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Restaurant News for the Week Ending November 26, 2023

Carlos Lyra, a Brazilian composer, singer and guitarist whose cool, meticulous melodies helped give structure and power to bossa nova, the samba-inflected jazz style that became a worldwide phenomenon in the early 1960s, died on Dec. 16 in Rio de Janeiro. He was 90. His daughter, the singer Kay Lyra, said the cause of his death, in a hospital, was sepsis. Alongside Antônio Carlos Jobim, Mr. Lyra was widely considered among the greatest composers of bossa nova. Mr. Jobim once called him “a great melodist, harmonist, king of rhythm, of syncopation, of swing” and “singular, without equal.” Mr. Lyra was part of a loose circle of musicians who in the 1950s began looking for ways to blend the traditional samba sounds of Brazil with American jazz and European classical influences. They often gathered at the Plaza Hotel in Rio, not far from the Copacabana beach, to discuss music and hash out ideas.

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Andrea Bocelli calls off Boston concert on night of TD Garden show

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Boston Calling 2024: Ed Sheeran, Tyler Childers, The Killers headlining festival

Boston Calling, one of the most popular three-day music festivals in the country, has revealed its 2024 lineup. The annual festival will take place Memorial Day Weekend from Friday, May 24 until Sunday, May 26 at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston. This year’s headliners include Grammy Award-winning global superstar Ed Sheeran on Friday, acclaimed country singer Tyler Childers on Saturday, and legendary rock band The Killers on Sunday. The headliners will be joined by more than 50 artists including other notable acts such as Leon Bridges, Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB, Hozier, Reneé Rapp, Khruangbin, Megan Thee Stallion, Jessie Murph, Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls, and Young the Giant. More than 20 local acts will also be performing on both the main stages and the Orange stage at Boston Calling. This year’s local lineup includes indie pop band Beach Weather, singer-songwriter Kieran Rhodes, the quirky Senseless Optimism, the fiery hip hop of kei, and guitar-driven rockers Tysk Tysk Task, and Bad Rabbits. Fans looking to purchase tickets before they go on sale can shop online using StubHub and VividSeats. The full day-by-day lineup for Boston Calling 2024 is as follows: Friday, May 24 Ed Sheeran Leon Bridges Reneé Rapp Young the Giant Luke Hemmings David Kushner Cannons Beach Weather Ric Wilson Madi Diaz Maris Divine Sweater Kieran Rhodes kei JVK Justin Clancy The Wolff Sisters Saturday, May 25 Tyler Childers Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB Khruangbin Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls Jessie Murph d4vd The Red Clay Strays Tanner Usrey Bad Rabbits The Castellows Motherfolk Senseless Optimism Tori Tori Ward Hayden Paper Lady Cakeswagg Highwater Haulers Sunday, May 26 The Killers Hozier Megan Thee Stallion The Revivalists Lovejoy Chappell Roan Blondshell Royel Otis The Heavy Heavy Christone Kingfish Ingram Francis of Delirium Stefan Thev The Thing Fleshwater Zola Simone Billy Dean Thomas Tysk Tysk Task The lineup is subject to change, and performance times have not yet been determined. More details on the festival’s food and drink components will be announced in the coming months. Specially priced presale 3-Day General Admission, GA+, VIP, and Platinum tickets, as well as Single Day General Admission, GA+, VIP and Platinum tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11. Fans can get updates on the festival by going online or by following Boston Calling on social media. Fans looking to purchase tickets before they go on sale can shop online using StubHub and VividSeats.

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Jersey Shore: Family Vacation: How to watch part 1 of the reunion for free

A new episode of “The Amazing Race” kicks off Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 9:30 p.m. on CBS. Fans can also watch the season 35 on streaming platforms like FuboTV and DirecTV Stream. Both platforms offer a free trial for new users who are interested in signing up for an account. The show is an adventure reality game in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with 11 other teams. In the new episode of season 35, “teams continue racing in Slovenia, carefully travelling on foot carrying wooden pieces on their back, descending deep into a cave, assembling a giant dragon, and scraping off mussels and barnacles in the waters.” How do I watch the show if I don’t have cable TV? Viewers can stream the new season on FuboTV and DirecTV Stream. Both platforms offer a free trial for new users. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, such as sports, news, entertainment and local channels. What is DirecTV Stream? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels. DirecTV also offers a free trial for any package you sign up.

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How to watch MTVs Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta new episode for free Jan. 9

The 11th season of MTV’s “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” continues with a new episode this Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on the network. Those without cable can watch the new episode for free through Philo, DirecTV Stream or FuboTV, each of which offer a free trial to new users. “The cast includes Mimi Faust, the ex-girlfriend of Grammy-winning producer Stevie J; Trinidadian R&B singer Karlie Redd; ‘raptress’ Jessica Dime; and Atlanta rapper/entrepreneur Rasheeda,” FuboTV said in a description of the series. In the new episode, “after a tough year, things are taking a turn for the better for the Atlanta crew; Spice and Renni begin their journey to heal; Scrappy is single and ready to mingle; Karlie levels up to making hits; Sierra struggles with the end of her marriage.” How can I watch MTV’s “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” for free without cable? Those without cable can watch the new episode for free through either Philo, DirecTV Stream or FuboTV, each of which offer a free trial to new users. What is Philo? Philo is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers 60+ entertainment and lifestyle channels, like AMC, BET, MTV, Comedy Central and more, for the budget-friendly price of $25/month. What is DirecTV Stream? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, like sports, news, entertainment and local channels. It offers DVR storage space, and is designed for people who want to cut the cord, but don’t want to miss out on their favorite live TV and sports.

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All concerts coming to the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford for 2024

Top musical acts from across the country are taking a visit to the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut this summer. These include big names like Janet Jackson, Blink-182, Alanis Morissette and more. Fans can shop for tickets at the venue for open lawn seating or regular seating. See the list below of concerts to watch in 2024 at the Xfinity Theatre and where to buy tickets. Third-party vendor websites like VividSeats and StubHub offer options for those looking to buy cheaper tickets. *New customers who purchase tickets through VividSeats can get $20 off a $200+ ticket order by using the promo code MassLive20 at checkout.* Summer 2024 concerts at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford:

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Taylor Swift class at Harvard: Professor needs to hire more teaching assistants

Burt posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday that her “DMs are open” to people who “love Tay,” live in the Boston or Providence area, and have “qualifications or experience to teach a writing intensive college course. The course “Taylor Swift and Her World” has drawn a lot of attention since it was announced last fall and has become so popular that professor Stephanie Burt is looking to enlist more Swifties to help teach the class. Swifties have a chance to fulfill their wildest dreams thanks to a new Taylor Swift class launching at Harvard this semester. “Ok I’m doing this,” Burt wrote. “Our Taylor Swift course at Harvard is so popular that we need additional teaching assistants.” Advertisement The social media help wanted sign has already received a raft of responses from local PhD students and other parties interested in shaking it off at Harvard this semester. Burt told the Globe in November that around 300 students were already signed up for the course at the time, with no plans to cap it, revealing that “everyone who’s interested in the material gets a chance to study.” According to Burt, the course examines Swift’s body of work as a songwriter and will also take a look at fan culture. “It is, to some extent, a class about fans and followings and celebrities,” Burt said. “But the focus is on the evolution of this major songwriter and the relationship between the music that she makes and other kinds of arts that use words.” Matt Juul can be reached at matt.juul@globe.com.

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New Music December 2023: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

New Music December 2023: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases Photos by Evan Agostini/Invision (from left); Daniel DeSlover/Sipa USA; and DPPA/Sipa USA all via AP Music What’s Hot in Music This Month: New Albums, Local Concerts Peter Gabriel releases his first record since 2002; Aqua comes to House of Blues Welcome back, Terriers, to our monthly column, What’s Hot in Music This Month. We’re entering the semester’s home stretch and happily, there’s a ton of great music arriving in December to rock out to while studying for finals. Looking for a way to unwind? Catch one of the amazing concerts coming to Boston this month. You can ring in the holiday season with Mariah Carey’s holiday tour or witness a tour-de-force by country sensation Ashley McBryde. Superstar Nicki Minaj returns with a new album and Gen Z pop princess Tate McRae drops her sophomore album. With so much to look forward to, let’s get right to it. New releases I/O, Peter Gabriel After numerous delays, Peter Gabriel’s new album, I/O, finally arrives December 1. I/O, three decades in the making, marks Gabriel’s first new album since Up in 2002. The album’s rollout has been unique: Gabriel opted to begin releasing a single for each full moon in 2023. The artist says he wanted to highlight the great work of producers Tchad Blake and Mark “Spike” Stent by releasing different mixes of each song, titling them a Dark-Side or Bright-Side mix. The progressive English rocker first stepped out on his own in 1977 after leaving the band Genesis and has delivered exceptional music ever since. I/O is already shaping up to be yet another standout in an already legendary discography. The Diary of Alicia Keys 20, Alicia Keys This year marks 20 years since Keys released her chart-topping sophomore album, The Diary of Alicia Keys. To celebrate, the multitalented superstar is releasing a special anniversary edition of the album, with nine bonus tracks. Among the new additions is “Golden Child,” an unreleased song coming directly from Keys’ personal vault, and a live performance of “Diary,” dating from December 2003. Keys can really do it all: she’s a 15-time Grammy winner, producer, New York Times best-selling author, Broadway producer, actress, activist, and on and on. With this anniversary album (dropping December 1), she reminds us once again why she’s a once-in-a-lifetime musical talent. Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj The “queen of rap” is back, with her first studio album since 2018. Pink Friday 2 is the sequel to her 2010 smash debut album, which is certified 3x platinum and has irresistible earworms like “Super Bass” and “Fly,” featuring Rihanna. Minaj has solidified her reputation as a powerhouse musician, effortlessly moving between singing and rapping across a wide range of sounds and styles. The first single off Pink Friday 2, “Super Freaky Girl,” is a masterclass in melodic catchiness, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. “Last Time I Saw You,” the second single, is further proof that Minaj is a pop star as well as a stellar rapper. Pink Friday 2 comes out December 8. THINK LATER, Tate McRae Tate McRae, Gen Z’s new favorite pop star, will release her sophomore studio album December 8. The singer-songwriter was discovered on YouTube through her “Create with Tate” series, which showcased her songwriting abilities. Since being signed to RCA Records in 2019, she has put the pedal to the metal, dropping her debut album less than two years ago. Think Later sees McRae fully assume her role as the next generation’s pop princess. Though she’s only 20 years old, she already has the sensibilities of a seasoned star. The album’s first single, “greedy,” marked her biggest Spotify debut to date and has been embraced by fans for its biting condemnation of an ex lover. Before and After, Neil Young Music great Neil Young promises a “trip into his music history” with his new album, Before and After, out December 8. The artist hand-selected 13 songs from his sweeping catalog to revisit and rerecord as solo acoustic tracks. He conceptualized the album as a top-to-bottom listen, with each track directly feeding into the next in a way that “defies shuffling, digital organization, separation. Only for listening.” The album offers a seamless blend of new and old from the two-time Grammy-winning legend. Whether you’re a huge Neil Young fan or have never heard one of his songs, you’re sure to find a new favorite in this one-of-a-kind release. Upcoming concerts Aqua Aqua will perform at Citizens House of Blues Boston, 15 Lansdowne St., Boston, Wednesday, December 6, at 7 pm. Purchase tickets, starting at $65, here. This Danish-Norwegian band is best known in the United States for its 1997 hit “Barbie Girl,” which is featured on the soundtrack for the 2023 box office smash Barbie, nabbing Aqua’s first Grammy nomination. But these musicians are no one-hit wonders, with multiple singles topping the UK charts and decades of performing under their belts. Now, they are bringing their dance-pop music and hot pink daydream to the House of Blues stage. A live Aqua show, for the uninitiated, is a high-energy, bubbly good time. Warm up your voice to scream the words to “Barbie Girl” during what promises to be a night of unforgettable pop music. Ashley McBryde Ashley McBryde will perform at the Orpheum Theatre, One Hamilton Place, Boston, Saturday, December 9, at 8 pm. Purchase tickets, starting at $28, here. Grammy-winning country singer-songwriter Ashley McBryde is no stranger to the music scene. She’s been releasing critically lauded hit albums since her eponymously titled debut in 2006. Since then, she’s proven a powerhouse songwriter and stellar entertainer. You can catch her live when she brings her The Devil I Know tour to the Orpheum Theatre on December 9. The Japanese House The Japanese House will perform at Roadrunner Boston, 89 Guest St., Boston, Sunday, December 10, at 8 pm. Purchase tickets, starting at $51, here. Fresh off the release of her sophomore album, In the End It Always Does, The Japanese House (the stage name of English singer-songwriter Amber Bain) will take the stage at Roadrunner later this month, performing from her new album. The musician has the indie pop genre down to a science, expertly crafting emotional songs drenched in synthesizers and keyboards. Don’t miss a chance to catch this rising electronic folk star live. Mariah Carey Mariah Carey will perform at TD Garden, One Legends Way, Boston, Monday, December 11, at 7:30 pm. Purchase tickets, starting at $99.95, here. Mariah Carey is a superstar in every sense of the word. From the release of her debut album in 1990, she has attracted legions of fans across the globe, drawn to her soaring voice. She makes extensive use of her whistle register, the highest register of the human voice, a feat few musicians accomplish with her dexterity. Carey has released a slew of best-selling seasonal hits, including 1994’s “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” and now Bostonians can catch the Queen of Christmas in person when she brings the holidays to the TD Garden stage. Who doesn’t want to hear her sing live “All I Want For Christmas Is You”? Sam Feldt Sam Feldt will perform at The Grand, 58 Seaport Blvd., #300, Boston, Friday, December 15, at 9:30 pm. Purchase tickets, starting at $20, here. Hailed as a “modern house superstar” by Billboard, Sam Feldt is the real deal. His electronic house music, with pumping bass and irresistible hooks, never fails to get a crowd dancing. The Dutch DJ is bringing his exceptional talents to The Grand on December 15 for an unforgettable night you won’t want to miss. His live performances are never lacking in energy, and there’s no better time to let loose than right before finals week.

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Willie Nelsons Sense of Style

Brian Setzer’s career has been defined by a revivalist energy. First, his rockabilly group Stray Cats looked back to the rock ’n’ roll of the 1950s through the eyes of the 1980s. After the group split, he founded the Brian Setzer Orchestra, a boogie-woogie, jump blues band straddling originals and jazzed-up covers. “The Nutcracker Suite,” originally arranged for Les Brown and his Band of Renown by Frank Comstock, wasn’t the only time that the Brian Setzer Orchestra dabbled in classical rearrangements. In the 2007 album “Wolfgang’s Big Night Out,” Beethoven’s “Für Elise” became the Django Reinhardt pastiche “For Lisa,” and Johann Strauss II’s “The Blue Danube” became the bluesy swing chart “Some River in Europe.” An unlikely source brought the group’s take on Tchaikovsky into holiday tradition: Buddy, in the movie “Elf.” As the lights dim in Gimbels, the store that Buddy (Will Ferrell), has tasked himself with redecorating overnight, the Brian Setzer Orchestra trumpets strike up, playing the fanfare call from “March of the Toy Soldiers.” But what follows is not the impish, pizzicato response that usually accompanies the toys’ jolting movements: A drum kit crashes in, and snarling, swinging saxophones accompany Buddy’s commando rolls across the aisle behind a security guard. The whole arrangement pits clipped precision against swirling chaos. Drew McOnie and Cassie Kinoshi: ‘Nutcracker’

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Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Boston Awards; Voting Ends 12/31

