The Rep’s musical take on Emma suffers from too much exposition and not nearly enough zing

Jane Austen , Emma , Repertory Theatre of St. Louis , Paul Gordon , musicals So much visual splendor provides an apt setting for the ebullience of Paul Gordon’s music and lyrics, which are readily accessible on a first hearing. In tune with the show’s rustic motif, a small chamber quartet (piano, oboe/English horn, cello, [...]

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Comments | Recommend FRIDAY MUSIC – Joe Jackson – The veteran English singer-songwriter has returned with his first album in five years (”Rain”) and performs in Orange County at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17. $35-$65. Grove of Anaheim , 2200 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim. 714-712-2700.

COMEDY CENTRAL(R) Creates New Live Entertainment Division

Already well-established, COMEDY CENTRAL Live! stand-up tours have sold over 1.5 million tickets to performances at theaters, colleges and casinos nationwide, generating over $60 million in box office receipts.

SCT’s ‘Bluenose’ takes to the sea to celebrate our differences

For “Bluenose” he even gets to have a wooden leg. “It’s kind of cartoony, but it works,” he said. “This production, to me, sort of lives in the world of Looney Tunes and vaudeville.” Not wanting to give away any real plot points, Hyland allows that the other two pirates are generally bumbling fools who [...]

Around the block

The family comedy Over the River and Through the Woods will be performed at 8 p.m. Friday Saturday and Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, and at 3 p.m. Oct. 26, at the Aiken Community Playhouse, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 126 Newberry St., Aiken.

Jomanah Murad plays “Asmahan”

Posted: 20-10-2008 , 13:49 GMT Director Mustafa Al Shaal has nominated the Syrian actress Jomanah Murad for the role of the late singer ‘Asmahan’ on the television drama series “Farid Al Atrash.” The music artist Majd Al Qasem will play the role of the late legendary singer Farid Al Atrash, who is also Asmhan’s brother. [...]

The Bad, The Good & The Ugly

The last track on the album, “Barack Obama”, epitomizes the offensive and tasteless nature of Mr. Shit. The skit positions Mr. Shit as a reporter covering the fictional assassination of Barack Obama immediately following his being inducted as president. There are no jokes here, this is pure unadulterated mockery. Honestly, it is disturbing that someone [...]

Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens at the “HSM3″ premiere in Los Angeles.

(l-r) Lucas Grabeel, Ashley Tisdale and Jemma McKenzie-Brown in “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.” ©Disney Enterprises. Q: Have you been able to support each other with the onslaught of the paparazzi? A: Yeah, definitely. It’s happening to all of us right now. It’s definitely different and un-normal. It’s weird because they’re always outside our [...]

Rosamund Pike takes on the city

Rosamund Pike ( pictured ) is to star in a new BBC-funded movie that explores the origins of the current financial crises. In Freefall the actress will play a disillusioned broker …………. Adrian Edmondson - best known for playing foul-mouthed Vyvyan Basterd in the 1980 s comedy series The Young Ones - is leaving acting [...]

Thinking outside the bubble

Bubble-ologist Casey Carle will perform his amazing one-man show, BubbleMania: Science, Art and Comedy at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Firehouse Center for the Performing Arts, 1 Market Square, Newburyport. Tickets are $10, or $8 for students. They can be purchased online at www.firehouse.org or by calling 978-462-7336. For more information [...]