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Charles Dickens Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Charles Dickens.

Results 1 - 20 of 1,048 in Charles Dickens

  1. 'Gypsy' sings in its most complete recording everRead the original story

    1 hr ago | USA Today

    ... are available at the theaters' box offices for the shows listed. A Tale of Two Cities . A musical version of Charles Dickens' novel about the French Revolution. Now in previews. Opens Sept. 18. Al Hirschfeld. Telelcharge. August: Osage County . ...

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    Related Topix: Classical, Stephen Sondheim, Travel

  2. YMCA Book FairRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | KSDK-TV Saint Louis

    ... from some 60 different categories. There are rare books here too, including a signed copy of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. It's not just rare collectibles. There are kids books here too and they're doing something different with them this year. ...

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    Related Topix: St. Louis, MO

  3. 'Aliens in America' Actor Lands Role in 'Rules of Engagement'Read the original story

    8 hrs ago | BuddyTV

    Adhir Kalyan has performed a number of productions in South Africa, including theatrical adaptations of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol , an adaptation of Salman Rushdie's The Ground Beneath ...

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    Related Topix: Vocal, Aliens in America, Rules of Engagement, Comedy, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Emmy Awards

  4. 'Harry Potter' Star Reveals Brain DisorderRead the original story

    Monday Aug 18 | WSBTV

    ... after he met resistance from her to audition for the role in the British Broadcasting Corp.'s version of the Charles Dickens classic "David Copperfield," which aired in 1999. Radcliffe, who has played Potter in five "Harry Potter" movies since 2001, ...

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    Related Topix: Daniel Radcliffe, Family, Drama, Animation Movies, David Copperfield, Harry Potter, Books, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Entertainment

  5. 'Potter' Radcliffe Reveals Brain DisorderRead the original story

    Tuesday | NBC Channel 7/39

    ... after he met resistance from her to audition for the role in the British Broadcasting Corp.'s version of the Charles Dickens classic " David Copperfield ," which aired in 1999. Radcliffe, who has played Potter in five "Harry Potter" movies since ... 5 comments

    Related Topix: Daniel Radcliffe, Family, Drama, Animation Movies, David Copperfield, Harry Potter, Books, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Entertainment

  6. Tickets On Sale for Guthrie's 'Christmas Carol' 8/25Read the original story

    Tuesday | BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content

    The Guthrie is pleased to announce that tickets for the 34th annual production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol will go on sale Monday, August 25 at 10 a.m. The production, adapted by Barbara Field and ...

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    Related Topix: Raye Birk, Vocal, Horror, Animation Movies, Short, A Christmas Carol, Family, Drama, Musical Movies, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Theater

  7. Swim hero is just what we neededRead the original story

    Tuesday | Akron Beacon Journal

    ... been swirling around the drain for what seems like eternity, the country's in a serious emotional funk. If Charles Dickens were writing A Tale of Two Cities this year, he might have started with the line ''It was the worst of times,'' and stopped ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Swimming, Summer Sports, Michael Phelps, Beach Volleyball, Olympic Beach Volleyball

  8. Local theater groups plan vibrant seasonRead the original story

    Tuesday | Honolulu Star-Bulletin

    ... 438-4480 or visit armytheatre.com . "Oliver," the legendary musical based on the novel "Oliver Twist," by Charles Dickens, follows the adventures of an orphaned boy with a hard-luck life. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 4-6, 12-13, 19-20. "High School Musical," ...

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    Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Boston, MA

  9. Barbour, Lazar, Burkhardt Sing of Best and Worst of Times in Tale of Two Cities, Starting Aug. 19Read the original story

    Monday | Playbill

    ... Sydney Carton in composer-lyricist-librettist Jill Santoriello's take on the French Revolution-set novel by Charles Dickens. Facing the guillotine in the musical drama, Barbour will repeat the role he created in the fall 2007 Florida world premiere ...

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    Related Topix: Vocal, Theater, Arts, Sarasota Metro, Sarasota, FL

  10. A Tale of Two Colorado Cities Gunnison and Crested Butte

    Monday Aug 18 | Associated Content

    Charles Dickens begins his literary masterpiece A Tale of Two Cities by saying that "it was the best of times and the worst of times." I came to a new understanding of Dickens' opening thoughts recently, when ...

