Word: cabaret
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Winner of ten Tony awards as producer and/or director of such Broadway productions as West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, Candide, and Company, Hal Prince has practically redefined the modern American musical, swapping its persistent tradition of formulaic fluff and glossy chorus lines for social themes and theatrical vigor. Pacific Overtures, his latest offering, features an all-Asian cast, score by collaborator Steven Sondheim, and a story based on Matthew Perry's invasion on Japan, sailed out of its Boston try-outs last week (after meeting with some rough weather from the critics) for a January 11th docking...
Celebration. A musical by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, authors of "The Fantasticks." Performed by the Huby's Pub Theater in an intimate cabaret-type setting, at the Ramada Inn, 1234 Soldier's Field Road, though December 2. Performances Saturday and Tuesday at 8:30 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets...
...this, sometime Singer Regine (nee Zylberberg), 45, now plans new discothèques in Rio and Manhattan. "Life begins with the first cocktail," says the lady who introduced le twist to Paris. "She only sleeps three hours a night," adds her husband and former secretary, Roger Choukroun. The cabaret queen is also branching out into fashion design. Her first collection, introduced at a Paris ready-to-wear show last week, features-what else?-evening wear specially designed for dancing. With it all, redheaded Regine finds time to rehearse for a new film, The Seven Per Cent Solution, with Laurence Olivier...
...Juan Perón in 1956. Then 25, she was a petite dancer touring Central America with a troupe called Joe and his Ballets. Perón, then 60, had just been overthrown by a military coup following nine years as President. After catching her act at the Happyland Cabaret in Panama City, he invited the young brunette to become his companion and secretary in luxurious exile...
...shirtsleeves without ties and call Costa Gomes "Chico," short for Francisco. He is said to be an easygoing boss. Married and the father of one son aged 19, he has a quiet, unassuming private life; his main amusements are horseback riding and swimming. Occasionally, he will visit musical cabaret comedies in Lisbon, an activity he prefers to keep out of the public...