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Monday, February 18, 2013
Barry Manilow enjoys ‘intimate’ Broadway return Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK — It took a little while before Barry Manilow felt comfortable on Broadway. The Man Who Makes the Whole World Sing is used to far bigger venues than the 1,710-seat St. James Theatre, one of the smaller theaters on the Great White Way. “It’s a totally different feeling from the stage. I’m in their laps; they’re in my lap. It’s very, very intimate,” says Manilow. “This is like going to somebody’s house.” Manilow — and his fans dubbed Fanilows — are clearly enjoying his first return to Broadway in nearly 25 years. Though his opening was postponed due to bronchitis, the singer sounded and looked great during a recent quick interview. The New York City-born icon has had a street corner — at Seventh Ave. and 44th Street — temporarily renamed “Barry Manilow Way” and a caricature unveiled at Sardi’s restaurant. It’s a long way from where he began in the neighborhood of Williamsburg in Brookyn, where “I was lucky to get home
from school without getting beaten up.” He later moved to a Manhattan studio apartment so small that he had to sleep under his Steinway grand piano. His two-hour show — makeup dates have been added to “Manilow on Broadway” that now take the show into early March — includes all the hits, including “Could It Be Magic,” ‘’Mandy,” ‘’Copacabana” and “Can’t Smile Without You.” Manilow has sold over 80 million albums worldwide and this Christmas had a 50th hit — “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” — on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. “That was a nice Christmas present,” he says, sipping white wine. Manilow says he keeps his show fresh by making sure the arrangements are con-
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temporary. “Every few years, I go back into all the songs and I update them so that it never sounds like an oldies show. If you come to the shows, they’re full of muscle,” he says. “’Copacabana’ sounds like it could have been released yesterday.” After Broadway, Manilow says he’ll continue doing weekend gigs on the road, working on two albums and is most excited at the idea of getting a new musical off the ground: “Harmony,” which follows a group of singers through Weimar-era and then Nazi Germany. Manilow has written original songs for it and Bruce Sussman has contributed the story and lyrics. “It’s the best work I’ve ever done ever in my life,” Manilow says. At 69, Manilow vows to keep on going. “Yeah, I’m old as the hills and you would think I’d be out to pasture someplace because I’ve done everything, but nothing has changed,” he says. “I’m still hungry. I’ve still got a million ideas. I’m still strong and ready to create.”
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Leading ladies dominate Berlin film awards buzz Reuters
BERLIN - If older women can’t find work in Hollywood they might want to come to Berlin, where this year’s film festival has been studded with performances by seasoned actresses that have put them and their movies in the running for top prizes. The 11-day cinema event, centered around the main competition of 19 films but showcasing hundreds more, winds up with an evening awards ceremony on Saturday. Jude Law, Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Matt Damon, Nicolas Cage and Catherine Deneuve all passed through, while after a string of critical flops at the start of the festival the reception has picked up. The two frontrunners for the coveted Golden Bear for best picture, which can help bring a low-budget movie to an international audience, centre around strong women in their 50s and 60s who overshadow the men around them. “Gloria”, arguably the biggest hit at the 63rd Berlin film festival, stars Paulina Garcia as the eponymous Gloria, a 58-year-old divorcee living alone in Santiago where she is determined to enjoy life to the full. She goes out dancing on singles nights, drinks, smokes, has affairs, stays in touch with her children and works full time. Director Sebastian Lelio said his inspiration for the character was his mother and her generation, rarely tackled in cinema which tends to be obsessed with youth. “We all face crossroads in our lives Actress Paulina Garcia holds her Silver Bear award for Best Actress for the movie “Gloria” during the news conference at the 63rd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 16, 2013.
where we can retreat into ourselves or we can hit the dancefloor,” he said. The Chilean cast agreed that sex scenes between Gloria and her 60-something boyfriend Rodolfo may prove shocking to some, but should not be. “I don’t think people should be shocked,” said Sergio Hernandez, who plays the charming but weak foil to Gloria’s indomitable spirit. “It’s always been there...adults making love as they never have before, perhaps better than they ever have before.”
Security threats before and during the Bali gubernatorial election on May 15 becomes a serious concern of Bali Police line-up. In normal circumstances, a total 7,500 personnel will be alerted and that number will be increased pursuant to conditions of the expanding security disturbance. IBP/kmb
Secure gubernatorial election
Bali Police alert 7,500 personnel Bali Post
DENPASAR - Security threats before and during the Bali gubernatorial election on May 15 becomes a serious concern of Bali Police line-up. In normal circumstances, a total 7,500 personnel will be alerted and that number will be increased pursuant to conditions of the expanding security disturbance. It was conveyed by the Operation Bureau Chief of Bali Police, Gede Alit Widana, during the dissemination on the readiness of organizing the Bali gubernatorial election 2013 in Wiswa Sabha Building, the Office of the Bali Governor, Denpasar. Alit Widana confirmed that Bali Police were ready to provide security around the Bali gubernatorial election.
“Bali Police are ready to secure the election and we urge all components to actively participate,” he said. He said that Bali Police would provide security to all candidate pairs of the gubernatorial election with embedded security for 24 hours by armed personnel. “It will be a kind bodyguard for candidate pairs,” he explained. In addition, he said, the Chief and ranks of Bali
Electoral Commission (KPUD) would also be secured. He added that all participating people in the campaigns, silent period and ballot counting would be secured, too. Aside from securing people, his party would also enforce strict security for the printing, distribution and division of ballot and its box. “Similarly, we will also firmly secure the ballot folding,” he said. Not only that, the location of campaigns from the start, route passed through to finish point would be kept tight. “Our officers will be on full alert at campaign site,” he said. To do all the security efforts, in normal situation Bali Police would deploy 7,500 personnel. “When the
security threat increases, we will deploy 12,000 personnel. Then, if the situation is increasingly precarious, police personnel will be assisted as much as possible by the Headquarters of National Police. However, we hope the security condition will be conducive to eliminate the need to deploy troops in large numbers,” he said while adding that Bali Police would also be assisted by Armed Forces and community protection through civilian militia groups (Pamswakarsa). It was said there should be cooperation between Bali Police as coordinator, relevant agencies and the community. “Any information on security breach should be quickly delivered to minimize the
disruption so that the election can run safely, smoothly, orderly and under control,” he said. In order to strengthen the security of the gubernatorial election, Bali Police had also checked the readiness of police, riot squad as well as the equipment. “We will also conduct training in respective county police for the security of the gubernatorial election with the simulation of handling situation ranging from peaceful, riot to anarchical situation, even from looting to chaos. The exercises will be conducted early March in Gianyar by involving riot squad, detective, intelligence and mobile brigade,” he concluded. (kmb29)