Local Entertainment

Rehearsing in an unheated garage is a tough gig. But the St. Albert Theatre Arts Guild of Entertainers (STAGE), now tweaking its upcoming comedy Self Help , has more on its mind than watching puffs of breath.

Yaron Lifschitz, artistic director of Brisbane-based Circa, is sharp and technologically savvy. But today from his Manhattan hotel, Skype fails to work.

The Enterprise Quartet will be the featured performers in the St. Albert Chamber Music Recital Series third concert this coming Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

The Music Man opens with one of those universal truths: beware of slippery, fast-talking con men trying to charm their way into your pocket.

The irascible Loudon Wainwright III has been called a lot of names in his day. But today in a telephone interview from his Long Island home, he seems positively genial, surprisingly different from his reputation.

Jerry Seinfeld would probably balk at the suggestion that the Alberta Craft Council knows better than anyone how to put on 'a show about nothing.' But that's exactly what it's done with its newest exhibit featuring exactly nothing.

Keith Reed flips through his photo album of film stars and stops at a photo of Kathy Bates. Bates had been shooting a couple of scenes for Fargo .

A psychological thriller set in the world of New York City ballet, Nina (Natalie Portman) is a featured dancer who finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival at the company (Mila Kunis).

If ever there was a movie early this year that failed to capitalize on a director’s and co-star’s talents, this is it. Did Michel Gondry phone this one in or what? The answer, sadly, is yes.

When Blackstone airs next week on APTN and Showcase, there will be more than a few tongues wagging about political correctness.