‘Hound Dog’ documents Lieber and Stoller’s rise to greatness Sep 30, 2009
Lieber and Stoller were born within a few weeks of each other in 1933 and seem like blood brothers throughout. Their lives were shaped early - Stoller s mom once dated George Gershwin - and they complemented each other s abilities with Leiber penning the lyrics and Stoller the music. (Boston Globe)
Mel C to star in Blood Brothers Sep 10, 2009
Former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm is to make her theatre debut in the West End production of Blood Brothers, it has been announced. The 35-year-old will play Mrs Johnstone in the musical, about a pair of twins from Liverpool who are separated at birth and cross paths later in life. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
The shows must go on - West End audiences defy recession Aug 7, 2009
The society's figures indicated that 61% of all theatregoers had attended musicals such as Billy Elliot, Blood Brothers or Oliver. Breadth and quality. (BBC News -- UK)
'Partridge Family' redux -- sorta Jul 22, 2009
" Cassidy found more fame on ABC's "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries," then spent much of the 1980s in the theater. But by the time he costarred with David in the Broadway hit "Blood Brothers" during the early 1990s, Shaun had tired of performing. His writing and producing career got an early boost in 1995, when CBS picked up "American Gothic," the satirical sci-fi series he made with director Sam Raimi. The show retains a cult fan base even though it ran just one season. During the 2005-06... (FOX59, IN)
Tunnels, Guns and Kimchi: North Koreas Quest for Dollars Part II Jun 24, 2009
Bertil Lintner is a Swedish journalist based in Thailand and the author of several works on Asia, including Blood Brothers: The Criminal Underworld of Asia and Great Leader, Dear Leader: Demystifying North Korea under the Kim Clan. He can be reached at. (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
Odd couple bound by courage to get real Jun 6, 2009
THE Norwegian author Ingvar Ambjornsen's novel Blood Brothers - adapted to the screen as the Oscar-nominated Elling by Axel Hellstenius and Petter Naess in 2001 and tweaked for the English stage by Simon Bent - makes for a lugubrious, lengthy but likeable Odd Couple comedy. Elling (Darren Gilshenan) is a middle-aged mummy's boy: prissy, fastidious, paranoid. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Veterans Remember D-Day Jun 6, 2009
"We know what's going on in everybody else's family all the time. We're closer than blood brothers. I have great brothers, but none like the Rangers.". Gregory J 00000C54 ohnson is a producer for "War Stories". (Fox News)
Cassidy still going strong Mar 20, 2009
"For all of us to work together is such an amazing opportunity because we're very, very close but we never had the same agents. From a professional standpoint, we have always gone our own way. "The only time we ever worked together was when I twisted Shaun's arm to do 'Blood Brothers' with me on Broadway because it's such a great piece of work ... " Might Mrs. Partridge, aka Shirley Jones -- David's stepmom, and mother of Shaun, Patrick, and Ryan -- make a cameo on the show? "Yes, I would... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Most North Shore theater companies are struggling but surviving Mar 19, 2009
Director John Vogel gives instructions to cast members at a dress rehearsal for the musical, "Blood Brothers," at the Marblehead Little Theatre ... They hope to ease the pressure beginning tomorrow night with the popular London musical hit "Blood Brothers," starring Medford roommates Matt Romero and Michael Letch. (Boston Globe)
Pop Quiz: Petula Clark Mar 15, 2009
Petula Clark, 76, set swinging London into motion with hits such as "Downtown" and "Don't Sleep in the Subway." With more than five decades of musical experience on her resume and 70 million albums sold worldwide, she's still going strong, having divided recent years between solo performances and Broadway and West End productions such as "Blood Brothers," "The Sound of Music" and "Someone Like You." Most recently she appeared as Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber's adaptation of "Sunset... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Former Fresno State student hosts an MTV show Mar 5, 2009
An appearance in a university production of "Blood Brothers" his first year in school sealed the deal. "I switched to a theater arts major. While I was there, I did several productions, including 'Godspell,' 'Twelfth Night' and 'Much Ado About Nothing,' " Santos says. (Fresno Bee)
TV Land Rolls Out The Red Carpet With the ''M*A*S*H' Weekend Marathon' Featuring Celebrity Guest Appearances by Ron Howard, Patrick Swayze, Laurence Fishburne, Teri Garr, Blythe Danner and More Mar 4, 2009
TIME SATURDAY, MARCH 7 SUNDAY, MARCH 8 8:00PM MASH #027 MASH #189 "Radar's Report" "Bottle Fatigue" 8:30PM MASH #083 MASH #016 "Dear Peggy" "The Ringbanger" 9:00PM MASH #174 MASH #037 "Too Many Cooks" "Deal Me Out" 9:30PM MASH #095 MASH #196 "The More I See You" "War Co-Respondent" 10:00PM MASH #034 MASH #049 "The Sniper" "The General Flipped At Dawn" 10:30PM MASH #017 MASH #216 "Sometimes You Hear the "Blood Brothers" Bullet" 11:00PM MASH #233 MASH #243 "The Tooth Shall Set You "Foreign... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Around Georgetown Feb 21, 2009
Georgetown resident Lynn Shane will appear in Marblehead Little Theatres production of Blood Brothers March 20 through April 5 ... NEARBY AND NOTEWORTHY Local to appear in Blood Brothers at Marblehead Little Theatre Georgetown resident Lynn Shane will appear in Marblehead Little Theatre s production of Blood Brothers ... One of the longest-running musicals on the London stage, Blood Brothers tells a contemporary nature vs. nurture tale of twins separated at birth. (Georgetown Record, MA)