It's the final week to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards... Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve! The 2023 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Winners will be announced in January! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve! This year the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards include over 100 cities across America, Canada, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia! 2023 BroadwayWorld Boston Standings Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance (Non-Professional) Donnie Norton & Steve Bass - A SWINGIN' AFFAIR BIG BAND - The Company Theatre 23% Abby Mueller - UNBREAKABLE - Break a Leg Theater Works 13% Steve Bass - A SWINGIN' AFFAIR - The Company Theatre 12% Daniel Webber - AN EVENING WITH SONDHEIM, SCHWARTZ, AND WEBBER - Voices of Hope Boston 8% Harry Ohlson - UNBREAKABLE - Break a Leg Theater Works 8% James Jackson Jr - JAMES JACKSON JR SINGS! - Post Office Cafe 7% Ken Kawa - THOROUGHLY MODERN MUSICALS - Case Theatre Boosters 6% Casey Hatch - AN EVENING WITH SONDHEIM, SCHWARTZ, AND WEBBER - Voices of Hope Boston 6% Jo Brisbane - MOD HOLLYWOOD! TUNES FROM A TOWN WITHOUT PITY - Napoleon Room/Club Cafe Boston 6% Jon DiPrima - AN EVENING WITH SONDHEIM, SCHWARTZ, AND WEBBER - Voices of Hope Boston 6% Erin Maitland - AN EVENING WITH SONDHEIM, SCHWARTZ, AND WEBBER - Voices of Hope Boston 5% Letta Neely - PULLING IT ALL INTO THE CURRENT - A Revolution of Values Theatre Project 3% Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance (Professional) Kelli O'Hara - BROADWAY IN WORCESTER PRESENTS KELLI O'HARA - JMAC 15% Jessie Mueller and Seth Rudetsky - BROADWAY IN WORCESTER PRESENTS JESSIE MUELLER AND SETH RUDETSKY - Prior Performing Arts Center 13% Sarah deLima - THE LADIES WHO LUNCH - Napoleon Room/Club Cafe Boston 12% Yewande Odetoyinbo - UPLIFT CONCERT - Reagle Music Theatre 12% Allison Case - WOMEN IN MUSIC - Firehouse Center for the Arts 10% Paul Rescigno and Robbie Rescigno - THE RESCIGNOS: FRANKLINCENSE - THE BLACK BOX 7% James Jackson Jr - ON BROADWAY... & MORE - Provincetown Theater 6% Jimmy Tingle - JIMMY TINGLE TONIGHT! - Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 6% Robert Saoud - MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC - Napoleon Room/Club Cafe Boston 5% Serge Clivio - SERGE CLIVIO: JOY LIVE - Regent Theatre 4% Eden Casteel - KAHN ARTIST - Seaglass Theater Company 2% Maddie Lam - CANDELIGHT CONCERT - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 2% Natalja Sticco - THE MAESTRO’S CABARET & OPERARIUM (PREVIEW) - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 2% Julia Watkins - ELECTRIFY THE NIGHT - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 2% Natalja Sticco - ECHOES OF MY HEART - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 1% Tereza Kralova - THE MAESTRO’S CABARET & OPERARIUM (PREVIEW) - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 1% BK Davis - LIVE - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 1% Max Dread Minaya - NOMENEE/PERFORMANCE - Performance 0% Ondrej Potucek - THE MAESTRO’S CABARET & OPERARIUM (PREVIEW) - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 0% Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional) Sally Ashton Forrest - BORN TO DO THIS - THE JOAN OF ARC ROCK OPERA - The Company Theatre 20% Brad Reinking - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Company Theatre 14% DJ Kostka - OKLAHOMA! - Academy of Performing Arts 9% Will Fafard Jr. - THE WEDDING SINGER - Pentucket Players 8% Jen Bertolino, Susan Chebookjian, Di Longtin, Suzanne Neuman, and Karen Rogers - THE MUSIC MAN - Voices of Hope Boston 7% Sydney T. Grant - THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 7% Thayne Jasperson - PIPPIN - Break a Leg Theater Works 7% Brad Reinking - SPRING AWAKENING - Riverside Theatre Works 6% Erin Verina - HEATHERS - Spotlight Music and Theater Academy 5% Lauren Ambrose - FOOTLOOSE - Broken Leg Productions 4% Teri Shea - THE WORLD GOES ROUND - Cotuit Center for the Arts 4% Brad Reinking - GREASE THE MUSICAL - Riverside Theatre Works 3% P.J. Terranova - CABARET - Riverside Theatre Works 3% Jason Hair-Wynn - NUNSENSE - Arlington Friends of the Drama 3% Jason Hair-Wynn - THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY - Burlington players 3% Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical (Professional) Brooklyn Toli - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - New Bedford Festival Theatre 15% Dylan Kerr - ROCK OF AGES - Firehouse Center for the Arts 9% Tyler Hanes - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Franklin Performing Arts Company 9% Taavon Gamble - THE PROM - SpeakEasy Stage Company 8% Rachel Bertone - OKLAHOMA! - Reagle Music Theatre 8% Taryn Herman - PIPPIN - Firehouse Arts Center 7% Kenny Ingram - THE WIZ - New Bedford Festival Theatre 6% Daniel Forest Sullivan - SISTER ACT - Lyric Stage Boston 6% Ilyse Robbins - ASSASSINS - Lyric Stage Boston 5% Connor Gallagher - BEETLEJUICE - Riverside Theatre Works 5% Larry Sousa - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Wheelock Family Theater 5% Al Blackstone - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - The Cape Playhouse 4% Julia Deter - RENT - The Umbrella Stage Company 3% Patrick O'Neill - WHITE CHRISTMAS - New Bedford Festival Theatre 3% Rick Faugno - JERSEY BOYS - The Cape Playhouse 3% Taavon Gamble - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Reagle Music Theatre 3% Saxon Pierce - THE MAESTRO’S CABARET & OPERARIUM (PREVIEW) - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 1% Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional) Rachel Padula-Shufelt - BORN TO DO THIS - THE JOAN OF ARC ROCK OPERA - The Company Theatre 27% Paulie Devlin - SPRING AWAKENING - Riverside Theatre Works 12% Lisa Belsky - A WRINKLE IN TIME - Triad Theatre Company 10% Meg McEvoy-Duane - CINDERELLA - Break a Leg Theater Works 10% Laura Dillon - THE GREAT GATSBY - Marblehead Little Theatre 10% Josh Telepman - THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 6% Carol Sherry - CASA VALENTINA - Provincetown Theater 6% Leslie Held - WORKING - Suffolk University Theatre Department 5% Anna Silva - THE MUSIC MAN - Voices of Hope Boston 5% Bridget Austin-Weiss - A CHRISTMAS STORY - Massasoit Theatre Company 4% Kat Lawrence - ROMEO & JULIET - CSC’s Stage2 4% Anna Silva - HANDBAGGED - The Hovey Players 2% Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical (Professional) Sydney Hawes - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - New Bedford Festival Theatre 24% Merrie Whitney - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Franklin Performing Arts Company 8% Emerald City Costumes - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Reagle Music Theatre 8% Kelly Baker - SISTER ACT - Lyric Stage Boston 8% Kelly Baker - THE FULL MONTY - North Shore Music Theatre 7% Rebecca Shannon Butler - RENT - The Umbrella Stage Company 6% Catherine Stramer - RITE OF PASSAGE - Punctuate4 Productions 5% Rachel Padula-Shufelt - ASSASSINS - Lyric Stage Boston 5% Chelsea Kerl Phelps - TALL TALES FROM BLACKBURN TAVERN - Gloucester Stage 4% Emerald City Theatrical - OKLAHOMA! - Reagle Music Theatre 4% Nancy Leary - MACBETH - Commonwealth Shakespeare Company 4% Jennifer Paar - SENSE & SENSIBILITY - The Cape Playhouse 3% Kat Lawrence - INTO THE BREECHES - Hub Theatre Company 3% Gail Astrid Buckley - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Lyric Stage Boston 3% Jennifer Paar - BASKERVILLE - The Cape Playhouse 2% David R. Gammons - THE GAAGA - Arlekin Players 2% Seth Bodie - THE GREAT LEAP - Lyric Stage Boston 2% Jimmy Johansmeyer - MARY POPPINS - Penobscot Theatre 1% Hunter Gannet - THE MAESTRO’S CABARET & OPERARIUM (PREVIEW) - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 1% Best Dance Production (Professional) THE PROM - SpeakEasy Stage Company 28% JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - New Bedford Festival Theatre 22% THE WIZ - New Bedford Festival Theatre 20% AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - The Cape Playhouse 14% WHITE CHRISTMAS - New Bedford Festival Theatre 12% FOXY - Kairos Dance Theater 3% Best Direction Of A Musical (Non-Professional) Zoe Bradford & Sally Ashton Forrest - BORN TO DO THIS - The Company Theatre 13% Zoe Bradford - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Company Theatre 9% Alexandra Dietrich - THE GREAT GATSBY - Marblehead Little Theatre 7% Brad Reinking & Stefani Wood - SPRING AWAKENING - Riverside Theatre Works 7% Amy Kaser / John Kennedy - AMERICAN IDIOT - Academy of Performing Arts 6% Michael Jay & Josh Telepman - THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 6% Vito Abate - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - The Footlight Club 5% Corey Cadigan - INTO THE WOODS - Colonial Chorus Players 4% Zoe Bradford - THE SECRET GARDEN - The Company Theatre 4% Adam Joy - SWEENEY TODD - MMAS 4% Erin verina and Kristy Errera-solomon - HEATHERS - Spotlight Music and Theater Academy 4% Laura Marie Duncan - AS YOU LIKE IT - Boston Conservatory at Berklee 4% Dana Siegal - THE MUSIC MAN - Voices of Hope Boston 4% Kyle Wrentz & Healy Sammis - PIPPIN - Break a Leg Theater Works 3% Wesley Savick - WORKING - Suffolk University Theatre Department 3% Art Devine - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Cape Rep Theatre 3% Steve Ross - NEXT TO NORMAL - Eventide Theatre Company 3% Jason Hair-Wynn - NUNSENSE - Arlington Friends of the Drama 3% Terry Brady - OKLAHOMA! - Academy of Performing Arts 3% P.J. Terranova - CABARET - Riverside Theatre Works 2% Jennifer Hemphill - ROCK OF AGES - Theatre workshop Nantucket 1% Donna Wresinski - COMPANY - Eventide Theatre Company 1% Holly Hansen - GREASE THE MUSICAL - Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA 1% Donna Wresinski - THE WORLD GOES ROUND - Cotuit Center for the Arts 0% Best Direction Of A Musical (Professional) Elizabeth Bettencourt - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - New Bedford Festival Theatre 12% Maddie Roth - FUN HOME - Firehouse Center for the Arts 7% Julia Deter - RENT - The Umbrella Stage Company 7% Rachel Bertone - OKLAHOMA! - Reagle Music Theatre 7% Raye Lynn Mercer - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Franklin Performing Arts Company 6% Alex Timers - BEETLEJUICE - Citizens Opera House 6% Gerry McIntyre - THE FULL MONTY - North Shore Music Theatre 6% Paul Daigneault - THE PROM - SpeakEasy Stage Company 6% Taavon Gamble - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Reagle Music Theatre 5% Lydia Cochran - THE MAD ONES - Studio Theatre Worcester 4% Leigh Barrett - SISTER ACT - Lyric Stage Company 4% Megan Blouin-Little - JUNIE B. JONES - Firehouse Center for the Arts 4% Kenny Ingram - THE WIZ - New Bedford Festival Theatre 4% Courtney O'Connor - ASSASSINS - Lyric Stage Boston 4% David Drake - THE FANTASTICKS: REIMAGINED - Provincetown Theater 3% Art Devine - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Cape Rep Theatre 3% Courtney O'Connor - PRELUDES - Lyric Stage Boston 2% Charles Duke - THE WIZ - New Bedford Festival Theatre 2% Al Blackstone - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - The Cape Playhouse 2% Patrick O' Neill - WHITE CHRISTMAS - New Bedford Festival Theatre 2% Maura Hanlon - ARCHIBALD AVERY - Cape Rep Theatre 1% Gino DiCapra - THE MAESTRO’S CABARET & OPERARIUM (PREVIEW) - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 1% Joyce Chittick - JERSEY BOYS - The Cape Playhouse 1% James Robinson - AWAKENINGS - Odyssey Opera and BMOP 1% Best Direction Of A Play (Non-Professional) Toni Ruscio - A WRINKLE IN TIME - Triad Theatre Company 25% Michelle Aguillion - DANCING AT LUGHNASA - Arlington Friends of the Drama 13% Judy Hamer - A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE - Academy of Performing Arts 12% Jo Brisbane - THREE LITTLE GIRLS DOWN A WELL - Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA 12% Bryn Boice - ROMEO & JULIET - CSC’s Stage2 12% Celia Couture - HANDBAGGED - The Hovey Players 5% Eric Butler - SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS - WCLOC Theater Company 5% Maren Caulfield - THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND - The Cannon Theatre 4% Donald Sheehan - AUNTIE MAME - True Repertory 4% Kevin Nessman - FARCE OF HABIT - Acme Theatre Company 3% Greg Allen - PULLING IT ALL INTO THE CURRENT - A Revolution of Values Theatre Project 2% Celia Couture - MAYTAG VIRGIN - The Vokes Players 2% Best Direction Of A Play (Professional) Weylin Symes - THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - Greater Boston Stage Company 10% Brooke Snow - CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Firehouse Center for the Arts 9% Ali Funkhouser - THE WOLVES - Franklin Performing Arts Company 6% Fred Sullivan, Jr. - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Lyric Stage Boston 5% Dawn M Simmons - K-I-S-S-I-N-G - Huntington Theatre 5% Eric Tucker - ANGELS IN AMERICA - Central Square Theater 5% John Somers - INTO THE BREECHES - Studio Theatre Worcester 4% Bryn Boice - ROMEO AND JULIET - Commonwealth Shakespeare Company 4% Myriam Cyr - RITE OF PASSAGE - Punctuate4 Productions 4% David Drake - CASA VALENTINA - Provincetown Theater 4% Taibi Magar - THE HALF-GOD OF RAINFALL - American Repertory Theatre 4% Nick Paone - THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Franklin Performing Arts Company 4% Joe Couturier - DOUBT, A PARABLE - Firehouse Center for the Arts 3% Steven Maler - MACBETH - Commonwealth Shakespeare Company 3% Bryn Boice - TALL TALES FROM BLACKBURN TAVERN - Gloucester Stage 3% Jessica Holt - SENSE AND SENSIBILTIY - The Cape Playhouse 3% Melory Mirashrafi - ENGLISH - SpeakEasy Stage Company 3% Bryn Boice - INTO THE BREECHES - Hub Theatre Company 2% Rosalind Bevan - STEW - Gloucester Stage 2% Myriam Cyr - RITE OF PASSAGE - Punctuate4 Productions 2% Courtney O'Connor - ROOTED - Lyric Stage Boston 2% Brendan Fox - BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY - The Cape Playhouse 2% David Drake - THE HUMANS - Provincetown Theater 2% Bob Kropf - BETRAYAL - Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 1% Sherri Eden Barber - JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN - Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 1% Best Ensemble (Non-Professional) MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Company Theatre 11% BORN TO DO THIS - The Company Theatre 8% A WRINKLE IN TIME - Triad Theatre Company 6% A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - The Footlight Club 6% AMERICAN IDIOT - Academy of Performing Arts 5% THE GREAT GATSBY - Marblehead Little Theatre 5% THE SECRET GARDEN - The Company Theatre 5% AS YOU LIKE IT - Boston Conservatory at Berklee 4% THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 4% THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - The Theatre Institute 3% RITE OF PASSAGE - Punctuate4 Productions 3% INTO THE WOODS - Colonial Chorus Players 3% SPRING AWAKENING - Riverside Theatre Works 3% WORKING - Suffolk University Theatre Department 3% THE WEDDING SINGER - Pentucket Players 3% PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - The Company Theatre 3% THE MUSIC MAN - Voices of Hope Boston 3% PIPPIN - Break a Leg Theater Works 2% A CHRISTMAS STORY - Massasoit Theatre Company 2% OKLAHOMA! - Academy of Performing Arts 2% CASA VALENTINA - Provincetown Theater 2% NEXT TO NORMAL - Eventide Theatre Company 2% HANDBAGGED - The Hovey Players 2% NUNSENSE - Arlington Friends of the Drama 1% CABARET - Riverside Theatre Works 1% Best Ensemble (Professional) MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Company Theatre 8% JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - New Bedford Festival Theatre 7% CASA VALENTINA - Provincetown Theater 7% BEETLEJUICE - Citizens Opera House 6% THE WIZ - New Bedford Festival Theatre 4% SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Franklin Performing Arts Company 4% ROCK OF AGES - Firehouse Center for the Arts 4% THE FULL MONTY - North Shore Music Theatre 4% INTO THE WOODS - Actors Company of Natick 4% CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Firehouse Center for the Arts 4% THE PROM - SpeakEasy Stage Company 4% RENT - The Umbrella Stage Company 3% THE MAD ONES - Studio Theatre Worcester 3% ASSASSINS - Lyric Stage Boston 3% WHITE CHRISTMAS - New Bedford Festival Theatre 3% A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Cape Rep Theatre 2% FAT HAM - Huntington Theatre 2% OKLAHOMA! - Reagle Music Theatre 2% SISTER ACT - Lyric Stage Company 2% RITE OF PASSAGE - Punctuate4 Productions 2% MABETH - Commonwealth Shakespeare Company 2% DOUBT, A PARABLE - Firehouse Center for the Arts 2% INTO THE BREECHES - Studio Theatre Worcester 1% THE LITTLE MERMAID - Reagle Music Theatre 1% AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - The Cape Playhouse 1% Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional) Dean Palmer Jr. - BORN TO DO THIS - THE JOAN OF ARC ROCK OEPRA - The Company Theatre 24% James Gross - A WRINKLE IN TIME - Triad Theatre Company 10% Olivia Sederlund - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - The Footlight Club 10% Mauve Moriarty - AMERICAN IDIOT - Academy of Performing Arts 9% Erik Fox - SPRING AWAKENING - Riverside Theatre Works 8% Madison Gentile - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - The Theatre Institute 7% Mark Sherman - THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 6% Jeff Adelberg - WORKING - Suffolk University Theatre Department 5% Kasey Sheehan - PIPPIN - Break a Leg Theater Works 5% Jonathan Ryder - OKLAHOMA! - Academy of Performing Arts 5% Matt Guminski - A CHRISTMAS STORY - Massasoit Theatre Company 4% Eric Jacobsen - HANDBAGGED - The Hovey Players 3% Erin Trainor - THREE LITTLE GIRLS DOWN A WELL - Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA 3% Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical (Professional) Michael Wonson - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - New Bedford Festival Theatre 13% Matt Guminski - THE WIZ - New Bedford Festival Theatre 11% David Plante - THE MAD ONES - Studio Theatre Worcester 9% Nathaniel Packard - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Franklin Performing Arts Company 7% Corey Whittemore - THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - Greater Boston Stage Company 7% Bretton Reis - DOUBT, A PARABLE - Firehouse Center for the Arts 7% Stephen Petrilli - THE FANTASTICKS: REIMAGINED - Provincetown Theater 4% Amanda Fallon - ROMEO & JULIET - Commonwealth Shakespeare Company 4% Baron E. Pugh - ASSASSINS - Lyric Stage Boston 4% Phil Kong - ARCHIBALD AVERY - Cape Rep Theatre 3% Daisy Long - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Cape Rep Theatre 3% E. Southern & Maximo Grano De Oro - MACBETH - Commonwealth Shakespeare Company 3% Frank Meissner Jr. - OKLAHOMA! - Reagle Music Theatre 3% Amanda Fallon - ENGLISH - SpeakEasy Stage Company 3% Patricia M. Nichols - THE PICKLEBALL WARS - Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 2% JARON HERMANSON - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - The Cape Playhouse 2% Karen Perlow - PRELUDES - Lyric Stage Company 2% Christopher Ostrom - AWAKENINGS - Odyssey Opera and BMOP 2% Michael Clark Wonson - THE GREAT LEAP - Lyric Stage Boston 2% Karen Perlow - ROOTED - Lyric Stage Boston 1% Kevin Fulton - THE GAAGA - Arlekin Players 1% JARON HERMANSON - CAMELOT - The Cape Playhouse 1% John Salutz - THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) - Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 1% Kirk Bookman - SENSE AND SENSIBILITY - The Cape Playhouse 1% Christopher Ostrom - JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN - Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 1% Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance (Non-Professional) Melissa Carubia - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Company Theatre 17% Robert McDonough - BORN TO DO THIS - THE JOAN OF ARC ROCK OPERA - The Company Theatre 13% Bethany Aiken - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - The Footlight Club 8% Robert McDonough - THE SECRET GARDEN - The Company Theatre 7% Chris morris - OKLAHOMA! - Academy of Performing Arts 6% David Flowers - THE GREAT GATSBY - Marblehead Little Theatre 6% Eli Bigelow - SWEENEY TODD - MMAS 6% Pam Wannie - NEXT TO NORMAL - Eventide Theatre Company 6% Amanda Morgan - THE MUSIC MAN - Voices of Hope Boston 5% Stefani Wood - SPRING AWAKENING - Riverside Theatre Works 5% Alan Freedman - INTO THE WOODS - Colonial Chorus Players 5% Elias Condakes - THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 5% John Eldridge - THE WEDDING SINGER - Pentucket Players 4% Jenny Tsai - CABARET - Riverside Theatre Works 3% Jeff Kimball - THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY - The Vokes Players 2% Pamela Wannie - COMPANY - Eventide Theatre Company 2% Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance (Professional) Steven Bergman - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - New Bedford Festival Theatre 18% Hallie Wetzell - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Franklin Performing Arts Company 7% Milton Granger - THE FULL MONTY - North Shore Music Theatre 7% Amanda Morgan - PIPPIN - Firehouse Center For The Arts 6% Dan Rodriguez - ASSASSINS - Lyric Stage Boston 6% Justin Knowlton - ROCK OF AGES - Firehouse Center for the Arts 6% Dan Rodriguez - OKLAHOMA! - Reagle Music Theatre 5% Kris Layton - THE MAD ONES - Studio Theatre Worcester 5% Jeff Kimball - RENT - The Umbrella Stage Company 4% Justin Knowlton - FUN HOME - Firehouse Center for the Arts 4% Scott Storr - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Cape Rep Theatre 4% Gio Tio - WHITE CHRISTMAS - New Bedford Festival Theatre 3% John Thomas - THE FANTASTICKS: REIMAGINED - Provincetown Theater 3% David Coleman - SISTER ACT - Lyric Stage Company 3% David Coleman - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Wheelock Family Theater 3% Luke Molloy - JERSEY BOYS - The Cape Playhouse 3% Dan Rodriguez - PRELUDES - Lyric Stage Company 3% Michael Ellis Ingram - OMAR - Boston Lyric Opera 2% David Coleman - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Reagle Music Theatre 2% Matthew Smedal - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - The Cape Playhouse 2% David Angus - BLUEBEARDS CASTLE - Boston Lyric Opera 1% Dan Pardo - CAMELOT - The Cape Playhouse 1% Mike Stapleton - SERGE CLIVIO: JOY LIVE - Regent Theatre 1% Kenny Smith - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - The Cape Playhouse 1% Marco Borroni - THE MAESTRO’S CABARET & OPERARIUM (PREVIEW) - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 1% Best Musical (Non-Professional) MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Company Theatre 13% BORN TO DO THIS - The Company Theatre 10% THE GREAT GATSBY - Marblehead Little Theatre 6% A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - The Footlight Club 6% THE SECRET GARDEN - The Company Theatre 6% AMERICAN IDIOT - Academy of Performing Arts 5% AS YOU LIKE IT - Boston Conservatory at Berklee 4% SPRING AWAKENING - Riverside Theatre Works 4% THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 4% THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - The Theatre Institute 4% THE MUSIC MAN - Voices of Hope Boston 4% THE WEDDING SINGER - Pentucket Players 3% INTO THE WOODS - Colonial Chorus Players 3% WORKING - Suffolk University Theatre Department 3% PIPPIN - Break a Leg Theater Works 3% OKLAHOMA! - Academy of Performing Arts 3% THE FANTASTICKS - Provincetown Theater 3% A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Cape Rep Theatre 2% SWEENEY TODD - MMAS 2% NEXT TO NORMAL - Eventide Theatre Company 2% THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Cape Cod Theatre Company 2% CABARET - Riverside Theatre Works 2% NUNSENSE - Arlington Friends of the Drama 2% GREASE THE MUSICAL - Riverside Theatre Works 1% ROCK OF AGES - Theatre workshop Nantucket 1% Best Musical (Professional) JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - New Bedford Festival Theatre 9% BEETLEJUICE - Citizens Opera House 9% ROCK OF AGES - Firehouse Center for the Arts 6% THE WIZ - New Bedford Festival Theatre 6% THE PROM - SpeakEasy Stage Company 5% THE FULL MONTY - North Shore Music Theatre 5% JAGGED LITTLE PILL - Citizens Opera House 5% THE MAD ONES - Studio Theatre Worcester 5% INTO THE WOODS - Actors Company of Natick 5% SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Franklin Performing Arts Company 5% PIPPIN - Firehouse Center for the Arts 5% FUN HOME - Firehouse Center for the Arts 4% ASSASSINS - Lyric Stage Boston 4% WHITE CHRISTMAS - New Bedford Festival Theatre 3% RENT - The Umbrella Stage Company 3% A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Cape Rep Theatre 3% OKLAHOMA! - Reagle Music Theatre 3% SISTER ACT - Lyric Stage Boston 3% THE FANTASTICKS: REIMAGINED - Provincetown Theater 2% AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - The Cape Playhouse 2% JUNIE B. JONES - Firehouse Center for the Arts 2% THE LITTLE MERMAID - Reagle Music Theatre 2% ARCHIBALD AVERY - Cape Rep Theatre 2% JERSEY BOYS - The Cape Playhouse 2% PRELUDES - Lyric Stage Boston 1% Best New Play Or Musical (Non-Professional) Born To Do This - The Company Theatre 34% THE PONY EXPRESS: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE - Lighthouse Studios: Meehan Family Arts Barn 33% HALLEY’S COMET - Massasoit Theatre Company 12% THREE LITTLE GIRLS DOWN A WELL - Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA 9% RITE OF PASSAGE - Punctuate4 Productions 7% SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS - WCLOC Theater Company 5% Best New Play Or Musical (Professional) THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - Greater Boston Stage Company 31% THE PICKLEBALL WARS - Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 16% THE FANTASTICKS: REIMAGINED - Provincetown Theater 15% TALL TALES FROM BLACKBURN TAVERN - Gloucester Stage 9% RITE OF PASSAGE - Punctuate4 Productions 7% THE GAAGA - Arlekin Players 7% ARCHIBALD AVERY - Cape Rep Theatre 7% LIV AT SEA - Harbor Stage Company 4% THE MAESTRO’S CABARET & OPERARIUM (PREVIEW) - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 4% Best Performer In A Musical (Non-Professional) Christie Reading - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Company Theatre 14% Liza Giangrande - BORN TO DO THIS - The Company Theatre 10% Keith Robinson - THE GREAT GATSBY - Marblehead Little Theatre 6% Alex Norton - THE PONY EXPRESS: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE - Lighthouse Studios: Meehan Family Arts Barn 6% Adam Sell - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - The Footlight Club 6% Reese Racicot - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Company Theatre 5% Max Ripley - SPRING AWAKENING - Riverside Theatre Works 4% Kindred Moore - AS YOU LIKE IT - Boston Conservatory at Berklee 4% Alex Norton - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - The Company Theatre 3% Zoey Roth - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - The Theatre Institute 3% Josh Telepman - THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 3% Wil Moser - AMERICAN IDIOT - Academy of Performing Arts 3% Maeve McCluskey - INTO THE WOODS - Colonial Chorus Players 2% Jodi Edwards - NEXT TO NORMAL - Eventide Theatre Company 2% Kenny Meehan - THE MUSIC MAN - Voices of Hope Boston 2% Katie Iafolla - THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 2% Emma Walker - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - The Footlight Club 2% Anthony Teixeira - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Cape Rep Theatre 1% Andrew Olah - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - The Theatre Institute 1% Denise Page - OKLAHOMA! - Academy of Performing Arts 1% Sean Lally - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - The Company Theatre 1% Janet Pohli - NUNSENSE - Arlington Friends of the Drama 1% Sean Lally - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Quigg Creations 1% Diane Meehan - THE MUSIC MAN - Voices of Hope Boston 1% Marissa Sabella - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - The Theatre Institute 1% Best Performer In A Musical (Professional) Amanda LoCoco - THE MAD ONES - Studio Theatre Worcester 8% Lawrence Flowers - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - New Bedford Festival Theatre 6% Nicki Abare - ROCK OF AGES - Firehouse Center for the Arts 6% Yewande Odetoyinbo - SISTER ACT - Lyric Stage Company 6% Sara Jean Ford - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Franklin Performing Arts Company 6% Heidi Blickenstaff - JAGGED LITTLE PILL - Citizens Opera House 5% Jake Siffert - PIPPIN - Firehouse Center for the Arts 4% Justin Collette - BEETLEJUICE - Citizens Opera House 4% Eleni Kontzamanys - PIPPIN - Firehouse Center for the Arts 4% Anthony Teixeira - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Cape Rep Theatre 4% Ari Schmidt - FUN HOME - Firehouse Center for the Arts 4% Emma Robertson - INTO THE WOODS - Actors Company of Natick 3% Beau Jackett - THE FANTASTICKS: REIMAGINED - Provincetown Theater 3% Kelsey Seaman - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - New Bedford Festival Theatre 3% Liesie Kelly - THE PROM - SpeakEasy Stage Company 3% Kayla Shimizu - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Reagle Music Theatre 3% Andy Cico - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Firehouse Center for the Arts 2% Jaden Dominque - THE WIZ - New Bedford Festival Theatre 2% Emily Koch - VIOLET - Franklin Performing Arts Company 2% Johnny Kuntz - THE PROM - SpeakEasy Stage Company 2% Jared Troilo - OKLAHOMA! - Reagle Music Theatre 2% Christopher Chew - ASSASSINS - Lyric Stage Boston 2% Mary Callanan - THE PROM - SpeakEasy Stage Company 1% E.J. Service - RENT - The Umbrella Stage Company 1% Nick Paone - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Franklin Performing Arts Company 1% Best Performer In A Play (Non-Professional) Madeline Bonatti - A WRINKLE IN TIME - Triad Theatre Company 15% Ricky DeSisto - A CHRISTMAS STORY - Massasoit Theatre Company 11% Jennifer Bean - MISS HOLMES - The Footlight Club 8% Aiden O’Neal - INDECENT - Concord Players 8% Missy Potash - STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE - Academy of Performing Arts 8% Josh Telepman - DANCING AT LUGHNASA - Arlington Friends of the Drama 6% Kenny Lockwood - CASA VALENTINA - Provincetown Theater 5% Ryan Van Buskirk - A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE - Academy of Performing Arts 4% Sandra Basile - THREE LITTLE GIRLS DOWN A WELL - Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA 4% Jennifer Shea - MAYTAG VIRGIN - The Vokes Players 4% Emma Hennessey - THREE LITTLE GIRLS DOWN A WELL - Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA 4% Scott Salley - BLITHE SPIRIT - TCAN 4% Michael Jay - INDECENT - Concord Players 3% David Foster - SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS - WCLOC Theater Company 3% Robin Shropshire - SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS - WCLOC Theater Company 3% Lily Anderson - THREE LITTLE GIRLS DOWN A WELL - Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA 2% Kimberly Blaise - PERFECT ARRANGEMENT - Quanapowitt Players 2% Craig Chiampa - MAYTAG VIRGIN - The Vokes Players 2% Kathy Koerwer - FARCE OF HABIT - Acme Theatre Company 2% Andrew Rhoades - MOON OVER BUFFALO - TCAN 2% Linnea Lyerly - SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS - WCLOC Theater Company 1% Glenn A. Pierce - FARCE OF HABIT - Acme Theatre Company 1% Best Performer In A Play (Professional) Scott Douglas Cunningham - CASA VALENTINA - Provincetown Theater 17% Eddie Shields - ANGELS IN AMERICA - Central Square Theater 7% Brayden Toth - CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Firehouse Center for the Arts 6% Elena Doyno - THE WOLVES - Franklin Performing Arts Company 6% Noah Silverman - THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Franklin Performing Arts Company 5% Lily Ayotte - ROMEO & JULIET - Commonwealth Shakespeare Company 5% Thomika Bridwell - CHICKEN AND BISCUITS - Front Porch Arts Collective 4% Christina Pierro Biggins - INTO THE BREECHES - Studio Theatre Worcester 4% Noah Greenstein - RITE OF PASSAGE - Punctuate4 Productions 3% Paul Melendy - THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - Greater Boston Stage Company 3% Tyler Simahk - THE GREAT LEAP - Lyric Stage Boston 3% Jack Greenberg - ROMEO & JULIET - Commonwealth Shakespeare Company 3% Cheryl D. Singleton - STEW - Gloucester Stage 3% Paul Melendy - TALL TALES FROM BLACKBURN TAVERN - Gloucester Stage 2% Nora Eschenheimer - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Lyric Stage Boston 2% Jenn Gambatese - SENSE AND SENSIBILITY - The Cape Playhouse 2% Jim Manclark - DOUBT, A PARABLE - Firehouse Center for the Arts 2% Sam Brinkley - ONCE - Priscilla Beach Theatre 2% Michael Liebhauser - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Lyric Stage Company 2% Pedro Gonzalez - JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN - Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 1% David Lee Huynh - BASKERVILLE - The Cape Playhouse 1% Marc Pierre - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Lyric Stage Boston 1% Kathleen Pickett - INTO THE BREECHES - Hub Theatre Company 1% Kathy McCafferty - THE PICKLEBALL WARS - Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 1% Lisa Tucker - ROOTED - Lyric Stage Boston 1% Best Play (Non-Professional) A WRINKLE IN TIME - Triad Theatre Company 17% INDECENT - Concord Players 13% A CHRISTMAS STORY - Massasoit Theatre Company 11% A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE - Academy of Performing Arts 9% CASA VALENTINA - Provincetown Theater 9% RITE OF PASSAGE - Punctuate4 Productions 8% THREE LITTLE GIRLS DOWN A WELL - Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA 7% DANCING AT LUGHNASA - Arlington Friends of the Drama 5% SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS - WCLOC Theater Company 5% ALL MY SONS - Eventide Theatre Company 4% HANDBAGGED - The Hovey Players 4% BLITHE SPIRIT - TCAN 3% AUNTIE MAME - True Repertory 3% MAYTAG VIRGIN - The Vokes Players 2% FARCE OF HABIT - Acme Theatre Company 2% Best Play (Professional) THE WIZ - New Bedford Festival Theatre 12% ANGELS IN AMERICA - Central Square Theater 10% WHITE CHRISTMAS - New Bedford Festival Theatre 9% CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Firehouse Center for the Arts 9% CASA VALENTINA - Provincetown Theater 8% THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Lyric Stage Company 7% THE WOLVES - Franklin Performing Arts Company 6% MACBETH - Commonwealth Shakespeare Company 4% THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - Greater Boston Stage Company 3% INTO THE BREECHES - Studio Theatre Worcester 3% RITE OF PASSAGE - Punctuate4 Productions 3% DOUBT, A PARABLE - Firehouse Center for the Arts 3% AS YOU LIKE IT - Actors Shakespeare Project 2% STEW - Gloucester Stage 2% CHICKEN AND BISCUITS - Front Porch Arts Collective 2% ENGLISH - SpeakEasy Stage Company 2% THE HALF-GOD OF RAINFALL - American Repertory Theatre 2% FAIRVIEW - SpeakEasy Stage Company 2% SENSE AND SENSIBILITY - The Cape Playhouse 2% BASKERVILLE - The Cape Playhouse 1% THE GREAT LEAP - Lyric Stage Boston 1% THE HUMANS - Provincetown Theater 1% JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN - Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 1% BETRAYAL - WHAT and Harbor Stage 1% ROOTED - Lyric Stage Boston 1% Best Production of an Opera (Professional) MADAME BUTTERFLY - Boston Lyric Opera 37% OMAR - Boston Lyric Opera 15% AWAKENINGS - Odyssey Opera and BMOP 11% CARMEN- MYSTIC SIDE OPERA - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 11% VINCERO! - Mystic Side Opera Company 7% LA TRAGÉDIE DE CARMEN - Seaglass Theater Company 6% BLUEBEARDS CASTLE/FOUR SONGS - Boston Lyric Opera 5% TOSCA- MYSTIC SIDE OPERA - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 4% IL TROVATORE- MYSTIC SIDE OPERA - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 3% UN BALLO IN MASCHERA- MYSTIC SIDE OPERA - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 2% Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional) Ryan Barrow - BORN TO DO THIS - THE JOAN OF ARC ROCK OPERA - The Company Theatre 13% Ryan Barrow - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Company Theatre 11% Mark Roderick - AMERICAN IDIOT - Academy of Performing Arts 7% James Gross - A WRINKLE IN TIME - Triad Theatre Company 7% Jeremy Barnett - THE GREAT GATSBY - Marblehead Little Theatre 7% Ryan Barrow - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - The Company Theatre 6% Corey Cadigan, Rod Chandler, Tim Gregor - INTO THE WOODS - Colonial Chorus Players 6% Aaron Stolicker - SPRING AWAKENING - Riverside Theatre Works 5% Ryan Barrow - THE SECRET GARDEN - The Company Theatre 5% Josh Telepman - THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 5% Cristina Todesco - AS YOU LIKE IT - Boston Conservatory 5% Nathan Fogg-DeSisto - A CHRISTMAS STORY - Massasoit Theatre Company 5% Jennifer Shea - HANDBAGGED - The Hovey Players 3% Richard Chambers - METAMORPHESES - Suffolk University Theatre Department 3% Mark Roderick - A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE - Academy of Performing Arts 3% Jeffrey Peterson - WORKING - Suffolk University Theatre Department 2% Charles Carr - NUNSENSE - Arlington Friends of the Drama 2% Andrew Arnault - THREE LITTLE GIRLS DOWN A WELL - Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA 1% Mark Roderick - OKLAHOMA! 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Pugh - ASSASSINS - Lyric Stage Boston 4% Peter Colao - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Lyric Stage Company 4% Ellen Rousseau - THE FANTASTICKS: REIMAGINED - Provincetown Theater 4% David Arsenault - JERSEY BOYS - The Cape Playhouse 4% Janie Howland - ENGLISH - SpeakEasy Stage Company 3% Shelley Barish - PRELUDES - Lyric Stage Boston 3% Janie E. Howland - ROOTED - Lyric Stage Boston 3% Lindsay Fuori - TALL TALES FROM BLACKBURN TAVERN - Gloucester Stage 2% Ryan McGettigan - ARCHIBALD AVERY - Cape Rep Theatre 2% Christopher Ostrom - THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) - Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 2% Kristen Martino - CAMELOT - The Cape Playhouse 2% Ellen Rousseau - THE HUMANS - Provincetown Theater 2% Christopher Ostrom - JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN - Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 2% Ryan Howell - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - The Cape Playhouse 2% Justin Lahue - THE PICKLEBALL WARS - Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 1% Baron E. 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FanDuel Vermont promo offers $300 pre-registration bonus

Sports Betting Dime provides exclusive sports betting content to MassLive.com, including real-time odds, picks, analysis and sportsbook offers to help sports fans get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. FanDuel Sportsbook is heading to the Green Mountain State on January 11, 2024, and you can earn up to $300 in pre-registration bonuses with the newest FanDuel Vermont promo. Click here to pre-register for an account today. FanDuel Vermont $300 PRE-LAUNCH BONUS BETS CLAIM OFFER 21+ and present in participating states. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-Gambler. Any bettor who pre-registers via our links will secure a two-part pre-launch bonus. This FanDuel Vermont promo is easily the best of its kind in the state. Legal online sports betting’s expansion continues early in 2024. Following state launches in Ohio and Kentucky in 2023, FanDuel has targeted a January 11, 2024, launch for its sportsbook in Vermont. The pre-registration window will remain open until that date, giving players the chance to load up with bonus bets. Pre-register for this FanDuel Vermont promo to get up to $300 in pre-launch bonuses when you click here. FanDuel Vermont promo offers $300 pre-registration bonus If you’re in the state of Vermont, it’s important to note that pre-registration offers are typically far from a guarantee. In fact, some states over the past few years have opted to prevent sportsbooks from offering pre-launch bonuses. In some states with a pre-registration window, a number of sportsbooks have opted not to offer a bonus of any kind. Not only can you lock-in a $100 return in bonus bets just for pre-registering today, but you’ll also be eligible for an additional bonus after launch. Once the state gives FanDuel VT Sportsbook the green light to go live, you’ll be able to make a qualifying deposit of $10 or more. Then, your first $5 cash wager will earn you a $200 guaranteed return in bonus bets. These bonus bets will be eligible for any game in any league. How to pre-register for this FanDuel Vermont promo If you want to sign up early with FanDuel Vermont, be sure to follow the instructions in our sign-up guide below. This will walk you through the entire process: Click here to pre-register with FanDuel Vermont. Fill out the required information fields with your full name, residential address, phone number and date of birth. Confirm you’re in the state limits by accepting a geolocation verification request. Set up your account with an email address. Create a password. Once you’ve completed this process, FanDuel will add $100 in bonus bets to your account. After the app goes live in January, add $10+ to your account and wager $5+ to secure an additional $200 in bonus bets. What to bet on with FanDuel VT at launch FanDuel Vermont’s launch comes at the perfect time for sports fans. The NFL Playoffs will be underway, while the NBA and NHL will have tons of games to bet on. College basketball will also have quite a few huge matchups on tap as well. With all of that in mind, it’s clear that having $300 in guaranteed bonus bets will pay dividends. These bonus bets won’t be tied to a specific sport, which means you’ll be able to spread them across quite a few games in any league. Click here to sign up for this FanDuel Vermont promo and lock-in up to $300 in pre-launch bonuses. FanDuel Vermont $300 PRE-LAUNCH BONUS BETS CLAIM OFFER 21+ and present in participating states. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-Gambler. Get the latest sports betting news, advice and promos sent straight to your inbox. Enter your email here: Think you know Patriots football? Play the MassLive.com Prop Bet Showdown for a chance to win prizes! If you or a loved one has questions and needs to talk to a professional about gambling, call the Massachusetts Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org to speak with a trained specialist to receive support. Specialists are available 24/7. Services are available in multiple languages and are free and confidential.

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RI man loses out to NC woman to become 1st Powerball millionaire of 2024

Powerball held its first drawing of the year shortly after midnight on Monday — New Year’s Day. The drawing consisted of five finalists — one of whom is from New England — who were invited to travel to New York City to take part live on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. The five finalists were: Finton Wallace of Rhode Island Maire Kelly Joyce of New York Lora-Lee Casady of Idaho Tracy Lacobie-Goeddel of Georgia Pamela Bradshaw of North Carolina Finton Wallace, an 81-year-old Navy veteran who worked as a banker for more than 30 years from Newport, was the New Englander. But he lost out in the drawing to Bradshaw, who lives in Clinton. “I’m so blessed, Bradshaw said after winning the drawing during the live broadcast. “I’m so blessed.” That was the second time in a row that a North Carolina resident won Powerball’s year-opening $1 million drawing, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. The drawing involves North Carolina and 22 other state lotteries. The five finalists won VIP trips to New York City. Bradshaw told the North Carolina Education Lottery that the trip was the first time she flew on a plane, went to New York City and saw the Statue of Liberty. “I cried on the plane ride and I cried at the Statue of Liberty,” she told the lottery. “It’s just been so incredible.” Bradshaw told the lottery that she plans to spend her prize money on buying her own home. “I would love to have my own home that is mine and that I feel safe in. I can have my own house and fix it up pretty and clean and feel safe. Not anything fancy or big, just a little cottage or something with one or two bedrooms,” she said. Powerball’s next drawing will be Monday night with a New Year’s Day drawing. The jackpot is $810 million. The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.

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The Results Are In: These Are the Best Holiday Movies According to Our Instagram Followers | Hey BU Blog

The Results Are In: These Are the Best Holiday Movies According to Our Instagram Followers Film & TV The Results Are In: These Are the Best Holiday Movies According to Our Instagram Followers It’s time to get watching, BU! It’s that time of year again, Terriers! As the weather gets colder and the holidays creep up, it’s only natural that you begin your movie-binging. There’s nothing quite like snuggling up with loved ones and indulging in heartwarming films that capture the magic of the holidays! With that being said, it can be time-consuming to find a film that everyone will agree on, so we let the Terriers who follow @bostonu on Instagram do the picking for you. Here’s a list of the top five holiday classics our followers agreed on: 1. Elf Courtesy of giphy.com It’s funny, heart-warming, and great for the whole family. Laughing is pretty standard when watching any Will Ferrell movie, no matter what age you are. The comedy follows Buddy, a human raised by elves at the North Pole, as he embarks on a journey to New York City to find his real father, Walter Hobbs. Buddy’s childlike innocence clashes with the bustling and cynical world of humans until he’s able to spread holiday cheer. Available for streaming on: Max & Hulu (free with subscription) 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Courtesy of giphy.com 🎶 Rudolph, with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight! 🎶 Rudolph, of course, is a holiday classic. The film is right up there with the animated Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman movies everyone knows and loves from their childhood. The film tells the story of Rudolph, a reindeer with a luminous red nose that sets him apart from his peers. Originally shamed for his unique feature, Rudolph discovers that his special ability becomes the key to guiding Santa’s sleigh on a foggy Christmas Eve. Available for purchase on Amazon Prime ($7.99) 3. Home Alone Courtesy of giphy.com Could this be a must-watch holiday movie list without Home Alone? This was Terrier’s most loved holiday movie, winning by a landslide vote. In case you somehow haven’t watched it, the story follows a young boy who is accidentally left behind during his family’s vacation. While home, Kevin must defend the house against a duo of goofy burglars. It’s an original comedy classic! Available for streaming on: Disney+ & Hulu (free with Premium subscription) 4. Love Actually Courtesy of giphy.com This film follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England. The overriding message? The holidays are better when you spend them with the people who care about you, and that’s good enough for us. Available for streaming on: Netflix (free with subscription) 5. The Polar Express Courtesy of giphy.com Cozy up with a cup of HOT… HOT…HOT… HOT CHOC-O-LATE and catch The Polar Express! The film follows a young boy on Christmas Eve who embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas. The train conductor, played by Tom Hanks, shared one of the most iconic lines in holiday film history when he said, “Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.” Available for streaming on: Hulu, Max, and Amazon Prime (free with subscription) Happy holidays, Terriers! Let us know if we missed one of your favorites in the comments below. ⬇️

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The Results Are In: These Are the Best Holiday Movies According to Our Instagram Followers | Hey BU Blog

The Results Are In: These Are the Best Holiday Movies According to Our Instagram Followers Film & TV The Results Are In: These Are the Best Holiday Movies According to Our Instagram Followers It’s time to get watching, BU! It’s that time of year again, Terriers! As the weather gets colder and the holidays creep up, it’s only natural that you begin your movie-binging. There’s nothing quite like snuggling up with loved ones and indulging in heartwarming films that capture the magic of the holidays! With that being said, it can be time-consuming to find a film that everyone will agree on, so we let the Terriers who follow @bostonu on Instagram do the picking for you. Here’s a list of the top five holiday classics our followers agreed on: 1. Elf Courtesy of giphy.com It’s funny, heart-warming, and great for the whole family. Laughing is pretty standard when watching any Will Ferrell movie, no matter what age you are. The comedy follows Buddy, a human raised by elves at the North Pole, as he embarks on a journey to New York City to find his real father, Walter Hobbs. Buddy’s childlike innocence clashes with the bustling and cynical world of humans until he’s able to spread holiday cheer. Available for streaming on: Max & Hulu (free with subscription) 2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Courtesy of giphy.com 🎶 Rudolph, with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight! 🎶 Rudolph, of course, is a holiday classic. The film is right up there with the animated Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman movies everyone knows and loves from their childhood. The film tells the story of Rudolph, a reindeer with a luminous red nose that sets him apart from his peers. Originally shamed for his unique feature, Rudolph discovers that his special ability becomes the key to guiding Santa’s sleigh on a foggy Christmas Eve. Available for purchase on Amazon Prime ($7.99) 3. Home Alone Courtesy of giphy.com Could this be a must-watch holiday movie list without Home Alone? This was Terrier’s most loved holiday movie, winning by a landslide vote. In case you somehow haven’t watched it, the story follows a young boy who is accidentally left behind during his family’s vacation. While home, Kevin must defend the house against a duo of goofy burglars. It’s an original comedy classic! Available for streaming on: Disney+ & Hulu (free with Premium subscription) 4. Love Actually Courtesy of giphy.com This film follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England. The overriding message? The holidays are better when you spend them with the people who care about you, and that’s good enough for us. Available for streaming on: Netflix (free with subscription) 5. The Polar Express Courtesy of giphy.com Cozy up with a cup of HOT… HOT…HOT… HOT CHOC-O-LATE and catch The Polar Express! The film follows a young boy on Christmas Eve who embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas. The train conductor, played by Tom Hanks, shared one of the most iconic lines in holiday film history when he said, “Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.” Available for streaming on: Hulu, Max, and Amazon Prime (free with subscription) Happy holidays, Terriers! Let us know if we missed one of your favorites in the comments below. ⬇️

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Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards; Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

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Reggie Wells, Makeup Artist for Oprah Winfrey and Other Black Stars, Dies at 76

“Roll me up and smoke me when I die,” Willie Nelson sang from the stage of the Hollywood Bowl during his 90th birthday celebration in April. As usual, Mr. Nelson looked very much at ease. He was wearing a cowboy hat over a red bandanna, and his hair spilled down his back. His trusty guitar, a road-worn classical acoustic model named Trigger, hung from the red, white and blue strap around his neck. At his side was his longtime friend, the equally relaxed Snoop Dogg. The duet with Snoop was one of many high points for Mr. Nelson in 2023, when fans and colleagues expressed their appreciation for one of the great survivors of American cultural life. In February, he won the Grammy for best country album. Two months later, he was joined by Beck, Rosanne Cash, the Chicks, Gary Clark Jr., Sheryl Crow, Keith Richards and other artists for the two-night Hollywood Bowl concert. In November, shortly after his latest book, “Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs,” appeared in indie bookstores and Wal-Marts alike, Mr. Nelson was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. This month, CBS broadcast the Hollywood Bowl concert; and a four-part documentary retrospective, “Willie Nelson & Family,” started streaming on Paramount+.

