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Higglytown Heroes, All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series

Carolyn Hennesy Pretty Funny

I adore funny women. Each is funny in her own way. One thing you can almost say across the board, however, is that funny women rarely, if ever, remind you of Jackie Kennedy. The whole notion of combining emotional reserve and classic beauty with comedy almost seems antithetical. Usually the ...

ABC Heeds 'The Call' in Real Time

ABC has answered "The Call," giving a series commitment to a real-time comedy project from "24" creators Joel Surnow and Bob Cochran and writer Dave Hemingson.

CBS Set to Ditch Sunday Movie Slot

Following the extreme schedule makeovers by NBC and ABC, CBS is expected to make only a few changes when it unveils its fall lineup Wednesday.

"2ND CHANCE"

Michael J. Holland (prod./dir.) is accepting submissions for 2nd Chance. Prod. Bill Wynn. Performances run Apr. 3-29 at the Stella Adler Theatre. There is some pay.

dance/movement

On Sept. 17 at a ceremony at the Pierre Hotel in New York City, Carmen de Lavallade will receive the Capezio Dance Award. Given annually since 1952, the award honors significant contributions to American dance by an individual, company, or institution. It is accompanied by a $10,000 honorarium from ...

Teddy Geiger on Edge of Stardom at 17

He landed a summer tour, a TV show and the cover of Billboard magazine, all before his debut album hit stores. Can Teddy Geiger live up to the buildup?

Talk Back

n 2003, as one of the last merger meetings between SAG and AFTRA was wrapping up, an actor asked an adviser from the AFL-CIO: "What if the merger proposal doesn't fly and it is voted down by the membership?" The adviser answered, "Unless the two unions reconcile their differences ...