SimplyShowbiz.comCISPA: The New McCarthyism dubbed “The Great Firewall of America”
Must give credit where credit is due. Rebecca MacKinnon of The New York Times coined the phrase “The Great Firewall of America.” What Ms. MacKinnon is referring to is the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) — which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on April 18, 2013. CISPA. Sounds a lot like [...]
Category: Creepy, Cyberspace, Decrepitude, Hot Topics, Infamy, Politics, Technology
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Turkeys from Gifford, Mamet to be pitched out Broadway’s revolving door
Two high-profile Broadway shows have rapidly achieved flop status and have posted their closing dates. Kathie Lee Gifford’s longtime pet project, the musical Scandalous, starring Carolee Carmello as evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, will call it quits after its December 9 matinee (it will have played 31 previews and 29 regular performances). Exactly a week later, [...]
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Megan Hilty says “Bombshell” musical won’t land on Broadway soon
Tonight Megan Hilty–who plays Ivy on NBC’s Smash–opens at New York’s City Center in the Encores! production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Hilty will take the role of Anita Loos’ legendary siren Lorelei Lee, portrayed by Carol Channing in the original 1949 Broadway run of the show and by Marilyn Monroe in the 1953 film. Smash [...]
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Jake Gyllenhaal will appear Off-Broadway in British play
Off-Broadway will bathe in a big splash of Hollywood starlight when Jake Gyllenhaal appears this August in Roundabout Theater Company’s production of If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet, by British playwright Nick Payne. Patrick Healy of The New York Times reported the news yesterday. The production will be Gyllenhaal’s American stage debut. Interestingly, [...]
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