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Moulin Rouge Boston, MA – The pre-Broadway engagement of Moulin Rouge! The Musical began performances on Tuesday July 10, at the Emerson Colonial Theatre. The production runs through August 19. As previously announced, reviving a great theatrical tradition, Boston’s crown jewel reopens its doors this summer with the world premiere of the musical, based on the 2001 20th Century Fox motion picture by Baz Luhrmann. Moulin Rouge! The Musical stars Karen Olivo (Tony Award® for West Side Story, In the Heights), Aaron Tveit (Catch Me If You Can, Next to Normal), Danny Burstein (six-time Tony Award®-nominee, Fiddler On the Roof, Cabaret), Sahr Ngaujah (Tony® and Olivier award-nominee for Fela), Tam Mutu (Doctor Zhivago, Encores!’s Hey, Look Me Over! and The New Yorkers), Ricky Rojas (Burn the Floor) and Robyn Hurder (Nice Work If You Can Get It). The ensemble and swings include Jacqueline Arnold, Olutayo Bosede, Kyle Brown, Sam Cahn, Joe Carroll, Max Clayt...

**** WGBH's Emmy® Nominated Woodworking Show to Feature Parks and Recreation's Nick Offerman and Jim Craig, Goalie for the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" Olympic Hockey Team **** Host Tommy MacDonald WGBH's Emmy® Nominated woodworking series Rough Cut-Woodworking with Tommy Mac is back for a third season featuring thirteen brand-new projects and two special celebrity guest stars. Beginning Saturday, October 6, 2012 (check local listings), master woodworker Tommy MacDonald walks viewers through creating a collection of diverse pieces of furniture for all skill levels in a variety of projects that offer distinctive contemporary and traditional styles. Tune in to learn how to make a coopered leg table, workbench, barley twist lamp, mitered hall table, dovetailed toolbox, frame with hand carved lettering, bamboo vanity, laminated bowl, demilune table, free standing deck, and Tommy's latest triumph-a steam bent lounge chair. Tommy also travels ...

**** COMPOSER JOHN WILLIAMS CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF FENWAY PARK WITH NEWLY COMPOSED “FANFARE FOR FENWAY” WILLIAMS LED MUSICIANS FROM THE BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA IN RECORDING OF TRIBUTE AT SYMPHONY HALL ON SATURDAY, MARCH 24 **** John Williams In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Fenway Park, legendary composer and conductor John Williams has composed “Fanfare for Fenway,” the maestro's special tribute to America's Most Beloved Ballpark during its centennial. The piece, just over three minutes long, was recorded Saturday, March 24, at Boston's Symphony Hall, and performed by musicians from the Boston Pops Orchestra with Williams conducting. Maestro Williams is a loyal and passionate fan of the Red Sox and Fenway Park, and his music has had a long-time connection to the team and ballpark. A portion of the 2005 Opening Day Ring Ceremony, celebrating the first Red Sox Championship in 86 years, was set to a John Williams medley that featured the “Main Theme” from Sta...

**** STARS WITH A HEART **** Keith Lockhart With Joey McIntyre Holiday music will fill the halls at Children’s Hospital Boston as Keith Lockhart and members of the Boston Pops performed an exclusive holiday concert for Children’s Hospital patients today. Joey McIntyre, the youngest member of the New Kids on the Block, joined Keith and members of the Pops to spread holiday cheer among patients and their families with Yuletide tunes such as Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, The Twelve Days of Christmas, and Sleigh Ride, as well as a seasonal sing-along. Mr. McIntyre also followed the Pops back to Symphony Hall, to appear as a guest narrator on A Visit from St. Nicholas (“’Twas the Night Before Christmas”), and a vocalist on Winter Wonderland and O Holy Night during the 4 p.m. matinee Boston Pops performance. The concert was aired throughout the hospital on closed-circuit televisions. Following the performance, several Boston Pops musicians made individual in-room patient visits. Photo Cour...

**** KEITH LOCKHART AND THE TANGLEWOOD FESTIVAL CHORUS INVITE THE BOSTON COMMUNITY TO JOIN THEM TO ATTEMPT TO BREAK THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR THE MOST CAROLERS (9,100) IN ONE PLACE, DECEMBER 3, AT NOON, ON THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PLAZA GUINNESS WORLD RECORD EVENT KICKS OFF PRUDENTIAL CENTER CELEBRATION OF THE HOLIDAY POPS SEASON, DECEMBER 7-24 AT SYMPHONY HALL WROR’S WALLY BRINE HOSTS EVENT, WHICH WILL ALSO FEATURE LOCAL MUSICAL GROUPS IN PRE-CAROLING ENTERTAINMENT **** Last Years World Record Attempt Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus invite members of the public to join them for what promises to be a very special event: a Holiday sing-along in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest group of carolers gathered in the same place at the same time—Saturday, December 3, at noon, outside on the Christian Science Plaza along Huntington Avenue between Massachusetts Avenue and Belvidere. The current record for the largest group of ...

Brad Delp, the lead singer for the band Boston who killed himself last week, left behind a note in which he called himself "a lonely soul," according to police reports released Thursday. The note was paper-clipped to the neck of Delp's shirt when police found his body at his Atkinson home, on the bathroom floor, his head on a pillow. He had sealed himself inside with two charcoal grills; toxicology tests showed he had committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. "Mr. Brad Delp. J'ai une ame solitaire. I am a lonely soul," the note read. Delp joined Boston in the mid-1970s and sang two of its biggest hits, "More than a Feeling" and "Long Time." He was cremated Wednesday, after a private funeral earlier in the week.His fiancee, Pamela Sullivan, called police March 9 after noticing a dryer vent tube connected to the exhaust pipe of Delp's car. In the garage, police found a note taped to the door leading into the house. "To whoev...

BRAD Delp, the lead singer of US rock band Boston, has been found dead at his home in New Hampshire. Police in the town of Atkinson responded to a call for help at 1.20pm on Friday and found Delp, 55, dead. Lieutenant William Baldwin said the death was "untimely" and that there was no indication of foul play. Delp was apparently was alone at the time, Baldwin said. Delp sang on Boston's 1976 hits 'More Than A Feeling' and 'Long Time'. He also sang on Boston's most recent album, Corporate America, released in 2002. The band's last appearance was in November 2006 at Boston's Symphony Hall. Last night, the band's website was taken down and replaced with the statement: "We just lost the nicest guy in rock and roll." WWW.PEREZHILTON.COM