Ad-libbing cast of One Man, Two Guvnors told to stop clowning around

07/06/11 Actors in acclaimed National Theatre play, starring James Corden, given a dressing down by Nicholas Hytner It turns out there is such a thing as having too much fun at the theatre. As the National Theatre celebrates the runaway success of the slapstick comedy One Man, Two Guvnors , starring James Corden, its director has been forced to rein in his enthusiastic cast. Nicholas Hytner, the artistic ...

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A.R. Rahman: From 'Slumdog' to Hollywood for Indian composer

07/08/11 When A.R. Rahman picked up two Academy Awards, two Grammys and a Golden Globe for the 2008 film "Slumdog Millionaire," the Indian composer was relatively unknown to many Americans. But Hollywood knew him from Bollywood.

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Rock Out: If you can stomach the cheese, the noise and the poop jokes, Rock of Ages has a couple gay twists that'll ...

07/14/11 Stage: I know what you're thinking. A jukebox musical with cheesy rock and noisy hair metal from the '80s? Starring Constantine Maroulis, an American Idol also-ran -- from six years ago? Given that Rock of Ages is playing at the downtown National Theatre, it does sound like a perfect tourist trap, a sop to the unadventurous, out-of-town theatergoer. Constantine Maroulis (Photo by Joan Marcus) As ...

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