Variety Theatre

TV's avenging angel was the public's choice

Edward Woodward became a household name as Callan, the cold-blooded Secret Service agent in the television series of the same name, which ran for seven years from the late 1960s. But he suffered from being too closely...

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Variety show at Strathmore gives dancers a chance to strut

Some kids grow up dreaming of a life in showbiz. Not Italo Elgueta. In a classic case of sibling rivalry, Elgueta started studying dance because his older brother was taking classes. As far as this family of Chilean immigrants...

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BRIEF: Huber Marionettes to visit Shriners Hospital

Nov 19, 2009 (The Honolulu Advertiser - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Phillip Huber and his marionettes will make an early Thanksgiving visit to children at Shriners Hospital in Honolulu on Friday. The...

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'Prairie Home' performance to be beamed to high-def movie theaters

ST. PAUL, Minn. - It may be the next best thing to seeing Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" live. A special performance of Keillor's radio variety show will be beamed live in high-definition to more than 500 movie...

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The Blue Cross RiverRink at Penn's Landing Re-Opens for 16th Season With Fire and Ice

PHILADELPHIA, PA--(Marketwire - November 19, 2009) - The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation is proud to continue to present a wintertime tradition in Philadelphia, the 16th anniversary season of the Blue Cross RiverRink at...

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Ebizo, Mao on the Verge of Marriage

Playboy kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo (31) is on the verge of finally settling down. He and freelance newscaster Kobayashi Mao (27) spoke yesterday for the first time about their relationship and said they plan to get engaged in...

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Botswana: KTM Set for Showstopper

Gaborone — Super choir, KTM Choir is set to end the year with the mother-of-all-shows, a culmination of a series of mini-shows. About seven compositions by the legendary composer, among them the Botswana national anthem,...

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Thodos Dance Chicago presents modest 'Fosse Trilogy'

Sid Smith Special to the Tribune "Fosse Trilogy" consists of three short, pleasant but unspectacular works by Bob Fosse, mounted by Ann Reinking and performed by Thodos Dance Chicago. A collection of three trios Fosse staged...

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BILL KLAUBER: Movie magic still has a price

“Movies Are Better Than Ever” was the slogan back in the 1950s, as I recall. That was in an effort to recapture the audiences that left movie houses empty during the early days of television. Things were so bad on Tuesday...

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Gold Derby nuggets: Peter Jackson ups ending in 'Lovely Bones' | Dave Karger: Can 'Avatar' play...

• Oscar winner Peter Jackson ("The Lord of the Rings") tells Iain Blair that test audiences demanded a more gruesome ending for one character in the upcoming "The Lovely Bones." As Peter explains, "We got a lot of people...

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