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Bob LuPone, who helped lead MCC Theater, has died at 76
Read full article: Bob LuPone, who helped lead MCC Theater, has died at 76Bob LuPone, who as an actor earned a Tony nomination in the original run of āA Chorus Lineā and went on to help lead the influential off-Broadway theater company MCC Theater for almost 40 years, has died.
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Tony Award-winning choreographer Bob Avian dies at 83
Read full article: Tony Award-winning choreographer Bob Avian dies at 83FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2006 file photo, Tony Award-winning choreographer Bob Avian poses in front of the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, home of the revival of " A Chorus Line," in New York. Avian died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 of cardiac arrest at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, He was 83. (AP Photo/Shiho Fukada, File)NEW YORK ā Bob Avian, a Tony Award-winning choreographer who had a role in some of the most beloved and influential shows on Broadway, including āDreamgirls,ā āA Chorus Line,ā āFolliesā and āMiss Saigon,ā has died. Avian earned six Tony nominations and won twice, for choreographing āBallroomā and co-choreographing āA Chorus Line.ā He won an Oliver Award for choreographing Boublil and Schonberg's musical āMartin Guerreā in London. Avian's association with āA Chorus Lineā continued when he directed the 2006 revival on Broadway and the London revival at the Palladium in 2013.
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Sanders, rising Democrats call for Midwest to unite to win
Read full article: Sanders, rising Democrats call for Midwest to unite to winSanders and the others spoke to activists from five Midwestern states during a virtual meeting coinciding with the third day of the Democratic National Convention. Democrats from South Dakota and North Dakota also participated on the call, which attracted around 250 viewers at any given time. Hes hiding from Wisconsin, Wisconsin Republican Party Chairman Andrew Hitt said of Biden on Tuesday. Cory Booker, of New Jersey, and Michael Bennett, of Colorado, along with the state Democratic Party chairs from Michigan and Minnesota. Tlaib, who was elected to Congress in 2018 representing parts of Detroit, said the Midwest would deliver the White House for Biden.
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Defensive end Michael Bennett retires after 11 pro seasons
Read full article: Defensive end Michael Bennett retires after 11 pro seasonsFILE - This Nov. 17, 2019, file photo shows Dallas Cowboys defensive end Michael Bennett (79) during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, in Detroit. Bennett, who won a Super Bowl as a defensive end with the Seattle Seahawks and made three Pro Bowls, says he is retiring. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)Michael Bennett, who won a Super Bowl as a defensive end with the Seattle Seahawks and made three Pro Bowls, says he is retiring. I have never been more at peace in my life.Bennett had 69 1/2 career sacks in 11 pro seasons. His three Pro Bowl years came with the Seahawks, whom he joined on a one-year deal in free agency before getting a four-year contract in 2014.