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“The Comeback” Stages a Comeback

In 2005, the new HBO comedy “The Comeback” premiered.  While the show never quite took off with the audience, critics raved about this brilliant series co-created by Lisa Kudrow (who was, at the time, fresh off of  “Friends”) and Michael Patrick King.


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“Mice and Men”: A Hit Again

The Paramount Theater collaborated with the National Theater Live to bring the Broadway performance “Of Mice and Men” to Charlottesville this past Sunday. Since John Steinbeck published the novel in 1937, several adaptations of “Of Mice and Men” have been made for the stage and screen.


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VA Players make a splash in “Baby with the Bathwater”

The Virginia Players presented "Baby with the Bath Water" at Helms Theater Tuesday evening in the second show in their Reading Series. The production — part of an effort by the Drama Department's student liaison group to bring lesser-known plays to life through rehearsed readings — brought actors to the stage, dressed in street clothes and lined in a row.


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“Nick Jonas” marks return from pop music obscurity

Back from the corners of pop music obscurity, Nick Jonas released his second studio album last week, and it is sure to be one of the most interesting records of the year. Jonas has been in the public eye for almost 10 years now, after gaining fame with his brothers and captivating the hearts of teenage girls worldwide.


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Parkay Quarts’ explore anxiety in the modern age

Parquet Courts have had a busy year, first releasing the critically acclaimed “Sunbathing Animal” and now returning (with a cheekily subtle name change to Parkay Quarts) with another full-length, “Content Nausea.” “Content nausea” presumably refers to the discomfort, physical or emotional, of being utterly inundated with content in this age of smartphones and constant Internet connectivity.


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'Big Hero 6': Fun, fast, fantastic

Walt Disney Animations Studios' latest feature film effort — “Big Hero 6” — is a mostly-stellar addition to the company’s timeless resume.


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