From Half Moon Bay To High School Musical
- June
- 9
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OMG! The live stage version of Disney’s “High School Musical” is finally bopping into San Jose. The chipper “tween” juggernaut hits the Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday through Sunday as part of the American Musical Theatre season.
A It’s been so great to see my family and friends and my boyfriend. What’s really cool [...]
Broadway Actor Breaks Wrists Before “Mermaid†Show
- May
- 11
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A Broadway actor in Disney’s hit musical “The Little Mermaid†fell through a trap door on the deck of a suspended boat, just before the Saturday morning performance, said a spokesman for the production company, according to the New York Times.
Adrian Bailey, 51, was walking across the deck of the boat to get to his [...]
New Star Theatre Chief Debuts With Broadway Revue
- May
- 11
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“A Salute to Broadway” is an event with multiple purposes. First of all, it is a concert fundraiser for the Star Theater Co. Second, it’s a retrospective of last season’s musicals. Third, it’s a preview of musicals planned for the next season.
But the fourth purpose may be the most critical one of all —- it [...]
Lake Concert Band plans annual spring show in Mount Dora
- April
- 27
Donations will be accepted. The all-volunteer group, under the direction of Gordon Purslow, has more than 70 members. The free musical extravaganza, sponsored by the Mount Dora Parks and Recreation Department, will include “Disney Spectacular,” featuring songs from the hit movies The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast [...]
Grab your blue jeans Neil Diamonds coming
- April
- 27
Let’s hear it for the Boy Boy George comes out from behind the tabloid headlines to play Hard Rock Live on his greatest-hits tour July 26. Tickets are $35-$60, on sale Saturday. Like they need an energy drink Rockstar energy drink’s Mayhem Tour brings spastic headbangers [...]
Sightseeing off agenda as Clinton Woods eyes US breakthrough
- April
- 12
You will struggle to find Legacy Park on the map - the satellite navigation
system had not heard of it - but off a lonely highway, down a long street of
Identikit terracotta villas, with cars in each drive, past another street of
matching dream homes, Clinton Woods is lounging by the pool, looking
uncomfortable. To some this would [...]
Van Dyke Sings Poppins Song at Tribute
- April
- 6
“The secret to keeping moving,” Van Dyke said, “is keeping moving.”Not coincidentally, Julie Andrews served as co-chair of the tribute with Van Dyke, marking a “Poppins”-movie reunion on the arrivals line.”It’s one of those friendships where we do see each other, occasionally,” said Andrews, 72. “Not as much as I like, but it’s as if [...]
Leaving a legacy of wisdom and love
- April
- 6
A computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg, Pa., Pausch has pancreatic cancer. Last August, after learning the disease had spread to his liver, he was told he had three to six months of good health left. Now time is running out. His energy is flagging. He recently suffered an episode of renal [...]
Movie Theaters to Step Up to 3-D in $700M AccessIT Deal
- March
- 18
Demand for 3-D
The announcement came during the kickoff of ShoWest, a conference in Las Vegas where studios unveil clips and other details about upcoming movie lineups.
Hollywood is anxious to convert as many theaters as possible to the digital format, which provides sharper images while eliminating the need for expensive celluloid film. It also allows theater [...]
John J. McAllister
- March
- 18
Defining moment: When my children were born. I was so thankful they were daughters instead of sons. My exercise routine includes: Working at the senior center and walking while mowing my lawn. What makes a perfect world: No more crime. What makes me tick: My wife. [...]
