Hugh Jackman is playing one of musical theater’s greatest con men on Broadway but he’s not fooling anyone: He’s the real deal, says Associated Press critic Mark Kennedy
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Author Tess Gerritsen’s documentary about pigs to air on Maine Public
‘Magnificent Beast,’ a collaboration with her filmmaker son Josh Gerritsen, is scheduled to be shown Feb. 24.
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Massachusetts game show winner’s big prize is a trip to New Hampshire
Catherine Graham confessed she was hoping for somewhere she hadn’t already been to ‘a million times.’
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Medical examiner: Bob Saget died from unseen blow to head
A toxicology analysis didn’t show any illicit drugs or toxins in Saget’s body.
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Got Tix: Where to find concert tickets to upcoming shows
Grab tickets to see teen singer, dancer and YouTube star JoJo Siwa in Portland on Feb. 21.
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‘The Defiant Ones’ worth seeing, if only to honor the great Poitier, Kramer
Stanley Kramer gave us “High Noon” 1952 and “Judgement at Nuremberg” 1961 and that alone is enough to cast Kramer in gold. His “The Defiant Ones” in 1958 wasn’t in the same league with those brilliant pieces. Tony Curtis got to play chain-gang baddie Johnny Jackson, a snarling racist small-time criminal, in a time when […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Olympics, Sports
NBC defends Shiffrin coverage, suggests sexism by critics
For the second straight Olympics, the emotional health of top athletes has become a focus of discussion.
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Bob Saget died after accidental blow to the head, family says
The comedian and ‘Full House’ star was found dead Jan. 9 in a Florida hotel room.
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Livingston Taylor still going strong, talks career, upcoming Gardiner concert
Getting back in touch with artists after a long period of time is always fun and usually very rewarding, and such is the case with today’s performer, Livingston Taylor, whom I’ve chatted with several times over the years. As the fourth child in a musical family (which includes James, Kate, Hugh and Alex Taylor) he […]
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Neil Young song streams jump 38% after his Spotify boycott
Merck Mercuriadis, whose fund owns 50% rights to Young’s catalog, said interest in the artist’s music has surged since he requested the streaming service remove his songs from Spotify.