Category: archives

  • ‘Footloose’

    The Academy Theatre takes on this musical, adapted from the 1984 film. By: Stuart Duncan    In days of yore, a successful actor needed to be seen — and heard. Nowadays, with in-house sound systems, acoustics and "body mikes" in constant use, one more asset must be mentioned: the need to be understood. Take, for example,…

  • ‘Man of La Mancha’

    Actors’ NET of Bucks County presents a revival of Dale Wasserman’s work, starring C. Jameson Bradley. By: Stuart Duncan    Man of La Mancha began when playwright Dale Wasserman, who was in Madrid working on a film, read in a local newspaper that he was in Spain doing research for a dramatic version of Cervantes’ Don…

  • ‘A Prairie Home Companion’

    Live from the Fitzgerald Theater – complete with Powdermilk Biscuits – is Robert Altman’s paean to Garrison Keillor’s radio show. By: Bob Brown    Has your family tried A Prairie Home Companion on National Public Radio on a Saturday night? If they have, you’ve been looking forward to this film, with story and script by the…

  • June 14, 2006

    Deborah Jeanne Giovacchini    Deborah Jeanne Giovacchini, 50, died Monday at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Giovacchini was an eighth-grade paraprofessional science teacher at Timberlane Middle School for the past seven years and was actively involved in soccer and track for her children.…

  • McGlinchey’s

    This unpretentious Doylestown, Pa., establishment caters to a DIY crowd, so bring your own wine glass (or cocktail shaker) and enjoy comfort food at comforting prices. By: Scotia MacRae McGlinchey’s 19 E. State St. Doylestown, Pa. (215) 345-8181 Food: Good + Service: Good Prices: Inexpensive Cuisine: Irish-American Vegetarian and Vegan Options: Limited Ambience: Homey Hours:…

  • ‘Urinetown’

    Bucks County Playhouse stages this Tony Award-winning hit musical. By: Stuart Duncan    The excitement at Bucks County Playhouse this season is due, at least in good part, to a schedule that includes many "new" shows that never have been produced in New Hope, Pa., before. Leading the list, chronologically, is Urinetown, which had a Broadway…

  • Sweet Movies

    Classic movies will be served outdoors with ice cream and popcorn. By: Jay Boyar    Remember drive-in movies?    Tom Grim does. He remembers how much fun it was to watch a film outdoors, with the stars up above and, all around him, an actual breeze.    "We used to go to the drive-in in a dump truck,"…

  • ‘Cars’

    Despite creakily predictable plot twists, the imaginary world cooked up in Pixar’s latest film sometimes feels delightfully real. By: Elise Nakhnikian    When Walt Disney announced that it was buying Pixar — and appointing its main filmmaker, John Lasseter, as chief creative officer for all its animation — it looked as if the hibernating giant was…

  • Uncle Vinnie’s Clam Bar

    Seafood is the star and portions are generous at this small neighborhood restaurant in Raritan, where the regulars taste each other’s dinners. By: Tom and Kate O’Neill Uncle Vinnie’s Clam Bar 5 E. Somerset St. Raritan (908) 526-9887 Food: Good to very good Service: Well-trained, friendly Prices: Appetizers $4.95-$12.50, entrées $10.50-$16.50 (specials may be more…