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Live shows near me 2023: These pop music concerts struck a chord

This was a big year for large-scale concerts, with Taylor Swift’s career-spanning “Eras Tour” and Beyoncé's glittery “Renaissance World Tour” leading the charge through stadiums around the world. But other artists from all over the pop-music spectrum had impressive showings at these venues: Colombian fireball Karol G, who put on a dazzling show at Gillette Stadium; country bro Morgan Wallen, who filled Fenway Park for three nights; road stalwart Bruce Springsteen, who turned Foxborough into his hometown for two sets. And that’s just the largest venues in Greater Boston. With newer venues like Brighton’s cavernous yet homey Roadrunner and Somerville’s intimate upstairs club Crystal Ballroom, opportunities to get together and revel in music were plentiful. A couple of weeks ago, what’s become an annual ritual took hold of social media sites and group chats: The end-of-year data dumps offered by streaming services, who used their tracking of their users’ listening habits to formulate charts and pick out patterns to help them make sense of the year. Thanks to my listening being all over the place — I listen to music not only through multiple streamers, but via downloaded albums and tracks, pre-release packages of offerings I might be reviewing, and physical media — my wrap-ups are generally useless. But the glee with which people shared their top genres and metropolitan-area profiles and other factoids about their 2023 in music touched on a pattern I saw elsewhere this year. Advertisement The contrast between the sort of listening encouraged by streaming — alone, often through headphones that are cloaked by hair or hats — and these collective experiences, which concertgoers commemorate through the putting together and wearing of inventive outfits and, in the case of Swift’s sold-out retrospectives, swapping friendship bracelets that call back to specific songs and moments, feels stark. Get The Big To-Do Your guide to staying entertained, from live shows and outdoor fun to the newest in museums, movies, TV, books, dining, and more. Enter Email Sign Up On the one hand, listening patterns having so much potential for unpredictability has made following popular music more exciting than in years past, both as an observer and a listener; in 2023, a música mexicana song — “Ella Baila Sola,” the crisply catchy collaboration between genre titan Peso Pluma and California band Eslabon Armado — hit the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time, while artists like the Americana troubadour Zach Bryan and the Afrobeats crooner Tyla had left-field hits thanks to consumers’ voting with their play buttons, phenomena that might not have been as possible if radio and retail gatekeepers had as much of a hold over what music was “out there” as they once did. And my running playlist of songs I enjoyed from this year is currently at 243 tracks — 14-plus hours of music, beginning with K-pop group NewJeans’ shyly giddy “OMG” and winding up with the Melbourne outfit Gut Health’s spiky “Uh oh” — with more to come as I pore over my colleagues’ and friends’ year-end roundups. Advertisement Concertgoers cheer on Steve Lacy at the Stage at Suffolk Downs on the venue's opening night in June. Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe But it can also be isolating for those looking to find community through shared musical interests — which is where the live shows can come in. The excitement engendered by a firing-on-all-cylinders concert (like the 10 on my list accompanying this piece) can unite a crowd, whether through jewelry exchanges or sing-alongs, whether in close quarters like Fenway’s Rockwood Music Hall or vast expanses like the just-opened Stage at Suffolk Downs. For those who might not have been familiar with an artist before hitting up a show of theirs, the live set can act as an advertisement — look at all these people getting so excited; that’s amping me up as well. In both cases, the collective spirit takes over. Advertisement It’s important to note that these concerts could be jaw-droppingly expensive for consumers even before ticket-agency fees came into play, although Swift and Beyoncé tried to lessen that financial pain by turning their shows into films with much lower ticket prices but a similar audience fervor. And on the flip side, per-unit streaming royalties are infinitesimal compared with the money that even those artists locked in the worst label deals could make from the selling of music, making it tougher for musicians who don’t operate in the business’ highest echelons. The economics of the music industry have always been broken, but this year, the seams holding things together seemed to be a little more obviously bursting. Which added to the overwhelming sense that 2023 was a hard year; even with my scattered listening habits, the fact that the Fabulous Thunderbirds’ wryly delivered snooze-button call “Why Get Up” topped my Spotify Wrapped charts spoke to a particular malaise caused by internal and external factors. Pop music can’t solve those problems, but finding solace in shared experiences can help ease the strain a little bit. Maura Johnston can be reached at maura@maura.com.

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How to watch Press Your Luck new episode on Nov. 7 for free

A new episode of “Press Your Luck” will air on Tuesday, November 7 at 10 p.m. EST. Host Elizabeth Banks has returned for another high-stakes season as a new batch of contestants tries to avoid the WHAMMY and bring home a million bucks in the new season of “Press Your Luck.” Viewers looking to stream the new episode can do so for free by using FuboTV or DirecTV Stream. Both streaming services offer free trials. “Three contestants compete against one another in a game of wits and strategy, answering questions to earn spins on the Big Board,” FuboTV said in a description of the series. “The stakes get even higher when the contestants get the chance to use their spins to win cash and prizes while trying to avoid the WHAMMY, who could take all of their winnings and leave them with nothing,” it added. “The winning contestant moves on to the bonus round to face the WHAMMY in a final battle for the chance to win a fortune.” How can I watch the “Press Your Luck″ on ABC for free without cable? The new episode will air on Tuesday, November 7 at 10 p.m. EST. Viewers looking to stream the new episode can do so for free by using FuboTV or DirecTV Stream. Both streaming services offer free trials. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, such as sports, news, entertainment and local channels. What is DirecTV? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels. DirecTV also offers a free trial for any package you sign up.

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Christmas concerts are taking center stage in the area this week

Jay N. Miller For The Patriot Ledger We're beginning to see a bit of a slowdown as the holidays approach, but there's still plenty of options for music fans. A tribute to Toni Lynn Washington Two things you can be sure of with Boston soul queen Toni Lynn Washington: she can sing anything and make it her own with a warmth and feeling that is remarkable, and she always has topnotch backing bands. Friday night Arlington's Regent Theatre hosts a night to salute Toni Lynn, with a long list of her present and former bandmates and admirers. The core band will include Bruce Bears, Sonya Rae Taylor, and Duke Robillard, while guest vocalists include Brian Templeton, Diane Blue, Michelle "Evil Gal" Willson, and Boston's Tony Wilson – aka "Young James Brown." The Regent is located at 7 Medford St. in Arlington, music starts at 7 p.m., and tickets are $40-$50, via regenttheatre.com, or call 781-646-4849 for more information. Club Passim continues holiday tradition This is a Club Passim holiday season tradition, where many of the venue's regular performers come together to play their favorite music from other people. This event runs from Friday through Sunday night, and the long list of artists expected includes Mark Erelli and Jake Armerding, but really, you never know who might show up, and that's part of the fun. Check out clubpassim.org for details. Radio stations host holiday balls Saturday finds the Mix 104.1 Deck the Halls Ball at Agganis Arena in Boston, with headliners Jellyroll and Parmalee adding a bit of twang. Sunday night TD Garden in Boston is enveloped by the KISS-108 Jingle Ball, with acts including SZA, One Republic and FloRida. Bear in mind the acts do short sets so it's a chance to hear a dozen or more acts on one night at these events, but it is not generally the same as a typical concert where a headliner might play two hours. THURSDAY, Dec. 7: Johnny Bass and his band pay tribute to The Band Jonny Bass & Friends craft a tribute to The Band's "The Last Waltz" concert at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke. Tony Trischka's Holiday Show takes over Club Passim in Cambridge. TroyBoi hits the groove at Big Night Live in Boston. Singer/actress Leanna Firestone headlines The Paradise Rock Club in Boston. Wesley Stace – aka John Wesley Harding – sings at the Charles River Museum of Industry in Waltham. Model/Actriz is the hip (I guess?) name for the Brooklyn post-punk quartet described as dance-noise at Brighton Music Hall. FRIDAY, Dec. 8: Sharp Dressed Men play music of ZZ Top Divas with a Twist, that unique blend of holiday music and pop and pizzazz, has sold out their show at the Spire Center in Plymouth. The C-Note in Hull hosts a Hulliday Cabaret Spectacular, a variety show featuring music by The Pitfalls, comedy and surprises, and it's a benefit for Hull Pride and Toys for Tots. The folk-pop sounds of Darlingside at The Sinclair in Cambridge. Sharp Dressed Men – a ZZ Top tribute – arrives at The First District in Taunton. Roots of jazz and blues and popular music all run through the brilliant lens of Pokey LaFarge at the Narrows Center in Fall River. The Red NOT Chili Peppers tribute band is at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke. The prog-rock quartet known as Tauk headlines Brighton Music Hall. The Maine – an Arizona rock quintet – shakes up The House of Blues in Boston. Don't look for any music at Roadrunner in Brighton – the venue is part of the Brighton Bazaar holiday shopping fest. The Irish band Connacht performs at The Fallout Shelter in Norwood. SATURDAY, Dec. 9: Morgan James Celebrating Christmas in Plymouth You may have heard Morgan James singing with the estimable Postmodern Jukebox, or you might've caught her on Broadway, but she just released her fifth solo album, and her Soulful Christmas at the Spire Center in Plymouth promises to be a hot one. Country chartbuster Ashley McBryde is at Boston's Orpheum Theater. Denver electro-soul act Late Night Radio visits Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke for the first time. Mora brings the hottest reggaeton sounds to The House of Blues in Boston. The Jim Atkinson Band rocks out at The Next Page Cafe in Weymouth. The Brothers Project reprises some of the Allman Brothers Band's best at the C-Note in Hull. Rock and bluesman Albert Cummings is at the Narrows Center in Fall River. Meshuggah is a Swedish metal quintet headlining MGM Music Hall in Boston. The DJ known as Audien holds court at Big Night Live in Boston. The Connecticut power rock trio lespecial eschews capitalization but brings the heat at The Paradise Rock Club in Boston. Brighton Music Hall hosts a Broadway Rave, which we're assuming is a night of DJs. SUNDAY, Dec. 10: Sky Ferreira lands in Boston City Winery in Boston has a busy Sunday, with a noontime Beatles tribute, and at night Over the Rhine's Acoustic Christmas Show. Also Sunday, singer/actress Sky Ferreira at The Paradise Rock Club in Boston; Japanese Breakfast is actually British indie pop, at Roadrunner in Boston; Knuckle Puck's alt-rock at Big Night Live in Boston; and Fall of Troy – a prog-metal trio – thunders into Brighton Music Hall. Coming attractions MONDAY: Mariah Carey's Christmas concert at TD Garden in Boston; while the a cappella sounds of Rockapella delight fans at City Winery in Boston. TUESDAY: Alt-rockers Dogstar hit the Paradise Rock Club; while the Compaq Big Band brings Christmas music and jazz to City Winery in Boston; and pop star Patrick Watson sings at The Sinclair in Cambridge. WEDNESDAY: The rockin' ska and more of Bouncing Souls fills Royale in Boston; while Playing Dead jams at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke; and the new combo led by Eric Krasno (Lettuce) and Stanton Moore (Soulive) makes its debut at the Narrows Center in Fall River. DEC. 14:Say Darling, the indie folk duo of Celia Woodsmith and Chris Hersch, lights up The Spire Center in Plymouth; Marsha Ambrosius, from the duo Floetry, brings her solo show to City Winery in Boston. DEC. 15: It's a Celtic Christmas when the acclaimed Cherish the Ladies take over The Spire Center in Plymouth; The Irish Tenors sing at Memorial Hall in Plymouth (and the next night at Barnstable High's Performing Arts Center.) DEC. 16: For a completely different take on things, a John Waters Christmas at The Berklee Performance Center in Boston; and South Shore favorites The Fat City Band are back to raise heck at the C-Note in Hull.

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Where to buy Madonna concert tickets to Boston shows on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9

Fans who were upset about Madonna postponing her late-summer Boston shows last year will be happy to know she’s returning to the Hub in less than a week. Madonna will perform at the TD Garden in Boston on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9, and plenty of tickets are on sale. Both shows start at 8:30 p.m. First night ticket prices are going for as low as $87 on StubHub and $83 on *VividSeats. Night two tickets start at $92 on StubHub and $85 on VividSeats. *New customers who purchase tickets through VividSeats can get $20 off a $200+ ticket order by using the promo code MassLive20 at checkout. NME reviewed her opening show in London and gave it five stars: “The whole thing is a thrilling reminder that Madonna isn’t just a pop star, but also a cultural force who genuinely changed the world by chafing against what society expects from women in the public eye.” Ticket prices listed above are as of Jan. 4 at 2 p.m. ET.

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How to watch Hulus Only Murders in the Building on ABC, stream for free

HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND THIS WILL BE A LIFELONG LONG RECOVERY FOR THIS CHILD. AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY AT MATT CHARTER SCHOOL, LAWYERS FOR THE GIRL’S FAMILY SAY THE FOURTH GRADER OFTEN ENDURED HORRIFIC ATTACKS ON HER SCHOOL BUS. THIS NINE YEAR OLD GIRL WAS RAPED REPEATEDLY ON HER SCHOOL BUS ON THE WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL BY AN 11 YEAR OLD BOY WHO WAS HER CLASSMATE. LAWYERS SAY THAT BOY THREATENED HER TO KEEP HER QUIET, BUT SHE FINALLY TOLD FRIENDS THIS SPRING, SOMEHOW THOSE LAWYERS SAY ADULTS ON THE BUS DID NOT STOP IT. THIS WAS ABOUT A SEVEN SEAT BUS. IT’S SHOCKING TO US THAT THE MONITOR, WHO BY DEFINITION OF THEIR JOB, IS SUPPOSED TO MONITOR THE BUS, COULDN’T KNOW THIS WAS GOING ON. A NEW LAWSUIT NOW NAMES THE CHARTER SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT, THE CITY AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. TRANSDEV. IN A STATEMENT, THE CHARTER SCHOOL SAYS, WE TOOK ALL APPROPRIATE STEPS TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE PROPER AUTHORITIES, WORK CLOSELY WITH THE FAMILIES INVOLVED AND SECURE THE SAFETY OF THE STUDENTS. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAYS IT ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE ALLEGATION FIVE MONTHS AFTER THEY SURFACED, AND AFTER POTENTIAL VIDEO EVIDENCE ON BOARD. THAT BUS WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE MAYOR SAYS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION. THEY TOOK EVERY POSSIBLE STEP THAT WAS AVAILABLE. GIVEN THAT THIS WASN’T A STUDENT, AND CONTINUED TO TRY TO DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO SUPPORT THE INVESTIGATION. NOW, TONIGHT, IT’S NOT CLEAR WHAT PUNISHMENT THAT 11 YEAR OLD MAY HAVE FACED UNDER STATE LAW. HE IS TOO YOUNG TO FACE CRIMINAL Advertisement Mom says daughter repeatedly sexually assaulted, sues Boston Public Schools, Transdev Bus Company Child attended a charter school, also named in lawsuit Share Copy Link Copy A Boston woman has filed a lawsuit against the Boston Public Schools District, a private bus company and two of its employees after she said her daughter was sexually assaulted numerous times. According to a lawsuit filed in Suffolk Superior Court on Friday, the Roxbury woman claims her then 9-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted on a Transdev Services Inc. bus during a period of 7 months by an 11-year-old student. The lawsuit said the assaults happened feet from the bus driver and monitor.“The sexual assaults took place just a few feet from the bus monitor and the bus driver on the ride home after school from the Match Charter Public School,” the lawsuit states.According to the lawsuit, the assaults happened from October 2022 until May 2023, and included “numerous rapes and indecent assault and batteries.”The lawsuit said the girl’s assailant threatened her if she told anyone. The school learned about the allegations in May 2023, after the girl told two friends who in turn alerted school staff. "The child never told anyone about this because she was terrified while she was being sexually assaulted. The child perpetrator was threatening her with physical violence and threatening to spread rumors about her at the school they both went to," said attorney Nina Bonelli.The lawsuit states the bus is supposed to be equipped with cameras, but no footage could be found during the period when the assaults allegedly happened. In addition to Transdev and Boston Public Schools, the lawsuit claims negligence on behalf of the city of Boston, the bus driver, the bus monitor and the Match Foundation, which owns and operates the Match Community Day Charter Public School. Under Massachusetts law, children younger than 12 cannot face criminal charges."While we cannot comment on ongoing litigation, we took all appropriate steps to immediately notify the proper authorities, work closely with the families involved, and secure the safety of the students. Match Charter Public School does not operate the buses that transport our students to and from school. But, we are committed to supporting our students and families whether incidents happen on or off campus," Match Executive Director Nnenna Ude wrote in a statement. Boston Public Schools said it only found out about the allegations five months after they surfaced and after potential video evidence from the bus was no longer available. "They took every step possible that was available given that this wasn't a BPS student and continue to try to do everything they can to support the investigation," said Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. “Boston Public Schools’ top priority is the safety of our young people. Our jurisdiction to take action is limited when it comes to students who do not attend a Boston Public School but still utilize BPS buses, and we were devastated to learn of this disturbing alleged incident five months after it occurred. Once we were informed, BPS took all the available and appropriate steps possible. The BPS Department of Transportation provided all information available to Match Charter School, which is legally responsible for investigating all incidents of impropriety regarding their students," said BPS spokesperson Max Baker.

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How to watch Tyler Perrys The Oval season 5 new episode free Dec. 12

The fifth season of the political drama series Tyler Perry’s “The Oval” continues this Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on BET with a new episode. Those without cable can watch the show for free through either Philo, DirecTV Stream, or FuboTV, each of which offers a free trial to new users. FuboTV said in a description of the series: “It tells the story of U.S President Hunter Franklin and first lady Victoria Franklin, a power-hungry interracial couple, who present a perfect façade to the world while indulging in wildly scandalous behavior behind closed doors.” “Not to be outdone, their children — Gayle and Jason — bring their own brands of volatility and excess to the Executive Residence. The soap opera-style series also tells the stories of White House staff members whose lives become intertwined with those of the first family,” FuboTV added. “Head butler Richard Hallsen is an ex-serviceman who struggles to maintain his integrity in the face of greed and corruption. In ‘The Oval,’ Tyler Perry supercharges the political genre with off-the-charts levels of scandal, sex, depravity and betrayal,” according to FuboTV. Season 5, episode 9 is titled “Sorry Not Sorry” and in a description of the episode FuboTV said: “Hunter is on a rampage, and Sam and Max are willing to go to any limit to destroy the First Family; Jason, who is closer than they think, devises his own plan of vengeance.” How can I watch Tyler Perry’s “The Oval” without cable? Those without cable can watch the show for free through either through Philo, DirecTV Stream, or FuboTV each of which offer a free trial to new users. What is Philo? Philo is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers 60+ entertainment and lifestyle channels, like AMC, BET, MTV, Comedy Central and more, for the budget-friendly price of $25/month. What is DirecTV Stream? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, like sports, news, entertainment and local channels. It offers DVR storage space, and is designed for people who want to cut the cord, but don’t want to miss out on their favorite live TV and sports.

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How to watch Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season 4 free Nov. 21

