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At the curtain call on the opening night of "Mary Poppins" at the Ahmanson on Nov.
A lack of suitable talent in Australia has forced producers of a big-budget musical to search New Zealand for a leading lady.
Julie Andrews to unveil Macy's display
Macy's Center City will come alive today with the sound of seasonal music and with "Sound of Music" star Julie Andrews, as she unveils the store's holiday window display.
Practically perfect 'Poppins' 3 stars
Christopher Flaim as Michael Banks, Ashley Brown as Mary Poppins and Abigail Droeger as Jane Banks perform in the musical number "Practically Perfect" from the original national tour of "Mary Poppins" which will be presented at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre Nov.
A scene from the original Broadway production shows Ashley Brown, left, in the title role and Gavin Lee, right, as Bert in the stage musical "Mary Poppins." A touring company featuring the two leads has started a limited run at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in Los.
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Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner :: New Moon's man candy
Augusten Burroughs, author of a new collection of Christmas-themed memoirs titled You Better Not Cry, sits down with EDGE to discuss memory and the ghosts of Christmases past.
Aussie stage show seeks NZ 'Mary Poppins'
A Melbourne stage production is to search New Zealand for a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious actor to play Mary Poppins, after failing to find anyone suitable in Australia.
'Mary Poppins' brings some of film's magic to the stage
"Mary Poppins" has finally floated onto a stage near you. The big-budget musical opened Sunday at the Ahmanson Theatre, where it will stay through Feb.
Stage call for Aussie Mary Poppins
Mary, Mary are you out there? Does anyone know an Aussie Mary Poppins? The producers of the extravagant new theatre musical Mary Poppins, set to premiere in Melbourne in July, have announced an all-star principal cast including Marina Prior, Debra Byrne, Matt Lee and Philip Quast, but there was one notable omission.
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The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
Kevin Williamson is no stranger to the horror genre , nor is he a stranger to network television .
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Ben Foster is one the finest of Hollywood's new breed of actors, be it on Six Feet Under or in films like 3:10 to Yuma and Alpha Dog.
"The Princess Diaries" is a funny fractured fairy tale
Warning: If you wish to see a film that presents high school in all of its gritty reality with drugs, teen sex, and violence, then a oeThe Princess Diariesa is not the movie for you.
Movie Review: 'The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story'
George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter - the names bandied around for the title of Greatest American Songwriter are a familiar bunch.
Londona s original musical a oeMarya is now Broadwaya s newest nanny
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Andrew Marr brings his History of Modern Britain to vivid life on BBC2.
Forget Simon Cowell's put-downs - he's a pussycat compared with the heckling faced by the acts on Britain's Got Talent, 1903.
Andrews wows fellow actresses at Elle honors
Even stars get star-struck. It happened Monday to Zoe Saldana, Katie Holmes and Renee Zellweger at Elle magazine's Women in Hollywood tribute, where they were being honored alongside legendary actress Julie Andrews.
Theatre Build it: they will come
Cameron Mackintosh back at the Oyster Bar at Circular Quay, where he finished a draft of Mary Poppins in 2001.
Science may restore Julie Andrews' sound of music
THE hills could soon be alive with the sound of music again. Scientists working with actor and singer Julie Andrews are carrying out a trial of synthetic vocal cords to replace those damaged when she underwent surgery.
Review: Mary Poppins retains her ageless magic
Gavin Lee stars as Bert in the touring version of Mary Poppins. Share Share Resources MARY POPPINS • When: Opens Friday.
Dame Julie Andrews to have revolutionary operation on vocal chords
Dame Julie Andrews could be back singing on stage within a year or two thanks to a revolutionary new treatment that could repair her shattered vocal chords.
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