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Q&A: Buddy the Elf sings into Olney Theatre Center in ‘Elf: The Musical’
The beloved 2003 holiday flick is adapted into “Elf: The Musical,” at the Olney Theatre Center, now through Jan. 6. WTOP catches up with lead actor David Schlumpf.
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Cardi B, Pharrell, Kanye draw crowds during Art Basel Miami
Celebrities fanned out across Miami for a week of glamorous parties toasting the world’s best artists during Art Basel.
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Queer Tango: A dance class where anyone can lead or follow
The traditional rules of tango are deeply gendered — the man leads and the woman follows. But in Queer Tango, a class where gender rules don’t matter, students learn both roles and may dance with whomever they’d like.
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Author Jon Krakauer sues over adaptation of ‘Into the Wild’
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Author Jon Krakauer has filed suit over a musical adaptation of his 1996 book “Into the Wild.” The Boulder Daily Camera reported Friday Krakauer originally agreed to let playwrights Nikos Tsakalakos…
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Rome opera hires Gatti, who lost job over #metoo allegations
ROME (AP) — Rome’s opera house on Friday defended hiring conductor Daniele Gatti, who was fired by an Amsterdam-based orchestra last summer over sexual misconduct allegations. Teatro dell’Opera di Roma spokesman Renato Bossa said that…
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USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS
1. “Becoming” by Michelle Obama (Crown) 2. “Kingdom of the Blind” by Louise Penny (Minotaur) 3. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown” by Jeff Kinney (Amulet books) 4. “The Elf on the Shelf: A…
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List of nominees for 76th Golden Globe Awards
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A list of nominees for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, California, by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association: FILM: Drama: “Black Panther,” ”BlacKkKlansman,” ”Bohemian Rhapsody,”…
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Met orchestra onstage for bows behind Nezet-Seguin
NEW YORK (AP) — Yannick Nezet-Seguin took the rare step of bringing the entire orchestra on stage for curtain calls following his first performance as just the third music director in the Metropolitan Opera’s 135-year-history.…
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Uffizi aims to slash tourist crowds, stop ticket scalpers
ROME (AP) — The Uffizi Galleries have turned to algorithm experts in hopes of slashing crowds bunching up in front of the likes of masterpieces by Leonardo and Botticelli and drastically reducing the lines that…
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Chanel’s Lagerfeld channels ancient Egypt with mini-Met Gala
A shiny and glamorous version of ancient Egypt ruled the evening — with entertainment royalty on the runway, too — as Chanel brought its traveling fashion show to New York and the famed Temple of…
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Apollo Theater plans to build new performance spaces
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s Apollo Theater plans to build two new performance spaces to incubate works by up-and-coming artists. Executives at the Harlem institution say the new Apollo Performing Arts Center will…
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Getty museum says it has right to keep prized Greek statue
ROME (AP) — The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has vowed to assert its right to keep an important Greek statue after Italy’s highest court rejected its appeal of a ruling ordering the…
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Philip Bosco, Tony-winning actor, dies at 88
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Philip Bosco, the Tony Award-winning actor known for his roles in films “Working Girl” and “The Savages,” has died. He was 88. The actor’s daughter, Celia Bosco, said her father died…
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The Latest: Testimony ends in trial over disputed Nazi art
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a trial over disputed Nazi art (all times local): 2:25 p.m. Testimony has ended in a Los Angeles trial to decide the rightful owner of a priceless Camille…
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‘Nutcracker’ prince proposes to stunned Dewdrop Fairy
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The prince in the “Nutcracker” had a special present for his favorite ballerina during a performance of the holiday classic in Kansas. The Wichita Eagle reports that Allison Evans was playing…
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