Fame or Famine

Metromix has just highlighted the new show we’ve been talking about a lot here at PA, Babes With Blades – Cliffhangers
Expect stage-combat brawls and tongue-in-cheek commentary about women’s roles in theater.
Also click here to read a preview review by Jenn Q. Goddu of the Chicago Tribune:
Audience members who have seen past Babes with Blades showcases will notice “Cliffhangers” has much more dialogue and character development than past productions. The aim is to demonstrate the Babes’ range as full performers, DiMaso said. “We are actors who fight, we’re not just women who fight.”
`Cliffhangers’
When: Through Nov. 20
Where: The Breadline Center …read more

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Man oh man I’m betting the online autism community is abuzz tonight. I just got through watching an hour of Supernanny which I actually usually enjoy. But, boy, did they make a mistake this week.
As usual, Jo Frost went into the house to observe the family and the kids were neglected and the parents did not have control and were disillusioned and overwhelmed. Jo was there theoretically to fix the “family”, but it all comes down to crappy parenting and how to recognize and fix it.
Only this week, …read more

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Today I am mourning the demise of The West Wing on NBC.
The West Wing, in its first seasons, was a gripping show that wasn’t afraid of using actual adult vocabulary. It was so refreshing to watch a program on a regular basis that didn’t dumb language down for the average viewer. No, it wasn’t the secrets of the universe revealed, but you have to admit that it had a damn sight more mental requirements than, say, Punk’d Goes Completely Dumbass Stupid. (Dude! No WAY dude! No WAY!)
Unfortunately over time the program’s writers have run out …read more

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Or: A promise is a promise.
Last week I brought you guest shilling by Ali which, frankly was a bit of a cop-out as it was perfectly written as a blog entry and I had to sit down and type diddly squat. I love those days. An updated blog with no effort!
However, Ali let me hork her writing on one condition: that I use this forum to address the great disparity between small theatres and Broadway extravaganzas. Or, to extrapolate that, big crazy rock star shows vs. the intimate venues that house local bands.
If you are an arts …read more

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Louis R. Carlozo of the Chicago Tribune did two interviews to mark the DVD debut of Revenge of the Sith; one with Rick McCallum, a producer on the project, and one with Frank Oz, the voice of Yoda.
The McCallum interview is interesting, if a bit dry, but the Frank Oz interview is pretty cool.
A. I just rehearsed and rehearsed incessantly for weeks. I studied tapes of old men’s voices. And I wrote an autobiography of the character with his likes and his dislikes, so I knew them innately, even if nobody else did.
Q. So . . . care to let …read more

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Eeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
Woody Allen grateful for wife Soon-Yi Previn
Associated Press
“I don’t ever feel that I’m with a hostile or threatening person. It’s got a more paternal feeling to it.”
Um, Woody? The whole sex/marriage thing? That shouldn’t have a paternal feel to it. The reason it has a paternal feel to it is because she was your girlfriend’s daughter and it was gross.
Also this: “I don’t ever feel that I’m with a hostile or threatening person”, as the AP quoted, doesn’t make any sense.
I love your movies, but dude, you’re wrong in so many ways.

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