Happy Holidays! The latest standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve! The 2023 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2023. Winners will be announced in January! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve! This year the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards are bigger and better than ever, including over 100 cities across America, Canada, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia! 2023 BroadwayWorld Boston Standings - 11/27/23 Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance (Non-Professional) Donnie Norton & Steve Bass - A SWINGIN' AFFAIR BIG BAND - The Company Theatre 22% Abby Mueller - UNBREAKABLE - Break a Leg Theater Works 13% Steve Bass - A SWINGIN' AFFAIR - The Company Theatre 13% Harry Ohlson - UNBREAKABLE - Break a Leg Theater Works 8% Daniel Webber - AN EVENING WITH SONDHEIM, SCHWARTZ, AND WEBBER - Voices of Hope Boston 7% Casey Hatch - AN EVENING WITH SONDHEIM, SCHWARTZ, AND WEBBER - Voices of Hope Boston 6% Jon DiPrima - AN EVENING WITH SONDHEIM, SCHWARTZ, AND WEBBER - Voices of Hope Boston 6% James Jackson Jr - JAMES JACKSON JR SINGS! - Post Office Cafe 6% Jo Brisbane - MOD HOLLYWOOD! TUNES FROM A TOWN WITHOUT PITY - Napoleon Room/Club Cafe Boston 6% Erin Maitland - AN EVENING WITH SONDHEIM, SCHWARTZ, AND WEBBER - Voices of Hope Boston 5% Ken Kawa - THOROUGHLY MODERN MUSICALS - Case Theatre Boosters 5% Letta Neely - PULLING IT ALL INTO THE CURRENT - A Revolution of Values Theatre Project 3% Best Cabaret/Concert/Solo Performance (Professional) Kelli O'Hara - BROADWAY IN WORCESTER PRESENTS KELLI O'HARA - JMAC 15% Sarah deLima - THE LADIES WHO LUNCH - Napoleon Room/Club Cafe Boston 13% Jessie Mueller and Seth Rudetsky - BROADWAY IN WORCESTER PRESENTS JESSIE MUELLER AND SETH RUDETSKY - Prior Performing Arts Center 13% Yewande Odetoyinbo - UPLIFT CONCERT - Reagle Music Theatre 11% Allison Case - WOMEN IN MUSIC - Firehouse Center for the Arts 11% Paul Rescigno and Robbie Rescigno - THE RESCIGNOS: FRANKLINCENSE - THE BLACK BOX 8% James Jackson Jr - ON BROADWAY... & MORE - Provincetown Theater 6% Jimmy Tingle - JIMMY TINGLE TONIGHT! - Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 6% Robert Saoud - MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC - Napoleon Room/Club Cafe Boston 5% Serge Clivio - SERGE CLIVIO: JOY LIVE - Regent Theatre 3% Eden Casteel - KAHN ARTIST - Seaglass Theater Company 2% Maddie Lam - CANDELIGHT CONCERT - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 2% Julia Watkins - ELECTRIFY THE NIGHT - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 2% Natalja Sticco - ECHOES OF MY HEART - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 1% BK Davis - LIVE - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 1% Tereza Kralova - THE MAESTRO’S CABARET & OPERARIUM (PREVIEW) - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 1% Natalja Sticco - THE MAESTRO’S CABARET & OPERARIUM (PREVIEW) - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 1% Max Dread Minaya - NOMENEE/PERFORMANCE - Performance 1% Ondrej Potucek - THE MAESTRO’S CABARET & OPERARIUM (PREVIEW) - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 0% Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional) Sally Ashton Forrest - BORN TO DO THIS - THE JOAN OF ARC ROCK OPERA - The Company Theatre 19% Brad Reinking - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Company Theatre 14% Will Fafard Jr. - THE WEDDING SINGER - Pentucket Players 9% DJ Kostka - OKLAHOMA! - Academy of Performing Arts 8% Sydney T. Grant - THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 7% Jen Bertolino, Susan Chebookjian, Di Longtin, Suzanne Neuman, and Karen Rogers - THE MUSIC MAN - Voices of Hope Boston 7% Thayne Jasperson - PIPPIN - Break a Leg Theater Works 7% Brad Reinking - SPRING AWAKENING - Riverside Theatre Works 6% Erin Verina - HEATHERS - Spotlight Music and Theater Academy 5% Brad Reinking - GREASE THE MUSICAL - Riverside Theatre Works 3% Teri Shea - THE WORLD GOES ROUND - Cotuit Center for the Arts 3% Lauren Ambrose - FOOTLOOSE - Broken Leg Productions 3% P.J. Terranova - CABARET - Riverside Theatre Works 3% Jason Hair-Wynn - THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY - Burlington players 3% Jason Hair-Wynn - NUNSENSE - Arlington Friends of the Drama 3% Best Choreography Of A Play Or Musical (Professional) Dylan Kerr - ROCK OF AGES - Firehouse Center for the Arts 12% Tyler Hanes - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Franklin Performing Arts Company 12% Taavon Gamble - THE PROM - SpeakEasy Stage Company 9% Taryn Herman - PIPPIN - Firehouse Arts Center 9% Rachel Bertone - OKLAHOMA! - Reagle Music Theatre 9% Daniel Forest Sullivan - SISTER ACT - Lyric Stage Boston 7% Connor Gallagher - BEETLEJUICE - Riverside Theatre Works 6% Larry Sousa - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Wheelock Family Theater 6% Ilyse Robbins - ASSASSINS - Lyric Stage Boston 6% Al Blackstone - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - The Cape Playhouse 5% Julia Deter - RENT - The Umbrella Stage Company 4% Taavon Gamble - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Reagle Music Theatre 3% Brooklyn Toli - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - New Bedford Festival Theatre 3% Rick Faugno - JERSEY BOYS - The Cape Playhouse 3% Kenny Ingram - THE WIZ - New Bedford Festival Theatre 2% Patrick O'Neill - WHITE CHRISTMAS - New Bedford Festival Theatre 2% Saxon Pierce - THE MAESTRO’S CABARET & OPERARIUM (PREVIEW) - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 0% Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional) Rachel Padula-Shufelt - BORN TO DO THIS - THE JOAN OF ARC ROCK OPERA - The Company Theatre 25% Paulie Devlin - SPRING AWAKENING - Riverside Theatre Works 13% Lisa Belsky - A WRINKLE IN TIME - Triad Theatre Company 10% Laura Dillon - THE GREAT GATSBY - Marblehead Little Theatre 10% Meg McEvoy-Duane - CINDERELLA - Break a Leg Theater Works 10% Josh Telepman - THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 6% Carol Sherry - CASA VALENTINA - Provincetown Theater 5% Leslie Held - WORKING - Suffolk University Theatre Department 5% Anna Silva - THE MUSIC MAN - Voices of Hope Boston 5% Kat Lawrence - ROMEO & JULIET - CSC’s Stage2 4% Bridget Austin-Weiss - A CHRISTMAS STORY - Massasoit Theatre Company 3% Anna Silva - HANDBAGGED - The Hovey Players 3% Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical (Professional) Merrie Whitney - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Franklin Performing Arts Company 11% Kelly Baker - SISTER ACT - Lyric Stage Boston 10% Emerald City Costumes - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Reagle Music Theatre 9% Sydney Hawes - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - New Bedford Festival Theatre 8% Catherine Stramer - RITE OF PASSAGE - Punctuate4 Productions 8% Rebecca Shannon Butler - RENT - The Umbrella Stage Company 8% Kelly Baker - THE FULL MONTY - North Shore Music Theatre 6% Rachel Padula-Shufelt - ASSASSINS - Lyric Stage Boston 5% Emerald City Theatrical - OKLAHOMA! - Reagle Music Theatre 5% Gail Astrid Buckley - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Lyric Stage Boston 5% Kat Lawrence - INTO THE BREECHES - Hub Theatre Company 5% Nancy Leary - MACBETH - Commonwealth Shakespeare Company 4% Jennifer Paar - SENSE & SENSIBILITY - The Cape Playhouse 4% Chelsea Kerl Phelps - TALL TALES FROM BLACKBURN TAVERN - Gloucester Stage 4% Jennifer Paar - BASKERVILLE - The Cape Playhouse 2% David R. Gammons - THE GAAGA - Arlekin Players 2% Jimmy Johansmeyer - MARY POPPINS - Penobscot Theatre 2% Seth Bodie - THE GREAT LEAP - Lyric Stage Boston 1% Hunter Gannet - THE MAESTRO’S CABARET & OPERARIUM (PREVIEW) - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 1% Best Dance Production (Professional) THE PROM - SpeakEasy Stage Company 41% AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - The Cape Playhouse 18% THE WIZ - New Bedford Festival Theatre 16% JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - New Bedford Festival Theatre 12% WHITE CHRISTMAS - New Bedford Festival Theatre 10% FOXY - Kairos Dance Theater 3% Best Direction Of A Musical (Non-Professional) Zoe Bradford & Sally Ashton Forrest - BORN TO DO THIS - The Company Theatre 11% Zoe Bradford - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Company Theatre 9% Alexandra Dietrich - THE GREAT GATSBY - Marblehead Little Theatre 8% Brad Reinking & Stefani Wood - SPRING AWAKENING - Riverside Theatre Works 8% Michael Jay & Josh Telepman - THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 6% Vito Abate - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - The Footlight Club 6% Corey Cadigan - INTO THE WOODS - Colonial Chorus Players 5% Adam Joy - SWEENEY TODD - MMAS 5% Erin verina and Kristy Errera-solomon - HEATHERS - Spotlight Music and Theater Academy 4% Zoe Bradford - THE SECRET GARDEN - The Company Theatre 4% Dana Siegal - THE MUSIC MAN - Voices of Hope Boston 4% Laura Marie Duncan - AS YOU LIKE IT - Boston Conservatory at Berklee 4% Wesley Savick - WORKING - Suffolk University Theatre Department 3% Kyle Wrentz & Healy Sammis - PIPPIN - Break a Leg Theater Works 3% Steve Ross - NEXT TO NORMAL - Eventide Theatre Company 3% Terry Brady - OKLAHOMA! - Academy of Performing Arts 3% Jason Hair-Wynn - NUNSENSE - Arlington Friends of the Drama 3% Amy Kaser - AMERICAN IDIOT - Academy of Performing Arts 3% Art Devine - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Cape Rep Theatre 3% John Kennedy - AMERICAN IDIOT - Academy of Performing Arts 2% P.J. Terranova - CABARET - Riverside Theatre Works 2% Jennifer Hemphill - ROCK OF AGES - Theatre workshop Nantucket 1% Donna Wresinski - COMPANY - Eventide Theatre Company 1% Holly Hansen - GREASE THE MUSICAL - Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA 1% Donna Wresinski - THE WORLD GOES ROUND - Cotuit Center for the Arts 0% Best Direction Of A Musical (Professional) Maddie Roth - FUN HOME - Firehouse Center for the Arts 9% Raye Lynn Mercer - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Franklin Performing Arts Company 9% Julia Deter - RENT - The Umbrella Stage Company 8% Alex Timers - BEETLEJUICE - Citizens Opera House 8% Rachel Bertone - OKLAHOMA! - Reagle Music Theatre 8% Paul Daigneault - THE PROM - SpeakEasy Stage Company 7% Taavon Gamble - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Reagle Music Theatre 6% Megan Blouin-Little - JUNIE B. JONES - Firehouse Center for the Arts 6% Lydia Cochran - THE MAD ONES - Studio Theatre Worcester 5% Leigh Barrett - SISTER ACT - Lyric Stage Company 5% Gerry McIntyre - THE FULL MONTY - North Shore Music Theatre 4% Art Devine - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Cape Rep Theatre 4% Courtney O'Connor - ASSASSINS - Lyric Stage Boston 4% David Drake - THE FANTASTICKS: REIMAGINED - Provincetown Theater 3% Courtney O'Connor - PRELUDES - Lyric Stage Boston 3% Al Blackstone - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - The Cape Playhouse 2% Elizabeth Bettencourt - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - New Bedford Festival Theatre 2% Maura Hanlon - ARCHIBALD AVERY - Cape Rep Theatre 2% Joyce Chittick - JERSEY BOYS - The Cape Playhouse 1% James Robinson - AWAKENINGS - Odyssey Opera and BMOP 1% Charles Duke - THE WIZ - New Bedford Festival Theatre 1% Gino DiCapra - THE MAESTRO’S CABARET & OPERARIUM (PREVIEW) - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 1% Kenny Ingram - THE WIZ - New Bedford Festival Theatre 1% Patrick O' Neill - WHITE CHRISTMAS - New Bedford Festival Theatre 1% Best Direction Of A Play (Non-Professional) Toni Ruscio - A WRINKLE IN TIME - Triad Theatre Company 28% Michelle Aguillion - DANCING AT LUGHNASA - Arlington Friends of the Drama 14% Bryn Boice - ROMEO & JULIET - CSC’s Stage2 13% Judy Hamer - A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE - Academy of Performing Arts 13% Jo Brisbane - THREE LITTLE GIRLS DOWN A WELL - Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA 9% Celia Couture - HANDBAGGED - The Hovey Players 6% Maren Caulfield - THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND - The Cannon Theatre 4% Eric Butler - SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS - WCLOC Theater Company 4% Donald Sheehan - AUNTIE MAME - True Repertory 3% Kevin Nessman - FARCE OF HABIT - Acme Theatre Company 3% Celia Couture - MAYTAG VIRGIN - The Vokes Players 1% Greg Allen - PULLING IT ALL INTO THE CURRENT - A Revolution of Values Theatre Project 1% Best Direction Of A Play (Professional) Brooke Snow - CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Firehouse Center for the Arts 10% Weylin Symes - THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - Greater Boston Stage Company 8% Ali Funkhouser - THE WOLVES - Franklin Performing Arts Company 6% Dawn M Simmons - K-I-S-S-I-N-G - Huntington Theatre 5% Myriam Cyr - RITE OF PASSAGE - Punctuate4 Productions 5% Nick Paone - THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Franklin Performing Arts Company 5% Fred Sullivan, Jr. - THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Lyric Stage Boston 5% Bryn Boice - ROMEO AND JULIET - Commonwealth Shakespeare Company 4% Eric Tucker - ANGELS IN AMERICA - Central Square Theater 4% Joe Couturier - DOUBT, A PARABLE - Firehouse Center for the Arts 4% John Somers - INTO THE BREECHES - Studio Theatre Worcester 4% Taibi Magar - THE HALF-GOD OF RAINFALL - American Repertory Theatre 4% David Drake - CASA VALENTINA - Provincetown Theater 4% Steven Maler - MACBETH - Commonwealth Shakespeare Company 3% Bryn Boice - TALL TALES FROM BLACKBURN TAVERN - Gloucester Stage 3% Bryn Boice - INTO THE BREECHES - Hub Theatre Company 3% Myriam Cyr - RITE OF PASSAGE - Punctuate4 Productions 3% Jessica Holt - SENSE AND SENSIBILTIY - The Cape Playhouse 2% Rosalind Bevan - STEW - Gloucester Stage 2% Melory Mirashrafi - ENGLISH - SpeakEasy Stage Company 2% David Drake - THE HUMANS - Provincetown Theater 2% Brendan Fox - BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY - The Cape Playhouse 2% Courtney O'Connor - ROOTED - Lyric Stage Boston 1% Sasha Denisova - THE GAAGA - Arlekin Players 1% Paula Plum - LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE - Hub Theatre Company 1% Best Ensemble (Non-Professional) MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Company Theatre 10% BORN TO DO THIS - The Company Theatre 8% A WRINKLE IN TIME - Triad Theatre Company 6% A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - The Footlight Club 6% THE GREAT GATSBY - Marblehead Little Theatre 6% THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 4% RITE OF PASSAGE - Punctuate4 Productions 4% THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - The Theatre Institute 4% SPRING AWAKENING - Riverside Theatre Works 4% AMERICAN IDIOT - Academy of Performing Arts 4% THE SECRET GARDEN - The Company Theatre 4% AS YOU LIKE IT - Boston Conservatory at Berklee 3% WORKING - Suffolk University Theatre Department 3% INTO THE WOODS - Colonial Chorus Players 3% THE WEDDING SINGER - Pentucket Players 3% THE MUSIC MAN - Voices of Hope Boston 3% PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - The Company Theatre 3% PIPPIN - Break a Leg Theater Works 2% OKLAHOMA! - Academy of Performing Arts 2% HANDBAGGED - The Hovey Players 2% NEXT TO NORMAL - Eventide Theatre Company 2% NUNSENSE - Arlington Friends of the Drama 2% SWEENEY TODD - MMAS 2% CASA VALENTINA - Provincetown Theater 1% A CHRISTMAS STORY - Massasoit Theatre Company 1% Best Ensemble (Professional) MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Company Theatre 10% BEETLEJUICE - Citizens Opera House 6% ROCK OF AGES - Firehouse Center for the Arts 6% SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Franklin Performing Arts Company 6% CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME - Firehouse Center for the Arts 5% THE PROM - SpeakEasy Stage Company 4% RENT - The Umbrella Stage Company 4% THE MAD ONES - Studio Theatre Worcester 4% FAT HAM - Huntington Theatre 3% ASSASSINS - Lyric Stage Boston 3% RITE OF PASSAGE - Punctuate4 Productions 3% THE FULL MONTY - North Shore Music Theatre 3% A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Cape Rep Theatre 3% OKLAHOMA! - Reagle Music Theatre 3% MABETH - Commonwealth Shakespeare Company 2% INTO THE WOODS - Actors Company of Natick 2% SISTER ACT - Lyric Stage Company 2% DOUBT, A PARABLE - Firehouse Center for the Arts 2% WHITE CHRISTMAS - New Bedford Festival Theatre 2% THE LITTLE MERMAID - Reagle Music Theatre 2% CASA VALENTINA - Provincetown Theater 2% INTO THE BREECHES - Studio Theatre Worcester 2% AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - The Cape Playhouse 2% CHICKEN AND BISCUITS - Front Porch Arts Collective 2% STEW - Gloucester Stage 2% Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional) Dean Palmer Jr. - BORN TO DO THIS - THE JOAN OF ARC ROCK OEPRA - The Company Theatre 22% James Gross - A WRINKLE IN TIME - Triad Theatre Company 12% Olivia Sederlund - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - The Footlight Club 11% Erik Fox - SPRING AWAKENING - Riverside Theatre Works 8% Madison Gentile - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - The Theatre Institute 8% Mauve Moriarty - AMERICAN IDIOT - Academy of Performing Arts 8% Mark Sherman - THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 7% Jeff Adelberg - WORKING - Suffolk University Theatre Department 6% Jonathan Ryder - OKLAHOMA! - Academy of Performing Arts 5% Kasey Sheehan - PIPPIN - Break a Leg Theater Works 4% Eric Jacobsen - HANDBAGGED - The Hovey Players 4% Erin Trainor - THREE LITTLE GIRLS DOWN A WELL - Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA 3% Matt Guminski - A CHRISTMAS STORY - Massasoit Theatre Company 2% Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical (Professional) David Plante - THE MAD ONES - Studio Theatre Worcester 12% Nathaniel Packard - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Franklin Performing Arts Company 10% Bretton Reis - DOUBT, A PARABLE - Firehouse Center for the Arts 9% Corey Whittemore - THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - Greater Boston Stage Company 8% Amanda Fallon - ROMEO & JULIET - Commonwealth Shakespeare Company 6% Stephen Petrilli - THE FANTASTICKS: REIMAGINED - Provincetown Theater 5% Phil Kong - ARCHIBALD AVERY - Cape Rep Theatre 5% Daisy Long - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Cape Rep Theatre 4% E. Southern & Maximo Grano De Oro - MACBETH - Commonwealth Shakespeare Company 4% Michael Wonson - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - New Bedford Festival Theatre 4% Frank Meissner Jr. - OKLAHOMA! - Reagle Music Theatre 3% Baron E. Pugh - ASSASSINS - Lyric Stage Boston 3% Matt Guminski - THE WIZ - New Bedford Festival Theatre 3% Amanda Fallon - ENGLISH - SpeakEasy Stage Company 3% Karen Perlow - PRELUDES - Lyric Stage Company 2% JARON HERMANSON - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - The Cape Playhouse 2% Patricia M. Nichols - THE PICKLEBALL WARS - Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 2% JARON HERMANSON - CAMELOT - The Cape Playhouse 2% Karen Perlow - ROOTED - Lyric Stage Boston 2% Kevin Fulton - THE GAAGA - Arlekin Players 2% Christopher Ostrom - AWAKENINGS - Odyssey Opera and BMOP 1% Kirk Bookman - SENSE AND SENSIBILITY - The Cape Playhouse 1% Michael Clark Wonson - THE GREAT LEAP - Lyric Stage Boston 1% Jason Lynch - BASKERVILLE - The Cape Playhouse 1% John Salutz - THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) - Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 1% Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance (Non-Professional) Melissa Carubia - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Company Theatre 16% Robert McDonough - BORN TO DO THIS - THE JOAN OF ARC ROCK OPERA - The Company Theatre 12% Bethany Aiken - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - The Footlight Club 9% David Flowers - THE GREAT GATSBY - Marblehead Little Theatre 6% Eli Bigelow - SWEENEY TODD - MMAS 6% Chris morris - OKLAHOMA! - Academy of Performing Arts 6% Stefani Wood - SPRING AWAKENING - Riverside Theatre Works 6% Amanda Morgan - THE MUSIC MAN - Voices of Hope Boston 6% Alan Freedman - INTO THE WOODS - Colonial Chorus Players 5% Pam Wannie - NEXT TO NORMAL - Eventide Theatre Company 5% Elias Condakes - THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 5% Robert McDonough - THE SECRET GARDEN - The Company Theatre 5% John Eldridge - THE WEDDING SINGER - Pentucket Players 5% Jenny Tsai - CABARET - Riverside Theatre Works 3% Jeff Kimball - THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY - The Vokes Players 2% Pamela Wannie - COMPANY - Eventide Theatre Company 2% Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance (Professional) Hallie Wetzell - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Franklin Performing Arts Company 10% Justin Knowlton - ROCK OF AGES - Firehouse Center for the Arts 8% Amanda Morgan - PIPPIN - Firehouse Center For The Arts 7% Dan Rodriguez - ASSASSINS - Lyric Stage Boston 6% Steven Bergman - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - New Bedford Festival Theatre 6% Dan Rodriguez - OKLAHOMA! - Reagle Music Theatre 6% Kris Layton - THE MAD ONES - Studio Theatre Worcester 6% Justin Knowlton - FUN HOME - Firehouse Center for the Arts 6% Jeff Kimball - RENT - The Umbrella Stage Company 5% Milton Granger - THE FULL MONTY - North Shore Music Theatre 5% Scott Storr - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Cape Rep Theatre 5% John Thomas - THE FANTASTICKS: REIMAGINED - Provincetown Theater 4% Luke Molloy - JERSEY BOYS - The Cape Playhouse 4% David Coleman - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Wheelock Family Theater 3% David Coleman - SISTER ACT - Lyric Stage Company 3% Dan Rodriguez - PRELUDES - Lyric Stage Company 3% Michael Ellis Ingram - OMAR - Boston Lyric Opera 3% Matthew Smedal - AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - The Cape Playhouse 2% David Coleman - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Reagle Music Theatre 2% Gio Tio - WHITE CHRISTMAS - New Bedford Festival Theatre 2% David Angus - BLUEBEARDS CASTLE - Boston Lyric Opera 1% Dan Pardo - CAMELOT - The Cape Playhouse 1% Marco Borroni - THE MAESTRO’S CABARET & OPERARIUM (PREVIEW) - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 1% Kenny Smith - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' - The Cape Playhouse 1% Mike Stapleton - SERGE CLIVIO: JOY LIVE - Regent Theatre 0% Best Musical (Non-Professional) MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Company Theatre 11% BORN TO DO THIS - The Company Theatre 10% THE GREAT GATSBY - Marblehead Little Theatre 7% A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - The Footlight Club 6% SPRING AWAKENING - Riverside Theatre Works 5% THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - The Theatre Institute 5% AMERICAN IDIOT - Academy of Performing Arts 4% THE SECRET GARDEN - The Company Theatre 4% THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 4% AS YOU LIKE IT - Boston Conservatory at Berklee 4% THE MUSIC MAN - Voices of Hope Boston 4% WORKING - Suffolk University Theatre Department 4% INTO THE WOODS - Colonial Chorus Players 3% THE WEDDING SINGER - Pentucket Players 3% PIPPIN - Break a Leg Theater Works 3% A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Cape Rep Theatre 3% OKLAHOMA! - Academy of Performing Arts 3% SWEENEY TODD - MMAS 2% THE FANTASTICKS - Provincetown Theater 2% NEXT TO NORMAL - Eventide Theatre Company 2% NUNSENSE - Arlington Friends of the Drama 2% GREASE THE MUSICAL - Riverside Theatre Works 2% ROCK OF AGES - Theatre workshop Nantucket 2% THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Cape Cod Theatre Company 2% CABARET - Riverside Theatre Works 2% Best Musical (Professional) BEETLEJUICE - Citizens Opera House 10% ROCK OF AGES - Firehouse Center for the Arts 8% SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Franklin Performing Arts Company 6% THE MAD ONES - Studio Theatre Worcester 6% PIPPIN - Firehouse Center for the Arts 6% THE PROM - SpeakEasy Stage Company 6% JAGGED LITTLE PILL - Citizens Opera House 6% FUN HOME - Firehouse Center for the Arts 5% THE FULL MONTY - North Shore Music Theatre 4% ASSASSINS - Lyric Stage Boston 4% RENT - The Umbrella Stage Company 4% A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Cape Rep Theatre 4% INTO THE WOODS - Actors Company of Natick 4% OKLAHOMA! - Reagle Music Theatre 3% SISTER ACT - Lyric Stage Boston 3% WHITE CHRISTMAS - New Bedford Festival Theatre 2% THE FANTASTICKS: REIMAGINED - Provincetown Theater 2% ARCHIBALD AVERY - Cape Rep Theatre 2% JUNIE B. JONES - Firehouse Center for the Arts 2% JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT - New Bedford Festival Theatre 2% THE WIZ - New Bedford Festival Theatre 2% THE LITTLE MERMAID - Reagle Music Theatre 2% AN AMERICAN IN PARIS - The Cape Playhouse 2% JERSEY BOYS - The Cape Playhouse 2% PRELUDES - Lyric Stage Boston 1% Best New Play Or Musical (Non-Professional) Born To Do This - The Company Theatre 34% THE PONY EXPRESS: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE - Lighthouse Studios: Meehan Family Arts Barn 31% HALLEY’S COMET - Massasoit Theatre Company 13% THREE LITTLE GIRLS DOWN A WELL - Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA 9% RITE OF PASSAGE - Punctuate4 Productions 8% SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS - WCLOC Theater Company 5% Best New Play Or Musical (Professional) THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - Greater Boston Stage Company 31% THE PICKLEBALL WARS - Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 16% THE FANTASTICKS: REIMAGINED - Provincetown Theater 14% TALL TALES FROM BLACKBURN TAVERN - Gloucester Stage 10% RITE OF PASSAGE - Punctuate4 Productions 9% ARCHIBALD AVERY - Cape Rep Theatre 7% THE GAAGA - Arlekin Players 7% LIV AT SEA - Harbor Stage Company 4% THE MAESTRO’S CABARET & OPERARIUM (PREVIEW) - Wilbur Fiske Haven House 3% Best Performer In A Musical (Non-Professional) Christie Reading - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Company Theatre 11% Liza Giangrande - BORN TO DO THIS - The Company Theatre 10% Keith Robinson - THE GREAT GATSBY - Marblehead Little Theatre 7% Adam Sell - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - The Footlight Club 6% Alex Norton - THE PONY EXPRESS: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE - Lighthouse Studios: Meehan Family Arts Barn 6% Reese Racicot - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - The Company Theatre 6% Max Ripley - SPRING AWAKENING - Riverside Theatre Works 4% Zoey Roth - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - The Theatre Institute 4% Josh Telepman - THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 3% Alex Norton - SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS - The Company Theatre 3% Kindred Moore - AS YOU LIKE IT - Boston Conservatory at Berklee 3% Wil Moser - AMERICAN IDIOT - Academy of Performing Arts 2% Maeve McCluskey - INTO THE WOODS - Colonial Chorus Players 2% Jodi Edwards - NEXT TO NORMAL - Eventide Theatre Company 2% Katie Iafolla - THE TRAIL TO OREGON - Yorick Ensemble 2% Kenny Meehan - THE MUSIC MAN - Voices of Hope Boston 2% Andrew Olah - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - The Theatre Institute 2% Emma Walker - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - The Footlight Club 2% Denise Page - OKLAHOMA! - Academy of Performing Arts 2% Diane Meehan - THE MUSIC MAN - Voices of Hope Boston 1% Janet Pohli - NUNSENSE - Arlington Friends of the Drama 1% Sean Lally - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Quigg Creations 1% Zack Johnson - COMPANY - Eventide Theatre Company 1% Marissa Sabella - THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - The Theatre Institute 1% Kieran Kelly - PIPPIN - Arlington Friends of the Drama 1% Best Performer In A Musical (Professional) Amanda LoCoco - THE MAD ONES - Studio Theatre Worcester 9% Nicki Abare - ROCK OF AGES - Firehouse Center for the Arts 7% Sara Jean Ford - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Franklin Performing Arts Company 7% Yewande Odetoyinbo - SISTER ACT - Lyric Stage Company 6% Heidi Blickenstaff - JAGGED LITTLE PILL - Citizens Opera House 6% Jake Siffert - PIPPIN - Firehouse Center for the Arts 5% Eleni Kontzamanys - PIPPIN - Firehouse Center for the Arts 5% Ari Schmidt - FUN HOME - Firehouse Center for the Arts 5% Anthony Teixeira - A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Cape Rep Theatre 4% Justin Collette - BEETLEJUICE - Citizens Opera House 4% Beau Jackett - THE FANTASTICKS: REIMAGINED - Provincetown Theater 3% Liesie Kelly - THE PROM - SpeakEasy Stage Company 3% Kayla Shimizu - THE LITTLE MERMAID - Reagle Music Theatre 3% Andy Cico - THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL - Firehouse Center for the Arts 3% Emma Robertson - INTO THE WOODS - Actors Company of Natick 2% Emily Koch - VIOLET - Franklin Performing Arts Company 2% Johnny Kuntz - THE PROM - SpeakEasy Stage Company 2% Jared Troilo - OKLAHOMA! - Reagle Music Theatre 2% E.J. Service - RENT - The Umbrella Stage Company 2% Nick Paone - THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Franklin Performing Arts Company 2% Christopher Chew - ASSASSINS - Lyric Stage Boston 1% Mary Callanan - THE PROM - SpeakEasy Stage Company 1% Robert St. Laurence - ASSASSINS - Lyric Stage Boston 1% Macklin Devine - ARCHIBALD AVERY - Cape Rep Theatre 1% Robbie Rescigno - SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Franklin Performing Arts Company 1% Best Performer In A Play (Non-Professional) Madeline Bonatti - A WRINKLE IN TIME - Triad Theatre Company 16% Ricky DeSisto - A CHRISTMAS STORY - Massasoit Theatre Company 9% Missy Potash - STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE - Academy of Performing Arts 8% Aiden O’Neal - INDECENT - Concord Players 8% Jennifer Bean - MISS HOLMES - The Footlight Club 8% Josh Telepman - DANCING AT LUGHNASA - Arlington Friends of the Drama 5% Paul Melendy - THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - Greater Boston Stage Company 5% Kenny Lockwood - CASA VALENTINA - Provincetown Theater 5% Ryan Van Buskirk - A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE - Academy of Performing Arts 4% Sandra Basile - THREE LITTLE GIRLS DOWN A WELL - Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA 4% Jennifer Shea - MAYTAG VIRGIN - The Vokes Players 4% Scott Salley - BLITHE SPIRIT - TCAN 4% Emma Hennessey - THREE LITTLE GIRLS DOWN A WELL - Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA 3% Michael Jay - INDECENT - Concord Players 3% David Foster - SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS - WCLOC Theater Company 2% Kimberly Blaise - PERFECT ARRANGEMENT - Quanapowitt Players 2% Robin Shropshire - SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS - WCLOC Theater Company 2% Lily Anderson - THREE LITTLE GIRLS DOWN A WELL - Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA 2% Kathy Koerwer - FARCE OF HABIT - Acme Theatre Company 2% Craig Chiampa - MAYTAG VIRGIN - The Vokes Players 2% Andrew Rhoades - MOON OVER BUFFALO - TCAN 2% Linnea Lyerly - SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS - WCLOC Theater Company 1% Glenn A. 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The Voice: How far did the contestants with ties to Mass. make it this season?

Two contestants with ties to Massachusetts made their way to the 24th season of “The Voice,” but their time on the show was cut short from continuing on. Claudia B. and Taylor Deneen are both alums of Berklee College of Music. The two former Boston residents stepped in front of coaches John Legend, Gwen Stefani, Niall Horan and Reba McEntire in hopes for a shot to become the next winner of “The Voice.” On Monday, the competition will feature the remaining competitiors’ top five live performances. Claudia B. and Deneen both passed their blind audition in front of coaches, but have since been sent home. Here’s what their journey on the show looked like. THE VOICE -- "The Blind Auditions Part 7" Episode 2407 -- Pictured: Taylor Deneen -- (Photo by: Greg Gayne/NBC)Greg Gayne/NBC Deneen passed her audition of “Redbone” by Childish Gambino with heavy praise as she showed off her vocal range and soulful runs. She earned a chair turn from coaches Legend and Stefani. Remaining coaches Niall Horan and Reba McEntire said that even though they wanted to turn for Deneen, they could not due to their team being full. “They were so lucky that they were able to turn. Me and Reba are upset,” Horan said. “I would have turned around in a heartbeat,” McEntire added. “Your voice is incredible. Your range is astounding.” Ultimately, Deneen chose Legend as her coach, completing his team for season 24. “I just know it has to be fate, you know? If he turns around, I have to go with him,” Deneen told MassLive when recalling why she chose Legend. She then made her way to the battle rounds of the competition. In the battle rounds, coaches will pit two of their own team members against each other to sing the same song together. Deneen performed with fellow contestant AZÁN, singing “Do It” by Chloe x Halle. Having to pick the winner, Legend chose Deneen to move to the knockout rounds. “Taylor as a vocalist is just stunning,” Legend praised in an interview after the performance. Moving on to the knockout rounds, Deneen performed alongside contestants Mac Royals and Brandon Montel. She sang “Sweet Thing” by Rufus. The winner ended up being Royals, sending Montel home. However, Legend opted to use his save on Deneen, keeping her on his team. She was eventually eliminated during night three of the playoffs. In the playoffs, artists select their own songs to perform against the other artists on their team. But each competitor gets the stage to themselves. Claudia B. performs on "The Voice" on Monday, Nov. 12, 2023, on NBC during the knockout rounds.Tyler Golden/NBC Contestant Claudia B. was the other Berklee alum on the show. After giving an impressive blind audition performance to “Human Nature” by Michael Jackson, she received a turn from Legend, Horan and McEntire almost immediately. After her audition ended, the coaches wanted to know more about the artist’s musical background. She shared that she not only plays the keyboard, she also studied jazz music in school, gravitating to a pop R&B sound. Like Deneen, Claudia B. chose Legend as her coach. Her next appearance on the show was during the battle rounds. It was a neck and neck battle as Claudia B. and fellow contestant Mara Justine performed “Son of a Preacher Man” during their battle round, receiving praise from all four coaches. “You have a very strong identity through your voice. That’s something that you can’t really teach somebody and that makes us get to know who you are. You stand out,” Gwen Stefani told Claudia B. Ultimately, the choice of who moves on to the next round is the two contestants’ coach Legend. He selected Justine to continue. But when a contestant loses a battle round, it doesn’t always mean their time on the show is over. With the ability to steal Claudia B. by another coach, Horan instantly hit his buzzer. The contestant from then on would compete under Team Niall. “I love how pure Claudia’s voice is. There’s no way I’m letting Claudia go home. She’s going to fit right in on Team Niall,” Horan said after the show. She then moved on to the knockouts, up against contestants Huntley and Noah Spencer. She performed “Don’t Know Why” by Norah Jones. Huntley came out on top of the knockout but Horan used his Save on Claudia B., keeping her on Team Niall. She was eventually eliminated during the playoffs as well. “The Voice” airs every Monday and Tuesday at 8 p.m. EST on NBC. For those without cable, it can also be streamed on platforms like Peacock and FuboTV. Both platforms offer a free trial for those interested in signing up for a membership. The season finale will air on Tuesday, Dec. 19 as the winner is announced.

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"Emotionally Moved By The End"; Tony Award Winning Musical "The Band's Visit" Comes To Boston

BOSTON - Boston audiences are in for a transformative experience, as "The Band's Visit" takes the stage at the Huntington Theatre in Boston. The premise is simple, a transportation mix-up strands a group of Egyptian musicians in a small Israeli town for 24 hours. "It's about connection. It's about people who would not normally otherwise mingle with each other, who would not exist in the same space," actor Brian Thomas Abraham told us.

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Mass. State Lottery winner: Market Basket sells $100,000 ticket Wednesday

A Market Basket grocery store and a package store in Massachusetts each sold $1 million and $100,000 lottery prizes, which were won or claimed on Wednesday. The $1 million prize was from the lottery’s crossword scratch ticket game called “$5,000,000 100X Cashword.” The game costs $20 to play and was released last February. The winning ticket was sold at a liquor store called Hynes Liquors, located in Lynn. The $100,000 lottery prize was won for the “Mass Cash” drawing. The winning numbers for the drawing were 3, 4, 19, 20 and 29, and the winning ticket was sold in Billerica at a Market Basket grocery store. “Mass Cash” drawings occur daily at 9 p.m. and tickets to play are $1. A player must choose five numbers between 1 and 35, and there are three available prizes to win. If all five numbers match the numbers drawn, the “Mass Cash” player wins $100,000. If they match four numbers, the prize is $250, and if they match three, the prize is $10. Overall, there were at least 678 lottery prizes worth $600 or more won or claimed in Massachusetts on Wednesday, including 13 in Springfield and 32 in Worcester. The Massachusetts State Lottery releases a full list of all the winning tickets each day. The list only includes winning tickets worth more than $600.

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Matt Damon, Casey Affleck film scenes in Mass. for upcoming movie

Hollywood stars Matt Damon and Casey Affleck were back in their home state of Massachusetts on Tuesday to film scenes for their upcoming movie "The Instigators."Damon and Affleck, both Cambridge natives, were spotted together at a shoot near the Squantum Yacht Club at Wollaston Beach in Quincy."The Instigators" is an Apple Original Films project that is set to be released sometime in 2024. The movie is set in Boston and is about two thieves who wind up on the run with help from one of their therapists after a robbery goes wrong, but not much else is known about the plot.The film is being directed by Doug Liman, who worked with Damon on the "Bourne Identity." Damon and Ben Affleck, Casey's older brother, are among the movie's producers, along with Jeff Robinov, John Graham and Kevin Walsh.According to Deadline, the movie's cast also includes Ving Rhames, Alfred Molina, Ron Perlman, Hong Chau, Michael Stuhlbarg, Paul Walter Hauser and Grammy-nominated rapper Jack Harlow, who starred in the remake of "White Men Can't Jump" that was released this year.Previous filming for "The Instigators" was done during the spring in the North End of Boston, Boston's Back Bay, the Charles River Esplanade, Memorial Drive in Cambridge and in Quincy.Previous coverage: Hollywood stars Matt Damon and Casey Affleck were back in their home state of Massachusetts on Tuesday to film scenes for their upcoming movie "The Instigators." Damon and Affleck, both Cambridge natives, were spotted together at a shoot near the Squantum Yacht Club at Wollaston Beach in Quincy. Advertisement "The Instigators" is an Apple Original Films project that is set to be released sometime in 2024. The movie is set in Boston and is about two thieves who wind up on the run with help from one of their therapists after a robbery goes wrong, but not much else is known about the plot. The film is being directed by Doug Liman, who worked with Damon on the "Bourne Identity." Damon and Ben Affleck, Casey's older brother, are among the movie's producers, along with Jeff Robinov, John Graham and Kevin Walsh. According to Deadline, the movie's cast also includes Ving Rhames, Alfred Molina, Ron Perlman, Hong Chau, Michael Stuhlbarg, Paul Walter Hauser and Grammy-nominated rapper Jack Harlow, who starred in the remake of "White Men Can't Jump" that was released this year. Previous filming for "The Instigators" was done during the spring in the North End of Boston, Boston's Back Bay, the Charles River Esplanade, Memorial Drive in Cambridge and in Quincy. Previous coverage:

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Royal Rumble 2024: How to buy tickets to WWE's 'Road to WrestleMania' event in Florida

Tammy Sytch, better known to professional wrestling fans as “Sunny,” was sentenced Monday to 17 years in prison after police said she killed a man in Florida while driving under the influence. The 50-year-old WWE Hall of Famer will also have to serve eight years of probation following her prison sentence, according to USA Today. Sytch pleaded no contest in August to eight charges, per the outlet. Those included one count of DUI manslaughter, driving while license suspended with death, four counts of DUI with damage to person, and two counts of DUI with damage to property. “A previous life was lost that tragic day and I’m so incredibly sorry for that,” Sytch said during her sentencing. “I would ask that you give me the opportunity to atone for what I’ve done and then to be released to society to contribute to it in the most positive way possible.” Sytch, who reached mega-star status with the wrestling company in the 90s, was accused by police there of crashing into the back of a stopped car and causing the death of 75-year-old Julian LaFrancis Lasseter last March. Ormond Beach police say she had a blood alcohol level of .280, which is three and a half times the legal limit of .08 in Florida, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal. Tests also reportedly revealed THC in her system, police said. The News-Journal said police also found an “unsealed bottle of vodka” in Sytch’s car. She was facing up to 26 years in prison. According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, the attorney for Sytch recently told the court that she “requires specialized treatment for a mental disorder or for a physical disability.” The newspaper reported that the prosecutor has already asked that Sytch be sentenced to the maximum penalty of 26 years and called her “a danger to society.” The DBNJ reported that her lowest possible sentence under state sentencing guidelines would have been 10.5 years. Sytch, who was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011, has a long history of run-ins with the law. She was arrested in January of 2022 on weapon and terroristic threats charges after reportedly threatening to kill her “intimate partner,” with a pair of scissors. Prior to that, she was arrested in February 2019 and charged with her sixth DUI.

