Word: broadway
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...world had better be careful. It is getting dangerously close to mainstream acceptance. Eminem's movie, 8 Mile, won raves from stuffy, middle-aged film critics and raced to the top of the box-office charts. Now Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam has barged its way onto Broadway. An evening of in-your-face street poetry by nine performers with noms de rap like Black Ice, Georgia Me and Poetri might seem to have an uphill battle in the land of Rodgers and Hammerstein. But the show, being marketed to urban audiences and sporting a relatively low $65 top ticket...
...tribute itself is part of the 14th annual Gypsy of the Year variety show, a New York City charitable event which raises funds to combat AIDS and is run by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS...
...Many Broadway shows solicit donations for the charity before the curtains go up in addition to performing original skits for the competitive variety show, advertised as “possibly the season’s most dazzling talent show.” Celebrity judges choose two winners, one for fundraising and one for the best skit...
...more than a decade after the South Carolina native first stepped onto a Broadway stage, Harris said the invitation to return to Broadway—if only for a short stint—was a complete surprise...
...Palace Theatre, where the show will be staged, is one of the biggest theaters on Broadway, according to Harris...