Local dancers perform in citywide festival
Sarah Lyons Special to the Times Susan Williams and Sophia Bethea performed in the show “Razzle Dazzle” during this week’s Kansas City Fringe Festival. Susan is a professional dancer and…
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Performing Arts Center to feature Dickens classic
Peggy Bair Special to the Times The latest production at Performing Arts Center will feature theater upgrades that make the show a must-see spectacular. The theater recently was gifted a…
‘Anne Frank’ comes to Leavenworth Performing Arts Center
Sarah Lyons Special to the Times The River City Community Players will perform “The Diary of Anne Frank” April 21-22 and April 28-29 at 7:30 p.m., and matinees on April…
Why everyone’s debating Riseborough’s best actress Oscar nod
Nothing — not Tom Cruise’s snub nor Austin Butler’s lingering Elvis Presley inflections — has caused quite as much a stir around this year’s Oscars as the best-actress nomination for British actress Andrea Riseborough.
Read More‘Laverne & Shirley’ actor Cindy Williams dies at 75
Cindy Williams, who was among the most recognizable stars in America in the 1970s and 1980s for her role as Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne on the beloved sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” has died. She was 75.
Read More‘Avatar 2’ tops box office for seventh weekend
“Avatar: The Way of Water” claimed the No. 1 spot on the domestic box office charts for the seventh weekend in a row with an additional $15.7 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
Read More‘Everything Everywhere’ tops Oscar nominations with 11
The multiverse-skipping sci-fi indie hit “Everything Everywhere All at Once” led nominations to the 95th Academy Awards as Hollywood heaped honors on big-screen spectacles like “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” a year after a streaming service won best picture for the first time.
Read MoreAlec Baldwin to be charged with manslaughter in set shooting
Actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico movie set, prosecutors announced Thursday, citing a “criminal disregard for safety.”
Read More‘Avatar’ sequel sails to 2nd week atop the box office
“Avatar: The Way of Water” sailed to the top of the box office in its second weekend, bringing in what studios estimate Sunday will be a strong $56 million in North America — a sign that the sequel may stay afloat into the new year and approach the massive expectations that met its release.
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