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Rufus Wainwright, Jake Shimabukuro and Terry Fator among fall highlights at UConn's Jorgensen Center
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (557+ words) The Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Connecticut in Storrs has announced its 2026 fall season of jazz, dance, classical music, children's shows, pop, magic and ventriloquism. The season opens on Sept. 25 at 8 p. m. with a concert by…...
Connecticut casinos prep for summer season of top comedians, music acts, parties and giveaways
1+ week, 1+ day ago (296+ words) Connecticut's two major casinos, Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket and Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, have readied their summer plans. The schedules involve special shows and activities, outdoor venues and gaming promotions. Foxwoods Resort Casino has announced its 2026 Summerfest schedule featuring:…...
Goodspeed Musicals is crazy about its upcoming production of "Crazy About You
1+ week, 3+ day ago (367+ words) It's a crazy time we live in. To be specific, it's a "Crazy for You" time. According to the leadership team at Goodspeed Musicals, the popular 1992 reworking of George & Ira Gershwin's 1930 musical "Girl Crazy" has been on its short list…...
Connecticut River spot coming alive with culture, diversity all summer at free weekend festivals
1+ week, 4+ day ago (576+ words) The Connecticut River riverfront will come alive Saturday for the beginning of a series of cultural and diverse free festivals for the rest of the summer that will start with a PRIDE celebration Saturday, and then weekend lineups that include…...
Ronnie Schell, "Gomer Pyle" best friend and "slowest rising comedian," dies at 94
1+ week, 4+ day ago (579+ words) Schell died of natural causes at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He had been hospitalized after a recent fall, according to publicist Harlan Boll, who spoke to Schell's son Gregory. Schell played Marine Pvt. Duke Slater opposite star Jim Nabors…...
Movie Review: This train's going fast, but the jokes fly even faster in "Stop! That! Train!'
1+ week, 5+ day ago (674+ words) By JOCELYN NOVECK, AP National Writer Presidential candidates take note: If you ever want an effectively simple campaign slogan, you could do worse than this: "SHE FUN!" That's the slogan that got President Judy Gagwell " aka Ru Paul " elected, and…...
Movie Review: "Scary Movie 6" brings back the Wayans and the Core Four for a rapid-fire horror spoof
2+ week, 5+ day ago (746+ words) The knife-wielding serial killer known as Ghostface unwisely tries to stab Teyana Taylor in the opening scene of "Scary Movie" and it goes rather poorly. The dagger the psycho plunges into the famously fit actor's abdomen bounces off, horribly bent....
Movie Review: Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas hit the right notes in "Power Ballad
2+ week, 5+ day ago (551+ words) By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer Let's just say that the wedding band has never occupied the most exalted rung of the ladder in music. Playing "September" and "Celebration" is often what's most required. As one member of the Bride…...
Westport Country Playhouse's 2026-27 season to offer two world premieres
3+ week, 5+ day ago (354+ words) Westport Country Playhouse has announced six shows for its 2026-27 mainstage theater season. Highlights include a world premiere starring acclaimed actress Judith Ivey, a fresh take on Jane Austen by popular playwright Ken Ludwig and an autobiographical one-woman show by Broadway…...
In a low period for comedy films, these were the best of the last decade
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (661+ words) This month marks the 10th anniversary of "The Nice Guys," Shane Black's 2016 crime caper with Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe. No, it's not exactly the 50th anniversary of "Jaws." But for a movie era where comedies went out of style, it's a…...