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...others. Pennington's eight-month tour in Iraq in 2006 earned her the Bronze Star for "heroic or meritorious achievement" in part for attaining an unprecedented 98% survival rate for her patients, many of whom were victims of severe blast wounds. On Oct. 23, she received a Minerva Award at the California Governor and First Lady's Conference on Women. Named for the Roman goddess whose image is on California's state seal, the award honors women who have "changed the state and nation with their courage, strength and wisdom...
When Mel Brooks' The Producers closed on Broadway in April after more than six years, 12 Tony Awards and a billion dollars in worldwide ticket sales, director and choreographer Susan Stroman didn't get much time off. Stroman, Brooks and company are back with Young Frankenstein, a new musical opening on Broadway Nov. 8 that's based on Brooks' 1974 hit movie. Also readying a new ballet for Pacific Northwest Ballet and a new musical for Lincoln Center Theater, five-time Tony Award winner Stroman talked with TIME about life after The Producers...
...very high, very shiny penthouse. The family hears rumblings and grumblings from outside, but this all didn’t register until too late.”PERSONAL EXPOSITIONAlthough she must await reviews of her latest endeavor, Evans is no stranger to success.She has been honored with a Fulbright Award in Visual and Performing Arts, a MacDowell Colony Fellowship, the Rella Lossy Playwriting Award, and the Weston Award in Dramatic Writing.Currently, Evans teaches introductory courses in playwriting and screenwriting at Harvard, and will teach advanced courses in each this spring.Although she did not begin writing plays until after receiving...
CORRECTION: The Oct. 23 news article "Bloomberg Nabs School of Public Health Award" gave the wrong title for Harvard School of Public Health spokeswoman Robin Herman. She is the assistant dean for communications, not the assistant dean of communication...
...City of Cambridge received a nationally recognized award last week for its efforts to curb underage drinking. A nonprofit group known as the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) awarded its 2007 National Exemplary Award for Innovative Substance Abuse Programs to the city for a program that trains local alcohol servers and sellers to prevent underage drinking. The initiative, called “21 Proof,” is unique in “the collaboration between the licensees and the license commission,” according to Frank W. Connelly, trainer and community organizer...