Oh, gee. Beatles week. Because we haven’t done THAT countless times before. At least Nikki Minaj showed up on time tonight. Before we got to the actual singing, the show had to do some quality whoring. Carly Rae Jepsen apparently still exists, and she’ll be debuting her new song on the season finale, and it […]
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DJ/ELECTRONIC | Nina Flowers
If you don’t watch “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” then I pity you. It is a brilliant mix of entertainment and inspiration, and the costumes and performances routinely put out by the drag-queen participants are astonishing to behold. Nina Flowers is the universally beloved runner-up of Season 1 of the show, and in addition to being a […]
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ARTS: Geva announces 2013-14 season
Geva Theatre Center announced its 2013-14 season on Tuesday night. The 41st season will include several world premieres and critically acclaimed dramas, and many shows with links to Rochester or Geva itself. Although the full summer 2013 season has yet to be announced, Geva Artistic Director Mark Cuddy closed his presentation by unveiling one of […]
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“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 5: Scent of a drag queen
Another hilarious episode with great challenges. This season is really on a roll; I can’t think of an episode yet that didn’t deliver. And this week’s was arguably the most entertaining yet. We got hot shirtless guys with bulging packages and drag queens acting the fool (some intentionally, some not), plus some salty guest judges […]
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Rochester Arts News: Bulletins from RPO, High Falls Festival, Rochester Fringe
The High Falls Film Festival announced an additional film in its 2013 festival line-up. The documentary “Pretty Brutal” will make its American premiere on Friday, April 19, 9:30 p.m. at Cinema Theater. The film follows skaters Pieces of Hate, Kid Vile, and NakiKronik as they make their way in New Zealand’s first roller derby league. […]
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“American Idol” 2013: Top 10 Results
The first results show of the main competition was actually surprisingly interesting. The format has been tweaked significantly, meaning that there’s more actual content in the result reveals. It just felt like more was going on throughout the whole show. Plus, Nikki Minaj actually bothered to show up on time. In the recap of Wednesday […]
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“American Idol” 2013: Top 10 Performances (Prior Idol Week)
Nikki Minaj was absent for the start of the first live performance show. I cannot ever remember a judge not being present during a live performance round. Apparently she was stuck in traffic. Are you kidding me? If I was Nigel I would be positively shitting myself with fury if the only judge people even […]
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Rochester Broadway Theatre League announces 2013-14 season
Still riding high on last week’s blockbuster run of “The Book of Mormon,” the Rochester Broadway Theatre League announced its 2013-14 season Wednesday night. The big news is that the subscription series has been increased to six shows from five. The line-up includes a new production of a modern musical classic, several new musicals, a […]
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FILM: “Amazing Spider-Man 2” scenes to be filmed in Rochester
This morning Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that productionof the upcoming film “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” will take place entirely in NewYork State – and that some sequences will be filmed in Rochester. The pressrelease, which appears below, says that locations in the Rochester area will bescouted on Friday. Additionally, a piece posted on the Wall […]
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THEATER REVIEW: “August: Osage County”
After it debuted in 2007, Tracy Letts’ drama “August: Osage County” won just about every theater award that matters — Tony, Drama Desk, Pulitzer, New York Drama Critics’ Circle, etc. The play itself is extraordinary, even though the subject matter is about as ordinary as you can get. A far-flung extended family is brought back […]
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FILM: High Falls Film Festival announces 2013 schedule
The High Falls Film Festival today announced the line-up of films for its 2013 edition, which will run April 18-21 at various local theaters. Although it will be the 11th installment of the festival overall, it is the first since 2011 and will feature a return to the festival’s original name and a renewed focus […]
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“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 5: No chickens safe at the roast
Earlier Monday night judge Michelle Visage Tweeted that this week’s episode of “Drag Race” defines the season. I’m still trying to figure out exactly what she meant by that — and whether it’s a good thing. Like every episode of Season 5 thus far, it was entertaining with great challenges and some memorable moments. But […]
