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Sheldon Keller, 85; Emmy-winning comedy writer
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSheldon Keller, an Emmy Award-winning comedy writer who was part of the celebrated writing team on Sid Caesar's 1950s comedy-variety TV show "Caesar's Hour," has died. He was 85. Keller, who also was a founding member of the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz...Tags: Los Angeles, Valencia, Frank Sinatra, MASH, Johnny Carson
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Acclaimed comic writer
New York Times News ServiceSheldon Keller, an Emmy-winning comedy writer whose work included "Caesar's Hour," one of the jewels of 1950s television, died on Monday at his home in Valencia, Calif. He was 85. The cause was complications from Alzheimer's disease, his son, Casey,...Tags: Sid Caesar, Valencia, Frank Sinatra, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), NBC
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Play is a rollicking riff on Orthodox Judaism
Forum Publishing GroupThe Convertible Girl" is one of the Stage Door Theater's best productions and is back for a long run. It's a funny comedy written by Danny Simon, brother of Neil Simon, who proves his comedic strength as a playwright without the need to walk in his...Tags: Stage Door Theater, Theater, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Orthodoxy, Judaism
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Troupes keep show going at City Hall
Special to The Baltimore SunThe show must go on, and will go on, at another venue for three theater companies who normally share space in Bowie Playhouse. The Playhouse, in Whitemarsh Park, one mile over the Anne Arundel County line, is undergoing renovations. And Prince George's...Tags: Sid Caesar, Metal and Mineral, Theater, Government, National Government
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Comedy writer Sheldon Keller dead at 85
LOS ANGELES - Sheldon Keller, a writer who collaborated with Neil Simon, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner on the 1950s sketch comedy show "Caesar's Hour" and wrote variety shows for Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren and other stars, died yesterday. He...Tags: Los Angeles, Sid Caesar, Valencia, Frank Sinatra, George Segal
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The Jason Alexander era at Reprise Theatre Company
Special to The Times"Once on This Island," a tale of love and redemption in the Caribbean, marks a new beginning for L.A.'s leading presenter of old musicals. "Island," which opens Wednesday at UCLA's Freud Playhouse, is the first show of Reprise Theatre Company's first...Tags: Los Angeles, Burt Bacharach, Jerome Robbins, Broadway, Theater
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Calendar - August 28, 2008
THURSDAY AUG. 28 ART Artist Reception: Paul McEwan: Everyday Abstractions. Show runs through Sept. 6. 4:30-6 p.m. Baker Center for the Arts Galleria Lobby, 24th and Chew streets, Muhlenberg College, Allentown. FAIRS & FESTIVALS Allentown Fair:...Tags: Charlie Dent, Broadway, Festive Event, Borough Park, Topton
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'Sixty Six': Acting makes memoirish film feel alive
Chicago Tribune criticInspired by director Paul Weiland's childhood, notably a fraught bar mitzvah that coincided with the 1966 World Cup final, the British comedy "Sixty Six" recalls Neil Simon, but the good Neil Simon—the one who delivered commercial mainstream...Tags: Mike Leigh, Helena Bonham Carter, Brighton Beach, Movies, Stephen Rea
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Chris Jones recommends
Blue Man Group: If you'd told me in 1997 that I'd be back more than a decade later watching a weirdly expressive trio of cobalt dudes, I'd have said you'd ingested too much blue paint. But the Blue Men got a lot of things right, marrying spectacle with...Tags: Blue Man Group, Oriental Theater, Steve Scott, Music, Marriott Theatre
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'Mad Men' star Slattery is content to ride the wave of popularity
The Boston GlobeWEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—When John Slattery is stopped on the street by people who love his work, they're not always exactly sure what work it is they loved. "Sometimes you start reciting your list of credits to people and they go 'No, that's not it,...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Satellite and Cable Service, Sex and the City, Mad Men, Heart Disease
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'Memphis' captures rock's roots at the La Jolla Playhouse
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer"JERSEY BOYS," the show, came off well for the La Jolla Playhouse. The rock 'n' roll bio-play about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons opened late in 2004 and soon after moved to Broadway, where it won a Tony Award for best musical and looks to keep...Tags: Music, Music Industry, John Lennon, Elvis Presley, Harry Connick Jr.
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Theater season preview
Sentinel Staff WriterAmway Shakespeare Opportunity Twitter of the Shrew will be at a site to be announced. The Shakespeariment will be at the Walt Disney Amphitheater at Lake Eola Park, 101 N. Rosalind Ave., Orlando. Details: 407-792-9421. Twitter of the Shrew: Feb. 14....Tags: Broadway, George S Kaufman, George Gershwin, Festive Event, John Hunter
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