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11:00 O’Clock Numbers at 7:00 O’Clock – Polished Fun

Thursday, April 11th, 2013
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An 11:00 o’clock number is meant to rouse musical theater audiences who might be flagging towards the end of a show. Traditionally these pull out

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The Company- The Brotherhood of Man 2

The Broadway Musicals of 1961

Thursday, March 14th, 2013
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… President Kennedy announced we’d put a man on the moon before the end of the decade, the Berlin Wall was built, our first troops

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Sigali Hamberger: A Toast to Ava Gardner

Sunday, August 7th, 2011
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Ninety per cent of the way through Sigali Hamberger ‘s very personal retelling of Ava Gardner’s tumultuous life, she stands at the back of the

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Broadway at Birdland Salutes dre.dance

Thursday, August 4th, 2011
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On August 1, 2011, while some parts of the city gathered together in communal celebration of Jerry Garcia’s birthday, Birdland hosted a different kind of

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