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As expected, snowstorm took a bite out of Broadway profits
NEW YORK (AP) — The winter storm that barreled into New York over the weekend made a mess of Broadway box office receipts, with most shows reduced to six performances instead of eight when Saturday went dark.
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Joseph Fiennes to play Michael Jackson in TV drama
LONDON (AP) — Joseph Fiennes will star as Michael Jackson in a one-off TV comedy set to broadcast later this year — a casting decision that has added fuel to a raging debate about opportunities for non-white actors in movies and TV.
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Fox Searchlight acquires Sundance hit 'Birth of a Nation'
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Fox Searchlight Pictures won a bidding war at the Sundance Film Festival for "The Birth of a Nation," paying a record-setting $17.5 million for the film's worldwide distribution rights.
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Abe Vigoda, sad-eyed character actor, dead at 94
NEW YORK (AP) — Character actor Abe Vigoda, whose leathery, sad-eyed face made him ideal for playing the over-the-hill detective Phil Fish in the 1970s TV series "Barney Miller" and the doomed Mafia soldier in "The Godfather," died Tuesday at age 94.
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Broadway and Hollywood mix for hybrid musical 'Grease: Live'
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Fox is gearing up to give Broadway a serious dose of the Hollywood treatment.
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Miley Cyrus to star in Woody Allen's Amazon series
NEW YORK (AP) — Woody Allen has an unlikely new female star: Miley Cyrus.
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Nate Parker's 'The Birth of a Nation' a powerful achievement
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Nate Parker left a successful Hollywood acting career behind to make the movie that mattered most to him.
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Box office top 20: 'The Revenant' on top with $16 million
NEW YORK (AP) — In its third week of wide-release, Alejandro Inarritu's Oscar-nominated "The Revenant" rose to the top of box office with $16 million, according to final studio figures Monday.
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Effie Brown: Women need to be part of diversity solution
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Film and television producer Effie Brown believes that women and people of color have been complicit, at some level, in taking a backseat in Hollywood.
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Rock has made no decisions on Oscar monologue, says his rep
NEW YORK (AP) — A representative for Chris Rock says the Oscar host has made no decisions about his opening monologue.
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