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Rain Pryor runs Baltimore theater on a shoestring

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 BALTIMORE, Md. -- You probably don't know the Strand Theater Company in Baltimore. Tiny joint, converted storefront in the Station North area, 55 seats, just entering its fifth season.The person who... more

Comedian finds laughs in life of Idaho farm boy

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 OGDEN — The life of an Idaho farm boy provides the fodder for the jokes of comedian Todd Johnson, even though that small-town home is “a far place from something funny.”Johnson, who has opened for... more

BodyVox arrives in Cache Valley

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 LOGAN — BodyVox, a dance company based in Portland, Ore., takes the stage of the Ellen Eccles Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28., to present “Reverie.”Choreographed by Emmy winners Jamey Hampton... more

Diane Lane revels in return to live theater

Monday, September 24, 2012 CHICAGO -- More than two decades after she last graced the stage in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," Academy Award-nominated actress Diane Lane is returning to the theater in a Chicago production of... more

'Seinfeld's' Wayne Knight booked as Santa in Broadway version of 'Elf'

Mark Kennedy Thursday, September 20, 2012 NEW YORK -- Wayne Knight, who played Newman on "Seinfeld," is heading back to Broadway -- as Santa.Producers of "Elf" said Knight will join a cast that includes Beth Leavel in the musical based on... more

Out & About: 'In the Heights' a moving, life-affirming Latino story

J. Michael Call Wednesday, September 19, 2012 It's not difficult to understand why "In the Heights" lit up Broadway when it premiered a few years ago. It's a high-energy, colorful, upbeat and positive celebration of dreams and a little old place... more

Tragedy, comedy come to Greek fest

J. Michael Call Sunday, September 16, 2012 Drawing inspiration from the recent Arab Spring uprising, a modern re-imagining of the famed Greek tragedy "Antigone" is the main theatrical event at Weber State University's Greek Festival,... more

'Avenue Q' puppets teach hard lessons in funny fashion

J. Michael Call Friday, September 14, 2012 Despite what we may have been led to believe as children, no one is really special. Some of us are luckier than others, but even the lucky ones get smacked in the faces every once in a while.That’s a... more

PTC premieres hit musical ‘In The Heights’

J. Michael Call Thursday, September 13, 2012 The upper west side of Manhattan might seem like a faraway and foreign place for some, but the story that unfolds there in the musical “In the Heights” is about as universal as they come.“This is a... more

Hawaiian comedian comes to Wiseguys

Thursday, September 13, 2012 OGDEN — Look for comedy with an island flair when Hawaii native Kermet Apio appears at Wiseguys Comedy Club.Apio, who was born and raised in Honolulu, takes the stage at 8 p.m. Sept. 14 and 15 at the... more