Reuters – The Amy Winehouse Foundation, set up after the British singer’s death last year aged 27, will fund a scholarship at the theatre school where her voice was first nurtured.
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Winehouse charity sets up performing scholarship
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LONDON (Reuters) – The Amy Winehouse Foundation, set up after the British singer’s death last year aged 27, will fund a scholarship at the theatre school where her voice was first nurtured. Winehouse was 13 when Sylvia Young of the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London auditioned her and was “blown away” by her version of “On the Sunny Side of the Street.” Amy’s father Mitch said the scholarship would be awarded to a child who otherwise could not afford to attend, in keeping with the foundation’s aim of helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. ..
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AP – The American premiere of the Philip Glass opera “Kepler,” a concert by vocalist k.d. lang, and the return of Dublin’s Gate Theatre highlight the 36th season of the Spoleto Festival USA this spring.
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Spoleto Festival USA unveils lineup for new season
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AP – The musical based on the Academy Award-winning film “Once” is falling slowly onto Broadway.
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Musical based on film ‘Once’ will leap to Broadway
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