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Grand tour
SOAP LAKE — There’s adventure, comedy and mystery in the Masquers Theater’s production of “Around the World in 80 …
Review: Lucinda Williams channels her anger into song
Lucinda Williams, “Good Souls, Better Angels” (Highway 20/Thirty Tigers)
Prospects ready for closeup on NFL draft night from home
Yetur Gross-Matos would have liked to have been in Las Vegas for the NFL draft on Thursday night, but the Penn State defensive lineman is OK with participating from home.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows:
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by …
Legal battles loom as businesses hit by virus sue insurers
CHICAGO (AP) — A once-bustling bar and grill tucked below a Michigan Avenue overpass famously inspired a “Saturday Night Live” skit starring John Belushi and Bill Murray. But the money the Billy Goat Tavern is losi…
Firm behind monster trucks, ice shows lays off workers
PALMETTO, Fla. (AP) — The company that brings live shows ranging from “Disney on Ice" to monster trucks to local arenas has laid off nearly 1,500 workers because of the
Tye Tribbett sends positive vibes with song amid virus
NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winning gospel singer Tye Tribbett has fused Kendrick Lamar’s hit song “Alright” into a new tune to send a message to people during the coronavirus pandemic: We are going to be all right.
With new time and busier schedule, HBO's 'Axios' thinks big
NEW YORK (AP) — No one can accuse Axios co-founder and CEO Jim VandeHei of small dreams for his bi-weekly news series on HBO, which is ramping up production to air nearly every two weeks for the rest of the year an…
The Natural: Charboneau's career played like fictional Hobbs
Joe Charboneau sees a little bit of himself in the iconic baseball film “
Whitney Houston biopic in the works
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A feature film about Whitney Houston's life is in the works from the screenwriter of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The biopic is being shepherded by the Whitney Houston Estate, music producer Clive Davis …
‘Ratatouille’ director Brad Bird joins TCM’s ‘Essentials’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Turner Classic Movies has enlisted “Ratatouille” and “The Iron Giant” director Brad Bird to program the latest 20-episode season of “The Essentials," the channel said Wednesday.
'Insecure' star Jay Ellis credits Issa Rae for director gig
NEW YORK (AP) — Jay Ellis' popularity thanks to his role as Lawrence on “Insecure” is still going strong as the show marks its fourth season: Check social media on Sunday nights, when the HBO comedy airs, and there…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
Best-Selling Books Week Ended April 18th.
'The Chi' star arrested for drugs, weapons in Mississippi
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A fired star of the hit Showtime series “The Chi" who was also featured in the Academy Award-nominated film “Straight Outta Compton" has been arrested on drugs and weapons charges on Mississi…
Review: In 'Bad Education,' a gripping suburban crime saga
“A town is only as good as its school system.”