Barry Manilow

Scrabble at the Bain Center

2013-04-04 06:36:00

Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...

'Glee' recap: 'Guilty Pleasures'

2013-03-21 19:09:00

After last week's heavy (relatively speaking) "Feud" episode, we get a dose of "Glee" fluff in this week's "Guilty Pleasures" show. It all starts when Blaine spies Sam pilfering bags of pasta from the school cafeteria. He assumes it's to feed his family,...

Omar actor shares his playlist from 'The Wire'

2012-09-11 08:07:00

If you ever wanted to get inside Omar's head, here's your best shot. Actor Michael K. Williams, who played everyone's favorite gay hitman on "The Wire," has just shared with New York Magazine the songs that he'd play to get himself in the Omar mood. It'...

Could it be magic? Barry Manilow to play 1st Mariner Arena

2012-05-11 13:44:00

Rather than fill this post with more song title puns and bury the lede, here's the announcement: Barry Manilow, the "Mandy" singer with more than 80 million (!) worldwide sales, will play 1st Mariner Arena on Saturday, Sept. 15. Tickets — ranging...

'American Idol' recap: Top 12 perform

2011-03-17 04:22:10

Janell reports on last night's American Idol:The Top 12 are performing tonight, and the theme is not “whatever you want,” for a change. It’s “Song From the Year You Were Born” night, a theme which will make the viewing...

Complete list of 2006 Emmy winners

2006-08-28 00:00:00

DRAMA SERIES: "Grey's Anatomy," ABC "House," Fox "The Sopranos," HBO "24," Fox (Winner) "The West Wing," NBC COMEDY SERIES: "Arrested Development," Fox "Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO "The Office," NBC (Winner) "Scrubs," NBC "Two and a Half Men," CBS ACTOR,...

'So You Think You Can Dance': Final six couples dance twice

2008-07-23 13:29:56

I like the new two-dance per couple format on So You Think You Can Dance. We get right down to the dancing. Mark and Chelsie are first with a salsa routine choreographed by Alex Da Silva to 'Fuego' by Joe Bataan. She's wearing......

'American Idol': The first semifinal show results

2009-02-19 04:22:11

On tonight's American Idol, we'll hear the results from last night's semifinal, in which 12 of the Top 36 took to the stage, though many of them fell apart once there.Host Ryan Seacrest says that 24 million votes were cast......

Remember melody? Lionel Richie thinks it's coming back

2004-04-29 00:00:00

Twenty years ago, if it wasn't Prince or Michael Jackson, then it was Lionel Richie all over pop radio. And MTV. And the Grammys. And the American Music Awards. The former Commodore was even in Pepsi commercials - spinnin' and singin', his hair glistening...

It's good he's got that day job

2000-03-13 00:00:00

Although hardly on the level of combat reporting, music reviewing is not without its perils. Over the years, I've been threatened by musicians, their managers and their girlfriends. I've been denounced from the stage, and ridiculed on the Internet. Once,...

Taste of Brasil Cafe owner asks for the 'Check'

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Cristiane Pereira is already a familiar face to fans of her Taste of Brasil Cafe in Oak Park because she chats with them, explains foods on the menu and even has been known to share recipes. Now, she's hoping her easygoing rapport with customers and...

Motley Crue to return to Las Vegas in September

2013-04-02 12:47:00

After a 12-show residency there last year,�M�tley Cr�e announced Tuesday that it would return to the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for another dozen concerts this fall. Call it the same ol' situation, as one of the band's big hits goes. The...

David Manilow, creator and executive producer, and Jacqui Wedewer, producer, have narrowed the selection for the new host of "Check, Please!" to 17 candidates.

2013-03-19 22:03:00

Barry Manilow performing with the L.A. Philharmonic in July at the Hollywood Bowl.

2013-03-12 14:39:00

He wrote the songs that made the young girls cry. (Although, oddly enough, he didn't write "I Write the Songs.") Singer Barry Manilow brings hit after hit after hit to Baltimore in this "Manilow on Broadway" show, rescheduled from Sept. 15. 1st Mariner Arena, 201 W. Baltimore St.

2013-01-30 00:00:00