| Actor Snipes may be in Africa -- or not | | Posted Friday, October 20, 2006 11:04:17 AM by Blog57 Team | | As we know, the feds are hot to find Wesley Snipes -- charged with $12 million in income tax fraud. Now, we hear the action star may have fled to Africa to escape the IRS. According to MediaTakeOut.com, Snipes was spotted recently in an unnamed African country -- one with no U.S. extradition treaty. • u It should be noted that Media-TakeOut is not infallible. The Web site was ridiculed Tuesday by Alicia Keys' spokesfolks for posting a photo of the R&B Grammy winner -- allegedly taken after she was ''arrested'' for a domestic disturbance involving her girlfriend. Turns out it was a shot of Keys from several years ago -- leaving a concert, followed by one of her own security guards. HE KNOWS HER WORK: Director Tim Burton may have rolled over in bed to find his Mrs.... | |
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| | | The long-lasting hold of ‘Grease’ | | Posted Friday, September 08, 2006 5:03:06 AM by Blog57 Team | | LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - When Grease opened on Broadway in 1972, critics were less than thrilled. No matter. Audiences loved it. And theyve been struck by greased lightning ever since. With todays opening of Grease at the Fulton Theatre, its clear that the the show that wowed audiences more than 30 years ago hasnt lost its appeal. Weve been overwhelmed by response to the show. Ever since the box office opened, calls keep coming and coming, says director and choreographer Gary John La Rosa. What makes a musical popular with so many age groups? Those who grew up in the 50s and 60s can relate to the high school culture of black leather jackets, bobby sox and poodle skirts. Baby boomers who were around in the 70s recall the time when the show debuted and the movie came out in 1978 with John Travolta and Olivia Newton John.... | |
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| | | RECREATION: University Series tickets on sale today | | Posted Friday, September 01, 2006 11:11:33 AM by Blog57 Team | | Welcome September. There is nothing as exciting as the start of a new season. I have returned from West Texas and am officially back at my desk, shuffling through press releases, ready to play liaison between the artists and their audiences. Let's start close to home. ——— CFA @ SFA ... Tickets for the 2006-2007 University Series go on sale today. The season opens Sept. 15 with the gypsy jazz of the John Jorgenson Quintet. It ends April 2 with the Sean Curran Dance Company. In between those dates there will be performances by the Aquila Theatre Company, baritone Sanford Sylvan with pianist David Breitman and a big band tribute to the life and times of Mel Torme, performed by his son, Steve March Torme. The musical "Grease," Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit" and the Swingin' Axes with saxophonist Jeff Coffin are also scheduled.... | |
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| | | BETA Children's Theater 'Back to School' musical theatre workshop | | Posted Friday, July 28, 2006 1:06:44 PM by Blog57 Team | | 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, workshop; 7 p.m. Thursday and July 28, showcase/fashion show. This three-day musical theater workshop will feature musical tributes to two favorite school-themed musicals, "Grease" and "High School Musical." The intensive workshop connects young actors ages 6 to 15 with the techniques of musical theater success. Advanced registration is required. A "Back to School" showcase and fashion show will top off the workshop. $75 for workshop; $5 for showcase/fashion show. BETA Studio Theatre, 17 S. Palafox Place, Suite 101. 432-2232, or e-mail betachildrentheatre@hotmail.com. .... | |
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| | | Critics' picks for the week | | Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 3:13:50 PM by Blog57 Team | | "Grease": A 1957 Studebaker is among the stars of "Grease," the new production at Stages St. Louis. Stages bought the car on eBay for $600 and spent another $1,500 to turn it into Greased Lightnin', one of the very few vehicles in all of musical theater to inspire a song all its own. (Those that share the distinction include "The Surrey With the Fringe on Top" in "Oklahoma!" and the "Meet Me in St. Louis" trolley that goes "Clang! Clang! Clang!") An immensely popular celebration of teenage life in the 1950s, "Grease" is in previews now, opens Wednesday at 8 p.m. and runs through Aug. 20. Stages St. Louis performs in the Robert G. Reim Theatre at the Kirkwood Civic Center, 111 South Geyer Road. General admission tickets are $45, with many discounts available. For tickets or more info: 314-821-2407 or www.stagesstlouis.org.... | |
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