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Drowsy Chaperone up for five Olivier theatre awards
Canadian export The Drowsy Chaperone is in the running for five awards, while bouncy musical Hairspray has a leading 11 nominations for the 2008 Laurence Olivier Awards. Nominations for the annual awards for the best of London theatre, opera and dance were announced Wednesday evening in England.Bob Martin, as Man in Chair in the Canadian hit The Drowsy Chaperone, has an Olivier nod for best actor in a musical for his role in the West End production. (Joan Marcus/Bryan-Brown) The Drowsy Chaperone, which played eight months in London last year, came from successful runs in Toronto and New York, where it won five Tony awards. It was nominated for Oliviers for best new musical, best actress for Summer Strallen and best actor for Bob Martin. Canadians Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison, Don McKellar and Martin, who played the lead role, created the show, an homage to 1920s musicals.
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Two weeks later the draft notice arrived and a few weeks after that Jim left for the Army.I was alone back here in Iowa, but the love in our hearts was strengthened with each lonely day that passed.After six months apart we were back together living in Texas to finish out his military time. Now 39 years later we are still together and each Valentine’s Day I am reminded how blessed I have been."— Judy Olson, VenturaAn icy start"If the ice had gone out early, this might never have happened," so said Leo as we would recall our first meeting.Leo was the manager and supervisor of ice skating on the lake at the Grotto in West Bend. It was a full service ice rink with music and even hot chocolate served in the "green room" at the edge of the lake.I was the Extension Home Economist for Kossuth County working out of Algona.A friend who knew of this place invited me to go along to West Bend for an evening of ice skating.
Dallas, I love you, but I've found Austin
He pulls out his cell phone to take a picture. "My brother won't believe this," he says, chuckling. Cookie Monster doesn't mind. "You can tell by the number of teeth they have how long they've been out here," Peters says as we get out of the car. Cookie Monster smiles to reveal a full set. Her skin is dirty, with brown bruises here and there and scabs on her legs. She wears a tight but fading skirt and a pair of dirty white Keds. Big, sagging breasts. Peterson points at them with the butt of his flashlight. "That's what gets you in trouble," he says. She smiles as if he's embarrassed her. "Don't worry," he says. "We're not buying." He hands her a cigarette. "How you doin,' Country?" he asks the pimp. Country's good. Country's high. Country's got a bit of drool coming out of his mouth.
Tiger cheering finishes fifth in states
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'Top Model' quitter Ebony Morgan: I was so over the whole reality ...
"I just did not want to be there anymore. I really didn't have a desire for it. At that point, I didn't really care about being America's Next Top Model," Morgan told reporters during a Thursday conference call. "I didn't really care half as much as the other girls did, so I didn't think it would be fair for me to stay there if I really didn't care for it as much... I just realized that wasn't my passion and I was so over the whole reality show thing." The 20-year-old Chicago, IL nursing student's decision to quit Top Model 9 had also apparently been on her mind for quite some time. .
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