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From the first moments of the musical, which has a book by Duane Poole, music by Larry Grossman and lyrics by Kellen Blair, the script charms. Having redeemed Scrooge’s nature, Marley now sets out to fix his former business partner’s love life. “Is this to be an annual holiday chat?” Scrooge asks. Broadway actor Jason Graee reprises his role as the title character; Dyan McBride directs.

After five years of choose-your-own-adventure Christmas plays, playwright Daniel Heath, director Christy Crowley and producer PianoFight are reuniting for a new holiday show. Sample character description: Jesus — the son of God. Fights and plays music. Santa joins deadbeat Z in a battle of the bands to win $10 million, which happens to be the amount he needs to raise to buy back the North Pole’s mineral rights in order to stave off greedy oil companies.

The run for tickets for SHN’s “Hamilton,” beginning in March at the 2,200-seat Orpheum Theatre, has begun, and despite how badly some theater fans wanted to buy tickets, some are already looking to unload them. Minutes after the American Express cardholders’ presale ended on Monday, Dec. 5, more than 2,000 tickets popped up on StubHub, a ticket resale site. Public ticket sales begin Monday, Dec. 12, at 10 a.m. In addition to purchase at www.hamilton.shnsf.com or (888) 746-1799, the Orpheum box office will also be selling tickets. Читать дальше...

Gianfranco Rosi, who escaped from Eritrea at the age of 13 in the 1970s, directs this documentary about life for African refugees on the Italian island of Lampedusa. Natalie Portman plays the first lady, who looks back at her life during JFK’s presidency, including the famous 1962 tour of the White House and the terrible day in Dallas in 1963 and its aftermath. Bay Area documentarian Steve Okazaki directed this tribute to the actor most famous for his roles in filmmaker Akira Kurosawa movies such... Читать дальше...

CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — So far, the hundreds of protesters fighting the Dakota Access pipeline have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid temperatures that have swirled around their large encampment on the North Dakota grasslands. [...] as they defy government orders to abandon the camp and vow to stay put even after a surprise federal decision to further delay and review the project, demonstrators know the real deep freeze comes when the full force of the Great Plains winter descends on their community of nylon tents and teepees.

Benjamin Britten’s adaptation of the Henry James novella “The Turn of the Screw” is the most popular of the late English composer’s chamber operas. The San Francisco Conservatory of Music will present two free performances of Britten’s opera at the Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall on Friday and Sunday, Dec. 9 and 11, with two separate casts. Taylor Rawley and James Hogan will share the Prologue, sun by Britten’s partner, tenor Peter Pears, at the 1954 premiere. The opera will be presented by the Opera and Musical Theatre Program... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Chirping and beeping filled the air as Marion Paul fired up her Gatlinburg video arcade Monday, the first time she's seen her business since deadly wildfires set much of the city ablaze a week ago. While several Gatlinburg areas resembled a war zone, the main business drag in this popular Tennessee tourist site was spared by the fast-moving flames. A week ago on Monday, hurricane-force winds whipped up fires that killed 14 people and damaged or destroyed almost 1,700 buildings in the Great Smoky Mountains tourist region... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The Army's refusal to grant a permit for the Dakota Access oil pipeline to cross beneath the Missouri River has focused more attention on alternative routes, but several other options already have been considered and rejected as being more risky and expensive. Nearly all of the 1,172-mile, $3.8 billion pipeline has been built by Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners except for a mile-long section across federal land and beneath Lake Oahe, a Missouri River reservoir. The proposed route skirts... Читать дальше...

“We can be unwavering in our commitment to racial equality while still breaking bread with the same racist people who’ve oppressed us,” “Daily Show” host... In an op-ed Monday for The New York Times, the host of Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” relayed his experiences as a mixed-race child growing up in South Africa under apartheid — and reflected on the similarities to the current political climate in the U.S. Noah invoked the philosophies of Nelson Mandela, who helped negotiate the end of apartheid... Читать дальше...

Media reports say EKU faculty and administration had created a list of possible cuts aimed at reducing a multi-million-dollar shortfall. Coupled with cuts to athletics and changes to employee health insurance, Board of Regents Chair Craig Turner says the decision Monday to suspend programs should trim the deficit to about $2 million.

Gore, a leading voice on the dangers of climate change, met with the president-elect at Trump Tower in New York City and spoke briefly to reporters afterward. During the campaign, Donald Trump called man-made climate change a hoax, and he has pledged to undo a number of regulations to protect the environment. Since the election, however, Trump has sent mixed signals on the topic.

