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Back To Basics Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:24AMCrime dramas, conspiracy thrillers, and down-home narratives about youthful angst will be among the new shows entering our homes this fall TV season. All will be seeking actors for a range of roles: guest spots, recurring, perhaps even a principal part.
Theater : "Faith Healer" at The Vineyard Playhouse: "Faith Healer" Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:46PMPrepare for a rich and intimate theatrical occurrence of an uncommon kind at the Vineyard Playhouse tonight through September 16. Playhouse artistic associate director Joann Green Breuer has fashioned a unique experience with her staging of Irish dramatist Brian Friel's 1979 play, "Faith Healer."
Great Scots Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:32PM"Alchemical atrocity" is how Insurgo Theater Movement characterizes its new production of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Alchemy, yes -- but "atrocity"? As King Lear would reply, "Detested kite, thou liest!" Insurgo's chemistry experiments sometimes detonate in its face, but this time, it has yielded gold.
Improv proves to be a big barrel of laughs Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:27AMTBA, Crowd Control, Bad Grammer and False Advertising showcased their comedic talents last friday.
Great Scots Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:38AM"Alchemical atrocity" is how Insurgo Theater Movement characterizes its new production of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Alchemy, yes -- but "atrocity"? As King Lear would reply, "Detested kite, thou liest!" Insurgo's chemistry experiments sometimes detonate in its face, but this time, it has yielded gold.
IndyFringe: 48 shows, 48 reviews Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:14PMNUVO writers review each of the 48 shows scheduled for this week's IndyFringe festival. by Editors As is our annual custom, we attended every single Fringe show this past weekend. We divide up these reviews by venue, with star totals (1-5) and information on the remaining performance dates (starting Wednesday, Aug. 25).… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
SNL's Latest Best Of DVDs Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 3:07PMTwo comedians get enshrined on DVD.
Fringe review: Please Don't Use My Flannel for That Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:46PMLou Sanz's brilliantly dry reading of her memoirs is a mock-monologue (mock-a-logue?) in which she recounts absurd tales of her misadventures in America, by way of Australia. by Andrew Roberts Please Don't Use My Flannel for That Lou Sanz; Australia… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
'Expendables' is stuck in the past Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 12:39AM``The Expendables'' is an exercise in nostalgia for the bygone era of muscly, macho action films. It's willfully out of date, like an aging hair band that can't pack away the spandex.
Performance art briefs Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 2:11AMBoba Café and Cabaret, 1900 S. Espina St., will continue performances this weekend of "The Danny Kaye Show," a comedic musical revue of material associated with Kaye, the stage, screen, television
Peoria woman vies for The Hartford 200 car prize Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 1:47PMShannon Santangelo of Peoria is among five finalists in The Hartford 200, which celebrates the connection Americans have with their cars and their personal stories from the road.
Movie review: Sylvester Stallone's exercise in nostalgia, 'The Expendables' Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 12:57PM"The Expendables" is an exercise in nostalgia for the bygone era of muscly, macho action films. It's wilfully out of date, like an aging hair band that can't pack away the spandex.
Performance art briefs Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 2:11AMStarting today, Boba Café and Cabaret, 1900 S. Espina St., will host "The Danny Kaye Show," a comedic musical revue of material associated with Kaye, the stage, screen, television and radio and
Comedy troupe brings unique act to Old Bridge Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 8:23PMBY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Old Bridge Public Library may not be New York City’s Comedy Cellar, but tomorrow night the average resident won’t know the difference. Sketch comedy troupe Pangea 3000 is coming to the library Friday evening, armed with an off-the-cuff show designed to throw hecklers into a tizzy and make attendees “LOL” in real time. read more
‘Colbert Report’ funny but missed ethics angle, Warren mayor says Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:31PMWarren Mayor James Fouts said Tuesday that a segment of “ The Colbert Report ” this week on the arrest last winter of a city cable TV producer for pirating polka videos was funny political satire, yet disappointed him because it didn’t include his thoughts on government ethics.
Acclaimed London revival of 'La Bete' is Broadway bound Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 10:42AMIt's easy to see why "La Bete" wasn't belle of the ball on its first run in 1991, lasting only 25 performances on Broadway. David Hirson's play is a self-referential comedy about the battle between art and commerce, set in 17th-century France and written in mock-Moliere rhyming couplets.
