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...Nicol Williamson stars in this new Richard Rodgers musical about Henry VIII. Rodgers is getting old, sources say-all his songs are beginning to sound alike. At the Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., through April 10. Performances Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday...
...angry, Snowdon-friends said-wanted a divorce, which remains a problem for the royal family: the Queen is head of the Church of England, and the Church still considers marriage indissoluble. Where civil divorce occurs, remarriage in the church is refused. Thus Margaret's uncle, King Edward VIII, had to abdicate his throne in 1936 to marry "the woman I love," the American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson, and Margaret had to forget Peter Townsend...
...Wives. The figure of Henry VIII dominates what begins as the traditional story of his six wives, until, suddenly, the court disappears, the time period changes, and the roles are reversed. A modern dance work choregraphed by Northeastern professor Judith Roberts for her students. At the Alumni Auditorium, 360 Huntington Ave., February 20-21 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets...
...much less of a monster than he used to be; it's just our vision of him," smiled Composer Richard Rodgers, 74, considering the subject of his new Broadway musical Rex. Based on the life of Henry VIII and scheduled to open in April, the play will feature music by Rodgers, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick (who wrote Fiddler on the Roof) and British Actor Nicol Williamson as Henry. Despite his past successes (The King and I, Carousel, Pal Joey), the old pro composer faces some tough competition from two other Broadway veterans. As Rodgers put the finishing touches...
...John Davis' 13-year tenure as chairman of Britain's Rank Organization (annual sales: $600 million) has long seemed a corporate version of the reign of Henry VIII. A 68-year-old, 202-lb. former accountant and veteran of five marriages, Davis ran the company like a Renaissance monarch: he insisted on deciding personally minute details like the design of an invitation card to a company party, and became known as "the executioner" for his summary firings of scores of lesser executives. The latest and most notable casualty occurred in September, when Sir John got rid of another...