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Golden Globes red carpet photos: See Margot Robbie, Taylor Swift

Here are a few pop-up restaurants worth checking out in Rhode Island this month. PROVIDENCE — January is supposed to be the quietest month for the dining world, yet pop-up restaurants are not slowing down. Chefs are popping up with experimental tasting menus and their food trucks at local breweries, inside existing taverns and dive bars, and in other spots across Rhode Island. BURMESE FOODS AND TRIVIA Nanu, a food truck and restaurant, serves traditional Burmese food like coconut milk noodle soup, bento boxes and more, at various trivia nights throughout the state. What they’ll be serving: Dishes such as mohinga, chicken aloo curry rice boxes, and bento boxes. The menu rotates regularly, so check their Facebook page or Instagram for the latest weekly specials. Advertisement Specifics: Starting Jan. 3, and for every Wednesday in January, Nanu will be popping up at Long Live Beer Works at 40R Sprague St. in Providence, R.I., from 4 to 8 p.m. (trivia starts at 7 p.m.). Cheesesteak Sandwich. Tom McCorkle/For The Washington Post PHILLY CHEESESTEAKS, BUT IN NARRAGANSETT Philadelphia transplant Julie Couchey is launching pop-up Jawn’s in Narragansett, where she and her husband Dean will be serving Philly cheesesteaks each week this month starting Jan. 6. What they’ll be serving: Classic Philly cheesesteaks for $14 to $16 with various kinds of fries (classic, cheese fries, and cheesesteak fries). They’ll have chicken, beef, and both vegan and vegetarian options. Specifics: From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6, at The Tavern at 140 Point Judith Road in Narragansett, R.I. After that, the Coucheys will be cooking Philly cheesesteaks every weekend in January, starting on Thursdays and ending on Sundays, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Watch for updates on Jawn’s Instagram. A Rhode Island-style clam chowder from Dune Brothers. Dune Brothers CHOWDER, LOBSTER ROLLS, WINTER BREWS Seafood shack Dune Brothers closed for the season shortly after Thanksgiving, and won’t reopen their Dyer Street location until sometime in March. Yet, you won’t have to wait that long to taste their fresh catches. From Jan. 11 to Jan. 14, Dune Brothers will have a mini “residency” at Narragansett Brewery in Providence. Advertisement What they’ll be serving: Classic New England seafood dishes including lobster rolls, chowder, little necks, mussels, and whole scup. Specifics: From 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11; 2 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12 and Saturday, Jan. 13; and from 1 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14 at Narragansett Brewery at 271 Tockwotton St. in Providence, R.I. Bonus: Dune Brothers is also collaborating with the Rhode Island Seafood Marketing Collaborative at Fresh Harvest Kitchen where they’ll be cooking rock crab on Jan. 24 from 3 to 6 p.m. at 9 East Ave. in Westerly, R.I. Crispy chicken sandwiches from Nimki, a pop-up restaurant based in Providence, R.I. Nikhil Naiker NIMKI AT COURTLAND CLUB Nikhil Naiker, who previously cooked at the now-shuttered Fortnight Wine Bar, has been popping up around the state under the name Nimki. In 2023, he hosted a popular crispy chicken sandwich pop-up at The Royal Bobcat bar in Providence’s Federal Hill neighborhood, an evening series at Bolt Coffee, and he collaborated with chefs like Luke Mersfelder of Bywater in Warren, R.I. Naiker is known to use New England seafood to showcase Fijian Indian flavors, serving delicious crudos, whole roasted mackerel, and pickling methods like achaar to bring out the flavors of local produce. To kick off his pop-ups this year, Naiker will head to Courtland Club on Jan. 11. Advertisement What they’ll be serving: Naiker will be hosting the second iteration of “Crispy Cream” where he’ll be serving fried chicken and other crispy items, while Big Feeling, an ice cream and sorbet pop-up, will be serving creamy desserts. Stay tuned on his Instagram for a menu drop. Specifics: Thursday, Jan. 11, at 5 p.m. at Courtland Club at 51 Courtland St. in Providence. Marcelino’s grits and gravy. Lane Turner/Globe Staff BRUNCH, BITES, AND BEERS Adena “Bean” Marcelino, the owner of Black Beans, has long been planning her restaurant opening at the Southside Community Land Trust’s new Healthy Food Hub on Broad Street in Providence — which could open in the beginning of March. In the meantime, Marcelino will be hosting one of her tasting menus alongside a beer pairing with Long Live Beerworks. What they’ll be serving: Each ticket includes five courses of brunch-inspired bites like spent grain parfait, sweet and sour glazed pork with creamy eggs, chicken and waffles, and shrimp and grits. Alongside these plates, Long Live Beerworks will be pouring five four-ounce beer pairings. Both Marcelino and someone from Long Live Beer Works will be guiding the tasting. Specifics: Sunday, Jan. 14, starting at noon at Long Live Beerworks at 40R Sprague St. in Providence, R.I. Tickets are $45 each. Rhode Island Spirits, the company that owns the brand "Rhodium," in bottles seen here on shelves at the distillery. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff CHEESE AND COCKTAIL PAIRINGS Fromage pros Casey and Adrienne D’Arconte, who own the Cranston’s Edgewood Cheese Shop, are collaborating with the distillers at Rhode Island Spirits (which owns the Rhodium brand) for a tasting event of cheese and liquor. Advertisement What they’ll be serving: Tickets include three miniature cocktails from Rhode Island Spirits and three cheeses from Edgewood. Additional cocktails will be available for an added cost. Specifics: Wednesday, Jan. 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Rhode Island Spirits Distillery at 40 Bayley St. in Pawtucket, R.I. Tickets are $40 each. Chef Calvin Eng prepares Food Network's New York City Wine & Food Festival in October 2023. Chance Yeh/Getty Images for NYCWFF BROOKLYN’S BONNIES... BUT AT GIFT HORSE Gift Horse opened with a splash in 2023, and is already planning some exciting collaborations and guest chef event series in 2024. On Jan. 29, Gift Horse will welcome award-winning chef Calvin Eng of Bonnie’s, a Cantonese American restaurant in Brooklyn. The restaurant made The New York Times’ Restaurant List in 2022, was named one of the best new restaurants to open that year by Bon Appétit, and Eng was named one of the best new chefs of the year by Food & Wine. What they’ll be serving: Eng will help take over Gift Horse’s kitchen. Expect some fun dishes where he allows his Cantonese roots to shine. Specifics: Monday, Jan. 29, at 5 p.m. at Gift Horse at 272 Westminster St. in Providence, R.I. Walk-ins are welcome, but reservations should be booked for large parties. Utility is a new kitchen goods store in Middletown, R.I. where function meets aesthetics. Utility A SIP AND SHOP Utility, a kitchen goods store that opened in late 2023 by the same team behind Thames Street Kitchen and Mission Group, is hosting a “Sip and Shop” event on Monday, Jan. 29. Those who attend will receive a 10 percent discount on any goods they purchase at Utility. Advertisement What they’ll be serving: Tiny Bar will be serving cocktails with a zero proof mocktail option, Little Bird Wellbeing will be offering donation-based 10-minute massages, and Black Leaf will be selling and sampling tea blends. There will be hors d’oeuvres, but those will be announced at a later date. Specifics: Monday, Jan. 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Utility at 58 Aquidneck Ave. in Middletown R.I. Know of another great pop-up taking place in January or February in Rhode Island? Email the details to alexa.gagosz@globe.com. Alexa Gagosz can be reached at alexa.gagosz@globe.com. Follow her @alexagagosz and on Instagram @AlexaGagosz.

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Boston Ballets The Nutcracker brings classic holiday magic

Twenty years after Jennifer Fisher’s 2003 book appeared, America is still “ Nutcracker Nation ,” the country that’s taken Tchaikovsky’s holiday ballet to its heart. And nowhere more so than in Boston. This year, Boston Ballet is offering 45 performances of its “Nutcracker” at the Citizens Bank Opera House. Meanwhile, the touring “Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet” will play the Boch Center Wang Theatre Dec. 7. United Dance’s “Extraordinary Nutcracker” will be presented at Cambridge’s Multicultural Arts Center Theatre just after that, and City of Boston Ballet will bring Tony Williams’s “Urban Nutcracker” back to the Boch Center Shubert Theatre starting mid-month. Advertisement The “Urban Nutcracker” is an example of how American versions have branched out: it weaves Duke Ellington into the Tchaikovsky score and adds hip-hop, swing, tango, flamenco, jazz, Broadway, and tap to the traditional ballet vocabulary. Boston Ballet, however, has never strayed far from the scenario of the ballet’s source, E.T.A. Hoffmann’s 1816 novella “Nutcracker and Mouse King.” The time is 1816 or thereabouts; the place is a German town much like Hoffmann’s Nürnberg. Herr and Frau Silberhaus are hosting a Christmas Eve party, and the title character is the nutcracker that their daughter Clara receives as a present from her uncle Drosselmeier. When Clara saves her nutcracker from an army of wicked mice, the toy soldier transforms into a prince, and together they travel to his Kingdom of the Sweets. There’s a social dimension to artistic director Mikko Nissinen’s current production. We see street urchins begging for hot chestnuts and comforting one another. A chap dances for coins; then everyone enjoys the show Drosselmeier puts on in the picture window of his toy workshop. Clara, in a handsome powder-blue coat and bonnet, buys a posy from a young flower seller. But when the set opens to reveal the opulent, russet-brown Silberhaus drawing room and expensively outfitted party guests arrive, the urchins are left out in the cold. Advertisement Inside, there’s plenty to catch your eye. You might be surprised to learn that a rabbit was part of the original 1892 production in St. Petersburg. Here you first see it winking and waving at Drosselmeier in his shop; then it turns up as the gift Clara’s parents give her older brother. Fritz flings the stuffed animal away in disgust, but it returns in the battle scene, first rescuing Clara’s gingerbread man from the hungry mice and then flattening an entire enemy cohort. Some thought went into the mice’s entrance as well: two of them assume yoga poses and a third replicates Michelangelo’s “Night.” In Hoffmann’s story, Drosselmeier is a watchmaker, so it’s ironic that he should come late to the party and get into a discussion with Clara’s father over who has the more accurate timepiece. At the end of the evening, he bestows his errant watch on a delighted Fritz. Friday’s opening night saw a number of returnees from last year. Company principal Chisako Oga has played Clara the past three years now, and though I miss the days when Boston Ballet School students had the role, there’s no faulting Oga’s airy jetés, or the way she embraces the nutcracker as if it were a first boyfriend. John Lam has always been one of the company’s best Drosselmeiers, mischievous with the adults but totally at ease with the children. Lawrence Rines Munro and Daniela Fabelo were back as the gallivanting Harlequin and the clockwork Ballerina Doll, and so were a lovable Madysen Felber and Daniel Cooper as the ditzy grandparents who, bored with the stately, evening-ending “Grandfather Dance,” break into a zippy polka that sends them spiraling off in opposite directions. Advertisement Boston Ballet II member Aidan Buss danced Fritz on Friday. Tall and commanding, he was an affectionate brother, followed lively split jumps on his hobby horse with pristine double tours, and even did a nifty double take when he saw the bunny in his gift box. Henry Griffin as the crowd-pleasing Bear got the first applause of the evening when he appeared in a theater box before the show even started. As the life-size nutcracker who leads Fritz’s toy soldiers, Patrick Yocum had the right wooden affect, and he was full of boyish wonder after being transformed into a prince. Jeffrey Cirio and Ji Young Chae brought speed, precision, and power to a mesmerizing Snow King and Snow Queen set against designer Robert Perdziola’s forest of silver birches. Waltz of the Flowers in "Mikko Nissinen's The Nutcracker," performed by Boston Ballet. BROOKE TRISOLINI, COURTESY OF BOSTON BALLET Perdziola’s design for act two is a palace ballroom meant to conjure French “Sun King” Louis XIV and 18th-century artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Highlights here included a fluid, similarly mesmerizing Coffee from Lasha Khozashvili and Lia Cirio that made her upside-down split and the plank lift look easy; a Tea with Felber in total control of her rhythm-gymnastics ribbons; a Mother Ginger (Alexander Nicolosi) with the usual cartwheeling Polichinelle; and a Waltz of the Flowers whose Dew Drop, Lauren Herfindahl, mastered both her Italian and her Russian fouettés and had the phrasing to fill out the music’s slow tempos. Advertisement Boston Ballet in "Mikko Nissinen's The Nutcracker" Brooke Trisolini, courtesy of Boston Ballet Yocum’s Nutcracker Prince gave an animated account of the battle, especially in his mime of the Mouse King; Viktorina Kapitonova’s regal Sugar Plum Fairy was a gracious mentor to Oga’s Clara. They brought big, majestic lifts to their Adagio, after which Yocum capped his tarantella variation with neat brisés volés. In her iconic celesta solo, Kapitonova went from pointing the music one moment to playing with it the next, and never mind that her traveling fouettés in the coda might have got a bit derailed. How “The “Nutcracker” should end is always the question. Some versions simply have Clara heading back home. Boston Ballet’s production finds her back on the drawing-room sofa with her nutcracker, and it’s crowned by her ecstatic discovery, when she wakes, that maybe it wasn’t all just a dream. MIKKO NISSINEN’S ‘THE NUTCRACKER’ Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Choreography by Mikko Nissinen. Set and costumes: Robert Perdziola. Lighting: Mikki Kunttu. With the Boston Ballet Orchestra conducted by Mischa Santora. Presented by Boston Ballet. At: Citizens Bank Opera House, through Dec. 31. Tickets: $25-$400. 617-695-6955, www.bostonballet.org Jeffrey Gantz can be reached at jeffreymgantz@gmail.com.

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For Disney's 100th anniversary, 10 animated movies to watch

Maybe that’s why I grew up to be such a fan of Disney World (I’ve been there 20 times) and the Disney experience in general. Granted, my enthusiasm for the Disney experience doesn’t always extend to Disney movies, as this year’s reviews of “ Elemental ” and “ Wish ” can attest. Back in the before-times known as the early 1970s, my mom took me to the Loew’s Jersey to see a series of Disney double features that ran every summer. It was usually a classic animated feature and a far-from-classic live-action movie like “ The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes .” I was lucky to have seen many of the films we associate with the first golden era of Disney in theaters. Advertisement Speaking of “Wish,” that lackluster film is Disney’s anniversary present to itself. The Mouse House turns 100 this year (a milestone shared with its rival studio, Warner Bros., known for Looney Tunes). To honor the occasion, I’m listing my 10 favorite Disney animated features. Get The Big To-Do Your guide to staying entertained, from live shows and outdoor fun to the newest in museums, movies, TV, books, dining, and more. Enter Email Sign Up A few notes: No Pixar movies; that’s a different list. You won’t find “Fantasia” (1940) here (hated it) or 1941′s “Dumbo” (pink elephants, good; racist singing crows, BAD!). “Bambi” (1942) isn’t here — it’s a runner-up. Neither is the Tarantino-level foot-obsessed “Peter Pan” (1953). And I only chose two movies that were released post-1988, the year I became a jaded, cynical adult. (Sorry, Ariel and Genie!) A scene from "The Great Mouse Detective" (1986). RDB/ullstein bild via Getty Images 10. “The Great Mouse Detective” (1986) One of the few gems made during the much-maligned era that began with the mildly entertaining “The Aristocats” (1970) and ended with Disney’s nadir, “Oliver & Company” (1988). Features two icons I love to this day: Vincent Price and Sherlock Holmes. Technically, our hero is Basil, a mouse sleuth who lives in Holmes’s house, but he’s learned a thing or two from his landlord. Price, as expected, lends his glorious voice to the villain, Ratigan. He even gets to sing. Advertisement A scene from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937). Walt Disney Co. via REUTERS 9. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (1937) This one earned the nostalgia vote, as it was my first Disney movie. It was also supposed to be the first movie I ever saw, but on that same day, my cousin took me to “The Exorcist” beforehand. I was 4. Guess which movie terrified me more? Bonus points for naming a dwarf after my general disposition: Grumpy. 8. “The Sword in the Stone” (1963) Other than this film and “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” I hate everything that has to do with King Arthur. But then, neither of these choices is remotely faithful to the legend forced upon me in high school. This was my second favorite Disney cartoon as a kid (keep reading for what’s still my first). I found endless amusement in the exploits of Merlin, Archimedes the Owl, and Wart — I mean Arthur — the kid who would be king. I rewatched it during the pandemic, and it held up. 7. “The Jungle Book” (1967) Contains my pick for the best Disney song (“The Bare Necessities”) and the great voice talent of Sterling “Winnie-the-Pooh” Holloway, Phil Harris, and Sebastian Cabot. As the villainous tiger Shere Khan, Disney cast the star of the greatest movie ever made (“All About Eve”), George Sanders. Sanders’s droll line readings alone would have put this film on my list. Advertisement A scene from "Mary Poppins" (1964), starring Julie Andrews. The Walt Disney Company/Buena Vista Home Video 6. “Mary Poppins” (1964) This is a bit of a cheat — I hated “Mary Poppins” as a kid. Here’s why. “Lady and the Tramp” was the bottom half of the double feature I attended back in 1975. I wanted to see that, but “Mary” ran first. It was 417 hours long. As soon as “Lady” began, I fell asleep — and never saw it. As a result, I held a grudge against Julie Andrews’s practically perfect nanny for 40 years. Since then, I’ve come to my senses. This is a great movie, and Andrews deserved that best actress Oscar. A scene from "Cinderella" (1950). 5. “Cinderella” (1950) Sing along! “Cinder-elly! Cinder-elly! Night and day, it’s Cinder-elly!” Growing up the oldest of five kids, I identified with Cinderella. If only I had Gus the Mouse, perhaps Disney’s best talking-animal sidekick, to advocate for me. A scene from "Pinocchio" (1940). Disney 4. “Pinocchio” (1940) “Pinocchio” scared the hell out of me, and you know the scene that did it: That kid turning into a donkey is David Cronenberg-level body horror, and we only see the transformation in silhouette. It still scares me. There’s a famous song in this one, too, something about wishing on a star. A scene from "The Princess and the Frog" (2009). Disney Enterprises Inc. 3. “The Princess and the Frog” (2009) I was damn near 40 before Disney gave me a cast of characters who not only looked like me, but included one named after me, too. This is easily Randy Newman’s best score for Disney, sung by the great Anika Noni Rose as Princess Tiana, Keith David as the evil Dr. Facilier, and Jenifer Lewis as . . . Mama Odie. Plus, the animation is gorgeous! Get Jenifer Lewis to play me, and I can forgive that Tiana is the only Disney princess whose “happily ever after” includes going to work. Advertisement A scene from "Beauty and the Beast" (1991). Disney 2. “Beauty and the Beast” (1991) Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman’s best movie score is a highlight of the first animated feature nominated for best picture. Angela Lansbury singing the title song (famously in one take)! Jerry Orbach sliding his way through “Be Our Guest.” And then there’s “Gaston,” the rare Disney love song sung to a man, with clever lyrics so subversively gay I’m shocked Ashman got them into the movie in 1991. “You can ask any Tom, Dick, or Stanley,” the song goes about admirers of Gaston, “and they’ll tell you which team they’d prefer to be on.” A scene from "Sleeping Beauty" (1959). handout 1. “Sleeping Beauty” (1959) This is Disney’s most stunning animated achievement, from the intricate details in the backgrounds to the character design of Maleficent — before and after she becomes a fire-breathing dragon. It’s always been my favorite, even when I was a kid. Back then, the super-boring “Fantasia” made me hate classical music; this film’s use of Tchaikovsky ultimately changed my mind. Odie Henderson is the Boston Globe's film critic.

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Halloween Baking Championship season finale: How to watch for free Oct. 30

John Henson commemorates the lost souls at Henson & Sons Carnival with flourless desserts in the season finale of “Halloween Baking Championship” airing on Monday, October 30 on Food Network. The season finale of season 9 will air at 9 p.m. EST on Food Network. Viewers looking to stream the new season can do so by using Philo, FuboTV, DirecTV Stream and Sling. Philo, FuboTV and DirecTV all offer free trials and Sling offers 50% off your first month. According to a description of “Halloween Baking Championship” from FuboTV, “there are tricks and treats in this sister show to the seasonal “Holiday Baking Championship.” Bakers are tasked with creating spooky treats in Halloween-themed challenges. As the competition heats up, judges -- who have included Lorraine Pascale, Stephanie Boswell, Carla Hall and Zac Young -- eliminate contestants. The best keep moving through rounds as the tasks and challenges become more complicated. The champion of the “Main Heat” gets a $25,000 prize and the prestige of being declared winner of the season’s creepiest cooking contest.” In the newest episode, John Henson commemorates the lost souls at Henson & Sons Carnival with flourless desserts. Then, the bakers craft new carnival attractions for the grand re-opening, where Carla Hall, Stephanie Boswell and Zac Young will name the Halloween Baking Champion! How can I watch “Halloween Baking Championship” without cable? A new episode will air at 9 p.m. EST on Food Network. Viewers looking to stream the new season can do so by using Philo, FuboTV, DirecTV Stream and Sling. Philo, FuboTV and DirecTV all offer free trials and Sling offers 50% off your first month. What is Philo? Philo is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers 60+ entertainment and lifestyle channels, like AMC, BET, MTV, Comedy Central and more, for the budget-friendly price of $25/month. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, such as sports, news, entertainment and local channels. What is DirecTV? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels. DirecTV also offers a free trial for any package you sign up.

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How to watch the broadcast premiere of Hulus Only Murders in the Building

A United States naval officer who sent an intelligence officer working for the Chinese government photos of American military installations and details of naval training exercises in Asia was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Monday. The 27-month sentence in federal court for the American officer, Wenheng Zhao, also known as Thomas, was lighter than those handed out to some other American citizens convicted of spying for China over the years. In 2019, a former C.I.A. officer, Kevin Patrick Mallory, received more than 20 years. The case is a reminder of a broader espionage shadow war that has accompanied the intensifying rivalry between China and the United States. American officials are worried in part because China has been building up its main intelligence agency and investing in wider recruitment, including of American citizens. Beijing, for its part, has offered rewards of tens of thousands of dollars to Chinese citizens who report spies, as part of a call for mass vigilance against foreign enemies.

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Special Forces: Worlds Toughest Test season finale: How to watch for free

The recruits are captured and taken into their final stage of selection in the season finale of “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” airing on Monday, November 27 on FOX. The new season will air a new episode on Monday, November 20 at 9 p.m. EST on FOX. Viewers looking to stream the show can do so by using FuboTV and DirecTV. Both streaming services offer free trials for new users. According to a description of the show by FOX, “selection for the Special Forces is a test unlike any other. Celebrities from all genres take on -- and try to survive -- demanding training exercises led by directing staff agents, an elite team of ex-Special Forces operatives. In this unique series, the only way for these recruits to leave is to give up on their own accord, through failure or potential injury, or by force from the agents. Viewers see the recruits face the harshest of environments that simulate the highly classified selection process, pushing themselves in the ultimate test of their physical, mental and emotional resilience and revealing the celebrities’ deepest and truest character.” In the season finale, the recruits are captured and taken into their final stage of selection: 12 hours of military-grade interrogation; resistance and the will to survive are key, and only the strongest recruits pass the course. The final contestants still in the game are Erin Jackson, Nick Viall, Tyler Cameron, Tom Sandoval and JoJo Siwa. Here is a look at the new season so far from FOX on YouTube Channel: Season two will feature the following 14 celebrities: JoJo Siwa Savannah Chrisley Tom Sandoval Nick Viall Robert Horry Tara Reid Kelly Rizzo Jack Osbourne Erin Jackson Dez Bryant Brian Austin Green Bode Miller Tyler Cameron Blac Chyna How can I watch “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test ″ on FOX without cable? The new season will air a new episode on Monday, November 20 at 9 p.m. EST on FOX. Viewers looking to stream the show can do so by using FuboTV and DirecTV. Both streaming services offer free trials for new users. What is DirecTV Stream? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, such as sports, news, entertainment and local channels.

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Who is Alba Baptista? Chris Evans marries THIS Hollywood actress in secret Boston wedding

Named in the 'sexiest man alive' list, Captain America fame Hollywood actor Chris Evans is officially married now, Yes! you heard it right. Chris Evans reportedly married his girlfriend & Hollywood actress Alba Baptista in a secret wedding in Boston which was attended by many A-listers. Chris Evans, 42, and Alba Baptista, 26, were dating for over a year and the Captain America fame actor is now finally settled down in his personal life. As per reports, Evans and Alba tied the knot in a small ceremony in the Boston, Massachusetts area on Saturday morning. Reports further suggested that their marriage took place in high security so that Chris Evans-Alba Baptista marriage photos don't get leaked online. In fact, guests were requested to sign NDAs, and their phones were given up for the ceremony. Talking about Chris Evans-Alba Baptista's wedding guests, the ceremony was attended by Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, and more. Now, the question arises Who is Alba Baptista married to Chris Evans? Below is what you need to know about the 26-year-old Hollywood actress. Who is Chris Evans' wife Alba Baptista? Alba Baptista is one of the most prominent actors of Portugal. Chris Evans's girlfriend Alba Baptista was born in Lisbon to a Portuguese mother and a Brazilian engineer father. She made it into acting at the age of 16 in the short film, Miami. Her first-ever Instagram post in December 2013 is from a shot for a scene she filmed. She later appeared in the series Jardins Proibidos and films like A Impostora and Jogo Duplo. After Alba Baptista's work started getting appreciation and awards, she appeared in Vogue Portugal, and this accomplishment happened before she made her English-language debut in 2020 for her Netflix series, Warrior Nun. She is also involved into her humanitarian work. She traveled to Cambodia in March 2017 and taught kids English there. In an October 2020 post, Baptista shared a series of photos and videos honoring the hardworking crew. She also posted a photo with a sweet note paying homage to the crew. Notably, Chris Evans is a dog lover, and interestingly Captain America's new girlfriend is also huge with dogs. Also Read: The Nun 2 OTT release date: When & where to stream Conjuring Universe's 9th installment? Chris Evans and Alba Baptista's dating life Chris and Alba sparked dating rumors in 2021 after some fans noticed that the actress followed 'Captain America' and some of his family members on social media. Then at the beginning of 2022, fans got their first real sign of romance when they attended a ski trip together. Notably, by November 2022, Chris Evans was publically liking Alba's Instagram posts. Several months later in January 2023, the actors made their relationship Instagram official with a video of them scaring each other. While they managed to keep their relationship private most of the time, Chris and Alba couldn't resist posting on Valentine's Day.

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Mass. State Lottery winner: $4M prize, 2 $1M prizes claimed same day

If you weren’t in Dorchester at Massachusetts State Lottery headquarters claiming a big prize on Tuesday, then where were you? Probably waiting out the snowstorm at home, like many Bay Staters — except for three lottery winners, who claimed one $4 million and two $1 million lottery prizes on Jan. 16. The $4 million prize was from the “100X Cash” scratch ticket game, which costs $10 to play. It was sold in Peabody from a shop called Summit Variety. As of Jan. 17, there’s just one $4 million grand prize remaining to be claimed. One of the $1 million prizes claimed was from the lottery’s new “Gold Mine 50X” scratch ticket, which was released last Tuesday and was the first grand prize to be claimed. The winning ticket was sold in Leominster from Russell’s Package Store. The other $1 million lottery prize was from the “$4,000,000 Bonus Loot” scratch ticket game, and the winning ticket had been sold in Dracut from a shop called Dracut Convenience. Overall, there were at least 628 lottery prizes worth $600 or more won or claimed in Massachusetts on Tuesday, including 18 in Springfield and 32 in Worcester. The Massachusetts State Lottery releases a full list of all the winning tickets each day. The list only includes winning tickets worth more than $600.

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Powerball: See the winning numbers in Wednesdays $20 million drawing

It’s time to grab your tickets and check to see if you’re a big winner! The Powerball lottery jackpot continues to rise after one lucky winner in Michigan won $842 million in the January 1 drawing. Is this your lucky night? Here are Wednesday’s winning lottery numbers: 30-31-38-48-68, Powerball: 08, Power Play: 10X Double Play Winning Numbers 08-09-17-31-56, Powerball: 23 The estimated Powerball jackpot is $20 million. The lump sum payment before taxes would be about $10.1 million. The Double Play is a feature that gives players in select locations another chance to match their Powerball numbers in a separate drawing. The Double Play drawing is held following the regular drawing and has a top cash prize of $10 million. Powerball is held in 45 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The Double Play add-on feature is available for purchase in 13 lottery jurisdictions, including Pennsylvania and Michigan. A $2 ticket gives you a one in 292.2 million chance at joining the hall of Powerball jackpot champions. The drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Eastern, Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The deadline to purchase tickets is 9:45 p.m.

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How to watch Tyler Perrys The Oval season 5 new episode free Nov. 21

Springfield Central starts this season just like it did last season, on top of our local boys basketball rankings.

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Hyde Park woman wins $25 million instant prize, 17 years after winning big on another instant ticket - Boston News, Weather, Sports

BOSTON — For the third time in four games the Bruins gave up a lead in the third period. It has led to an overtime loss all three times. The script in Tuesday’s 4-3 loss to the Wild was a little different than it had been against the Devils and the Rangers but the result was the same. Kirill Kaprizov scored 2:54 into overtime forcing Boston to settle for one point. The Bruins fell to 19-5-6 and fell behind the Rangers for the best record in the Eastern Conference. Boston hits the road for a game at Winnipeg on Friday before a rematch with Wild on Saturday in Minnesota. BET ANYTHING GET $250 BONUS ESPN BET CLAIM OFFER MASS 21+ and present in MA, NJ, PA, VA, MD, WV, TN, LA, KS, KY, CO, AZ, IL, IA, IN, OH, MI. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-Gambler. Former Bruin Marcus Johansson put the Wild on the board first with a power play goal, 7:44 into the game. David Pastrnak tied the game on the rush as Johnny Beecher fed him just above the slot and Pastrnak ripped a wrist shot by Marc-Andre Fleury with 8:31 left in the first. His second of the game and 19th of the season beat Fleury and the clock. Pavel Zacha fed him just off the left post and Pastrnak banged it in before Fleury could recover and the buzzer could sound with less than a second left in the first. After neither team scored in the second, Kaprizov tied the game with 6:48 left. Less than two minutes later Ryan Hartman beat Linus Ullmark (27 saves) through the five-hole to put the Wild ahead 3-2. Fleury (40 saves) was terrific throughout and especially in the third period, but he couldn’t smother the puck in front of him with the Bruins desperately attacking with a power play and the goalie pulled. After being pushed down in the net-front chaos, Brad Marchand pulled the puck out of the scrum and flipped it through the traffic into the net to tie the game 3-3 with 1:06 left in regulation. Charlie Coyle nearly won the game moment later, but his backhand hit the post and the game went to overtime. Here are four takeaways from another overtime loss: For teams who don’t play very often, the Bruins and Wild have bad blood between them — For the second time in three seasons, Boston and Minnesota played with some nastiness between them. Jakub Lauko vs. and Connor Dewar squared off for a first-period fight and Lauko came out ahead on all cards. Pat Maroon jumped Parker Wotherspoon in the second period after a hit he didn’t like. He got the instigator penalty and his money’s worth as he took down the Bruins defenseman decisively. Bruins catch an injury break when Matt Grzelcyk returns — It looked like Charlie McAvoy’s first shift back from injured reserve might be Matt Grzelcyk’s last of the game. Grzelcyk was on the receiving end of a hard check from Marcus Foligno in the corner behind Linus Ullmark, 1:06 into the game. He got up slowly and skated hunched over to the bench and went down the tunnel to the dressing room. Between McAvoy’s four-game suspension last month and both defensemen’s respective stints on injured reserve, the Boston University Terrier tandem has been together less than usual, but he returned before the second period. McAvoy looked shaken up by a Maroon hit in the third period that knocked his helmet off but stayed in the game. Bruins get one right before and one right after the buzzer — David Pastrnak scored with 0.2 seconds left to end the first period. After a short video to make sure, the goal was confirmed. Zacha tried to match his feat at the end of the second. His shot did beat Fleury, but the horn had already sounded. Jakub Lauko wins a fight and nearly delivers a highlight film goal — Moments after the Wild took their first-period lead, Lauko dropped the gloves with Connor Dewar and quickly brought the Wild center to the ground. He waved his arms trying to the crowd as he went to the penalty box. Lauko nearly fired them up again. With 5:33 left in the first period, he scooped the puck on the toe of his stick behind the net and tried to lacrosse-cradle it into the top corner behind the unsuspecting goalie, but it jumped off his stick early and went wide.

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How to Watch The Masked Singer Holiday Sing-Along special for free on FOX

“The Masked Singer” will celebrate the holidays with a look back at the best moments from Season 10 in a special holiday episode airing on Tuesday, December 12. The special episode of season 10 will air at 8 p.m. EST on FOX. Viewers looking to stream the episode can do so by using FuboTV and DirecTV Stream. Both streaming services offer seven-day free trials when you sign up for a new account. The new episode will feature all-new jaw-dropping surprise performances from Season 10 contestants. The show is a “singing competition guessing game based on Korean format King of Mask Singer. Twelve celebrity performers wear costumes to conceal identities. One singer is eliminated each week and unmasked. Small hints are given for the viewer guess along, IMDB said. Here is a look at “The Masked Singer” from The Masked Singers YouTube channel: How can I watch “The Masked Singer” without cable? The special episode of season 10 will air at 8 p.m. EST on FOX. Viewers looking to stream the episode can do so by using FuboTV and DirecTV Stream. Both streaming services offer seven-day free trials when you sign up for a new account. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, such as sports, news, entertainment and local channels. What is DirecTV Stream? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels.

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How to watch the new episode of Love After Lockup, stream for free

Officer Paul Tracey, 58, a 28-year-old veteran of the Waltham Police Department and a 36-year-old National Grid utility worker were killed in a crash at a construction detail on a busy road on Wednesday evening.Late Wednesday night, outside the medical examiner's office in downtown Boston, police saluted as a procession for the fallen Waltham officer took place.The suspect in the crash was identified by the DA's office as Peter Simon, 54, of Woodsville, New Hampshire. Officer Paul Tracey, 58, a 28-year-old veteran of the Waltham Police Department and a 36-year-old National Grid utility worker were killed in a crash at a construction detail on a busy road on Wednesday evening. Advertisement Late Wednesday night, outside the medical examiner's office in downtown Boston, police saluted as a procession for the fallen Waltham officer took place. The suspect in the crash was identified by the DA's office as Peter Simon, 54, of Woodsville, New Hampshire.

