Authority: 126
  I think we can all agree that Sammy was one dynamite cat. You don’t get to be A-1 unless you got the moves and the pipes, baby – and Sammy swung from the moment he arrived on this crazy, spinning planet. (Alright, I’ll stop.) He was born in Harlem at the height of its Renaissance in 1925. His father (Sammy ...
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• Zuppa: The Next Course

  
  Odin's Aviary — Authority: 111
  Traditionally, we know what our Zuppa del Giorno show is going to be at least a year in advance, if not more. That seems funny to write, especially with how much I write about the process starting from nothing at the beginning of the rehearsal process. Yet both are true. We never start out with a show, ...
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• Trav S.D. at MoSex December 16

  
  Travalanche — Authority: 126
  Bet you never thought you’d read THAT headline! The delicious (and generous) Molly Crabapple often cites No Applause as an inspiration for her work, including her new graphic novel, penned with her partner John Leavitt Scarlet Takes Manhattan . We’ll be talking about such matters as hubba, hubba-hubba, and ...
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• Pop Quiz

  
  Kevin Stilley Dot Com — Authority: 143
  Can you identify the person described below? He was born in Indian Territory, later known as Oklahoma, in 1879. Like most entertainers at the turn-of-the-century, he got his start in vaudeville telling jokes and doing rope tricks. He made fun of the rich in a newspaper column and starred in early movies. He died with ...
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• Stars of Vaudeville #88: Lillian Russell

  
  Travalanche — Authority: 126
  LILLIAN RUSSELL, “THE AMERICAN BEAUTY” When Helen Louise Leonard was born in Clinton, Iowa in 1861 there was no reason to suspect she would one day become the most famous woman in the world, the paragon of the age, the epitome of all that women aspired to be, and that all men aspired to possess She was actually ...
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• Stars of Vaudeville #87: Savoy and Brennan

  
  Travalanche — Authority: 126
  I can’t for the life of me discover either gentleman’s actual birthdays…so let’s celebrate them today! Bert Savoy was the first modern drag queen, and was the complete opposite of Julian Eltinge. He established the pattern for drag performance that obtains to this day, creating a character who was campy, ...
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• Stars of Vaudeville #86: Ruth Draper

  
  Travalanche — Authority: 126
  Unlike Peggy Hopkins Joyce, Bea Lille or Vesta Tillie, Ms. Draper was a socialite FIRST, then shocked her compeers by stooping to go into show business. The Draper family had been in America since Pilgrim times; by the time of Ruth’s birth they were one of New York’s first families. From childhood she evinced a ...
  2 weeks ago

• Jody Rosen on Eva Tanguay:The Googoo(gajoob) of (Lady) Gaga

  
  Zoilus — Authority: 111
  “This is where the received history of popular music begins to crack open.” At long last , F.O.Z. Jody Rosen has followed up on his ace 2008 Pop Conference presentation and given the world the lowdown and dirty on “the first rock star” (I’d prefer “pop star” myself), vaudeville diva (and anti-diva!) ...
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• Stars of Vaudeville #85: The Cherry Sisters

  
  Travalanche — Authority: 126
  As far I know, it’s none of their birthdays today , but I’m posting this anyway! The cruelty underlying the appeal of this act makes it closer to gladiatorial spectacle in conception than to vaudeville. The Cherry Sisters were so awful it was like a car wreck. The difference between them and Fred Allen , ...
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• Old Time Rock ‘N’ Roll

  
  OurStage Blog — Authority: 435
  Nashvilles Buffalo Clover Roots music isn’t synonymous with the stripped down sounds of Pete Seeger or Woody Guthrie though those two are widely credited as the fathers of American roots music. In fact, the genre’s massive legacy includes bluegrass, jazz, gospel, country, even vaudeville. Hailing from Nashville, ...
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• Banana Shpeel – Offering up a new take on tap

  
  Chicago Theater Blog — Authority: 137
  Directed by David Shiner , Cirque du Soleil is putting a contemporary twist on Vaudeville by infusing this classic form of theatre with a modern flair. Http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/vaudeville   Banana Shpeel is currently playing its world-premiere at The Chicago Theatre on State Street
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• Stars of Vaudeville #82: Moran and Mack

  
  Travalanche — Authority: 126
  “THE TWO BLACK CROWS” Moran and Mack have the dubious distinction of being the last major blackface team to work in vaudeville. As a boast, that’s sort of like putting “Kappelmeister to the Fuhrer” on your C.V. Mack had been a stage electrician who told jokes all the time. Alexander Pantages suggested he ...
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• Kung Fu Saturdays: Drunken Master

  
  Old School Scholar Hip Hop Culture and Music — Authority: 122
  This week we get a big dose of laughs and punches from no other than Jackie Chan in Drunken Master! Right here we get to see a rising star and legend born, and also a brand new style of Hong Kong action with humor. Click here now and check out kung fu cinemas first comedy.
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• Stars of Vaudeville #81: Eleanor Powell

  
  Travalanche — Authority: 126
    This Hollywood hoofer paired off with the best of them (Ebsen, Astaire, Bolger) but always worked best when in the solo spotlight. Her intense individualism explains how she got into dancing in the first place: her parents put her in ballet lessons to help her get over her shyness. She started out performing in ...
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• NYC TICKET GIVEAWAY for The KONG SHOW! (Comment to Win)

  
  Broke-Ass Stuart's Goddamn Website — Authority: 528
  For one night only, the LionHearted Players present The KONG SHOW: Thanks A Lot , and we have a pair of FREE tickets to give away! Comment on this post, and one lucky winner’s name will be drawn out of a hat.  He or she will win two FREE tickets.  It’s as easy as that. The KONG SHOW: Thanks A Lot! is a ...
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• Stars of Vaudeville #80: Frank Fay

  
  Travalanche — Authority: 126
  FRANK FAY   “Of all the great vaudevillians, I admired Frank the most” — James Cagney.   Almost all of the great comedians speak with reverence about Frank Fay. He originated the stand-up comedy style we associate with Hope, Benny, Carson, Leno and Letterman, the extremely polished “American ...
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