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NEW YORK, April 30 (UPI) -- Brandon Victor Dixon has been cast as music icon Ray Charles in Broadway's upcoming "Unchain My Heart," the show's producers said.
Dixon's stage credits include "The Scottsboro Boys" and "The Color Purple."
Directed by Sheldon Epps, "Unchain My Heart" features music by the late Ray Charles and book by Suzan-Lori Parks.
Nikki Renee Daniels is to play Charles's second wife Della in the show, while Tasha Taylor is to co-star as Charles's backup singer Margie Hendricks.
The musical is to begin previews Oct. 8 and will open officially Nov. 7 on Broadway at a Shubert Theatre to be announced.
Additional members of the company will be announced at a later date, the production's producers said.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., May 27 (UPI) --
Bluegrass legend Arthel "Doc" Watson was in critical condition following colon surgery at a hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C., his representative said.
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When he bowed out of actively campaigning to capture the Republican presidential nomination, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul said he wasn't interested in disrupting the party's national convention in Tampa, Fla., in August.
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To avoid a meltdown in 2006, Ford Motor Co. mortgaged the farm putting up its assets – including its Blue Oval logo, and F-150 pickup and iconic Mustang trademarks – to secure $23.5 billion in credit.
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