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'Parade' focuses on diverse range of topics

By Virginia Vasquez · Friday, April 12,2002 1:19 a.m.

"Parade" isn't your average song-and-dance musical. The spontaneous bursts of song that characterized musicals of the past have been tossed out, and a new era of musically driven drama has taken center stage.

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Caswell sisters to perform in Jazz Fables tonight

By Alyson Brodsy and Eddie Anderson · Thursday, April 11,2002 1:44 a.m.

Thursday evening Bloomington residents will have the opportunity to witness two up-and-coming jazz artists. As part of Jazz Fables, Bear's Place will host a performance by the Caswell sisters. Sara and Rachel Caswell, both graduates of the IU School of Music, are names that jazz enthusiasts everywhere are beginning to recognize.

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Senior's directoral debut to premiere this weekend

By Gabriel Lewin · Thursday, April 11,2002 1:43 a.m.

One of the most unique times of the school year for IU Theatre and Drama students is the end of the department's producing season. It is the time when theater students produce, direct and act in independent projects. Students flock to work together every semester whether or not these productions are sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Drama.

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6 operas scheduled

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 4,2002 10:38 p.m.

"Opera with a Vengeance" is coming to the IU Opera Theater. The 2002-03 season brings power, passion and captivating stories to the Musical Arts Center stage.

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Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 4,2002 10:38 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Bryant Gumbel said Thursday he was quitting as host of CBS' morning news program, "The Early Show," and will be leaving CBS. The longtime host of NBC's "Today" show was lured back to morning television in November 1999, and CBS spent $30 million to build a new streetside studio in Manhattan to launch "The Early Show."

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Honey: 'the nectar of the gods'

By Alyson Brodsy and Camilla Saulsbury · Thursday, April 4,2002 10:37 p.m.

Consider what might be nature's most versatile food and you may very likely come up with honey. All over the world honey is enjoyed for its sweet goodness, whether spread onto flaky biscuits, spooned into teas, whisked into salad dressings or baked into wholesome muffins.

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IU grad plays lead role in Indianapolis

By Alyson Brodsy and Lee Ann Chan · Thursday, April 4,2002 10:36 p.m.

Who wouldn't enjoy a play that talks about a boy meeting a girl, falling in love with her and wanting to marry her? "Anything Goes" is the new version of Hoosier native Cole Porter's Broadway extravaganza, which won the 1988 Tony Award for Best Revival. "The musical is very exciting, and we've wanted to do it for a long time," said Ulrike Steinert, the director of marketing at the Indianapolis Civic Theatre.

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Special 'Lucia' to close season

By Gabriel Lewin · Thursday, April 4,2002 10:35 p.m.

To close out the 2001-2002 IU Opera Theater season, the IU School of Music will present a special production of Donizetti's tragic opera "Lucia di Lammermoor," opening 8 p.m. Friday at the Musical Arts Center. Beyond the fact that "Lucia" is considered one of the great operatic master works of all time, or that it is Donizetti's own personal masterwork of Bel Canto dramatic opera, it will be a rare occasion for a new production to be conceived and executed all for and at IU.

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Hillel brings Jewish music to Bloomington

By Jamie Sanders · Thursday, April 4,2002 12:52 a.m.

The music from "Fiddler on the Roof" is probably the only Jewish music some people have heard. But this coming Saturday, the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center hopes to bring a wider variety of Jewish music to the Bloomington community with its annual Evening of Jewish Music.

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IU music students \'go for Baroque\'

By Alyson Brodsy and Elise LeBlanc · Thursday, April 4,2002 12:51 a.m.

A woman with a slight frame and striking similarity to the host of "Trading Spaces" stands at the center stage of Auer Hall, surrounded by a semi-circle of students playing odd-looking instruments. She clasps and unclasps her hands while their musical notes slide and poke at the space around her, about to signal her to start singing. When her cue arrives, she unleashes a handsome, mellifluous voice for a song that demands an impressive vocal range.

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Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 2,2002 11:29 p.m.

ROME -- Tonino Cervi, an Italian producer, screenwriter and director who worked with such film greats as Federico Fellini, Bernardo Bertolucci and Michelangelo Antonioni, died of a heart attack Sunday. He was 71. Cervi died on the way to a hospital in Siena. A Roman native, he was spending the Easter holidays there with his family.

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McCartney fans buy his love in new U.S. tour

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 2,2002 11:28 p.m.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Paul McCartney has nothing left to prove. He's a Beatle. He's a knight. He's an honorary American. He's been everywhere, done everything. But in Oakland Monday night, he showed up simply "to rock and roll." And after a two-and-a-half-hour-long feast for the eyes and ears, McCartney had done his job. He left a sell-out crowd of 15,000 satisfied.

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Jackie Kennedy exhibit to open in Washington

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 2,2002 11:28 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The tourism industry is hoping Jackie Kennedy's glittering gowns and jewelry can light up Washington just as the youngest first lady did during her husband's presidency. "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years," an exhibition of more than 80 costumes and other possessions, opens Saturday at the Corcoran Gallery of Art after stops in Boston and New York City.

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Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, March 31,2002 11:35 p.m.

'V-Day Harlem' deemed a success Hollywood's Nash will keep his home Selena still celebrated

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'Panic Room' draws big crowds

By Alyson Brodsy and David Germain · Sunday, March 31,2002 11:31 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Movie-goers were on full alert for "Panic Room." Starring Jodie Foster and Forest Whitaker, the thriller about a mother and daughter hiding from burglars in their home's fortress-like sanctuary took in $30.2 million to debut as the top weekend film, according to studio estimates Sunday.

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'Monty Python' producer, comedian writer dies at 73

By Alyson Brodsy and Associated Press · Sunday, March 31,2002 11:28 p.m.

Barry Took, one of Britain\'s most famous comedians and comic writers who helped produce such shows as "Monty Python's Flying Circus," died Sunday at the age of 73, his family announced. Took, once described as one of the funniest men in Britain, died at a north London nursing home after a battle with cancer, his family said. Took had an unusually long career as a standup comic, radio scriptwriter writer, television executive and film critic

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Oscar winner Billy Wilder dies

By Alyson Brodsy and Anthony Breznican · Thursday, March 28,2002 11:22 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Oscar-winning filmmaker Billy Wilder, the Austrian-born cynic whose gifts for writing and directing led to such classics as "Sunset Boulevard," "Some Like it Hot" and "Double Indemnity," has died, a family friend said Thursday. He was 95. Wilder died Wednesday night at his home, producer and longtime friend George Schlatter said. Schlatter said Wilder's health had been failing in recent months.

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With the Beatles

By Rachel Kipp · Thursday, March 28,2002 12:49 a.m.

When he was about eight, Glenn Gass ran over to a friend's house to say he had just heard a Ricky Nelson song they both liked. Until then, Ricky Nelson was the boys' favorite musician. But that was all about to change.

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IU ballet program helps students achieve dreams

By Kathryn Buck · Tuesday, March 26,2002 11:07 p.m.

Many children dream of becoming ballerinas as they dance in front of their bedroom mirrors in pink tutus and ballet slippers. For most of them, this dream amounts to only a happy memory as time goes on. But some pursue their dream until it becomes a reality. IU is home to one of the finest ballet programs in the country. World-renowned dancers, such as Jacques and Virginia Cesbron, instruct ballerinas who desire to dance in the country's most famous companies.

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