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HAGERSTOWN The Maryland Symphony Orchestra Guild stepped back in time Saturday night to an era of contradiction. Through the tumult of prohibition, Al Capone-style corruption and the 1929 stock market crash emerged the elegance of 1930s film. Full Article at The Herald-Mail Online
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Kid’s Classical Hour 9 a.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Remarkable Farkle McBride and other stories with actor John Lithgow. Lemon Sky 6:45 p.m. (SUND) A young man tries to reunite with his estranged father and his father’s new family. Kevin Bacon. Full Article at Boston Globe
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Waxworks of actors Fred Astaire (L) and Ginger Rogers are on display at the opening of Madame Tussauds Hollywood in Los Angeles July 21, 2009. View Photo »
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I would watch films – Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire – but we never went to the ballet. We were always at the racetrack instead. To me that was normal, to go to the track, watch Dad race and be surrounded by these incredible cars. I loved it.
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Justin Bohon, Kathy Fitzgerald to Star in Goodspeed's Emmet Otter, With Howard, Bahorek, Barnhart
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Emmet Otter will run Dec. 5, 2009, through Jan. 3, 2010, at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, CT. Opening night is Dec, 16. Full Article at Playbill
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For decades, ballroom dancing has been relegated to the black-and-white memories of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers hoofing it and perhaps a few cable broadcasts of competitions. Full Article at Iowa City Press Citizen
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Executive producer and lifelong jazz enthusiast Clint Eastwood presents "Johnny Mercer: The Dream's On Me" (8 p.m. , Eastern, TCM), a profile and appreciation of one of the most prolific lyricists of the 20th century. Full Article at SouthCoastToday.com
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Showcased at Fred Leighton Beverly Hills is Paul Flato's sensational aquamarine and ruby belt necklace. This piece belonged to Mrs. Cole Porter, who later gave the necklace to Fred Astaire's daughter, Adele. View Photo »
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Because the estate of Fred Astaire has been so tight with the control of his image and performances, the reputation of the music of Irving Berlin, which provided the late singer/dancer with signature pieces, can be argued to have been compromised
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If you give us a chance we can perform, she said. After all, Ginger Rogers did every- thing that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels. She was almost right. Full Article at Daily Express
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So You Think You Can Dance - Top 18 Performance and Results Night - Ep. 612 Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman Okay, so last week I was a bit miffed at what transpired in the final moments of a so-so Top 20 night. Full Article at Tapeworthy
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Showcased at Fred Leighton Beverly Hills is Paul Flato's sensational aquamarine and ruby belt necklace. This piece belonged to Mrs. Cole Porter, who later gave the necklace to Fred Astaire's daughter, Adele.
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I would watch films – Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire – but we never went to the ballet. We were always at the racetrack instead. To me that was normal, to go to the track, watch Dad race and be surrounded by these incredible cars. I loved it.
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Because the estate of Fred Astaire has been so tight with the control of his image and performances, the reputation of the music of Irving Berlin, which provided the late singer/dancer with signature pieces, can be argued to have been compromised
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When we started to put the show together and began to see the dancers performing the routines, we thought, Wow! ... We were able to work through the Fred Astaire estate to be able to use the dance numbers.
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She knew Donald O’Conner, Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire
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There are a variety of ways to improve your social dancing at Fred Astaire
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He's kind of the 21st century John Travolta and Fred Astaire wrapped into one
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My dad found these Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers movies and Danny Kaye, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor. Every Sunday we had movie night. And we watched musicals. It was so amazing because I was addicted to it as a kid. I couldn't wait to come to America to see some of this live.
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Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backward and in high heels.
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My dream growing up was I wanted to be as athletic a dancer as Gene Kelly and as smooth as Fred Astaire, but I wanted the cool of Frank Sinatra
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There is no question that Michael Jackson is one of the greatest talents the world has ever known ... The way he moved had the elegance of Fred Astaire and packed the punch of Muhammad Ali.
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He talked about how wonderful it was to have Elizabeth Taylor as an aunt figure and Fred Astaire showing him dance moves. How he loved singing and dancing with his family, travelling the world with the Jackson 5.
SOURCE: Times Online
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