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How to watch Tyler Perrys The Oval season 5 new episode free Nov. 14

The fifth season of the political drama series Tyler Perry’s “The Oval” continues this Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on BET with a new episode. Those without cable can watch the show for free through either Philo, DirecTV Stream, or FuboTV, each of which offers a free trial to new users. FuboTV said in a description of the series: “It tells the story of U.S President Hunter Franklin and first lady Victoria Franklin, a power-hungry interracial couple, who present a perfect façade to the world while indulging in wildly scandalous behavior behind closed doors.” “Not to be outdone, their children — Gayle and Jason — bring their own brands of volatility and excess to the Executive Residence. The soap opera-style series also tells the stories of White House staff members whose lives become intertwined with those of the first family,” FuboTV added. “Head butler Richard Hallsen is an ex-serviceman who struggles to maintain his integrity in the face of greed and corruption. In ‘The Oval,’ Tyler Perry supercharges the political genre with off-the-charts levels of scandal, sex, depravity and betrayal,” according to FuboTV. Season 5, episode 5 is titled “Something to Hide” and in a description of the episode FuboTV said: “While Jason realizes he can no longer hide, Hunter finds Victoria in a compromising position; Dale assists Allan as he realizes he may be a part of a bigger scheme.” How can I watch Tyler Perry’s “The Oval” without cable? Those without cable can watch the show for free through either through Philo, DirecTV Stream, or FuboTV each of which offer a free trial to new users. What is Philo? Philo is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers 60+ entertainment and lifestyle channels, like AMC, BET, MTV, Comedy Central and more, for the budget-friendly price of $25/month. What is DirecTV Stream? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, like sports, news, entertainment and local channels. It offers DVR storage space, and is designed for people who want to cut the cord, but don’t want to miss out on their favorite live TV and sports.

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75th Emmy Awards Ceremony Succession Wins Emmy for Best Drama and The Bear Best Comedy

Pinned “Succession” triumphed one last time. HBO’s chronicle of a feuding media dynasty took best drama honors for its final season at the Emmys on Monday night, the third time the show has claimed television’s most prestigious prize. “Succession” swept nearly all the Emmys major acting drama awards, with Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook and Matthew Macfadyen winning for their last-season performances. Jesse Armstrong, the show’s creator, won his fourth Emmy for best drama writing — one for each “Succession” season. The show now joins the fabled ranks of dramas that were rewarded with top honors for their farewell seasons, a lineup that includes “The Sopranos,” “Breaking Bad” and “Game of Thrones.” “It was a great sadness to end this show, but it was a great pleasure to do it,” Armstrong said, as he accepted his best writing Emmy. But Emmys voters were not as kind to other returning winners. “The Bear,” the FX and Hulu series chronicling an oddball Chicago-based restaurant staff, took best comedy honors for its freshman season. “The Bear” bested “Ted Lasso,” the big-hearted Apple TV+ series that previously won best comedy two times in a row, which is widely believed to have wrapped its final season. There were plenty of other new winners, too. Jeremy Allen White, who portrays the high-strung lead chef in “The Bear,” won his first Emmy for best actor in a comedy. Quinta Brunson, the creator of the ABC sitcom “Abbott Elementary,” won for best actress in a comedy, making her the first Black woman to win the award since Isabel Sanford won it in 1981 for “The Jeffersons.” In other major awards, Netflix’s “Beef” had a big night: it won for best limited series; Lee Sung Jin won for writing and direction; and Steven Yeun and Ali Wong won for acting. “The Daily Show” won for best talk show, even though the host who was honored, Trevor Noah, left the Comedy Central late night program more than a year ago. This was a deeply unusual Emmy Awards. Because of the monthslong screenwriter and actor strikes, the Emmys were moved from their usual September slot to mid-January, the first significant postponement of the award show since the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Several nominated series have been off the air since 2022, providing several head-scratching moments during the telecast. The January ceremony date also put the Emmys directly in the middle of Hollywood’s busiest awards show stretch. “Succession, “The Bear” and “Beef” were already honored at the Golden Globes last week, and at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday night. The Emmys telecast, which was hosted by Anthony Anderson, was even relegated to second-fiddle status on Monday night. The ceremony went head-to-head against an N.F.L. playoff game, as well as live results from the Iowa caucuses. The 2022 Emmys ceremony drew just 5.9 million viewers, a new low, and executives are bracing for the possibility of an even smaller audience this year.

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Clown Cardio Doesnt Take Exercise Seriously

Whenever Alex Lee mentions Clown Cardio, he is met with some confusion. “People will say, ‘What is that? People dressed like clowns chasing after you?’” Mr. Lee, a 42-year-old technical writer who lives in Los Angeles, said after a recent class. No one’s wearing face paint or red noses — nor are they necessarily chasing anyone (more on that later) — but this hourlong session, which costs $20, incorporated a bicycle horn, mini circus tents from Ikea and carnival-style popcorn boxes. Jaymie Parkkinen, who founded the class at Pieter Performance Space in Los Angeles, compiles theater games usually reserved for improv warm-ups and turns them into aerobic exercises with clown-themed props: a game similar to blob tag, wherein the tagged link arms and chase everyone; a more chaotic version of musical chairs; a circus tent version of Capture the Flag; disorderly dance competitions. When Mr. Parkkinen wants to expand the class’s repertoire, he visits Los Angeles’s Central Library and peruses the performance section; recently he was inspired by exercises found in a 1920s book for vaudevillians.

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Small movie theaters in Pioneer Valley still feeling pandemic pinch

Though Christmas Day is one of the year’s biggest for movie theaters, operators say they are still feeling the effects of the pandemic. One of them, Robert Adams, owner of South Hadley’s Tower Theaters, will use a recently awarded $30,000 grant to help cover costs. The pandemic had a huge impact on the movie industry, said Isaac Mass, co-owner of Greenfield Garden Cinemas. “We’re still recovering from it,” he said. “The industry as a whole is about 85% of where it was pre-pandemic.” He added, “It’s going to make a big impact until about Memorial Day of next year. A lot of the films that were slated to be released got pushed back.” Both owners say they believe their businesses play a role in supporting their communities and stimulating commerce. Tower Theaters, for instance, purchases Pioneer Valley Popcorn from Hager’s Farm Market, according to Adam. The theater is considered the anchor store of The Village Commons and is close to Mount Holyoke College. From its perch downtown, Mass said the Greenfield Garden Cinemas helps small restaurants and retail establishments. Customers can grab a bite to eat or get shopping done before catching a flick. Stacey Velez, development director for the Tower Theaters in South Hadley, makes popcorn at the concession stand. (Don Treeger / The Republican) 12/21/2023The Republican Although Tower Theaters will not be open for Christmas Day, patrons this week can stop by to catch a viewing of “Migration,” starring Nora “Awkwafina” Lum, Elizabeth Banks, and Danny DeVito. “Wonka,” starring Timothée Chalamet, is also screening at the theater. Adam said he is pleased to serve movie-goers in the region. “I love hearing people’s positive comments about (how) they appreciate the value of a local theater,” Adam said. The grant helping to underwrite Tower Theaters operations came through the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation’s Movie Theater Program. Greenfield Garden Cinemas will be open on Monday. It has worked to bring Christmas cheer throughout the month with weekly free Christmas movies every Saturday morning, sponsored by Liberty Tax. On Christmas Day, guests can stop by to view “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” starring Jason Momoa, “Migration,” “The Color Purple,” starring Halle Bailey, Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, and others, along with “Iron Claw,” which stars Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White, among others. Mass said Christmas Day is one of the busiest for the business.

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MTV Cribs: How to watch two new episodes on Dec. 20 for free

Jesse Metcalfe, Jenna Jameson, Scotty Pippen Jr. and more celebrities will show off their beautiful homes in two new episodes of “MTV Cribs” airing on Wednesday, December 20 on MTV. The first new episode will air at 9:30 p.m. EST with the second episode airing at 10 p.m. EST on MTV. Viewers looking to stream the new episodes can do so by using Philo, FuboTV, DirecTV Stream, Paramount+ and Sling. Philo, FuboTV, DirecTV and Paramount+ all offer free trials for new users and Sling offers 50% off your first month. MTV Cribs gives viewers a glimpse into the lavish homes, lifestyles and rituals of their fave stars, according to MTV. Here is a look at a trailer for the new season. In the first new episode will take a look at Jesse Metcalfe’s California crash pad, actor Rumer Willis shows her peaceful crib in Los Angeles and TV personality Jenna Jameson gives a warm welcome into her home in Las Vegas. In the second new episode “Pretty Little Liars” actor Janel Parrish gives an exclusive tour of her stylish modern home, basketball pro-Scotty Pippen Jr. tours his sleek California condo and the whimsical world of Dita Von Teese at her enchanting LA home. How can I watch “MTV Cribs” without cable? The first new episode will air at 9:30 p.m. EST with the second episode airing at 10 p.m. EST on MTV. Viewers looking to stream the new episodes can do so by using Philo, FuboTV, DirecTV Stream, Paramount+ and Sling. Philo, FuboTV, DirecTV and Paramount+ all offer free trials for new users and Sling offers 50% off your first month. What is Philo? Philo is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers 60+ entertainment and lifestyle channels, like AMC, BET, MTV, Comedy Central and more, for the budget-friendly price of $25/month. What is DirecTV Stream? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, such as sports, news, entertainment and local channels.

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Arts Beat: Tickets on sale for short plays, Big Broadcast, symphony shows

Reggie Wells, who parlayed a background in fine art into a trailblazing career as a makeup artist for Oprah Winfrey, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Michelle Obama and other Black celebrities, died on Monday in Baltimore. He was 76. His death was confirmed by his niece Kristina Conner, who did not specify a cause or say where he died. For Mr. Wells, every face was a canvas to explore. One of his most famous clients was Ms. Winfrey, for whom he worked as a personal makeup artist for more than 20 years at the height of her television career.

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How to watch the new episode of Southern Hospitality, stream for free

Season 4 of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” continues on Bravo this Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT with a new episode. The show can be streamed on platforms like FuboTV and DirecTV Stream for free, if you can’t watch the new episode with cable on TV. Both platforms offer a free trial for new users interested in signing up for an account. Sling is available as well for streaming. You can also stream it the next day on Peacock. “The 10th installment of Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives’ franchise introduces an American reality television series that peeks inside the unconventional lives of six successful women living in or around Salt Lake City, Utah, who navigate an exclusive social circle in a city where religion, status and perfection are praised to the highest degree,” FuboTV said in a description of the series. Tensions run high as the women juggle conversations of cults, court room drama, family drama and everything in between as they create their own paradises filled with luxury homes, shopping sprees and multi-million-dollar businesses and brands,” it added. The new episode is titled “If I Could Churn Back Time” and in a description FuboTV said “Heather proposes a group trip to celebrate Monica’s birthday; Angie leans on Whitney for advice about her marriage woes; Whitney and Justin join Meredith and Seth on their new podcast; Heather throws a Pioneer Day-themed lunch.” You can watch a sneak peek for the new episode below or by clicking here to watch on Bravo’s YouTube channel. How can I watch the newest episode of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” for free? Viewers looking to stream can do so by using FuboTV, Sling or DirecTV Stream. Both FuboTV and DirecTV Stream offer free trials when you sign up, and Sling offers 50% off your first month. You can also stream it the next day on Peacock. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, such as sports, news, entertainment and local channels. What is DirecTV Stream? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels. DirecTV also offers a free trial for any package you sign up.

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How to watch the new episode of Southern Hospitality, stream for free

The newest season of “Southern Hospitality” will premiere on Thursday, Dec. 14 at 9 p.m. ET. on Bravo. Viewers without cable looking to stream season 2 and the rest of the show can watch it online using DirecTV Stream, Sling, and fuboTV. DirecTV and fuboTV both offer free trials. “Accepting nothing short of perfection from her staff, Leva runs a tight ship, but her once-close-knit team faces a multitude of obstacles as they try to keep their jobs while maintaining their friendships and relationships,” Bravo wrote about the show. In the new episode, “Bradley, Joe and TJ learn about new VIP Server Oisin’s side hustle; Mia apologizes for her outburst but not to Leva; Maddi snaps when a new detail about Trevor’s cheating allegation surfaces.” How can I watch the newest episode of ‘Southern Hospitality’? Viewers looking to stream can do so by using FuboTV, Sling or DirecTV Stream. Both FuboTV and DirecTV offer free trials when you sign up and Sling offers 50% off your first month. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, such as sports, news, entertainment and local channels. What is DirecTV? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels. DirecTV also offers a free trial for any package you sign up.

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Xbox, Playstation consoles on sale during Walmarts Huge Holiday Savings Event

Christmas is a little less than two weeks away and those still shopping for gifts can get up to 60% off of gifts including, Xbox and PlayStation consoles during Walmart’s Holiday Savings Event happening now. During Walmart’s Huge Holiday Savings Event, the Xbox Series X 1TB SSD Console with two controllers, originally listed for $599, is currently on sale for $419.99, which saves customers $180. There are also other Xbox consoles on sale where customers can save up to $50-$150. For those who are more PlayStation people, Walmart is also offering savings on those consoles. The PlayStation 5 Disc Console Slim - Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Bundle, which is originally listed for $559.99, is currently on sale for $499, saving customers $60 during the savings event. Here is a look at more savings on Xbox and Playstation products during Walmart’s savings event: Xbox and Playstation consoles are on sale at Walmart right now for the Holiday Savings Event (photo courtesy of Walmart)Walmart

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How to watch The Real Housewives of Miami new episode for free Nov. 29

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ESPN BET promo code MASS: $250 bonus for Patriots-Broncos

In the only recent year in which Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs weren’t playing in the Super Bowl, the N.F.L. star was driving around Los Angeles in early February with his business managers, André and Aaron Eanes, marveling at billboards featuring Dwayne Johnson, the actor and entertainer better known as the Rock. “Man, I don’t think I’ll ever be as famous as the Rock,” Mr. Kelce said. His co-managers looked at each other. “We’re like, Yes, you can,” André Eanes said.

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Golden Globes 2024 Nominations: Barbie and Oppenheimer in Front

Hollywood’s biggest stars are back on the red carpet as the 81st Golden Globe Awards return to the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills Sunday night. The annual celebration of movies and television, which has been mired in controversies in recent years, marks the first major awards show this season since the strikes by actors and writers ended. Hosted by comedian Jo Koy, the 2024 Golden Globes air at 8 p.m. on CBS and Paramount+. Take a look at the nominees, notable names, and fashionable outfits hitting the red carpet at this year’s ceremony.

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Country music legend Reba McEntire to sing national anthem before Super Bowl LVIII

Note: Stats Leaders is based on results sent to MassLive. If a player is missing, coaches should email sports@masslive.com. Take a look at Thursday’s top boys basketball scorers below:

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Ready to Love season 9 premiere: How to watch on OWN for free Jan. 12

“Ready to Love” shows up in Fort Worth, where Nephew Tommy guides a new roster of singles on their journey to find love in season 9 premiering on Friday, January 12. Season 9 will premiere at 8 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on OWN. Viewers looking to stream it live can do so by using Philo, fuboTV or DirecTV Stream. All three streaming platforms offer free trials. According to a description of the show from OWN, “Ready to Love,” is “a dating series that explores the real-life dating interactions of sexy, successful and grown black men and women in their 30s and 40s who are each looking for lasting love and an authentic relationship.” It’s a unique twist on a typical dating show, which highlights the men’s observations and experiences in the search for true love. The show is hosted by Thomas “Nephew Tommy” Miles. How can I watch “Ready to Love” without cable? Season 9 will premiere at 8 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on OWN. Viewers looking to stream it live can do so by using Philo, fuboTV or DirecTV Stream. All three streaming platforms offer free trials. What is Philo? Philo is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers 60+ entertainment and lifestyle channels, like AMC, BET, MTV, Comedy Central and more, for the budget-friendly price of $25/month. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, such as sports, news, entertainment and local channels. What is DirecTV? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels. DirecTV also offers a free trial for any package you sign up.

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HBOs The White Lotus announces new cast members for season 3

The widely anticipated third season of the HBO anthology series “The White Lotus” now has a few more famous faces tied to the upcoming project — set to begin filming shortly. In a release on Friday, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that actors Parker Posey, Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Dom Hetrakul and Tayme Thapthimthong are confirmed cast members for the third installment of the Emmy-winning comedy-drama about the adventures and misadventures of guests and staff at luxury “White Lotus” resorts around the world. The six additions join returning cast member Natasha Rothwell — who played masseuse “Belinda” in the series’ first season set in Hawaii — as the show embarks on a new resort located in Thailand, according Warner Bros. Discovery. Filming will begin in the Southeast Asian nation in February, with production taking place in and around such notable destinations as Koh Samui, Phuket and Bangkok, Warner Bros. Discovery added, noting that HBO has partnered with the Tourism Authority of Thailand to support filming and promotion of the new season. “The White Lotus” debuted in July 2021 and received 20 total Emmy nominations across 13 categories with 10 wins for its first season. It has been nominated for an additional 23 Emmy’s for its second season, which took place in Sicily, Warner Bros. Discovery said. The show was created and has been written, directed and executive produced by Mike White.

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RI man loses out to NC woman to become 1st Powerball millionaire of 2024

A new episode of “Love After Lockup” will air on Friday, Jan. 12 on WE Tv at 9 p.m. ET. The new episode can also be streamed live on Philo, DirecTV Stream and fuboTV. All platforms offer a free trial for those interested in signing up for an account. “Love After Lockup” is said to be a spin off from WE Tv’s “Love During Lockup” as couples navigate their love lives through prison. The show will show inmates struggle to keep their love through video dates, letters and phone calls. But there’s no telling who can and can’t handle the cell wall that separates the couples. In the new episode, “Tayler confronts Chance; Melissa reveals secret surgery plans. Tensions flare as Kerok seeks Bri’s family’s acceptance. Shavel’s shower explodes as the mothers-in-law face off again. Mike comes clean; Blaine’s confession sends Lindsay spiraling.” How can I watch if I don’t have cable? If you don’t have access to cable television, you can stream “Love After Lockup” on streaming platforms Philo, DirecTV Stream and fuboTV. What is Philo? Philo is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers 60+ entertainment and lifestyle channels for the budget-friendly price of $25/month. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, such as sports, news, entertainment and local channels. What is DirecTV Stream? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels.

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A new attraction for Boston: What's up with the WNDR?

On a recent morning, Markos Doyle walked inside a screen-lined garden shed, itself contained within a darkened exhibit hall in Boston's Downtown Crossing neighborhood. He sat down at a white table inside the facsimile greenhouse to answer the question: What exactly is this place? "The WNDR Museum is a digital, interactive, immersive experience," said Doyle, the general manager of WNDR Boston. "Lights, sounds. It's a place of complete immersion and wonderment." "Our message is simple," the museum's website states. "We are all artists. And as artists, our visitors are more than passive onlookers. Whatever they do in our museum, IS art." Founded in Chicago in 2018, the WNDR Museum is set to open its largest location in Boston next month at 500 Washington St. It's just one of a growing group of technology-driven immersive installations popping up around the world. The garden shed at WNDR Boston is part of "INSIDEOUT," one of more than 20 exhibits that will be featured at the space's February launch. It's the work of artist Leigh Sachwitz, inspired by childhood memories of taking cover from thunderstorms in Glasgow, where she experienced bursts of rain and sunshine within a short timespan. "She’s recreated that inside the museum using projection mapping, soundtracks, lights," Doyle said as lights flowed on the walls of the shed around him. "We’re experiencing it now, and it’s a completely enveloping environment that makes you feel like you’re in that storm.” From a seat at the same white table, visitors pull a string attached to an incandescent lightbulb hanging above to begin the three-minute multimedia experience. "You hear a change in the sound of, slowly winds picking up, clouds rumbling in," Doyle said. The digital windows slam shut, and rain starts falling. "The storm whips through; there's winds and rain. And then all of a sudden, the storm has cleared, and slowly the light returns." The lights and sounds fill the space inside and out. “It’s pretty enchanting for anybody between the ages of 3 and 93, can go in and enjoy the majority, if not the entirety of the museum. What a wonderful thing," WNDR Museum President Chris Freeman said. "And I can’t say the same thing for maybe a slightly more traditional museum.” Hundreds of millions of dollars have gone into establishing and expanding similar for-profit experiential spaces — generally referred to as "immersive art" — in new cities, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what exactly makes this art immersive, and how does the experience differ from other, more traditional, museums? Immersive art goes all the way back to panoramic, 360-degree paintings, said Sofie Hodara, a professor who teaches interactive design and immersive media at Northeastern University. But more recently, she explained, when we hear "immersive art," we think of spaces where the audience is an active member of the exhibition; the work wouldn't exist in the same way without its participation. Gloria Sutton, an associate professor of contemporary art history at Northeastern, said WNDR falls under the umbrella of "immersive experiences," which range from virtual reality to historical reenactments. She pointed to the rise of Google Images and social media platforms as a catalyst for the rise of attractions like WNDR. "The term 'immersive' oftentimes refers back to something like hallucinatory escapism, that people want to immerse themselves in a gaming console or in a different universe because they're escaping the reality of the world," Sutton said. Another one of WNDR Boston's featured exhibits is Yayoi Kusama's "Let's Survive Forever," one of the artist's more than 20 Infinity Mirror Rooms. Visitors are given one minute inside the room, where, as WNDR describes, "A sense of infinity is offered through the play of reflections between the circular shapes and the surrounding mirrors." A woman sees her reflection inside Yayoi Kusama's infinity room, "Let's Survive Forever." Courtesy of Kirsten Miccoli Kusama is one of the most important visual artists of the post-war period, Sutton said, and seeing her work in a space that contextualizes her art is different than seeing it abstractly. "I'm not arguing one is better than the other," Sutton said, adding that viewing work like Kusama's infinity rooms without that context leads to a different experience for visitors, often one of reflection and self-disorientation. It's part of the reason why Kusama's work is so successful and captivating for audiences, regardless of their context. "You can go in there and have an experience that is, you know, transformative for people, and that's why this work, her practice, is legible and exciting," Sutton said. On bringing "Let's Survive Forever" to Boston, WNDR creative director David Allen said in a statement, "We are committed to breaking down the sense of distance and exclusivity often associated with art and we're proud to redefine the museum experience as a dynamic, inclusive source of engagement and connection." Sutton also makes a distinction between a place like WNDR and an art museum that's interested in cultivating a long-term relationship with a collection and an audience. “To call it a museum is a misnomer, right? So it’s not really a museum; it’s more of a commercial attraction," Sutton said. Freeman, Allen and Doyle all told GBH News the WNDR Museum is in the process of building relationships with the city of Boston, schools and the local arts community. Allen said that process took time during the organization's prior expansions to San Diego and Seattle. "People have to see that we care and who we are," he said. “We have to, you know, be nothing other than reverential when coming into a market that we don’t live in,” Freeman said. “Boston is hopefully going to be our best yet." Tickets to WNDR Boston are on sale now. The museum is set to open on Feb. 1, 2024.

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The best of Boston music: artists, albums, and tracks

“Classified as doom metal (one of my favorite genres), Glacier sound almost symphonic to me. They are so precise. And slow. Three guitars and a bass, pounding out chord … after … chord. Absolutely synchronized. I have often wondered how hard it must be to play drums slowly. No vocals. Pure blast of sound. A bath of darkness. Perfection. And Sweet Petunia are two vocals in harmony, two stringed things, banjos or guitars, being all twangy, and a queer agenda (that I support wholeheartedly). You call it stunningly beautiful folk music; I think they are way punk rock.” — JJ Gonson , photographer and proprietrix of ONCE Somerville “I choose Mark Erelli’s ‘ Lay Your Darkness Down .’ The entire recording is beautiful and honest with strong lyrical content. Mark’s stories are very engaging and he makes listening to this album a full auditory and emotional experience. It is beautiful and honest with strong lyrical content. Mark’s stories are very engaging and he makes listening to this album a full auditory and emotional experience.” — Dylan Jack , drummer/composer We asked some Boston music-scene savants to shout out their favorite local artists, albums, and songs of 2023. Here’s what they said: Get The Big To-Do Your guide to staying entertained, from live shows and outdoor fun to the newest in museums, movies, TV, books, dining, and more. Enter Email Sign Up “ToriTori’s ‘Places’ is one of those tracks you put on repeat and play like 30 times. It’s a song that reminds me to let go of people, ideas, and environments that no longer serve me. It’s an affirmation of self-love and a lesson on pouring back into you so that you step into the next chapter of who you’re supposed to be. The Billboard Hot 100 hasn’t discovered it yet, but when they do it’s going to do numbers!” — Billy Dean Thomas, hip-hop performing artist and City Hall Plaza engagement manager Advertisement “One of the more unusual releases of the year is Reynaliz Herrera’s ‘BIKEncerto: a concerto for solo bicycle and orchestra.’ Boston-based Herrera incorporates bicycles and bicycle parts as musical elements, but it is not just a gimmick — this music is substantive and new, and deserving of recognition independent of the unique instrumentation.” — Ken Field, saxophonist, WMBR/WOMR radio host, and president, JazzBoston Advertisement “One of my favorite releases this year was Rasheed Chappell and The Arcitype’s collaborative album ‘Sugar Bills.’ I feel like both artists leveled up on this and made an amazing hip-hop project. My stand-out track is ‘Lucifer in the Candlelight.’” — Ned Wellbery, promoter, Leedz Edutainment “‘20th Century Wasters’ by The Family Township is an album that is chock full of great tunes. It’s a varied bunch of songs, from the mid-aughts indie feel of ‘Youngblood’ and ‘Here We Are’ to the arena rock vibes of ‘Cross the Line (Oh Andrea)’ and ‘(It’s a) Heartbreak’ — and lots in between. I believe this is Marc Pinansky’s best work, both his singing and his lyrics. The band is on fire, bringing just the right balance of tight and loose.” — Rodrigo van Stoli, guitarist/singer Officer X and BANG CAMARO Duke Robillard Handout “One of my favorite albums of 2023 is Duke Robillard’s ‘Six Strings of Steel.’ The sound is phenomenal — the range of material spreads from vintage Barney Kessel to elegant swamp funk to rumble-atious Link Wray. The album includes a beautiful original, penned by Duke and dedicated to Duke’s wife, the lovely Duchess Laurene. Duke wrote in the liner notes that this tune broke a ‘dry spell’ for him, as far as songwriting. Duke sings a couple tunes and he sounds great. Chris Cote, Duke’s featured vocalist, always sounds amazing — Chris is one of the finest singers in New England, to my ears. Each song stands alone, yet all fit together beautifully as a body of work.” — Michelle Wilson, singer and WICN radio host Advertisement Raggae artist Medisun. Handout “Medisun (who changed his moniker from King Mas in late 2019) is a highly respected talent in the reggae industry. His music is centered around the importance of the family unit that extends to a community which are founded on the solid Rasta and traditional African teachings. His track ‘Everything Safe’ is a soul-drenched song of reassurance to his queen from the excellent ‘WMLS’ album by Tanzanian producer Cloudbeats, featuring Boistory. A brand new remix just got released as a single in early December featuring Iotosh and King Perry. This is a superb collaboration between Jamaican and African talents who are taking conscious music to the next level it was always destined to go.” — Junior Rodigan, sound system operator and DJ “The band One Fall and I spent all of April together at the Rock & Roll Rumble, where they became 2023 champs. Hearing these songs live is an adrenaline-pumping, fist-flailing fest for your senses. Hearing them in their recorded form on their new album ‘Spine First!’ is another experience. All the big hooks, hot licks, and great chops are canopied with sweet power-pop melodies. Favorite: ‘Back to the Wall.’ Little Anngelle would wear this out doing rock moves in the mirror. (Truth be told, grown Anngelle would too.) Honorable-est mention: Stars Like Ours’ ‘Better Every Day’ EP, on Rum Bar Records. Few bands can deliver an authentically retro ‘90s sound like it’s been pulled from the Alterna-Rock Buzz Bin. SLO wrote the manual for music that is energetic and hooky, with a just right amount of sing-along melodies on songs purely identifiable as theirs.” — Anngelle Wood, host of “Boston Emissions” and producer of the Rock & Roll Rumble Advertisement “Multi-layered, multi-textured and rhythmically compelling, Animal Hospital’s ‘Shelf Life’ has been dominating our water cooler conversation and prolonging our cigarette breaks.” — The Boston Typewriter Orchestra “Doug Tuttle is great at crafting bite-sized chunks of psych pop with a touch of the morbs. He’s also a fantastic guitarist and sonic explorer, so his album ‘Keeping Alive’ has a bunch of fantastic solos and unique sounds that always add a little spice to the mix.” — John Brookhouse, guitar/vocals/synth, Worshipper Bassist Bruno Råberg Francesco Gargiulli “Bassist Bruno Råberg’s album ‘Look Inside’ resonates again as we move into winter. It’s a beautiful collection of work for unaccompanied bass, his first. There’s both song and exploration here, quiet grooves, moody spaces brightened by Bruno’s warm tone.” — Mark Redmond, Mandorla Music concert series and record label Advertisement “I would recommend ‘You & I’ by Treez. I like this song because it brings me good energy whenever I listen to it. Also, the beat is different and has a nice fast tempo.” — Vasjan, artist and club promoter “Tim Gearan’s ‘Hammer and a Bell’ is a no-brainer. Produced by Jeremy Moses Curtis, the album gives me the same feeling I get when I listen to the new Rolling Stones record, ‘Hackney Diamonds.’ Somehow an artist with an absolutely, immediately identifiable sound puts together yet another record of brand–new and unique songs with the same trademark sound. It’s this ability to reinvent and improve upon the wheel that gives an artist like Tim Gearan the legendary status we’ve all come to know and love.” — Tom Bianchi, promoter, 24 Hour Concerts, and frontman of the Baker Thomas Band “I’d say it’s a tie between Kadeem and Loman’s ‘Peace of Home’ and BoriRock & Grubby Pawz’s ‘Wavy Bullet.’ I also really enjoyed the Felix! ‘Paris Fashion Week’ single that just came out. Been playing that a lot — it’s different pushing sounds.” — 7L, DJ (Czarface, 7L & Esoteric), owner of Soundtracks record store, Beverly “Winkler’s new album, ‘For You, Now,’ is super cool. Their vintage lo-fi indie sound is unique and refreshing. The songs are well-crafted and thought-provoking. I look forward to seeing what the band has in store for us in the future.” — Ian McGregor, owner of Deep Cuts, Medford; Eye Design booking

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The Shows May Be Over. But John Mayers Guitar Face Lives On.

During the final show of Dead & Company’s so-called Final Tour on Sunday night, the crowd at Oracle Park in San Francisco swayed and bobbed like the current of a turning river. People in flower crowns grooved through the shimmying mass on the stadium’s field. A man in cowboy regalia cupped his hands around his ears and two-stepped to the beat. A woman in face glitter who gave her name as Honey Bee regaled strangers with the tale of how she came with a man she had met two days before, who happened to have an extra ticket. Other fans, who were not as lucky, danced on the sidewalk outside of the park. And onstage, the band’s lead guitarist, John Mayer, leaned back, sucked his lips inside his mouth and scrunched his eyes closed as he wailed on a guitar while playing the song “Althea.” Shortly after his impassioned solo, footage of it started spreading on Twitter. Mr. Mayer has been a member of Dead & Company, an offshoot of the Grateful Dead, since it formed in 2015. Though he is not the band’s face, the faces he has made while performing — which can cover the full spectrum of human emotion, from despair to sweet relief to sublime pleasure — have for some been almost as unforgettable as the music itself.

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Ricardo Arjona, Prolific Latin Pop Star, Says He Will Stop Touring

The newest season of “Southern Hospitality” will premiere on Thursday, Dec. 21 at 9 p.m. ET. on Bravo. Viewers without cable looking to stream season 2 and the rest of the show can watch it online using DirecTV Stream, Sling, and fuboTV. DirecTV and fuboTV both offer free trials. “Accepting nothing short of perfection from her staff, Leva runs a tight ship, but her once-close-knit team faces a multitude of obstacles as they try to keep their jobs while maintaining their friendships and relationships,” Bravo wrote about the show. The new episode is titled “Once Upon a Lie.” How can I watch the newest episode of ‘Southern Hospitality’? Viewers looking to stream can do so by using FuboTV, Sling or DirecTV Stream. Both FuboTV and DirecTV offer free trials when you sign up and Sling offers 50% off your first month. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, such as sports, news, entertainment and local channels. What is DirecTV? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels. DirecTV also offers a free trial for any package you sign up.

