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Times They Are A-Changin': A Look At How Broadway Producers Use Big Names To Attract Audiences
With the 12-year run of Jonathan Larson's "RENT" coming to a close this September, the course of Broadway's history will be forever altered as the seventh-longest running show of all-time, and longest current show, will be no more. "RENT" touched a generation, not only introducing youth to musical theater but also actually getting them excited for it.
The play also launched stars as well as attracted them in its later years. Brief performances by Neil Patrick Harris, *NSYNC's Joey Fatone, Melanie 'Sporty Spice' Brown, My So-Called Life's Wilson Cruz or American Idol's Frenchie Davis...
READ MOREThe play also launched stars as well as attracted them in its later years. Brief performances by Neil Patrick Harris, *NSYNC's Joey Fatone, Melanie 'Sporty Spice' Brown, My So-Called Life's Wilson Cruz or American Idol's Frenchie Davis...
Margaret Cho's Creative Resurgence Spawns New Movie, Tour, TV Shows And A Burlesque Revue
Comedian and actress Margaret Cho is happy to be experiencing a creative resurgence. In addition to her busy tour schedule, Cho also maintains an award winning blog, has taken up bellydancing, and recently started hosting her own variety show, The Sensuous Woman. Featuring a stellar lineup of comedians, bellydancers and burlesque superstars, The Sensuous Woman has been playing monthly in Los Angeles and San Francisco and is being developed for an off-broadway run in the fall. Margaret says, "There's a lot of gender swapping and gender play. It's the gayest show you could have with women st...
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