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Danish theater cancels Amy Winehouse play
Nov. 26, 2012, 8:21 AM EST
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Denmark's Royal Theater says it has canceled
a play about Amy Winehouse after the Danish copyright agency
withdrew permission to use the late singer's music.
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It was not immediately clear why the Koda agency canceled the permit to use
the music in the production that was to open Jan. 30 in a 220-seat theater in
central Copenhagen. The agency did not return calls after the theater's
announcement on Monday.
The play "Amy" was based on interviews, concerts, Winehouse's letters and
newspaper articles. It was written by a group of 11 Danish playwrights, and
depicts her life and relationship with drugs and alcohol.
The Grammy-winning British soul singer, known for her beehive hairdo, died
from alcohol poisoning in July last year at the age of 27.
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