Music

Green Day “American Idiot” At Grammys Sunday, On Broadway March 24, 2010

by Jonathan Mandell
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The entire Broadway cast of “American Idiot,” the musical based on the album by Green Day, will be performing the Grammy-nominated song “21 Guns” with Green Day at the 52nd Grammy Awards this Sunday.
Then on March 24, they will begin performances (minus Green Day) at the St. James Theater on Broadway, with opening night scheduled [...]

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San Francisco

American Conservatory Theater Celebrates Its 100th Birthday Tomorrow

by Louis Peitzman
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I’d like to live to be 100, but I’m not holding my breath—especially since that would almost definitely shorten my lifespan. Congratulations to the Geary Theatre, current home of the American Conservatory Theater, which has actually made it to the big one-oh-oh.
To celebrate, the theater is putting on an all-day event from 10 a.m. to [...]

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San Francisco

Florence Henderson Begins Rrazz Room Engagement Tonight

by Louis Peitzman
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Go ahead, ask Florence Henderson to sing “The Brady Bunch” theme song. I dare you. At this point, it would take a super computer to calculate the number of times she’s been asked, and I bet she’s not too thrilled about it. But hey, if you’re interested to see what else Henderson’s got in her [...]

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San Francisco

TV Star Sharon Gless Leads Cast of “A Round-Heeled Woman” at Z Space

by Louis Peitzman
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You probably know Sharon Gless from “Cagney & Lacey.” Or maybe from “Nip/Tuck.” Or quite likely from “Queer As Folk.” Long story short: the actor has made a name for herself with countless roles on popular shows, but now’s your chance to catch her in her San Francisco theater debut. Gless stars as real-life author [...]

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San Francisco

Last-Minute San Francisco New Year’s Eve Plans: Two Comedy Shows

by Louis Peitzman
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If you’re still not sure what you’re doing Thursday night, I’ve got a couple last-minute suggestions for you. There are two big comedy shows going on this New Year’s Eve, and while they’re both a bit pricey, I can guarantee you’d end up spending more on booze, anyway. (You know how good that bottle of [...]

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Atlanta

Movies in 2010: January releases

by Jonathan Mandell
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The last of the Harry Potter movies, the third Toy Story, Iron Man 2, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – much that is familiar is in store for moviegoers in 2010. But all that is later in the year. The sages of New Year’s resolutions advise to take one little step at a time, so let’s [...]

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Film

In Defense of Rob Marshall’s Nine

by Louis Peitzman
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Merry Day After Christmas, everyone! I hope you all had a fun holiday—or at least a relaxing day off. I celebrated with Chinese food and movies, because I’m Jewish and that’s just what we do. Today I’m going to see another movie (sans Chinese food), and it struck me that I may be the only [...]

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