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How to watch the new episode of Southern Charm, stream for free

The newest episode of “Southern Charm” will premiere on Thursday, Jan. 4 at 8 p.m. ET. on Bravo. Viewers without cable looking to stream the new episode can watch it online using DirecTV Stream, Sling, and fuboTV. DirecTV and fuboTV both offer free trials. “Southern Charm” reveals a world of exclusivity, money and scandal dating back through generations of families in Charleston, S.C. The docuseries follows several Charleston singles as they pursue their personal and professional lives while trying to preserve their family names, because just one social faux pas can taint a family’s name for generations,” fuboTV wrote. “Members of the notoriously closed society unlock the gates of their centuries-old homes for a real-life look at how modern-day Southern aristocracy lives. Viewers get a peek at a social scene which is bound by tradition and ostentation unlike any other culture in America, through a group of the city’s most charismatic gentlemen and their Southern-belle equals.” In the new episode of season 9, “Whitney throws a bash to celebrate his new man cave; Shep finally works through his feelings with Taylor; Austen confronts Olivia about simmering tensions; the party goes south when Austen and JT go head-to-head.” How can I watch the newest episode of ‘Southern Charm’? Viewers looking to stream can do so by using FuboTV, Sling or DirecTV Stream. Both FuboTV and DirecTV offer free trials when you sign up and Sling offers 50% off your first month. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, such as sports, news, entertainment and local channels. What is DirecTV? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels. DirecTV also offers a free trial for any package you sign up.

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Catfish: The TV Show: How to watch new episode on MTV for free Nov. 21

After Jass gets a tattoo of Lillian’s name, Jass discovers her pictures and name are fake in a new episode of “Catfish: The TV Show” airing on Tuesday, November 21 on MTV. Nēv, Kamie and special guests are serving up freshly caught Catfish as they journey through the dark waters of the internet to peel back the digital masks of scammers, lovers and liars in an all-new episode airing on Tuesday at 8 p.m. EST on MTV. Viewers looking to stream the new episode can do so for free by using Philo, FuboTV, DirecTV and Sling. Philo, FuboTV and DirecTV all offer free trials for new users and Sling offers 50% off your first month. According to a description by FuboTV, in the newest episode airing on Tuesday, “after Jass gets a tattoo of Lillian’s name, Jass discovers her pictures and name are fake.” According to MTV, the show “tackles the mystery and complexities of dating in a digital world. The hour-long series follows Nev Schulman, whose own online love drama was the subject of the ‘Catfish’ film, and director-filmmaker Max Joseph as they take viewers on a deeply personal journey that goes inside the stories of young people as their online-only romantic relationships collide with first-time, real-life encounters. Here is a look at “Catfish: The TV Show” from MTV Catfish’s YouTube Channel: How can I watch “Catfish: The TV Show” without cable? An all-new episode will premiere on Tuesday at 8 p.m. EST on MTV. Viewers looking to stream the new episode can do so for free by using Philo, FuboTV, DirecTV and Sling. Philo, FuboTV and DirecTV all offer free trials for new users and Sling offers 50% off your first month. What is Philo? Philo is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers 60+ entertainment and lifestyle channels, like AMC, BET, MTV, Comedy Central and more, for the budget-friendly price of $25/month. What is DirecTV Stream? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, such as sports, news, entertainment and local channels.

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Friday, December 1: Night Out

Advertisement Friday, December 1: Night Out Been a while since you’ve had a night out? Share Copy Link Copy Tonight we check out live music, cooking classes, and the cocktail scene in Boston. For a taste of the city we hit up Pescador in Kenmore Square and Hue, a new supper club in the Back Bay, as well as locally-owned Roundhead Brewing in Hyde Park. Erika Tarantal takes aim at Flight Club, a darts lounge in the Seaport. Shayna Seymour drops in on an evening cooking class at Shiso Kitchen in Somerville, while Bonde in Cambridge offers after-hours wine tastings. And for a little live music we get rocking at Fallout Shelter in Norwood.

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Local actress Ayo Edebiri wins Golden Globe for role in The Bear - Boston News, Weather, Sports

BOSTON (WHDH) - It was a proud day in Boston Monday after local actress Ayo Edebiri took home a Golden Globe Sunday night for Best Female Actor in a TV Series. Edebiri, 28, grew up in Dorchester. She won her Golden Globe for her role in “The Bear,” in which she plays a young woman learning the restaurant business from a master chef. “This just really means a lot,” Edebiri said Sunday night. “There’s probably so many people I forgot to thank.” “I love you guys so much,” she said of her fellow cast members on The Bear. “It’s an honor to work with you and grow alongside you.” Back home, where she graduated from Boston Latin School 10 years ago, those who knew Edebiri have since shared their reactions to the win. “I proceeded to get a flurry of text messages from former students being like, ‘Ayo just won a Golden Globe,’” said Edebiri’s former acting teacher, Joe Gels. “I’m like ‘I didn’t even realize the Golden Globes were tonight,’ but I was like, ‘Oh, this is super exciting.’” Edebiri’s 2013 yearbook features her on its theater page. In addition to acting and participating in improv comedy, Edebiri was a stand-out student who also played the oboe and sang in Boston Latin’s acapella group. “I’m very proud of her,” said Boston Latin music teacher Maggie McKenna. “It’s wonderful to see someone, a young person, become an adult who is just so beautiful and so well-rounded.” “I love it,” McKenna said. Sunday was a winning night for others involved with The Bear, as the show’s lead actor Jeremy Allen White also won a Golden Globe. While Edebiri now continues her career, the learning also continues at Boston Latin. “I think it’s just cool to see that these people who feel so far away from us, they were once where we are,” said Boston Latin sophomore Erika Monteiro Tavares. “And we can get to that place if we work at it.” (Copyright (c) 2023 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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Rob Reiner Remembers Norman Lear: Weve Lost a Real Champion of America

Reflecting on Norman Lear’s death, Rob Reiner was understandably heartbroken on Wednesday. Not only because he loved Lear, whom he’d first met as an 8-year-old, like a second father, as Reiner put it, but because Lear exited this world during a resurgence of many of the problems he’d tried to air out and squash through his television shows — namely, intolerance and bigotry. “He just couldn’t believe that this was happening to America,” said Reiner, who had seen Lear several times in the past couple of months, in a phone interview on Wednesday. “He would always say, ‘This is not the America that I grew up in and that we fought for to preserve. Something’s happened to this country that’s gone so far away from everything it stands for.’” “We’d talk about this, and he would say, ‘It’s like Alice in Wonderland,’” said Reiner, 76, an Oscar-nominated director. Reiner won two Emmy Awards for playing the liberal son-in-law, Michael, of the close-minded racist Archie Bunker on Lear’s most famous sitcom, “All in the Family,” which ran from 1971 to 1979 on CBS. The show aired in the era of appointment viewing, when there were only a handful of TV channels and households across the United States tuned in to the same programs at the same time. The shifting habits of American viewers, who can much more easily silo themselves in echo chambers when it comes to viewing habits, has only contributed to the fracturing and divisions, Reiner said.

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Their Songs Were Stolen by Phantom Artists. They Couldnt Get Them Back.

But not long after “The Jukebox of Regret” was finished in July and posted on SoundCloud, nearly every song on it somehow turned up on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and at least a dozen other streaming platforms. This might have counted as a pleasant surprise, except for a bizarre twist: Each song had a new title, attached to the name of a different artist. This mysterious switcheroo might have gone unnoticed. But by happenstance, it was discovered when the guy who produced the album posted one of the songs on his studio’s Instagram account. To his astonishment, Instagram automatically tagged the song “Preston” by Bad Dog as a song called “Drunk the Wine” by Vinay Jonge — a “musician” with no previous songs and zero profile on the internet. He didn’t seem to exist.

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Matt Damon meets Mayor Wu, films in Boston with Casey Affleck

Hollywood was in the Hub Tuesday, as actors Matt Damon and Casey Affleck were spotted in Boston for their new movie “The Instigators.” The Cambridge natives, who star in the upcoming film by director Doug Liman, were dressed as firefighters while the production filmed outside Boston’s City Hall. Damon also met with mayor Michelle Wu, who shared an image from their encounter on her Instagram account. “Welcoming our newest BFD recruit to City Hall,” Wu wrote in the post, accompanied by an image of the mayor greeting Damon, who was still dressed in his firefighter costume.

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“I think engagement needs to start now,” said Robert Van Campen, who was elected to the City Council in November. “It probably should have started a long time ago. But amid talks that could bring Robert Kraft’s New England Revolution soccer team to the city, residents, advocates, and elected officials say the public has, so far, not had a chance to weigh in on the proposal for the stadium, which would draw thousands on game days, putting pressure on the city’s infrastructure. For more than a year, Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria and the Kraft Group have been promoting a plan to build a professional soccer stadium along the city’s Mystic River waterfront, near the Encore Boston Harbor casino and a potential entertainment complex. Advertisement Antonio Amaya Iraheta, executive director of Everett-based La Comunidad Inc., a nonprofit that supports Latino immigrants., is concerned that a stadium, once completed, would bring largely low-paying, part-time service jobs to a city grappling with rising housing costs. The median price for a single-family home in Everett is more than $600,000, compared to around $470,000 in 2019, according to Zillow. “If [workers] live in Everett, and they have a good-paying job, they don’t have to leave Everett,” he said. The Kraft Group and DeMaria are eyeing a roughly 45-acre parcel across Route 99 from the casino for the new stadium, a site now occupied by the shuttered portion of a power plant. Wynn Resorts, which owns the casino, purchased the power plant parcel in March from Constellation Energy for $25 million. Wynn Resorts supports the proposal to build a sports stadium at that location, said Michael Weaver, a spokesperson for the company. Adam Klionsky, a spokesperson for the New England Revolution, who currently play at Gillette Stadium on Foxborough, directed questions to the city of Everett. Advertisement DeMaria said last week that a public process on the stadium proposal would begin once state lawmakers approve legislation to remove the parcel from its status as a Designated Port Area, which limits nonindustrial uses. The change is needed before a stadium proposal could move forward. In 2022 and again this year, state lawmakers made at least two efforts to remove the stadium parcel from that site, but failed to complete the change, including one that was eventually dropped. Lawmakers have not approved any changes, including those included in a supplemental budget bill at the end of November. . “Everett is looking for the same opportunity to redevelop areas within its boundaries that surrounding communities have already enjoyed, such as the Seaport in Boston, Assembly Row in Somerville, and Kendall Square in Cambridge,” DeMaria said in a statement. “This legislation would create the opportunity for a stadium project proposal to be put forward and initiate the public input process for Everett residents and other interested parties.” A new stadium could transform that section of Everett, said Van Campen, who served as a city alderman about a decade ago. But there is concern about how it would affect traffic, he said. “There has to be full transparency, full community involvement, full engagement, community meetings,” Van Campen said. The proposed stadium has also drawn attention from the Conservation Law Foundation, which has advocated for greater scrutiny. “The proposed stadium may indeed be the highest and best use for this site — now a derelict and contaminated power plant site,” Jake O’Neill, a spokesperson for the environmental group, said. “But that should be decided in an open and transparent process that includes the voices of all affected communities.” Advertisement And a professional sports stadium would affect communities beyond Everett. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has raised concerns about the impact of such a project on Boston and expressed surprise it would be proposed without any outreach or conversation with the city. Cities that abut Everett could see increased traffic, more pedestrians, and demands on transportation infrastructure due to a stadium on game days. Some mayors of those cities said they had not had any direct talks with Everett about the project. “It was our experience in working with Everett on the casino development that the City of Everett will be front and center in making sure surrounding cities have a voice,” said Malden Mayor Gary Christenson, who expressed faith in Everett officials’ handling of the stadium proposal. Steve Smirti, a spokesperson for Medford Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn, said the mayor recently heard about the proposal, “and we are doing some research before we loop our internal team in for input.” State Senator Sal DiDomenico, an Everett Democrat and the Senate’s assistant majority leader, told Everett councilors during a Dec. 11 meeting that he had spoken to community organizations about the project. Location of proposed stadium in Everett Encore Boston casino Proposed stadium site Ryan Huddle/Globe Staff; Photo by USGS “We have an opportunity to turn the page on an industrial site and bring something to this community [that] will include opening up the waterfront for the first time in decades to the residents of Everett, who deserve better than having an industrial site on our waterfront,” DiDomenico told councilors. Advertisement DiDomenico said he is considering filing standalone legislation that would remove the roughly 45-acre site from its Designated Port Area. It would allow the public process to move forward under the state’s Chapter 91 law and through the state’s Environmental Policy Act Office, he said. “If the DPA is lifted, there’ll be a robust public process for community engagement on the next steps for this site,” he said. Paula Sterite, a longtime community advocate in Everett, said much of what people know about the stadium proposal is from news coverage, rather than from the city. Officials should be asking for feedback from residents to help shape any proposal, she said. “It’s happening in a vacuum,” Sterite said. Everett City Councilor Darren Costa said that given the scope of development, public involvement in the stadium is critical. Costa pointed to the recent sale of a nearly 100-acre Exxon tank farm in Everett to the Davis Companies, which has pitched a mixed-use development in the area. That would be on top of the stadium and Wynn’s proposed recreation complex along nearby Mystic Street. The complex proposal calls for erecting a pedestrian bridge over Route 99 to connect the casino with the recreation complex, which would include a theater, parking garage, and a two-story restaurant and retail building with an outdoor dining terrace, according to filings with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Advertisement “We’re building a whole new city, [and] people should have the opportunity to have input,” Costa said. Victor Matheson, a professor at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester who researches the economics of sports stadiums, said there can be drawbacks to such facilities. While they can fill up with thousands of fans on game days, he said, Major League Soccer stadiums typically host only about 25 games a year. That means they can sit empty for as many as 340 days, he said. “If it really is dockside prime real estate [in Everett] that people like the idea [of], you’re putting something in there that doesn’t get used very often,” Matheson said. “And the problem is, when it does get used, it gets used by 20,000 people. ... It’s this flood, and then nothing.” Jon Chesto of the Globe staff contributed to this report. John Hilliard can be reached at john.hilliard@globe.com.

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A Reinvented True Detective Plays It Cool

There were times, a year ago, in Iceland, on a glacier, in the dark, in temperatures well below freezing, when Issa López thought to herself: “Who wrote this? What is wrong with this person?” López, the showrunner and director of Season 4 of the HBO anthology series “True Detective,” had only herself to blame. This shivery “True Detective,” subtitled “Night Country,” premieres on Jan. 14. Set in Ennis, a fictional town in northwest Alaska, it stars Jodie Foster as the chief of police and Kali Reis as an intimidating state trooper. Opening just as the area descends into months of unrelieved darkness, the six-episode season has an icy milieu and a female gaze forcefully distinct from the show’s past outings. Created by Nic Pizzolatto, “True Detective” debuted nearly a decade ago as a bayou noir starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. Sultry, macho and spanning two timelines set 17 years apart, it entwined a familiar serial killer investigation with sweaty philosophy and intimations of the supernatural. Though that first season had its critics, it made for essential, much debated viewing. The second season, set in an unglamorous Southern California exurb and starring Colin Farrell, Taylor Kitsch, Rachel McAdams and Vince Vaughn, made a smaller, grimmer splash, as did the third season, which starred Mahershala Ali and Stephen Dorff and relocated the action to the Ozarks.

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How to watch On Patrol: Live new episodes for free Dec. 8-9 on Reelz

The Reelz series “On Patrol: Live” continues with new episodes on Friday, Dec. 8 and Saturday, Dec. 9 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT both evenings, going for three hours apiece. Those without cable can catch the latest installments of “On Patrol: Live” for free through either Philo or DirecTV Stream, each of which offer a free trial to new users. According to the show’s IMDb description it “follows the everyday lives of police officers on patrol from diverse departments across America,” and is hosted by Dan Abrams, Sean “Sticks” Larkin and Curtis Wilson. The series premiered in July 2022, according to a trailer for the series, in which Larkin explains the series take “an unfiltered look at what police officers do,” with Wilson adding “anything can happen, when it’s live.” Reelz added that police departments featured on the show represent every region of the country from the North to the South and from the East Coast to the West Coast and everywhere in between including rural, urban and suburban areas. How can I watch “On Patrol: Live″ on Reelz without cable? You can watch the series through Reelz on Philo or on DirecTV Stream, each of which offer a free trial for new users. What is Philo? Philo is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers 60+ entertainment and lifestyle channels, like AMC, BET, MTV, Comedy Central and more, for the budget-friendly price of $25/month. What is DirecTV Stream? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels.

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The Food Influencers We Couldnt Stop Watching in 2023

To wrap up the year, Eater Boston polled both local journalists and readers of this site to get their thoughts on the past year in dining: the good, the bad, and the most exciting things to come in 2024. The results have been collected in the following series of posts. (Check out the full archive here.) Below, we ask: Who was your favorite local food influencer to follow in 2023? My favorite local influencer is probably Key aka @wannabestayathomedad, whom I follow on Instagram and talked to as a guest on The Common. His food reviews are very relatable and unpretentious. — Darryl C. Murphy, host of WBUR’s daily news and culture podcast, The Common I don’t know if they count as an influencer, but whoever is running the Instagram account for Portugalia Marketplace, the Portuguese specialty grocer in Fall River, is knocking it out of the park. They post a really fun mix of products, cultural events, and behind-the-scenes interviews with the folks behind the family-run business. And he’s not local, but their page introduced me to Harrison Weinfeld, AKA the Sardinfluencer, who’s based in LA. Fish puns and recipes using tinned fish was something I didn’t know I absolutely needed in my life. — Nathan Tavares, freelance writer and Eater Boston contributor Alexa Gagosz, who covers the Rhode Island food scene for the Globe. If you want to be informed about where to eat and what’s happening in the area, her Food & Dining newsletter is a must-subscribe. — Devra First, restaurant critic for the Boston Globe I’m kind of an anti-influencer who believes more in enjoying food and drink minus the selfies (though I do take lots of pictures of my meals). Having said that, I’m going to go with a wild card here, someone who is in the world of radio and is a bit outside of the area and posts dishes that encourage me to drive south time after time. Indeed, whenever I go on the social media page of Rob Hogan who is on Easy 99.1/WPLM-FM, I see what makes Rhode Island and the South Coast of Massachusetts one of the greatest regions in the country for food. Calamari? Check. Sheet pizza? Check. Fried scallops? Check. Stuffies? Check. Freshly-made pasta with broccoli? Check. I’m constantly asking Rob about places he goes to, mainly because his food photos are just so incredible, which, well, you know, maybe he IS an influencer in a way (just don’t tell him I said that). — Marc Hurwitz, founder of Boston’s Hidden Restaurants and Boston Restaurant Talk, food/travel writer for NBC Boston/NECN I really enjoy following recent Boston transplant Keonte Henson, @wannabestayathomedad, for his restaurant picks and grading system. He highlights a good spread of new and classic spots, and he’s just plain honest in the reviews. I’ll never forget when he tried the $27.99 cold lobster roll at James Hook + Co., shrugged, and was like, “$30 for this? I just don’t get it.” I also cannot pull myself away from the chaotic, trauma-informed restaurant reviews from @chopstickmurphys. Just start here. — Erika Adams, Eater Boston editor Reader responses Over 80 people took part in Eater Boston’s dining survey this year (thank you, all!). Below, find a sampling of local food influencers that readers loved to follow all year: @twotastebuddiez @bucketlistboston @bottomlyssbites @cantreadthestopsigns @alexandraborland The Italian Deli guys @forkingwitharmani Love to see @genhuang’s BTS at Sofra and her pop-ups! And @jessicat_lin has the most beautifully curated instastories! This is not the social media answer I think you’re looking for, but honestly Tiziana Dearing and Tiffani Faison’s monthly local food shows on Radio Boston have been my go-to for YEARS. The two of them are so fun together!

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Mass. State Lottery winner: $4M prize, 2 $1M prizes claimed same day

A spacious house located at 40 Bigelow Road in Southborough has new owners. The 2,140-square-foot property, built in 1966, was sold on Dec. 28, 2023. The $875,000 purchase price works out to $409 per square foot. This two-story home provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and two bathrooms. On the exterior, the home features a gable roof design constructed with asphalt roofing. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. Additionally, the house includes an attached two-car garage, ensuring ample room for parking and storage. These nearby houses have also recently been sold:

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The last time we saw the Kansas City Chiefs, they were in the midst of a meltdown at the end of their loss to the Buffalo Bills. Patrick Mahomes was seen slamming his helmet. Andy Reid was calling out the refs at his postgame press conference. This was after an offsides penalty wiped out what would have been a miraculous touchdown in the closing minutes. BET ANYTHING GET $250 BONUS ESPN BET CLAIM OFFER MASS 21+ and present in MA, NJ, PA, VA, MD, WV, TN, LA, KS, KY, CO, AZ, IL, IA, IN, OH, MI. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-Gambler. The problem was that receiver Kadarius Toney (who scored the touchdown) was flagged for being offsides -- by a lot. After the game, officials called it “egregious” and “beyond a warning.” So, how can the New England Patriots avoid a similar situation? That was the question posed to Patriots receivers coach Troy Brown. “I just teach my guys to line up legally,” Brown said. “So that’s what you teach them. Whatever, you scoot up, you scoot back or whatever it is. Just always make sure you’re in a legal formation before the ball is snapped, and that nobody’s moving around, that you’re still.” It’s rare to see a receiver penalized for lining up offsides. In fact, it’s typical for receivers to turn to an official on the sidelines and ask if they are lined up correctly. Toney did not get such a warning from officials. However, he did not appear to turn and consult with them, either. “I’m not sure what happened with those guys and how that worked with them. You can always check with them,” Brown said. Brown says it’s always helpful for receivers to try and check with officials to see whether they’re properly lined up to avoid a penalty. Officials aren’t required to give help. But it doesn’t hurt to check. “You can sometimes check with the referee on the sidelines. Sometimes they may help you out, sometimes they may not. But you can always check with them to make sure you’re you’re good to go,” Brown said. “I did see what happened in the game. That was unfortunate for them. But that’s the call that the officials made, nothing you can do about it.” Mahomes and Reid have both publicly apologized for their behavior following Sunday’s game. Reid, who initially called the penalty “embarassing,” has since admitted that Toney was offsides. The Patriots are set to take on the Chiefs this weekend in a 1 p.m. matchup at Gillette Stadium.

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The newest episode of “Southern Hospitality” will premiere on Thursday, Jan. 18 at 9 p.m. ET. on Bravo. Viewers without cable looking to stream season 2 and the rest of the show can watch it online using DirecTV Stream, Sling, and fuboTV. DirecTV and fuboTV both offer free trials. “Accepting nothing short of perfection from her staff, Leva runs a tight ship, but her once-close-knit team faces a multitude of obstacles as they try to keep their jobs while maintaining their friendships and relationships,” Bravo wrote about the show. In the new episode, “Joe questions where to take his relationship with Salley; Grace reconsiders her future with Liam and plans an escape to save her cat; as Maddi scrambles to save her job from Emmy, new cheating evidence against her boyfriend, Trevor, spreads.” How can I watch the newest episode of ‘Southern Hospitality’? Viewers looking to stream can do so by using FuboTV, Sling or DirecTV Stream. Both FuboTV and DirecTV offer free trials when you sign up and Sling offers 50% off your first month. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, such as sports, news, entertainment and local channels. What is DirecTV? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels. DirecTV also offers a free trial for any package you sign up.

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Boston's Seaport is getting a new super luxe movie theater

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is opening its first-ever New England location in the Boston Seaport on November 17. “This theater has been in the works for a long time, and to see it become this really unique space for Boston film fans to celebrate cinema together, we just couldn’t be more excited,” said Michael Kustermann, Alamo Drafthouse CEO. “Boston has an awesome movie history, it’s an amazing city, and we’re honored to add something to that legacy that we think our guests are really going to enjoy.” Photograph: Courtesy Drea/13 Photography Alamo Drafthouse Seaport will be a 10-screen theater with 780 seats, located at 60 Seaport Blvd. in the same development as Lululemon, Scorpion Bar, Tuscan Kitchen, Flight Club, Kings Bowling and Equinox. This luxury theater will run new movies and a curated selection of other programming. Each auditorium will be equipped with top-of-the-line digital 4K projection and dynamic surround sound and fully outfitted with luxury recliners complete with footrests. So if you don’t typically enjoy going to the movies because you are remembering the. Cramped seats at your old hometown movie theater, this is not that. Alamo promises guests a luxe experience. "We are thrilled to welcome Alamo Drafthouse to Seaport and be home to its first Boston location. It's a best-in-class theater that brings movies and dining together to create an all-around exceptional and fun experience for everyone," says Ariel Foxman, General Manager, Seaport Boston WS Development. Photograph: Courtesy Drea/13 Photography The best part about Alamo is that this isn’t just a movie theater. The space will also have a full-service bar, The Press Room. Featuring craft cocktails, wine and local beers on tap, The Press Room will also have some mid-20th-century cinema newspaper advertising printing blocks on display. "Boston is a city that loves movies, loves food, and loves interesting and excellent things to do, and we want to add to all of them with the opening of Alamo Drafthouse Seaport," said Alex Shebar, Alamo Drafthouse East Coast Community Marketing Manager. The team really leaned into the cinema theme at the Press Room and guests are encouraged to check out all the artifacts after enjoying their drinks. Photograph: Courtesy Drea/13 Photography For more ideas on where to go in the Seaport check out our guide to the best restaurants in the neighborhood.

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New episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Stream for free

Season 6 of “The Real Housewives of Miami” continues on Bravo this Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 9:15 p.m. ET/8:15 p.m. CT with a new episode. The show can be streamed on platforms like FuboTV and DirecTV Stream for free, if you can’t watch the new episode with cable on TV. Both platforms offer a free trial for new users interested in signing up for an account. Sling is available as well for streaming. You can also stream it the next day on Peacock. “This entry in the ‘Real Housewives’ franchise sticks to the tried-and-true formula that has made other incarnations a staple on the Bravo schedule,” FuboTV said in a description of the series. “The women featured on the series are at the center of the Miami housewife universe, though not all are actually wives at the time of the show’s filming,” it added. “Among the women are Adriana De Moura, known as the Brazilian bombshell of Miami’s art scene, and Texas native Lea Black, a committed philanthropist who is married to one of America’s top criminal defense attorneys.” The new episode is titled “A Night at the Opera” and in a description FuboTV said “Adriana receives a therapy treatment and has an emotional out-of-body experience; Guerdy discovers that Larsa betrayed her trust; Julia hosts a F Cancer party in honor of Martina’s recovery, but Lisa is held up by the police.” You can watch sneak peek for the new episode below or by clicking here to watch on Bravo’s YouTube channel. How can I watch the newest episode of “The Real Housewives of Miami” for free? Viewers looking to stream can do so by using FuboTV, Sling or DirecTV Stream. Both FuboTV and DirecTV Stream offer free trials when you sign up, and Sling offers 50% off your first month. You can also stream it the next day on Peacock. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, such as sports, news, entertainment and local channels. What is DirecTV Stream? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels. DirecTV also offers a free trial for any package you sign up.

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How to watch the ABC special Olafs Frozen Adventure, stream for free

The ABC special “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure” will air on the network on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. EST. For those without cable who want to watch the special, they can do so for free through either FuboTV and DirecTV Stream. Both platforms offer a free trial for new users. According to ABC, “when the kingdom of Arendelle empties out for the holiday season, Anna and Elsa realize that they have no family traditions of their own. So Olaf sets out on a merry mission to bring home the very best traditions and save Christmas.” How can I watch the ABC special for free without cable? The new episode is available to watch through either FuboTV or DirecTV Stream. Both offer free trials to new users. You can also watch the series the next day on Hulu, which offers a free first month when you sign up, followed by payments as low as $7.99 per month thereafter. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, such as sports, news, entertainment and local channels. What is DirecTV Stream? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels. DirecTV also offers a free trial for any package you sign up.

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Hallmark Christmas Movies: How to watch premiere of My Norwegian Holiday

To many, the Golden Globe Awards are a perfect example of Hollywood’s two faces. In public, the entertainment capital plays along: It’s an honor just to be nominated, giggle tee-hee, this event is an absolute delight. In private, smiles drop and eyes roll: The prizes are not seen as meaningful markers of artistic excellence, but there is no way around them. From a business perspective, the Globes represent a crucial marketing opportunity for winter films and TV shows. The nominations for the 81st ceremony, which will be televised by CBS and streamed on Paramount+ on Jan. 7, were announced on Monday morning by Cedric the Entertainer and Wilmer Valderrama. New movies like “American Fiction,” “Poor Things” and “The Zone of Interest” will compete alongside summertime behemoths like “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie.” “Barbie” led the nominations with nine, followed by “Oppenheimer” with eight. In the television categories, “Succession” had the most with nine, followed by “The Bear” and “Only Murders in the Building” with five apiece.

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Eras Tour movie: How to stream Taylor Swifts concert movie at home

Taylor Swift is celebrating her birthday with fans as she announces her record-breaking “Eras Tour” film is now available to stream online. Swift announced on her 34th birthday Wednesday, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” will be available on multiple streaming platforms, with a special surprise. “Celebrate 34 with me by watching The Eras Tour (Extended Version) including ‘Long Live’ ‘The Archer’ and ‘Wildest Dreams’ at home!” she announced on social media. The film is available on platforms like Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV. Fans can rent the movie for $19.89. “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” takes viewers on a journey of one of her concert performances while on tour. The tour features songs from her recent 10th studio album, “Midnights,” which launched back on Oct. 21 of 2022. It also will span a wide variety of her discography, including her country roots in “Fearless,” electropop beats from “Reputation,” slow ballads from sister albums “Evermore” and “Folklore” and everything in between. You can watch the trailer of the film below. Swift will return with the tour in February of 2024, continuing with international stops. Taylor Swift’s international tour dates with links to purchase tickets are below:

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The Musicians We Lost in 2023

4. Dusty Springfield: “(They Long to Be) Close to You” Burt Bacharach, who died on Feb. 8 at age 94, wrote a seemingly infinite number of perfect pop songs, like this one that the Carpenters made a No. 1 smash in 1970. Dusty Springfield’s earlier version, recorded in 1964, isn’t as well known, but it’s every bit as stirring, thanks in large part to the emotional acuity of Bacharach’s timeless composition. (Listen on YouTube) 5. Wayne Shorter: “Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum” Until his death on March 2 at 89, the saxophonist Wayne Shorter was considered by many to be the greatest living jazz composer. His singular, expressive playing on this highlight from his 1966 album, “Speak No Evil,” is one of many recordings that suggest why. (Listen on YouTube) 6. Yellow Magic Orchestra: “Technopolis” The pioneering Japanese electronic group Yellow Magic Orchestra lost two of its three principal members this year: the drummer and vocalist Yukihiro Takahashi on Jan. 11 and, a little over two months later, the keyboardist Ryuichi Sakamoto. Both had long and varied solo careers as well, but their work in Y.M.O., like on this leadoff track from the 1979 album “Solid State Survivor,” is still enduringly influential and instantly recognizable. (Listen on YouTube) 7. Harry Belafonte: “Jamaica Farewell” “Calypso,” the blockbuster 1956 release by the Jamaican American singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte, helped bring Caribbean sounds to the masses: It is said to be the first LP by a solo artist to sell over a million copies. This wistful West Indian folk tune was the album’s lead single, and it long remained a signature song for Belafonte, who died on April 25 at 96. (Listen on YouTube) 8. Gordon Lightfoot: “Sundown” The Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who died on May 1 at 84, was a familiar presence on AM radio in the early 1970s, when he scored hit after unlikely hit. None charted higher than the infectious “Sundown,” the title track off his 1974 album and his only song to hit No. 1 in the United States. The track’s buoyant rhythm and lush harmonies contrast with its lyrical preoccupation with jealousy, inebriation and mistrust, creating an alluringly dark pop song. (Listen on YouTube) 9. Tina Turner: “What’s Love Got to Do With It” Talk about a comeback. The mighty Tina Turner hadn’t had a Top 10 hit in the U.S. in more than a decade when in 1984 she returned with a vengeance, belting out this anthem and strutting down the streets of New York in its unforgettable music video. “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” released when Turner was 44, was her long-awaited liberation, and the force of her vocal delivery tells you how much life — and rock-star attitude — she had in her. She died May 24 at 83. (Listen on YouTube)

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FanDuel promo code: Vikings-Bears, NBA $150 bonus offer

Sports Betting Dime provides exclusive sports betting content to MassLive.com, including real-time odds, picks, analysis and sportsbook offers to help sports fans get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. After activating the no-brainer “bet $5, get $150″ FanDuel promo code offer here, new customers can score 30-1 odds on any team to win. This deal is perfect for FanDuel Massachusetts bettors and other new users who want a sizable payout from any NFL or NBA moneyline tonight. FanDuel Sportsbook BET $5, WIN $150 BONUS BETS CLAIM OFFER 21+ and present in participating states. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-Gambler. NFL Week 12 concludes with Bears-Vikings. Meanwhile, five NBA games tip off on Monday night. Thanks to FanDuel, new users can target any team, bet $5 on its moneyline and root for a $150 bonus. Even the most significant betting favorites qualify for a $150 bonus bet payout once you secure this limited-time promo. FanDuel promo code: How to turn $5 into $150 It’s all about moneylines with FanDuel’s revamped “bet $5, get $150″ offer. After a brief registration, pick any team from the NFL, NBA or another sport to win its next matchup. If the bet is a success, you’ll score $150 in bonus bets plus every dollar of expected cash profit. We’ll go over the best strategy for obtaining the bonus later. First, here’s how to qualify for the offer: FanDuel promo code . You won’t need to input a specific promo code when you use our links. Click here to trigger our. You won’t need to input a specific promo code when you use our links. Select your playing, fill out the requested info and create an account. Pick any available payment method and deposit cash (min. $10). Place at least $5 on any team’s moneyline. Receive $150 in bonus bets and the expected cash winnings after a victory. Favorite moneyline bets for Monday night FanDuel’s welcome bonus only arrives if you win your first bet. So don’t get cute and bet an underdog because you want more cash winnings. There are a few sizable betting favorites tonight. For example, the Pacers are -600 moneyline favs versus the lowly Trail Blazers. Using your first $5 wager on Indiana means a Pacers victory nets $150 in bonus bets. You’ll only get $0.83 in cash, but the bonus bets are far more important. I’d also consider the Vikings (-162 vs. Bears) and 76ers (-230 vs. Lakers). Neither team is a lock (no teams are), but each has a great chance to secure the bonus. Plus, betting on the Vikings to win will produce more than the few cents you’d get from a Pacers win. Odds boosts + promos If you’re a first-time FanDuel customer, the “bet $5, get $150″ FanDuel promo code offer isn’t your only promo. Download FanDuel’s free mobile app and explore various promos, like “no sweat” same game parlays and exclusive profit boosts. One boost for new and existing FanDuel bettors focuses on Bears-Vikings, specifically quarterbacks Justin Fields and Josh Dobbs. FanDuel boosted the odds of Fields and Dobbs each recording 25+ rushing yards and 1+ passing touchdowns tonight. Instead of +150 odds, bettors now have +200 odds on a parlay that can easily hit. FanDuel Sportsbook BET $5, WIN $150 BONUS BETS CLAIM OFFER 21+ and present in participating states. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-Gambler. If you or a loved one has questions and needs to talk to a professional about gambling, call the Massachusetts Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org to speak with a trained specialist to receive support. Specialists are available 24/7. Services are available in multiple languages and are free and confidential. 21+ and present in participating states. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-Gambler. Get the latest sports betting news, advice and promos sent straight to your inbox. Enter your email here: Think you know Patriots football? Play the MassLive.com Prop Bet Showdown for a chance to win prizes!

