F. Murray Abraham plugs into Shylock’s anger
‘I’m afraid I’m just not very good at hiding my feelings,’ says the Oscar-winning actor, who is bringing his ‘Merchant of Venice’ to Santa Monica. Like a latter-day Edmund Kean or George Frederick Cooke, F. Murray Abraham has hoisted Shylock up on his back and taken the dangerously complicated Jewish moneylender out on the road.
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State and Local NOPD names police commanders New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas named the department’s first 16 police commanders Thursday. The announcement occurred during a ceremony at Gallier Hall four weeks after the positions were approved. Ranked third in the department following superintendent and deputy superintendent, the commanders will be in charge of NOPD’s eight police …
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Johnny Depp, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, iCarly, The Black Eyed Peas, Miley Cyrus, Jennette McCurdy, SpongeBob …
Mega-stars including Johnny Depp, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, The Black Eyed Peas, Miley Cyrus, Jennette McCurdy, Eddie Murphy and Shaquille O’Neal reigned as this year’s favorites, winning top honors at Nickelodeon’s 2011 Kids’ Choice Awards live telecast, Saturday, April 2, 8-9:30 p.m. . Â Hosted by actor/comedian Jack Black and broadcast from the Galen Center at USC in Los Angeles, kids’ top …
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