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    Related Topix: Vocal, Crested Butte, CO

  11. West Valley's 2008-09 theater season looking stronger than everRead the original story

    Monday Aug 18 | Arizona Republic

    ... last year, Arizona Broadway is staging its first full-fledged Christmas production, a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Expect more post-show cabarets and even the occasional children's production or "Broadway After Dark" ...

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    Related Topix: Peoria, AZ, Vocal, Theater, Arts

  12. Smart Travels - Europe With Rudy MaxaRead the original story

    Monday Aug 18 | KQED-TV San Francisco

    ... and savor traditional sights such as Buckingham Palace and the Changing of the Guard. We pop in to see where Charles Dickens penned Oliver Twist, and get a bird's-eye view of contemporary London from the new London Eye observation wheel. Finally, we ...

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  13. Personable, genuine neighbor gives back to communityRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 17 | Windsock

    ... native comes from humble roots that shaped his life, and he hasn't forgotten them. As far back as Charles Dickens' 1843 novel A Christmas Carol, the character Ebenezer Scrooge set the standard for stereotyping bankers and those who work with money - ...

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    Related Topix: Vocal, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania

  14. Veteran Troy teacher to retire after 36 yearsRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 17 | Herald News

    ... a substitute teacher. Among the things McFadden will miss will be staging the play "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. "Every year I did it I'd say it was the last time. However, I've given the kids this opportunity for probably 25 to 30 years." ...

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    Related Topix: Northern Illinois University, Illinois State University, Education Etc., Joliet, IL

  15. BOIRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 17 | The Big Apple

    ... and a Victorian-themed Christmas festival called "Dickens on the Strand" (honoring the works of novelist Charles Dickens, especially A Christmas Carol ) in early December. Galveston is also home to the Balinese Room, a historic nightclub, formerly a ...

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    Related Topix: Sugar Land, TX, Baytown, TX, University of Texas Medical Branch, Nacogdoches, TX, Galveston County, TX

  16. Around WhittierRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 17 | Whittier Daily News

    ... and conductor, with an orchestra comprised of volunteers. "Oliver!" is the musical stage version of the Charles Dickens classic "Oliver Twist." It is the timeless tale of a plucky young orphan in Victorian England, and his quest for love and ...

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    Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Whittier, CA, Norwalk, CA

  17. Bill O'Reilly Premieres The Trailer For David Zucker's an American CarolRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 16 | Ain't It Cool News

    ... CAROL is the howl of outrage David Zucker has been building to since 9/11 . Obviously, it's a riff on Charles Dickens's A CHRISTMAS CAROL, but, per Hollywood Elsewhere's Jeffrey Wells , its direct inspiration may be the Looney Tunes short, "Old ...

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    Related Topix: An American Carol, Vocal

  18. New Film Spoofs Michael Moore and Hollywood LiberalsRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 16 | NewsBusters.org

    ... device dates back to 1843. An American Carol is based loosely--very loosely--on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. "Why be original?" Zucker asks. "I've done that. It doesn't work, like BASEketball "--as he says this, he rolls his eyes and moves ...

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    Related Topix: George Bush, David Zucker, Sport, Airplane!, BASEketball, Comedy Movies

  19. Book Review: The Lace ReaderRead the original story

    Friday Aug 15 | The Journal Record

    Folks, don't mess with a woman wielding needles. If Charles Dickens hadn't made this perfectly plain in A Tale of Two Cities , Brunonia Barry hammers the point home in her new novel, The Lace Reader, which ...

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    Related Topix: Vocal, Life, Hobbies, Knitting, Salem, MA

  20. - The Lace Reader'Read the original story

    Thursday Aug 14 | Christian Science Monitor

    Folks, don't mess with a woman wielding needles. If Charles Dickens hadn't made this perfectly plain in "A Tale of Two Cities," Brunonia Barry hammers the point home in her new novel, The Lace Reader , which ...

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    Related Topix: Vocal, Life, Hobbies, Knitting, Salem, MA