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DJ Casper, Whose Hit Song Cha-Cha Slide Made You Dance, Dies at 58

DJ Casper, the creator of the “Cha-Cha Slide,” an infectious song from the early 2000s that sparked an international line-dance craze that rivaled the Electric Slide and drew people to the dance floor at wedding receptions, bar mitzvahs and family cookouts, has died. He was 58. His wife, Kim Bradshaw, confirmed his death in a statement to ABC7 Chicago. No cause was given, but Casper had cancer for several years. He said in an interview with the news station in May that in 2016 he was diagnosed with two forms of cancer, renal and neuroendocrine. Ms. Bradshaw could not immediately be reached on Tuesday. In her statement to the news station, she said: “Casper was a fun-loving, giving person. He was a genuine, family-oriented man. He loved Chicago with all his heart. He will be greatly missed.” Information on Casper’s survivors was not immediately available. Casper was born Willie Perry Jr. in Chicago on May 31, 1965. He stepped into the spotlight early on, impersonating music legends like James Brown, Teddy Pendergrass and others.

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DraftKings promo code unlocks $150 NBA In-Season Tournament bonus

SPRINGFIELD – Though most fans at Blake Arena were here to see Cooper Flagg and No. 1 Montverde Academy, Oak Hill’s Christian Anderson Jr., a Michigan commit, dazzled despite a blowout defeat during the the second day of the Spalding Hoophall Classic on Friday. Anderson Jr. didn’t come out until only two minutes remaining – when he was replaced by his freshman brother Lucai – and was named Oak Hill’s player of the game after scoring 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting, grabbing six rebounds, and dishing out a pair of assists. After the game, Anderson Jr. spoke with MassLive about how the atmosphere of the HoopHall Classic is preparing him for road games with the Wolverines, what he’s been hearing from Michigan coaches, the Wolverines’ football national championship win, and the support he’s been receiving from fans from Germany, the country he spent the first five years of his life living in. Despite always being the shortest player on the court, Anderson Jr. was active on both ends. Listed as a four-star recruit by ESPN and a three-star by 24/7, Anderson Jr. initially committed to Michigan almost three years ago at 5-foot-8, but he’s since grown to 6-foot-1. Still, he was dwarfed by Montverde’s long and lanky roster, which features six players 6-foot-7 or taller. With his jersey untucked and his braids swaying, Anderson Jr. found himself on the floor in multiple battles for loose balls and wasn’t afraid to drive in the paint against players much taller than him. On one drive, he bowled into Caleb Gaskins and Liam McNeely, both 6-foot-8, and drew a foul. With 1.3 seconds remaining in the first half, Anderson Jr. sped in for an offensive rebound and snuck in on the backside of Montverde point guard and Baylor commit Robert Wright. He drew a foul and canned both free throws, part of a perfect 7-for-7 night from the stripe. When Montverde went to inbound the ball, Anderson Jr. jumped up and knocked it away from Ace Flagg, a forward six inches taller than him. “Obviously, being the shortest on the court, you’ve got to do more than everybody,” Anderson Jr. said. “You can’t always do the same. I’ll use the example of Cooper Flagg; I can’t play the same as him. He’s 6-foot-9, I’m 6-foot-1. It’s always got to be I’m doing more, I’m doing everything I can on defense, I’m doing everything I can on offense…At my height, you’ve just got to do everything a little bit better than everyone else.” On one play where he was guarded by 6-foot-10 Indiana commit Asa Newell at the top of the arc, Anderson Jr. executed a perfect bounce pass around Newell to an open cutter at the rim. Oak Hill Academy’s Christian Anderson (1) wins Most Outstanding Player during a game against Montverde Academy on the second day of the Hoophall Classic at Springfield College’s Blake Arena on 1/12/24. (Kayla Wong/ MassLive)Kayla Wong Anderson Jr. also talked about the atmosphere at the HoopHall Classic, where players feel like the fans are almost on top of them from their seats high up in the bleachers. And with most fans there to watch Flagg, he thought it was good preparation for Big Ten play, where almost every school’s students have their game against Michigan circled on their schedules. “They got the number one player in the country, so everyone’s rooting for him,” Anderson Jr. said. “It feels like everyone is rooting against you. It’s even kind of hard to talk to your teammates because it’s so loud…You want to be at the next level in college? It’s going to be like that, every away game.” He said Michigan coaches have attended several of his Oak Hill games this year. Anderson Jr. is in his first year playing for the Virginia basketball powerhouse after three years at Lovett High School outside Atlanta, where he’s the program’s all-time leading scorer. He didn’t see Michigan coaches in the crowd today but said they texted him before the game, “Go to work today,” and told him they’d try to catch one of his games at HoopHall. Oak Hill plays one more game this weekend, on Sunday vs. Brewster Academy at 9:15 p.m. He said that head coach Juwan Howard and assistant Saddi Washington text or call Anderson Jr. after every one of his big games. He’s also seen Michigan fans in the crowd at almost every game he’s played for Oak Hill. “Michigan is one of the biggest brands in all colleges,” Anderson Jr. said. “So obviously, that maize and blue are very notorious around here.” Anderson Jr. said he watched both of Michigan’s football games during the College Football Playoff and loved that Jim Harbaugh was the last coach to beat Nick Saban. He predicts that quarterback J.J. McCarthy will be a lottery pick when he declares for the NFL Draft. “It’s cool to get that team pride,” Anderson said. “We got the best football team in the country, and next year, we’re going to try to have the best basketball team in the country.” Though Anderson Jr. has been living in the U.S. since he was five, he grew up in Berlin, Germany, one of the places his father, Christian Anderson Sr., played during a lengthy overseas basketball career. He’s played in several competitions for the German national team, including leading them to gold in division B of the FIBA U16 European Championship. His coaches from the German national team have been closely following his games at Oak Hill and were watching online Friday night. He receives constant messages from kids who idolize him back in Germany and will be heading back for some more tournament play this summer. “Even just little kids from around where I lived in Germany, little kids from the area, they’re always trying to DM me and ask for tips or anything and show their support,” Anderson said. “...it’s definitely nice to get the support even from halfway across the world.”

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This concert series for Boston-area homeless shelters takes inspiration from the shelter clients themselves

Music This concert series for Boston-area homeless shelters takes inspiration from the shelter clients themselves The public can hear Shelter Music Boston's "Songs of Life" program at a free performance on Sept. 27. Shelter Music Boston performs at CASPAR Emergency Shelter in Cambridge in 2019. Carrie Eldridge-Dickson Shelter Music Boston’s latest concert series, “Songs of Life,” was inspired by — and created for — the clients of local homeless shelters, recovery centers, and affordable housing communities. Shelter clients aren’t the traditional audience for classical music, artistic director Adrian Anantawan admitted — but that’s the whole point. Shelter Music Boston has been performing at Boston-area shelters and substance use recovery centers for years. They’re musicians, but they also see themselves as delivering a social service. Classical music can be therapeutic, Anantawan explained; it can restore dignity; it affirms our shared humanity. Advertisement: “‘Songs of Life’ was a response to the continual feedback that we get from our audiences of, ‘Oh, can you play this piece of music that is important to me in my life?’” Anantawan told Boston.com. “I thought that it would be really lovely to … use those stories and the songs that are meaningful to them to inspire new pieces of classical music so that our audiences really had a form of agency in the music that we’re playing.” Anantawan — a prolific violinist himself, as well as an educator and disability advocate — asked four composers to take shelter audience suggestions and adapt them into new, classical compositions. Composer and violinist Dr. Francine Trester, a Berklee College faculty member who has collaborated with Shelter Music Boston before, chose to riff off of Survivor’s 1982 hit “Eye of the Tiger.” Trester’s quartet takes the recognizable motifs of “Eye of the Tiger” and reworks them into something new. Composing with the theme of “hope” in mind, Trester paid special attention to the song’s opening lyrics. “One of the lines is ‘rising up,’ and that really spoke to me,” Trester said. “So one of the things that my music does is [it] gradually rises from a low C, it climbs to a higher C.” Advertisement: For Trester, the process of reworking a preexisting piece and imbuing mimicked the fundamentally human experience of adapting to life’s unexpected twists and turns. “You take what you’re given, and then you make something for yourself out of it,” she said. “I mean, that’s an act of hope, in a way. So I hope that [the audience hears] something familiar in it, but then hear that it’s been taken someplace else, and that they translate that process, that journey, to their own trajectory.” In addition to Trester’s take on “Eye of the Tiger,” the “Songs of Life” program includes original compositions by Ché Buford (who drew inspiration from the Brazilian pop/alternative rock band Tribalistas’ “Eu Gosto de Você”), Anthony R. Green (inspired by A Tribe Called Quest’s “Can I Kick It?”), and Sato Masui (inspired by Dead Prez’s “Happiness”). The concert series consists of five private performances by Shelter Music Boston’s string quartet at shelters and recovery sites the week of Sept. 18, plus one free, public performance on Sept. 27 at St. Cecilia Parish in Back Bay. Reservations for the concert are recommended. Advertisement: Dwayne Brown is a volunteer services coordinator for the Boston Public Health Commission who has worked with Shelter Music Boston to set up performances at the Southampton Street and Woods Mullen shelters. “The guests really, truly love Shelter Music Boston coming in,” Brown told Boston.com. “Music sets a tone. It gives you a certain feeling.” “Being in the shelter setting, it’s very busy.” Brown continued. “You’re doing a lot… your mind is full, [but] then by the end of their selection, you’re feeling more relaxed.” At a time when most of the headlines about homelessness in Boston invoke a “crisis” at Mass. and Cass, or reduce struggling people to statistics on a page, Anantawan hopes the public concert leaves people feeling empathy toward the shelter clients whose input shaped the program. “Music is one of those shared languages that we have across cultures, across time, and especially across, just, the people that we see all the time who are going through these challenges,” Anantawan said. “Music provides its own type of shelter,” Trester said, “which everybody needs.”

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The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video Right Now

Sign up for our Watching newsletter to get recommendations on the best films and TV shows to stream and watch, delivered to your inbox. As Netflix pours more of its resources into original content, Amazon Prime Video is picking up the slack, adding new movies for its subscribers each month. Its catalog has grown so impressive, in fact, that it’s a bit overwhelming — and at the same time, movies that are included with a Prime subscription regularly change status, becoming available only for rental or purchase. It’s a lot to sift through, so we’ve plucked out 100 of the absolute best movies included with a Prime subscription right now, to be updated as new information is made available. Here are our lists of the best TV shows and movies on Netflix, and the best of both on Hulu and Disney+.

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Boston Beat: Listen to Nick Minieris 55-track Hometown Mix 2023

Oh 2023, we’re not through with you just yet. As we return from a holiday recharge and set the New Year in our alt-media crosshairs, we take one last look back at the past year through one of the most trusted lenses in Boston — longtime DJ, producer, and party maven Nick Minieri. His annual Hometown Mix dropped at the tail end of ’23, and, as usual, it’s a mindful collection of the Boston beat sound, with 55 tracks spanning a spectrum of genres over two hours, all while showcasing nearly 70 artists from across New England. And as is custom, he spotlights a local venue that’s no more as a sort of “home base” for the mix, giving the collection a ghostly brick and mortar residence. Last year’s mix raised a glass to Good Life, and 2020’s saluted Great Scott. “Had a lot of fun putting it together this year and the cover art is a tribute to RISE, a seminal after hours spot many of us enjoyed in the 2000s and early 2010s,” Minieri writes. Hit Minieri’s Insta post for a collection of photos he snapped at RISE from 2009 to 2014, the final years just before the infamous Stuart Street spot closed, and see below for his message that accompanies the playlist. Then go hit play on his mix, which features contributions from BIA, Cousin Stizz, Lightfoot, Mel Go Hard, Clark D, ToriTori, Colin Domigan, Saucy Lady, and plenty more, including Minieri himself.

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Reacher: Women Want What Hes Got, and Not Just the Beefcake

The Supreme Court has declined to issue an expedited ruling Friday on whether former President Trump has immunity from prosecution related to the 2020 election interference case. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Appellate courts are hearing the immunity case, but the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that it would proceed as normal. This is a developing story.

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Two dead in Boston rollover car crash, one critically injured

Manohla Dargis A Thrilling Bounty I had a terrific movie year — you? I saw hundreds of new films with a variety of plots and styles made on every imaginable scale and budget. Some were from newcomers like A.V. Rockwell and others from the ever-new Martin Scorsese. Some you’ve heard of or will, while others scarcely made a ripple. Some were released by independents like A24 and the tiny KimStim; others came from tech companies and still others from what are now often called legacy studios, a vaguely eulogistic term that suggests influence but also obsolescence. The movies have ostensibly been at death’s door at least since the shift to sync sound, which isn’t to undersell the industry’s business woes. When the year began, it was still recovering from pandemic-forced shutdowns and slowdowns. “As 2023 Begins, Worry and Fear Linger After a Topsy-Turvy Year,” The Hollywood Reporter fretted, calling the ups and downs of the 2022 box office “dramatic.” Yet some Wall Street analysts were bullish on moviegoing. “We’re seeing a resurgence of interest back in the theaters,” one analyst told Yahoo in late January. I had just returned from the bounty at the Sundance Film Festival and was feeling bullish, too. As winter gave way to spring and summer, several of my favorite movies had been released in theaters and I had previewed several others at Cannes, where I had again been buoyed by what I had seen. At the same time, the drumbeat of worrying industry news continued when the Writers Guild went on strike on May 2 and several sure-bet blockbusters failed to charm audiences into theaters. “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” was “cursed,” read one headline; “‘Mission: Impossible 7’ falls short of expectations,” ran another. The moaning in the trades gave way to klaxon horns when much of SAG-AFTRA went on strike on July 14. Two days later Barry Diller, who once ran Paramount, warned that the strikes could lead to the industry’s “absolute collapse.” Five days later, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” opened. That phenom dubbed Barbenheimer buoyed the box office, the strikes ended, and here we are. It’s tempting to repeat William Goldman’s axiom that “nobody knows anything” and leave it at that. Except that this year also reminded us of some things that we have known for a while, including that women directors can make any kind of movie, from the intimately scaled to larger-than-life productions that become monster hits. This year also reminded us that a mass audience will happily get out of the house for movies without superheroes. And, on occasion, it won’t show up for movies with them, which was evident after disappointments from both the DC and Marvel studios as “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” “Shazam: Fury of the Gods,” “The Flash,” “Blue Beetle” and “The Marvels” sputtered in theaters.

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How to watch FOXs The Masked Singer season 10 finale for free Dec. 20

The disguised celebrity singing competition “The Masked Singer” concludes its 10th season on FOX this Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT with a two-hour finale. Those without cable can watch the new episode through platforms like DirecTV Stream and FuboTV. Both streaming services offer seven-day free trials when you sign up for a new account. FuboTV said in a description of the series that it is a “top-secret singing competition in which celebrities face off against each other and appear in elaborate costumes with full facemasks to conceal their identities.” The new episode is titled “Season 10 Finale,” and in a description FuboTV said “The final four celebrity contestants perform new songs in the season finale episode before the audience and panel votes; the bottom two singers unmask, then the final two go head-to-head one last time; the winner takes home the Golden Mask trophy.” How can I watch “The Masked Singer” on FOX without cable? The show can be streamed on platforms like DirecTV Stream and FuboTV. Both streaming services offer free trials. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, such as sports, news, entertainment and local channels. What is DirecTV Stream? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels.

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Mass. State Lottery winner: $1 million ticket sold at Everett market and deli

One lucky lottery player just upped their fortune by seven digits after winning a $1 million prize from a ticket they bought at a market and deli in Massachusetts. Someone spent $5 to buy a “HIT $500″ scratch ticket from Kipo’s Market & Deli in Everett and won the $1 million prize. The award, which was claimed Friday, amounts to $650,000 before taxes, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery’s website. The odds of winning $1 million, the highest prize that can be won playing “HIT $500,” are one in 3.78 million. The winner of the $1 million prize was not the only lucky lottery player in the commonwealth this week. On Thursday, another $1 million ticket was sold at a package store in Cheshire. A Market Basket grocery store and a package store in Massachusetts each sold $1 million and $100,000 lottery awards, which were won or claimed on Wednesday. On Tuesday, a $4 million prize and two $1 million awards were claimed in the state. The State Lottery publishes a list online every day of all the winning lottery tickets worth at least $600 sold or claimed in Massachusetts. There were 604 total tickets worth at least $600 sold or claimed Friday, including 15 in Springfield, 17 in Worcester and 61 in Boston.

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A Reinvented True Detective Plays It Cool

This season — the first without Pizzolatto, though he retains an executive producer credit — can be seen as a photo negative of the first. It is chilly rather than steamy, shadowed rather than sunlit, tundra-dry instead of humid. Despite occasional flashbacks, it restricts itself to a single timeline. In the first season, women appeared mostly as beleaguered wives or prostitutes. Here the gaze and the detectives are defiantly female. Is this still “True Detective”? While Pizzolatto was not available for comment, López argues that it is. This season retains what she sees as the series’s essentials: two detectives, shrouded in secrets and enmeshed in a landscape that holds secrets of its own. The series, she believes, favors a kind of expressionism in which the inner lives of the characters explode into the environment. “The darkness around them comes from inside of them,” she said. That’s certainly true of this season, though the earth’s axis may want to have a word. And if López exchanges the first season’s meditation on male toxicity and identity for a consideration of female victimhood and agency, she also returns the series to its roots in cosmic horror, even calling back to the certain Season 1 symbols, like the spiral. Orsi sometimes doubted the wisdom of having handed a marquee franchise to someone with little television experience, but López’s choices and attitude reassured her. “Every step of the way, I was taken aback by how confident she consistently was about what we were asking of her,” Orsi said. That confidence also inspired Foster, who hadn’t done substantive television work since her breakthrough role in the 1976 film “Taxi Driver.”

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Whos Afraid of a Tap Dance Nutcracker?

The White House video opens on Josette Wiggan, wearing a sequined romper with spheres jutting from the sides of her waist — a fantasy tutu befitting the story’s Land of the Sweets — as she turns with open arms. She is Sugar Rum Cherry. Think of the Sugar Plum Fairy, only cooler. Gliding backward, she heads down a hallway flanked by giant candy canes as her shoulders send a ripple down her long arms and her fingers snap to the tune of the “Dance of the Floreadores,” set to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s 1960 jazz arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker.” The film is an invitation to a dance — and not just to any “Nutcracker,” but to one that celebrates two points of American cultural pride: tap dance and jazz. Both are marginalized art forms, which makes transmitting the video from the White House all the more significant. And it’s also enchanting. Dr. Biden, correctly, calls it playful in her post, writing: “A bit of magic, wonder, and joy brought to you by the talented tappers of Dorrance Dance.” In many ways, the “Dance of the Floreadores” feels like a throwback to vintage Hollywood. (The production is choreographed by Ms. Dorrance, Hannah Heller and Ms. Wiggan.) The performers, dressed as characters from the work — including a Cavalier, a Flower with a giant purple headpiece, a Rat King — light up the score with sweeping, frisky steps as they spin from room to room in solo turns and end as a group, Ms. Wiggan in front as she blows a kiss in a final flourish. But this offering of dance joy has drawn criticism from those who see it as dystopian. It’s hard to imagine that this is news to anyone, but “The Nutcracker” is a fantasy. It can get weird, and even a little dark. In the choreographer George Balanchine’s classic 1954 version, performed by New York City Ballet this month at Lincoln Center, a Nutcracker Prince goes to battle with the Mouse King, ultimately stabbing him to death. (This inevitably leads to loud applause.) The characters in all versions of “The Nutcracker” are over the top — that’s the point.

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The Best Films of 2023, So Far

As the summer may bring a little extra time to catch up on movies, our critics have selected a handful of options worth your time. All are available in theaters or on demand. ‘Asteroid City’ In theaters The story: Wes Anderson’s latest follows the staging of a play about the goings-on in a small desert town in the 1950s. But that play is actually shown as if it were a movie, one featuring Scarlett Johansson, Jason Schwartzman, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Tom Hanks and many more. Manohla Dargis’s take: “Written by Anderson, the film is about desire and death, small mysteries and cosmic unknowns and the stories that we make of all the stuff called life. Part of what makes his work memorable and often unexpectedly touching is that his filmmaking — the stylized way he orders the world with his richly populated cast of collaborators — expresses how he navigates the world’s confusions.” Read the review.

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Author readings around Boston through Jan. 27

(” Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine ”) will be in conversation with Renée Graham at 6 p.m. at the Brattle Theatre . (Tickets are $10 for admission only, $34 for admission and a copy of the book.)

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Live Wire: Classical jazz featured at MLK Jr. celebration

The NBC series “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” returns to the network on Monday, Jan. 8 at 11:30 p.m. ET. Those without cable who want to catch the episode premiere when it airs on NBC can do so for free through either FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, each of which offer a free trial to new users. You can also watch the series on Peacock. In the new episode, the show will welcome actor Seth MacFarlane and singer Mel B. JID will perform as the musical guest. How can I watch the “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” for free without cable? Those without cable can watch the show for free through either through FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, each of which offer a free trial to new users. You can also watch the series in full through Peacock. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, like sports, news, entertainment and local channels. It offers DVR storage space, and is designed for people who want to cut the cord, but don’t want to miss out on their favorite live TV and sports. What is DirecTV Stream? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels.

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Expedition Unknown episode 6: How to watch for free on Dec. 20

Josh helps recover the richest stash of lost treasure in the Americas in the newest episode of “Expedition Unknown” airing on Wednesday, December 20 on the Discovery Channel. The new season will air a new episode at 9 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on the Discovery Channel. Viewers looking to stream the new season can do so by using Philo, FuboTV and DirecTV Stream. All three streaming services offer free trials for new users. According to a description of the series from the Discovery Channel, intrigued by legendary mysteries and driven by curiosity, Josh Gates is on a mission for answers.`Expedition Unknown’ chronicles his global adventures as he investigates iconic unsolved events, lost cities, buried treasures and other puzzling stories. In the sixth episode of the new season, Josh helps recover the richest stash of lost treasure in the Americas; deploying cutting-edge technology and an armada of boats, the team dives the Caribbean to bring coins and jewels from the legendary Spanish galleon Maravillas to the surface. Here is a look at the series from Discovery’s YouTube Channel: How can I watch “Expedition Unknown” if I don’t have cable? The new season will air a new episode at 9 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on the Discovery Channel. Viewers looking to stream the new season can do so by using Philo, FuboTV and DirecTV Stream. All three streaming services offer free trials for new users. What is Philo? Philo is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers 60+ entertainment and lifestyle channels, like AMC, BET, MTV, Comedy Central and more, for the budget-friendly price of $25/month. What is FuboTV? FuboTV is an over-the-top internet live TV streaming service that offers more than 100 channels, such as sports, news, entertainment and local channels. What is DirecTV Stream? The streaming platform offers a plethora of content including streaming the best of live and On Demand, starting with more than 75 live TV channels

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ESPN BET promo code MASS: Bet $10 on Jets-Browns, unlock $250 NFL bonus

FOXBOROUGH – Pharaoh Brown has seen this situation play out before. In 2017, he was on a 6-10 Oakland Raiders team that saw head coach Jack Del Rio get fired after the season. In 2019, he was on the Cleveland Browns and that 6-10 season ended with head coach Freddie Kitchens being fired. In 2020, he was on a Houston Texans team that saw Bill O’Brien get fired after a 0-4 start. The next season, he was still there when Houston finished 4-13 and fired head coach David Culley. During those difficult seasons, Brown said it was easy to tell which head coaches were rattled by the media and how distracting it got when they started to act differently during times of adversity. This 2023 NFL season may very well end with head coach Bill Belichick being let go from the Patriots after finishing with a 4-13 record. Brown noted that Belichick, unlike previous head coaches, never changed this season. That’s one reason why the veteran tight end appreciates his time with arguably the greatest head coach in NFL history. “He just has a good way of being level-headed in the highs and the lows, the good things and the bad things. I can respect that just being able to say who he is – even through this year being one of the rougher years, he never changed,” Brown said. “He never changed the process. I’ve been in some bad situations, some bad seasons and you see the coaching staffs, with the media talking about they might get fired and then, they start changing stuff and start acting differently. You can respect men who stick to who they are. That goes a long way. Great coach.” If Belichick’s time with the Patriots is over after 24 years, it certainly didn’t end like anyone hoped it would. On Sunday, the Patriots lost to the New York Jets, finishing with their worst record since the 1992 season. Before the clock hit zero, several Jets players were making snow angels. It was an embarrassing ending to a historic run by one of the greatest in football history. Although this 2023 season was a failure, players say they’ll exit this season being grateful to have been coached by Belichick. BET ANYTHING GET $250 BONUS ESPN BET CLAIM OFFER MASS 21+ and present in MA, NJ, PA, VA, MD, WV, TN, LA, KS, KY, CO, AZ, IL, IA, IN, OH, MI. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-Gambler. Belichick left his mark on newcomers Ezekiel Elliott will look back on his time in New England fondly despite the poor results. The reason is Belichick. “I feel very lucky. I feel very lucky to have played for the best coach ever,” Elliott said. “You can tell just by the way he attacks every day. By the way, he demands excellence from everyone and everything he does from top to bottom. He loves to coach. He’s going to coach you up. I’m just very appreciative to be able to play for him.” Elliott was one of the most high-profile free agent signings for the Patriots this season. He was part of a new group that also included Mike Gesicki. The veteran tight end, who’s a free agent, said he enjoyed playing for Belichick so much that he hopes to be back with the Patriots head coach. “Incredible. Hopefully, there’s more time to make more memories in the future with that,” Gesicki said. “In terms of this year, it was awesome. It was incredible. Great experience. He was everything that you could imagine and more.” This season, the Patriots also added several new players to the roster who only received a small taste of what it was like to be coached by Belichick. That included cornerback Marco Wilson, who came to the Patriots on Dec. 28, and cornerback Alex Austin, who signed on Nov. 2. Both defensive backs said it was an honor to be in the same building. “Man, looking back it’s been a blessing,” said Austin. “One of the greatest coaches of all time. Just learned every day from him, sitting in the meeting rooms, getting every coaching point. It’s been a blessing to have been taking coaching points from the greatest coaching points ever.” “It was amazing, honestly,” added Wilson. “That was the main thing I was excited about when I came out here. He’s a hell of a coach. The best coach in the NFL in history, honestly. It’s been amazing to have a coach with that type of knowledge, that type of experience. You really feel like you can learn and do things that will make you successful.” Belichick’s humor surprised players In the past, it’s been said that players don’t have fun in New England. Although that’s been disputed by many former players, it’s also something that was on the mind of Gesicki when he signed with the Patriots this offseason. That’s why he was so surprised to learn that Belichick has a dry-wit sense of humor that often has his players cracking up. Gesicki discovered that players could have fun playing for the Patriots – even in a difficult season. “You guys see him at the press conferences, where he’s just answering the questions, but he does have personality. It was cool to see that,” Gesicki said. “He jokes around. You hear all the nonsense, where it’s like ‘no fun,’ but that’s not what it is. It’s a lot of fun and I made a lot of good memories.” “He’s got a sense of humor,” added Wilson. “He’ll crack a joke every now and then. That’s the funny part about him.” On Sunday, following their loss to the Jets, players said they’ll leave this season with good memories of Belichick. Another reason is his sense of humor. Considering that Belichick often goes viral for his non-answers, players came away surprised by just how often they found themselves laughing at their head coach. “I was expecting a great coach and that’s what he was, but I didn’t expect him to be as sarcastic and funny with the way he coaches,” said Elliott. “He’s going to get on you, but he’ll build you up at the same time. That’s what we all need and want as football players.” “I think that surprised me, too – his sense of humor,” added Austin. “He’s a guy who’s for the players as well. As long as you love football and show up to work every day, I feel like he’s a great coach.” Players leave disappointed The 2023 season didn’t go as anyone hoped inside Gillette Stadium. The coaching staff and front office were confident that this year’s team would be more competitive than the 2022 season. As disappointing as that 8-9 year was, it paled in comparison to what happened this fall. On Monday, Belichick is expected to meet with owner Robert Kraft to discuss his future with the franchise. There are people inside Gillette Stadium bracing for major change. For the players in the locker room, it’s disappointing. “I ain’t really like the flack he’s been getting. It’s up to us to execute,” safety Jabrill Peppers said. “When the plays show up, you have to execute. You can’t put that on coaches. From man to man, we know we didn’t do what we had to do this year. That didn’t mean we didn’t work hard. That didn’t mean we didn’t come in week in and week out expecting and playing to win. We just didn’t execute and the ball didn’t roll our way. We have to own that.” When the game ended on Sunday, several players found themselves reflecting on the season and what it was like to have been coached by Belichick. One of those players was Wilson. The linebacker had one of the best seasons of his career in 2023. He said he took a seat after the game was over and thought about how lucky he was when it hit him that he played for Nick Saban at Alabama and then Belichick with the Patriots. “It’s been great. It’s been bittersweet. Just after the game, I took some time to sit by myself for a minute to reflect on the year,” Wilson said. “It’s been amazing to have played under coach Belichick, one of the greatest coaches to ever coach the game at this level. it’s always dope when you get a chance to play for the greatest college coach and arguably one of the best NFL coaches as well.” The Patriots loss on Sunday snapped a 15-game win streak against the Jets. The season ended with the most losses for a Patriots team since 1992. This year’s team also locked in a top-3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. As horrible as the results were, players still left Gillette Stadium grateful for their head coach in what might have been his final game with the Patriots. “It’s been amazing. Arguably one of the greatest coaches to have ever done it,” Peppers said. “I’ve learned so much from him. He pushed me in ways I haven’t been pushed before. I’m just mad we couldn’t get a W for him.”