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Entries for date "August 2016"
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The Hollywood Fringe Festival has released final numbers on its 2016 event:

  • The Festival sold over 56,000 individual tickets.
  • Ticket sales have increased more than 300% since the inaugural festival (2010).
  • The festival sold an estimated $447,000 in tickets this year.
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Rita McKenzie in Ruthless

For anyone who has ever imagined their name in lights, Rita McKenzie (Ruthless! The Musical and Ethel Merman's Broadway) is an inspiration and an icon. This interview by Courtney Marie of TheatreScene.net delves into the life and career of a world-class entertainer, as well as her own perspective on her characters and their relationships. I particularly enjoy McKenzie's advice to young performers 

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Cats

The Shubert Organization and The Nederlander Organization present the Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical Cats, which officially opens July 31 at 5 PM following previews that began July 14 at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 W. 52nd Street). Chart-topping British pop star Leona Lewis 

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