George M. Cohan

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Yankee Doodle Cohan

Favorite son
The hipsters ambling past the new George M. Cohan bust at the corner of Wickenden and Governor streets this week seemed more concerned with ducking out of the July rain than gazing upon statuary.
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | July 09, 2009

30 on 30

30 local luminaries look back on 30 years of the New Paper and the Providence Phoenix
The Providence Phoenix celebrates 30 years with 30 interviews
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX STAFF | October 24, 2008

Never say die

Revisiting George M !
George M! is a trip back to a time when entertainers were bigger than life, and flag-waving patriotism set off applause as easily as puppies and cute babies prompt aaahs.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | June 24, 2008

North Shore's snazzy revival of contact

Plus, Gurnet’s Essential Self-Defense
For a Broadway show, contact is closer to Twyla Tharp than George M. Cohan.
By CAROLYN CLAY | June 17, 2008

Clash on the Providence waterfront

High-stakes battle pits competing visions for key real estate
A specter is haunting the Providence waterfront — the prospect of change.
By IAN DONNIS | October 17, 2007

Tinseltown East

Boston was once a breeding ground for movie big-wigs. Now, Emerson College tries to preserve its ghosts.
Looking at the photographs now, it’s hard to believe it ever existed.
By MIKE MILIARD | May 30, 2007

Mix and match

Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly at the Brattle
They were a study in contrasts — in personal styles, in modes of masculinity, in American musical-comedy legacies.
By STEVE VINEBERG | May 18, 2006