#Barry Manilow’s musical has flaws, but stellar singing

#Barry Manilow’s musical has flaws, but stellar singing

“Barry Manilow’s musical has flaws, but stellar singing” Barry Manilow’s new musical “Harmony” could begin with the lyric: His name was Josef! He was a rabbi! The melody from “Copacabana” isn’t found here — this isn’t a jukebox show — but the tunefulness the singer is known for abounds. It’s some of the better quality…

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#Off-Broadway musical is a mess

#Off-Broadway musical is a mess

“#Off-Broadway musical is a mess” Two very different musicals are wrapped up into one bewildering package with the New Group’s “Black No More,” which opened Tuesday night off-Broadway.   Part of the show is an occasionally on-the-money satire about a fictitious device from the 1930s that can turn black people white. The poetic opening narration brings…

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#Rachel Zegler blasts ‘Snow White’ casting backlash

#Rachel Zegler blasts ‘Snow White’ casting backlash

“#Rachel Zegler blasts ‘Snow White’ casting backlash” Rachel Zegler isn’t going down without a fight. The breakout “West Side Story” star, 20, discussed her casting as a Latina Snow White in the upcoming Disney live-action film and the immense backlash she received. Zegler got candid with actor Andrew Garfield for Variety’s Actors on Actors roundtable…

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#Harry Connick Jr. joins Taraji P. Henson for NBC’s ‘Annie Live!’

#Harry Connick Jr. joins Taraji P. Henson for NBC’s ‘Annie Live!’

“#Harry Connick Jr. joins Taraji P. Henson for NBC’s ‘Annie Live!’” “Bet your bottom dollar” the latest “Annie Live!” casting announcement will thrill audiences. Emmy and Grammy winner Harry Connick Jr. will join NBC’s upcoming holiday production of “Annie Live!” as one of Broadway’s favorite fathers, Sir Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks. This isn’t the 53-year-old actor’s first…

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