Article: Will the real Miss North America please stand up? Derry beauty pageant firm sues over who claims the name, 'Miss North America'.(LAWSUIT)(North American Productions Inc)(Miss North America)

Article: TRANS-ATLANTIC VENTURES THREE ANGLO-AMERICAN ...
The Boston Globe;  January 16, 1988 ;     700+ words ...Criticism has been leveled against both the Public Broadcasting System and the Arts & Entertainment Network that they are little more than colonies for British drama. Whether that's a legitimate perspective or not, the number of British products on PBS and A&E is a matter of simple economics. It

Article: Premium Fare.(cable television offers a voice for African ...
American Visions;  August 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...The willingness of cable television companies to explore such diverse offerings as Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and Strange Justice is increasing the importance of cable television to African-American filmmakers, actors and audiences. These outlets are forging a presence neglected by both the

The persistence of Brecht: on the centennial of his birth, a new wave of ...
American Theatre;  May 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...The homeless couple sits on a Manhattan sidewalk near Times square, a cardboard plea leaning against their drawn-up knees. Unbowed by their plight, this garrulous middle-aged pair - he sports a wide smile beneath a jaunty ski cap, she salutes all potential patrons with an upraised bottle of

Article: Sacre Bleu! Summoning Forth Two Gallic Ghosts; French Baroque ...
The Washington Post;  July 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Behind a table at a convention hall in Boston, representatives of a company called Unprofitable Instruments are hawking rebecs and a trumpet marine. These all-but-forgotten bowed instruments from centuries ago produce sounds so ghastly and aggressive that it's easy to understand why they may not

Article: Penumbra heads into virgin territory; The theater that's made its ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 10, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Rohan Preston; Staff Writer Penumbra Theatre is about to do a bait and switcheroo. Known for productions written, staged and performed by African-Americans, the company expands its definition and the horizons of black theater with its latest offering. "Sex Diary of an Infidel," which makes

Article: Edgar crosses the divide and comes home; David Edgar's ...
The Birmingham Post (England);  March 3, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Terry Grimley Considering that he is an internationally recognised playwright who has just celebrated his 56th birthday, it seems astonishing that David Edgar has never had an original play on the main stage of Birmingham Rep. Astonishing, because he was born and raised in Birmingham and

Article: Operas with the most productions in North America
AP Worldstream;  October 31, 2002 ;     189 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: WASHINGTON The 10 operas with the greatest number of North American productions since the 1991-92 season, including composer: 1. La Boheme, Giacomo Puccini, 207 productions 2. Madama Butterfly, Puccini ...