Playhouse holds children's auditions Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 11:13AMThe Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park will hold auditions Saturday, Aug. 7, for boys interested in performing two roles in the 2010-2011 production of 'Over the Tavern.'
East to Edinburgh Festival Launches July 13 at 59E59 Theaters Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 11:18PMThe seventh annual East to Edinburgh Festival, a cross-section of U.S. works headed for Scotland's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, begins its Off-Broadway engagement July 13 at 59E59 Theaters.
LOCAL THEATER CALENDAR: July 16 to 22 Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 5:39PMOvation! Musical Theatre Bainbridge's production of "Cabaret" opens July 16, with the Jewel Box's "The Glass Menagerie" following on July 12.
LOCAL THEATER CALENDAR: July 9 to 15 Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 10:53AMOvation!'s production of "Cabaret," Jewel Box's "Glass Menagerie" both drawing near.
Actors sought for Burlington play Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 11:13AMThe Bridge Players Theatre Company in Burlington will hold auditions for "I Hate Hamlet," a comedy by Paul Rudnick, at 7 p.m. July 11 and 12.
Schedule Set for East to Edinburgh Festival Off-Broadway - Playbill.com Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 11:29AMSuspicious Package, Two Islands, City Love Song and Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting will play a limited Off-Broadway engagement in July prior to their debuts at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland.
BP spoof video is runaway hit for UCB website Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 9:59AMPublished: Monday, June 28, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 28, 2010 at 12:15 a.m. NEW YORK — The most memorable comedic take on the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico hasn’t come from “Saturday Night Live,” “The Daily Show” or a late-night monologue.
BP spoof video is runaway hit for UCB website Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 9:13AMPublished: Monday, June 28, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 28, 2010 at 12:15 a.m. NEW YORK — The most memorable comedic take on the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico hasn’t come from “Saturday Night Live,” “The Daily Show” or a late-night monologue.
Kilborn: ManyHappy Returns Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 12:30AMFox to try comedy talkin access in top...
LOCAL THEATER CALENDAR: July 2 to 8 Sunday, June 27, 2010 @ 9:43PMIt's pretty quiet on the Kitsap theater scene, but Ovation! ("Cabaret") and the Jewel Box ("The Glass Menagerie") are prepping for mid-July openings.
BP oil-spill spoof goes viral Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 12:31PMComic video based on Gulf disaster pulls in nearly 7 million hits in two weeks
MONTEGO GLOVER AND GENERAL COLIN POWELL JOIN THE LINEUP, AND THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY APPEAR, ON "AMERICA ... Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 1:17PMPreviously announced talent includes Ty Burrell, Kelly Clarkson, Dick Van Dyke, Renée Fleming, Laura Michelle Kelly, Gavin Lee, George Lopez, Lionel Richie and Robin Roberts.
Rebirth Brass Band set to funk it up at Ogden After Hours Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 1:11AMEvents happening in and around New Orleans Thursday, June, 17, 2010.
Spoleto 2010 Superlatives Tuesday, June 15, 2010 @ 10:06AMThe sets have been struck, the dancers have flown home, the fireworks have fizzled. Spoleto's done for another year. In the spirit of previous years' "Most Boinkable Artist" awards, here are some categories to mark 2010's hits and misses. No prizes are involved, but the performers below deserve all the bouquets and brickbats they get. Cleverest Wordplay: Present Laughter Noel Coward's drawing ...
Harold Battiste celebrates publication of new book Tuesday, June 15, 2010 @ 1:11AMEvents happening in and around New Orleans Tuesday, June 14, 2010.
LOCAL THEATER CALENDAR: June 18 to 24 Sunday, June 13, 2010 @ 5:14PM"Prisoner of Second Avenue" opens at Key City Public Theatre, while Paradise opens "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
Roundtable: Neil Parick Harris, Ed Helms, Aziz Ansari, Jim Parsons debate who's the funniest Tuesday, June 8, 2010 @ 11:32AMThe Hollywood Reporter: Who is the funniest man alive? Full story at The Live Feed
MTV Movie Awards 2010 recap: ' Twilight : New Moon' wins, Sandra Bullock and Scarlett Johansson kiss Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ 8:35PM"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" dominated when the 2010 MTV Movie Awards aired Sunday night. The vampire film's collection of honors included Best Movie.
