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1920 Two of Broadway’s greatest songwriting talents make their mainstem debuts today: lyricst Lorenz Hart, age 25, and composer Richard Rodgers, age 18, open their first musical, Poor Little Ritz Girl at the Central Theatre.

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1982 Little Shop of Horrors begins a 2,209-performance run today at Off-Broadway’s Orpheum Theatre. Based on the Roger Corman cult classic about a man-eating plant, this Alan Menken-Howard Ashman musical stars Lee Wilkof and Ellen Greene. The 1986 film version of the musical, directed by Frank Oz, will star Rick Moranis, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, John Candy, and Greene reprising her stage role as Audrey.

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Lilith tour coming to West Van’s Ambleside
Sarah McLachlan’s Lilith music festival is coming to West Vancouver.
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The Papillion-La Vista Community Theatre presents…
The Papillion-La Vista Community Theatre is opening its performance of “The Sound of Music” at the Sumtur Amphitheater, 11691 S. 108th St. Showtimes are July 8 through 11 and July 15 through 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 for reserved seats and $7 for green space.
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New Zealand Herald

Theatre Review: Assassins Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall New Zealand Herald Actor/assassin John Wilkes Booth might have killed Abraham Lincoln because he earned bad reviews but – spoiler alert! … and more »

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Three days of pedal to the metal at Bandimere Speedway
The Mile High Nationals come to Bandimere Speedway in Morrison July 23-25, featuring three days when drivers push their vehicles to the limit, seeking the quickest times and the fastest speeds.
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Theatre Talk
Between building a new warehouse and trying to fit in a fall production, the Franklinton Community Theatre, or FCT, is having a busy summer.
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1951 Birthday of actress Lilias White, who will be featured in revivals of musicals including How to Succeed in Business and Once on This Island, and who will win the Tony Award for her performance in The Life.

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Lilith Fair makes stop at DTE Energy Music Theatre The Detroit News Though the all-female tour has been a victim of the difficult summer concert season, with some artists dropping off the lineup and several dates canceled, … and more »

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1961 Stop The World – I Want To Get Off opens tonight at the Queen’s Theatre on London’s West End. The musical, which follows the life of one man from birth to death, will run 485 performances. The show, which features book, music, and lyrics by its star, Anthony Newley, and Leslie Bricusse, will then open at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre on October 3, 1962 for a 555 performance run.

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Two widowers are in for the evening of their lives in Viagara Falls, a new Off-Broadway comedy, which began previews July 5 at the Little Shubert Theatre.

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The Kavinoky Theatre has added playwright A.R. Gurney’s The Grand Manner as the final production of its 2010-2011 season. The production is the first regional announcement of the play, which is currently playing its world-premiere engagement at Lincoln Center Theater.

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