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“I want to be happy but I won't be happy till I make you happy, too.”

"No, No, Nanette" is one of those Broadway musicals that is the perfect combination of tap and tune - catchy songs and dance numbers guaranteed to get an audience giddy. via The Modesto Bee

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“I love Broadway and I'm thrilled to be doing anything for the first time. I'm gonna have a blast.”

Stage and screen star Whoopi Goldberg will host Broadway's 62nd annual Tony Awards next month after the show went two years without a single master of ceremonies, organizers said on Thursday. via ABS-CBN News

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Symphony's board of directors says the orchestra is cancelling its summer concert series and may not reopen for the 2008-2009 season. via News Journal

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“Taxi"; Drescher, with her nasal Queens accent, was as ditzy as "The Nanny.”

He can't sing and he can't dance, but Gabriel Byrne can charm -- and he did while portraying the chivalrous King Arthur in "Camelot." After playing the tormented shrink Dr. via Newsday.com

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“Staple Agony-II (Plastic Memory)”

London, May 8: Christie's sale of South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art here June 11 will feature 112 works including noted Indian artists like F.N. Souza and Tyeb Mehta. via Newkerala.com

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“Master Edward is the mack daddy for schnizzle, home skillet”

Ellen Page received an Oscar nomination for her role in Juno Juno star Ellen Page has signed up to play Jane Eyre in a new adaptation of the Charlotte Bronte novel. via Freerepublic.com

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“I tend to like the earlier stuff, though the Sept. 11 album - "The Rising”

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band so thoroughly rocked Count Basie Theatre Wednesday night that it seemed as if the noble old venue might crumble. via Asbury Park Press Online

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“You're taking a risk a little bit. I am sure people will miss the Jammys but hopefully I think what we are going to bring with the new event will more than make up for it”

Sharon Jones performs with Galactic at the seventh annual Jammy awards at the Theater at Madison Square Garden Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in New York. via Kansas.com

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Caption: Heath Ledger , . The British Academy Film Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals. via ContactMusic.com

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Ward Stare will serve as resident conductor for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and music director of the symphony's youth orchestra. via KSDK-TV Saint Louis

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