2010 MTV Movie Awards: Minute by minute Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ 7:29PMOn the 2010 MTV Movie Awards red carpet, if you see something glinting in the sunlight, it's not just the bling, but those "Twilight" vampires who will no doubt take home plenty of fake popcorn statuettes by the end of Sunday night (June 6).This looks like a promising awards show this year, hosted by the hilarious Aziz Ansari from "Parks and Recreation." He's a huge "Twilight" fan and even wants ...
MTV Movie Awards 2010 live blog: Find out the winners as they are announced Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ 6:15PMStarting at 9 p.m., check back to get the scoop on what goes down
LOCAL THEATER CALENDAR: June 11 to 17 Saturday, June 5, 2010 @ 8:59PMParadise's "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Key City's "Prisoner of Second Avenue" join an already crowded slate on Kitsap-area stages.
The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Slim, By Jonathan Coe Saturday, June 5, 2010 @ 6:13PMWhen Penguin brought out a box set of book-jacket postcards last Christmas, it sold out almost immediately, such is the esteem in which its designs are held. In fact, on the day of writing, the set remains "temporarily out of stock" on Amazon. And Viking, a Penguin imprint, is carrying on the good work.
Even More Cappies reviews of McNally's Absolute Macbeth Saturday, June 5, 2010 @ 2:27AMAshleigh McHarg as Malcolm is crowned by Zach Jansen during Absolute Macbeth at McNally High School.
'The Living Wake': high-minded, with lowbrow pleasures Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 5:04PM"The Living Wake" is a peculiar piece of absurdist entertainment starring Mike O'Connell as an eccentric blowhard who seeks to secure his own legend by hosting his own funeral party.
Rating Results Wednesday, June 2, 2010 @ 10:30PMHonourable mentions: Bond is defended by two enthusiastic kung fu black belt teenagers or Sherif Pepper helps 007 to get his man.
Open Mike Poetry, 'Snapshots at Normandy' and more in New Orleans Wednesday, June 2, 2010 @ 1:04AMEvents happening in and around New Orleans Wednesday, June 2, 2010.
Theatre Review:“I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise.” –Noël Coward Tuesday, June 1, 2010 @ 5:39PMMolly Bell & Carl J. Danielsen hoof their hearts out at The Marvelous Party playing thru June 26 at Center Rep.
"All My Children" Slays at Richard Hugo House Tuesday, June 1, 2010 @ 2:27PM" All My Children " is the new one man show from local actor and writer Matt Smith. Originally conceived as part of the 2009-2010 Hugo Literary Series, his 20 minute short piece was so well received that Hugo House commissioned a full length monologue. And many thanks for that, because "All My Children" is quite possibly the most deranged and hilarious hour and a half in our recent memory. Which ...
LOCAL THEATER CALENDAR: June 4 to 10 Saturday, May 29, 2010 @ 7:10PMBCT opens "Cactus Flower," and the Kitsap Forest Theater welcomes blue skies (hopefully) for "The Sound of Music."
ABC'S "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE" WINS 2010 SILVER CLIO AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE MEDIA Friday, May 28, 2010 @ 11:45AMThe series was honored for its "Guillermo in the Informant" segment, a branded partnership with the Warner Brothers' film "The Informant."
Even More Cappies reviews of McNally's Absolute Macbeth Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 10:25PMAshleigh McHarg as Malcolm is crowned by Zach Jansen during Absolute Macbeth at McNally High School.
Hazards of the workplace lead to comedic monologues Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 10:32PMSomewhere in the ocean of radio waves that bathe our planet there is an inspired and iconic bit of music hall nonsense called The Bricklayer’s Report. It is a humorous monologue first voiced by a British entertainer named Gerald Hoffnung back in 1958.
'Everyone draw Mohammed day' challenges South Park censorship Monday, May 17, 2010 @ 10:29AMThis year's May 20 promises to be one of the most controversial days in recent years.
Idiot Box: SNL writers wasted Whites talents Wednesday, May 12, 2010 @ 9:28PMI dont get the Cult of Betty White. I like the 88-year-old. I think shes done some great starring work and some hilarious cameo/guest stints, but I wasnt a member of the half million-plus strong group on Facebook calling for her "Saturday Ni...