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...comedy. The 500 Clown Frankenstein (Loop Theater, Oct. 15-Nov. 14) The company much of Chicago is talking about; a clutch of clowns reimagine Mary Shelley's monster number - humor at its darkest. 16 Grandmothers (Sept. 18), 16 Students (Oct. 10) and 16 Assholes (Nov. 7) The Rhino Fest at the Curious Theatre Branch features one-night stands based on (you guessed it) the number 16. Monty Python's Spamalot (Shubert Theatre, Dec. 21?Jan. 16) - Eric Idle's retread of Monty Python and the Holy Grail opens in Chicago and stars Tim Curry, Hank Azaria and David Hyde Pierce...
...blossomed so suddenly; TV worked like that in its infancy. In 1951 Phyllis parlayed a research job at Theater Arts magazine into a stint producing a quarter-hour chat-fest, ?Footlights and Klieglights.? The local NBC affiliate WNBT (later WNBC) paired Phyllis? theater show with another 15-min. effort she produced, ?Bringing Up Mother.? For most of the week, Phyllis said, the show offered ?the usual junk presented for housewives,? while on Fridays it addressed serious issues. Four days of Martha Stewart, one day of Ms. magazine...
...alternative-music festival scene, the Fuji Rock Festival (fujirockfestival.com), from July 30-Aug. 1. This year, it will showcase nearly a hundred acts, among them Lou Reed, the Pixies, the White Stripes, Courtney Love and Franz Ferdinand. Pitched at a slightly younger audience is the two-day Summer Sonic fest (summersonic.com/top.html), on Aug. 7-8. Held in Tokyo and Osaka simultaneously, the four-year-old event will present the currently red-hot Avril Lavigne, along with the Beastie Boys, Green Day, N.E.R.D. and Sum 41. Finally, the more underground True People's Celebration (www.organicgroove.com) will finish up the summer...
...still, when Dwight Howard’s name was called out by NBA Commissioner David Stern, it was, understandably, a veritable Howard-fest. And the loudest voice came not from the stage, or from the so-called Green Room, or even from his mother or father...
...Aussie culture fest...