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Helen Mirren, Rupert Evert and James McAvoy Nominated for Olivier Awards

Helen Mirren, Rupert Evert and James McAvoy Nominated for Olivier Awards
PAULA SCHWARTZ
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Helen Mirren, Rupert Everett, James McAvoy, Kristin Scott Thomas and Imelda Staunton were the big names announced today as nominees for the Olivier Awards, the British theater world's highest honors. Why it matters to us is because some of the nominated plays and stars will make it to this side of the pond and score big on Broadway, where they will have a good shot at picking up Tonys, our equivalent to the Olivier Awards.

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'Everybody Has a Plan' Moody Thriller from Argentina

'Everybody Has a Plan' Moody Thriller from Argentina
BY MIRIAM RINN
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

One of the biggest surprises in the Argentinian film noir “Everybody Has a Plan” is that Viggo Mortensen speaks fluent Spanish. Mortensen grew up in Venezuela and Ar...

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For 'Admission' Tina Fey winnows Princeton applicants and relations

For 'Admission' Tina Fey winnows Princeton applicants and relations
BY JOE TYRRELL
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Like salmon swimming upstream to spawn, the frantic parents and nervous teenagers applying to the local elite university offer tempting targets for grizzled satirist...

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'Hands on a Hardbody' Broadway Review: Texas Folks Compete for a Prize Truck

'Hands on a Hardbody' Broadway Review: Texas Folks Compete for a Prize Truck
BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

A new Broadway musical drawn from a documentary film, “Hands on a Hardbody” regards a cruel endurance contest at a Texas car dealership. Ten different people put...

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'Happy Birthday' Off Broadway Review: Anita Loos Serves Out a Boozy Interlude in Newark

'Happy Birthday' Off Broadway Review: Anita Loos Serves Out a Boozy Interlude in Newark
BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Composed as a change-of-pace vehicle for Helen Hayes by the “Gentleman Prefer Blondes” author and Hollywood wit Anita Loos, “Happy Birthday” was a major Broadway...

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'It's a Bird ... It's a Plane... It's Superman' Off Broadway Review: A Musical Spoof Flies High

'It's a Bird ... It's a Plane... It's Superman' Off Broadway Review: A Musical Spoof Flies High
BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The Encores! concert series presents a snazzy revival of a really obscure Broadway musical in its delightful staging of “It’s a Bird … It’s a Plane … It’s Superm...

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Sexual Favors Plague Miss USA Pageant

Sexual Favors Plague Miss USA Pageant
BY GINA G. SCALA
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

In a town where casting couches are as old as the film industry and sex sells everything from drain cleaner to vodka, the shenanigans behind the Miss USA Pageant are...

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'Breakfast at Tiffany's' Broadway Review: New Page to Stage Transfer Proves a Wistful Affair

'Breakfast at Tiffany's' Broadway Review: New Page to Stage Transfer Proves a Wistful Affair
BY MICHAEL SOMMERS
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Don’t expect to see the beloved film version of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” translated into Broadway drama at the Cort Theater.

Instead, Richard Greenberg’s new stag...

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'Bible' Producers, History Channel Deny Deliberate Satan Actor, Obama Likeness

'Bible' Producers, History Channel Deny Deliberate Satan Actor, Obama Likeness
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The History Channel says its ten-hour miniseries “The Bible” is intended to look into stories such as the Exodus, Noah’s trip in the ark, and the life of Jesus.

But some...

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