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July 22, 2009 5:55 PM

CenterStage tackles 'Beauty and the Beast'CenterStage tackles 'Beauty and the Beast'

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In my Sunday Spotlight column I featured an interview with Brent Moser, director of the new CenterStage Clovis Community Theatre production of "Beauty and the Beast." It stars Lorraine Christensen and Brian Pucheu, pictured. The show opens 7:30 p.m. Thursday and continues through Aug. 1. (A tip for matinee lovers: In Clovis, they perform their matinees on Saturdays, not Sundays, so check the schedule before you head out for an afternoon show.)

Here's some more from my interview with Moser about the show:

Question: What's your favorite part of "Beauty and the Beast"?

Answer: For those only familiar with the Disney animated version, you are in for a treat. My favorite moments in the show are the songs added in for the Broadway production. "Human Again", "A Change in Me" and my favorite moment, the Beast's soliloquy, "If I Can't Love Her."

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Donald Munro

July 22, 2009 5:35 PM

'New Moon' on Thursday'New Moon' on Thursday

If tomorrow, say around 1:45 p.m., you hear the faint sounds of screeching women, it may have something to do with Comic-Con and the it's sneak peak/panel for "New Moon," the sequel to "Twilight."

I know we're a long way from San Diego, but last year's forum created insanity, behold:

One blog post about the super-geek event that celebrates all things fantasy, said 10,000 people were expected for tomorrow's panel. Another, reported fans in line this afternoon. Madness is expected.

I for one, will be searching the internets tomorrow afternoon for new movie clips and tidbits from the panel. That should to get my Edward+Bella fix. (Just 4 months to wait until the movie!)

There's a lot more going on tomorrow. Check out this schedule for Thursday alone. Over the next few days every movie, tv show, video game or book that has anything fantastical about it will be talked about there. And, if you like "Star Wars", check out how many forums are dedicated to the franchise.

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Kathy Mahan

July 22, 2009 5:33 PM

Summer Arts review: 'Singing and Acting'Summer Arts review: 'Singing and Acting'

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First off, the good stuff.

Soprano Janice Hall is electrifying. Some performers have an instant and palpable intensity about them -- a presence as concrete and tangible as if they have swept onto stage wearing a lavish fur coat and are trailed by an army of minions. Hall, one of the guest artists/instructors, kicked off the "Singing and Acting: the Work of a Musical Theatre Artist" public performance at Summer Arts with an a capella rendition of Cy Coleman's wry "It's Not Where You Start, It's Where You Finish." She grabbed the small but attentive audience -- the smallest Concert Hall draw I've seen at Summer Arts in a while -- and didn't let go as she treated the crowd to a lightning-quick encapsulation of her noted opera career. Ending with Steven Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns," which is more often performed by husky-voiced leading ladies more comfortable with talk-singing than full-on vocalization, she managed to impart to the song a precise, crystalline beauty.

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Donald Munro

July 22, 2009 4:02 PM

WTF moment of the dayWTF moment of the day

It's a Dober-man. Get it?


How amazing is it that we're all going to have the same nightmare tonight? Beehive bonding, y'all.

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Heather

July 22, 2009 4:00 PM

You Review 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' ... and possibly win stuffYou Review 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' ... and possibly win stuff

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UPDATE: It's about time we announce some winners, so congrats to Lisa V who won our grand prize. Alma and hilary won second and third prizes. And we're also giving prize packs to mwchrisco, Cristobal, Kendall McManus, Wicked Faery, Melissa, Claire and Amy. You'll be getting e-mails with details.

ORIGINAL: Whether you saw it early with us, or you're camping out for the midnight showing tonight, we'd like to hear your reviews of the latest in the "Harry Potter" series. (After you've seen the movie, of course).

Was it full of wizardry? Or did the sixth installment of the series stray too far from the book? Did it live up to your expectations? Yay? Nay? So-so? Let us know what you think and tell us why.

Because we love to give you free things, we're even offering up some "Happy Potter" swag to 10 random commenters.

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Mike Oz

July 22, 2009 3:04 PM

To-Do Tonight: Just DanceTo-Do Tonight: Just Dance

No, no news on Lady Gaga yet ... but there's plenty of places to go if you wanna cut a rug tonight. We'll start in the Tower District at Starline, which gets good crowds out to its weekly Intergration night. Don't be threatened straight folks, the gays know how to party.

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July 22, 2009 1:03 PM

"Alice in Wonderland" teaser trailer released"Alice in Wonderland" teaser trailer released

Ever since our discussion a month ago about Tim Burton and Disney's film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, I have slowly been making my way through the books in an effort to re-familiarize myself with the stories prior to the film's release in March of next year.

That means I can pick out what might be happening (or at least, who these crazy people are) in the following teaser trailer for the film, which was released today and is making its way across the web right now. Watch it fast, though! It's being removed from the Internets quickly, I think because it wasn't meant to be seen yet. Enjoy.


Props to Brodiemash at The Dumb is Mostly Intrigued by the Drum who posted this teaser trailer first, but only because I, like Alice herself, was busy dreaming my own dreams during a mid-day nap.

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Heather

July 22, 2009 12:33 PM

Fighting the Recession at Woodward ParkFighting the Recession at Woodward Park

Comedian Jeff Garcia and rapper/producer DJ Quik are scheduled to headline the Fight the Recession Comedy Jam on Aug. 1 at Woodward Park. Five other comedians (you can read the flier, right?) are also on the bill.

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Hmmm. So DJ Quik in Woodward Park, eh? Here's hoping no one throws a hissy fit about hip-hop happening in their precious park.

p.s. If I'm a promoter throwing any kind of event in Woodward Park, I'm keeping the word "fight" out of it.

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Mike Oz

July 22, 2009 10:41 AM

On TV tonightOn TV tonight

All-Star_Baseball(3).JPGBIG_BROTHER_3.JPGIf you normally rush home to see the 5 p.m. news, take your time today. The networks and several cable stations will provide full coverage of President Barack Obama's prime time news conference at that time.

Obama has not been camera shy since he took office. The only way he could have been on television more would have been if he was a contestant on "Big Brother."

That's not a bad idea. All elections should be handled like a season of "Big Brother." A dozen contenders go in the house every four years and the last one standing after 10 weeks gets the job. I would pay money to hear the mechanical Julie Chen say "Barack, you are the new HOH." Of course, I would also pay money for a better host.

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Rick Bentley

July 22, 2009 9:44 AM

The Taco Bell chihuahua has diedThe Taco Bell chihuahua has died

People is reporting that Gidget, face of the Taco Bell campaign that taught many Americans their first Spanish phrase, has died following a stroke. She was 15.

Here is Gidget at the peak of her fame. Condolences to her family, friends and fans.

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Heather

July 22, 2009 9:34 AM

Damn you, StarbucksDamn you, Starbucks

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At the risk of sounding like a curmudgeonly old woman, but not actually caring if that is the case, I have a small complaint to make about Starbucks' blueberry coffee cake, which has been discontinued.

First of all, "discontinued"? It's not a tube of pale pink lipstick. Blueberries and coffee cake are still in style, as far as I know.

Secondly, its replacement, the "Very Berry Coffee Cake" is not an ideal substitute because one, it forces me to undergo the indignity of having to rhyme while ordering my breakfast when I'm already suffering the embarrassment of assigning my "tall" coffee drink a height measurement; and two, the very berries in the coffee cake contain hard-to-eat seeds, which are currently stuck in my back molars.

My god, can't things just be left well enough alone? I am far too young to already be missing the good old days.

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