click to enlarge COURTESY OF THE FOX THEATRE Madea's going out in style this weekend at the Fox. Here comes another weekend of interesting events. Don't forget to thank all the mothers, moms and mamma jammas in your life on Sunday. 1. The Certain Thing Maxine sits in her nursing home, waiting for the moment when her daughter will spring her trap and order the nurse to kill her. She's certain it's coming — the new tax laws that go into effect on January 1 will cut into her daughter's inheritance, and if Maxine croaks before then, her daughter gets a bigger score. The only answer is a counter-scheme: If Maxine can offer her nurse a larger payday to keep her alive, the daughter loses. But is that what's really going on, or is all the drama in the fearful mind of an unwell, elderly woman? Lucas Hnath's play Death Tax is a darkly comic look at the end of life and family squabbles. Mustard Seed Theatre closes its season with the St. Louis premiere of Death Tax. Performances are … [Read more...] about The Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Week, May 10 to 14
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Timeline of R. Kelly’s life and career
Updated 3:22 pm PST, Friday, February 22, 2019 FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2014 file photo, recording artist R. Kelly performs at The 56th Annual Grammy Awards Salute to Industry Icons with Clive Davis in Beverly Hills, Calif. R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual slaves, was charged Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, with aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims, including at least three between the ages of 13 and 17. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP, File) less FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2014 file photo, recording artist R. Kelly performs at The 56th Annual Grammy Awards Salute to Industry Icons with Clive Davis in Beverly Hills, Calif. R. Kelly, the R&B star who has ... more Photo: Frank Micelotta, Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP … [Read more...] about Timeline of R. Kelly’s life and career
The Ten Best Comedy Shows in Denver: January 2019
Make a New Year's resolution that requires no sit-ups or dietary sacrifice to keep, and commit to laughing more in 2019. A boon to the spirit, not to mention the abs, comedy is a vital source of catharsis from the rigors of modern life. From a massive crop of brand new jokes to Lucha Libre wrestling matches and benedictions from comedic royalty like Wanda Sykes, Denver is putting its funniest foot forward this January, and readers can find all the details they need to chuckle along below. Start the new year off with a laugh, and keep the giggles going at the ten best comedy shows of the month.Continue ReadingLucha Libre & Laughs: Being and NothingnessOriental TheaterLucha Libre & Laughs continues its brawny campaign of comedic excellence into 2019 with "Being and Nothingness," an evening of standup and wrestling guaranteed to pummel existential despair. Unlike its namesake, Jean-Paul Sartre's treatise, January's edition of Lucha Libre & Laughs is filled exciting bouts … [Read more...] about The Ten Best Comedy Shows in Denver: January 2019
Mother, daughter desperate to leave Venezuela flee on foot
Christine Armario, Associated Press Updated 11:06 pm CDT, Wednesday, October 17, 2018 In this Sept. 2, 2018 photo, Venezuelan Sandra Cadiz holds up her handmade sign carrying the Spanish message: "Blessed driver, please help us with a ride," as her 10-year-old daughter Angelis stands with her on the road leaving Giron, Colombia, as they make their way to Peru. As rising numbers of Venezuelans flee, those who cannot afford a plane or bus ticket out are going by foot. less In this Sept. 2, 2018 photo, Venezuelan Sandra Cadiz holds up her handmade sign carrying the Spanish message: "Blessed driver, please help us with a ride," as her 10-year-old daughter Angelis stands with her on ... more Photo: Ariana Cubillos, AP In this Aug. 31, 2018 photo, Venezuelan Sandra Cadiz rests with her 10-year-old daughter Angelis on a dirt floor near a gas station in Pamplona, Colombia, on their journey to Peru. Cadiz took out … [Read more...] about Mother, daughter desperate to leave Venezuela flee on foot
Wednesday’s best TV: Trust and The Parachute Murder Plot
Thank God for Donald Sutherland, who plays the notorious billionaire J Paul Getty in the American series Trust. Just past the halfway point of a 10-episode run, the depiction of one of the world’s most famous kidnapping stories has descended into a barrage of melodrama held back only by the octogenarian star’s expert juggling of pain and pleasure. Those yet to catch up with the first five episodes may already have a vague understanding of the real-life story: John Paul Getty III, the teenage grandson of the oil magnate, has been abducted. Dear old grandad, pragmatic to the point of callousness, has declined to pay the ransom. John’s father, J Paul Getty Jr, is angry and nihilistic, seeking relief in parties and narcotics. His mother Gail is inconsolable and yet steely, maintaining her elegant façade but falling apart within. Both are struggling with the knowledge that their boy would come home if only his stubborn grandfather would make a … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s best TV: Trust and The Parachute Murder Plot