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'Wicked' star's heart belongs to musicActress Shoshana Bean turns her attention to R&B, old-school soul
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Comedian lightens mood at The Washington Center
Asked what his comedy is about, Derrick Cameron simply said, "The truth."
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Linda Eder perfects standards
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in a black-and-white world - or at least, a world with a black-and-white TV. One day, she saw "The Wizard of Oz" and was transported.
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'Stardust' musical sprinkles mystery: Annual Christmas sensation is rich in style and talent
Harlequin Productions' annual holiday "Stardust" shows are a celebration of tradition.
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Cool cats can swing to big band music
"Big Band Broadcast" doesn't just have a big band swingin' and a glamorous leading lady singin'. It also has faux-vintage commercials, an unpredictable announcer and surprises.
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Burlesque steals show at Olympia Film Festival"Documentaries for the past few years have been so serious and so deep," said Deirdre Timmons of Seattle, who'll be attending a screening of her first film Friday at the Olympia Film Festival.
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Iconic ski film tears up mountains
How long until even the most spine-tingling thrill ride becomes workaday routine?
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Battlefield brings fired-up Scottish tunes
This time of year, Western Washington weather doesn't seem like good news. But if you're playing the bagpipes, this weather is great.
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Students dig into musical
Producing a big musical is no easy feat these days, even for professional theaters.
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Thriller works in modern day
"Wait Until Dark" is a thriller about a blind woman being stalked by thugs - but the fact that the heroine is blind is not really relevant to the story, said Amy Hill, who stars in Olympia Little Theatre's production that opens tonight.
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Audrey Hepburn inspires OLT's star
“Wait Until Dark” is a thriller about a blind woman being stalked by thugs — but the fact that the heroine is blind is not really relevant to the story, said Amy Hill, who stars in Olympia Little Theatre’s production that opens tonight. “It’s really not about her being blind,” Hill said. “It’s about her outsmarting these criminals who think that she’s going to be an easy mark. “It’s such a classic thriller,” she added. “It holds strong to this day among chilling stories, and it is scary. I remember watching the movie with my mom and dad, and it was terrifying.” The movie Hill remembers is the 1967 classic with Audrey Hepburn. “The tension is terrific and the melodramatic action is wild as the blind woman uses all her courage and ingenuity to foil her assailants and save her life,” Bosley Crowther wrote in the New York Times review of that film. Hill said, “The play is not any less scary than the movie.” Hill is described in the play’s program as “quite possibly the biggest Audrey Hepburn fan around.” She’s a seasoned actress who has appeared on such TV shows as “ER” and “The Office” and appeared in many professional productions with Harlequin Productions and other companies. But she couldn’t resist the part of Susy Hendrix, who still is learning how to function with blindness when her home is invaded. “How could you pass up an opportunity to play a role that Audrey Hepburn played?” she said. “She’s amazing.” Hepburn received an Oscar nomination for the role. “That’s the challenge, too,” Hill added. “Because how could you not be inspired by her? But I didn’t want to duplicate her performance. I’m trying to make her my own as well as paying homage to the work she did.” If playing a blind woman seems like a big challenge, Hill is taking a subtle approach, keeping the focus on the story. “I’m really concentrating on the movements,” she said. “I’m dissecting normal things that we take for granted with sight and trying to find a pattern. It’s almost a mathematical way of doing things. I’m counting and having a pattern for everything and practicing repetitions. It’s almost a dance.”
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20 questions for Fred LeBlanc, lead singer of Cowboy Mouth
Cowboy Mouth is the quintessential New Orleans rock band and the ultimate live show.
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For albums, the price is right
Are the days of deep discounts on new music releases coming back?
