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‘Star Wars’ steals the show at Comic-Con Day Two

Day two of Comic-Con was filled with fan-favorite properties from the very first panel in the morning with “The Big Bang Theory” until the sun set in San Diego, as “Star Wars” took over downtown.

‘Re-Designing Women’ a wisecracking good time

Five enchanting Southern belles stuck in a 1980s sitcom are transported to the present day through the magic of reality television in “Re-Designing Women,” a drag parody now at the Onyx Theatre.

Creator allows fans into the world of ‘Dirty Dancing’

For 25 years, Eleanor Bergstein refused to allow theatrical productions of “Dirty Dancing.” “I thought the movie stood on its own.” Now there are seven touring companies, including the one bringing the show to The Smith Center.

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Only livers dread an Adam Carolla podcast

Comedian often cited as the most-downloaded podcaster returns for four Mangria-soaked shows in two days.

Utah Shakespeare Festival plays on

As construction on two new theaters continues apace, Shakespeare — and more — come to life at the 54th annual Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City.

‘Amadeus’ casts magic spell on stage

A pity William Shakespeare missed Antonio Saliericq by a couple of centuries. But considering what playwright Peter Shaffer achieves in “Amadeus,” we’re not missing much. The Utah Shakespeare Festival’s current production of “Amadeus” doesn’t miss much either.

‘Lear’ shows struggle to seize the unseizable

Man plans — and God laughs. Presumably, William Shakespeare never heard this Yiddish proverb. But, as “King Lear” demonstrates, Shakespeare definitely grasps its meaning.

‘South Pacific’ sets sail at festival

The Utah Shakespeare Festival’s production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein favorite shows its age — and its ageless spark.

Chemistry, comedy combine in ‘Shrew’

USF’s latest “Taming of the Shrew” adds an undercurrent of genuine, love-in-bloom emotion to Shakespeare’s knockabout, battle-of-the-sexes comedy.

‘Henry IV, Part Two’ continues game of thrones

It’s a sequel, not an equal. But “Henry IV, Part Two” is still Shakespeare, exploring fascinating questions of identity and destiny facing the title monarch and his son.

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