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Voters: Presidential debate is like something from Hollywood, not D.C.
As Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump took the stage for their final showdown in Las Vegas, Sacramento voters grabbed some popcorn and soda to watch the debate on the big screen. The voters were at the Regal Natomas Marketplace Stadium 16 Wednesday night to watch the show.
Colbert reboots a The Late Show,a fixing it on the fly
At 10:45 p.m. on Sept. 29, in a 14th floor office above the Ed Sullivan Theater, Stephen Colbert was talking so rapidly that he might as well have been speaking in tongues.
‘Hamilton’ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda urges people to vote
"I think a lot of people fought and died for the right to vote, and so I think our country is healthy when we turn out in large numbers," Miranda said on the red carpet at the New York Film Festival on Saturday. Miranda doesn't accept the premise that some people will abstain from voting because they can't connect with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
Effort to recognize World War II spies hung up in Congress
Spies don't work for fame or acclaim. But after 75 years, the men and women who served behind the enemy lines in Nazi Germany and the Pacific theater during World War II wouldn't mind some recognition.
Photo Flash: New Line Theatre Presents CELEBRATION
New Line Theatre, "the bad boy of musical theatre," opens its 26th season of adult, alternative musical theatre with the world premiere of a new revised version of the wild, 1969 adult jazz-rock musical CELEBRATION, by the creators of The Fantasticks , running Sept. 29-Oct. 22, in the company's new home, the Marcelle Theater, the new blackbox theatre in Grand Center, St. Louis' arts district.
Come Watch the West Wing Debate Episode With Us
This week's presidential debate! It was a something, right? Since presidential debate season is upon us , this time around we're taking a slight detour from films: For our next Political Theater segment, we'll watch a " Game On ," the debate episode of The West Wing . "Game On" finds President Bartlet running against the George W. Bush-esque Governor Ritchie, and the episode contains, for my money, everything I love to hate-and hate to love-about The West Wing : blithe partisanship, broad-brush treatments of complicated public policies, optimistic institution porn, characters delightfully pranking each other.
Bill Cosby due in Pennsylvania court with a streamlined legal team
Bill Cosby's defense team will have a new look when the actor returns to court for a hearing on Tuesday in his sexual assault case. Cosby has streamlined his legal team as the felony case heads to trial and dropped his media handler, Washington lawyer Monique Pressley.
Emanuel on ‘Hamilton,’ Rauner and need for national service
Mayor Rahm Emanuel sat down in his City Hall office July 20 for a wide-ranging conversation on the arts - his views on "Hamilton," his role in Chicago culture, his frustration over the aborted Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts and the future of performing arts in the city. And he talked about his idea for three months of compulsory national service for all Americans.
Ted Cruz booed by RNC crowd
Ted Cruz sensationally withheld an endorsement of Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention Wednesday, earning a chorus of boos from the floor before he was upstaged in a power play by the GOP nominee himself. In a dramatic development, as Cruz wrapped up his speech, Trump suddenly appeared in the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
Hillary says ‘Hamilton’ offers lessons
Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda applauds as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton makes an appearance on stage following a ?Special Performance of the broadway show Hamilton in Support of the Hillary Victory Fund, Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at Richards Rogers Theater in New York. ORG XMIT: NYAH101 less Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda applauds as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton makes an appearance on stage following a ?Special Performance of the broadway show Hamilton in Support of the ... more FILE - In this April 13, 2016 file photo, Jennifer Aniston arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Mother's Day."
Creator of the Broadway Hit ‘Hamilton’ Says Goodbye, Quietly
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and star of the Broadway smash "Hamilton," made a subdued final bow Saturday alongside two other departing stars in the show that has become a cultural phenomenon. The performance Saturday at the Richard Rodgers Theatre was also the last for Leslie Odom Jr., who won a Tony Award as Aaron Burr, and Phillipa Soo, a Tony nominee who portrayed Eliza Schuyler.
They’re Beautiful, And They’re Here: Broadway.com Breaks Down the …
The curtain has come down on the 2016 Tony Awards , and what a show it was! In addition to tearful speeches , Glenn Close as Hillary Clinton and a fan video from the Obamas, countless performers took the stage to give us a taste of what Broadway has to offer. Take a look below as we go through each of the musical performances, beginning with our top picks.
Broadway wants tax break extended as a Hamiltona enriches backers
Alexander Hamilton introduced the idea of federal taxes. Broadway producers enjoying a record season buoyed by his namesake musical are lobbying Congress to limit what they owe.
Province Fire
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders held a rally before thousands at the Fresno Fairgrounds' Paul Paul Theater on Sunday, May 29. The senator from Vermont was making a campaign swing through the San Joaquin Valley ahead of the June 7 California primary election. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders compares water problems in the Valley with those of Flint, Michigan, during rally in Visalia at Golden West High School.
Strickland Pummels Portman On ‘ Economic Fairness, Earned Pay’
The offices of the International Association of Theater and Screen Employees were the opening media event site for Ohio Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Ted Strickland's three-day sojourn around Ohio to contrast his agenda with incumbent Republican Sen. Rob Portman's, especially on issues including economic fairness and getting earned pay for overtime work. Wednesday's media event featuring Ted Strickland speaking to a small group about wealth disparities and pay for work was dubbed the "You Work It, You Earn It" Tour.