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‘Idol’ Castoff Hollie Cavanagh: Joshua Ledet ‘Kept Me Sane’

Last week, American Idol said farewell to powerhouse singer, Hollie Cavanagh. The 18-year-old singer, who first came to America’s attention when she auditioned for season 10 of Idol, but was cut just before the top 24, was praised by the judges for her powerful voice, but suffered throughout the competition to connect emotionally to her…

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Theater review: ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’ at Actors’ Summit

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, the musical revue that takes audiences through the life cycle of love, has had staying power, the second-longest running off-Broadway musical in history at nearly 12 years. Actors’ Summit, which produced the regional premiere a decade ago, is reprising the light-hearted revue in a polished production whose four…

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Theater review: ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’ at Actors’ Summit

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, the musical revue that takes audiences through the life cycle of love, has had staying power, the second-longest running off-Broadway musical in history at nearly 12 years. Actors’ Summit, which produced the regional premiere a decade ago, is reprising the light-hearted revue in a polished production whose four…

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Details: ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’

Details Musical revue: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change When: Continuing through June 3, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays Where: Actors’ Summit, Greystone Hall, 103 S. High St., Akron Onstage: Abigail Allwein, Stephen Brockway, Aubrey Caldwell, Keith Stevens Offstage: Joe DiPietro, book and lyrics; Jimmy Roberts, music; Neil Thackaberry, director; Lauren Fowkes, stage…

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Details: ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’

Details Musical revue: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change When: Continuing through June 3, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays Where: Actors’ Summit, Greystone Hall, 103 S. High St., Akron Onstage: Abigail Allwein, Stephen Brockway, Aubrey Caldwell, Keith Stevens Offstage: Joe DiPietro, book and lyrics; Jimmy Roberts, music; Neil Thackaberry, director; Lauren Fowkes, stage…

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Stage notes: Sondheim revue opens at Hanna

Great Lakes Theater is celebrating its 50th anniversary in grand style with a first-time collaboration with PlayhouseSquare to produce Sondheim on Sondheim, which opened Wednesday at the Hanna Theatre. The project represents more than one milestone: It’s the first time the musical revue celebrating Stephen Sondheim’s 56-year Broadway legacy has been performed outside New York…

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Stage notes: Sondheim revue opens at Hanna

Great Lakes Theater is celebrating its 50th anniversary in grand style with a first-time collaboration with PlayhouseSquare to produce Sondheim on Sondheim, which opened Wednesday at the Hanna Theatre. The project represents more than one milestone: It’s the first time the musical revue celebrating Stephen Sondheim’s 56-year Broadway legacy has been performed outside New York…

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Mailbag: De Niro’s Lombardi, ‘Police Squad’ and ‘Naked Gun,’ series updates

If it’s Thursday, this must be the mailbag. Q: I would like to know if you know anything about a movie starring Robert De Niro as Vince Lombardi. I have found only a small amount of nondefinitive information on the Internet. A: There was a film, and then there wasn’t. With more than a little…

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Sound Check: The Royalty plays tonight at new ‘dive bar’

A relatively new venue in downtown/East Akron, Old Haunts Tavern, which held its grand opening in February, will welcome a band with a very new album tonight. The evening’s stars are The Royalty, a quintet from El Paso, Texas, which formed in 2005 but whose “debut” (they self-released an album last year that’s still available…

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The Abram Five: May 17

1) Come Fly Away, 7:30 tonight-Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Palace Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, 1615 Euclid Ave., Cleveland; $10-$77.50, 216-241-6000, www.playhousesquare.org. The final performances of the Twyla Tharp dance musical about love, featuring the music of Frank Sinatra. 2) Spark! Family Film Fest, noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Charles and Jane…

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