All 13 ‘Black Mirror’ Episodes Ranked, From Eerie to Horrifying (Photos) Want to watch Netflix’s brilliant series, but kind of a scaredy cat? Every episode of Netflix’s brilliant “Black Mirror,” about how technology reflects and distorts our real lives, is a little scary. [...] some will just nag your conscience, and others will make you throw your cell phone and laptop in the trash. An insult-spewing cartoon character inserts himself into politics?  Many people find this scenario all too familiar. Читать дальше...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Some University of Minnesota officials will now personally write checks for their tickets for attending Minnesota Vikings or soccer games in luxury suites at the Vikings' new stadium, a newspaper reported Monday. Coyle and his wife, deputy university athletic director John Cunningham and senior associate AD Tom McGinnis attended the Vikings' inaugural regular season game against the Green Bay Packers on Sept. 18, the Star Tribune reported. Lapiska said the two women attended... Читать дальше...

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Riley Fritz, bass player and animal lover, identified as among fire victims Riley Fritz, a garage band bass player and art school graduate who was always trailed by a rescue dog, was confirmed dead Monday in the fire at the Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland. “A very soft, sensitive, caring person,” said her father, Bruce Fritz of Westport, Conn. Riley Fritz, who was 29 and also went by the name Feral Pines, was a transgender woman and one of several queer people to perish in the inferno. “Always loved animals,” said Bruce Fritz... Читать дальше...

‘Little People Big World': Game Night Gets Weird When Amy Visits Matt (Exclusive Video) On Tuesday’s “Little People Big World,” the family matriarch visits ex-husband Matt’s building for a game night with the kids. [...] on Tuesday’s episode, Amy is officially back in the dating pool — and coincidentally enough, the actual swimming pool.

The case is part of a broader legal fight pitting the world’s largest networking equipment maker against upstart rival Arista Networks, founded by Cisco executives and headquartered about 2 miles away. While Cisco has always been a training ground for networking industry leaders, Executive Chairman John Chambers has a good chance of running into former employees when he testifies this week because they are now his adversaries. Arista reflects a change in the networking industry that challenges Cisco’s biggest source of revenue... Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Damaging testimony that Bill Cosby gave in an accuser's lawsuit, including admissions that he gave young women drugs and alcohol before sex, can be used at his sex assault trial, a judge ruled Monday. The release of the deposition testimony last year prompted them to reopen her 2005 police complaint and arrest Cosby days before the statute of limitations expired. Cosby instead settled Constand's lawsuit, for an undisclosed amount, after finishing four days of testimony about his extramarital affairs... Читать дальше...

Prosecutors say they are investigating the warehouse fire that killed 36 people, and murder charges are possible. Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley said Monday her office has just started its probe and has not yet determined whether a crime even occurred. Investigators with the district attorney's office are making sure crews removing debris don't jeopardize any evidence in a potential criminal investigation. California Gov. Jerry Brown is expressing condolences to the families of the victims of the Oakland warehouse fire... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate leaders reached agreement Monday on a bipartisan bill to authorize $170 million for Flint, Michigan, and other cities beleaguered by lead in drinking water, and to provide relief to drought-stricken California. [...] the measure was jeopardized by sharp opposition from California Sen. Barbara Boxer and other Democrats who said it would harm drinking water quality and severely weaken the Endangered Species Act, threatening salmon and other endangered species. "If we don't move now... Читать дальше...

The Dow Jones industrial average set another record Monday as investors bought stocks that stand to benefit from economic growth, like banks, as well as technology companies, which have been mostly left out of a post-election rally. Energy companies rose as the price of oil reached its highest level since July 2015. Technology companies have fallen since the election as big names like Facebook and Alphabet have lost ground. Samantha Azzarello, global market strategist for JPMorgan Asset Management... Читать дальше...

The study published Monday in the journal Health Affairs found problems even with apps considered to be among the highest-quality offerings on the market. According to the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, there are more than 165,000 health apps out there. "The state of health apps is even worse than we thought," said Dr. James Madara, chief executive of the American Medical Association, who was not involved in the study. The research team reviewed 137 apps designed for patients with serious ongoing health problems... Читать дальше...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A South Carolina judge declared a mistrial Monday after a jury deadlocked in the murder trial of a white former police officer charged in the shooting death of an unarmed black motorist. Cell phone video taken by a bystander that showed Walter Scott, 50, being shot in the back five times by Michael Slager was shown widely in the media and on the Internet and shocked the country, inflaming the national debate about how blacks are treated by law enforcement officers. A panel of one black and 11 white jurors ... Читать дальше...

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Maryland State Board of Education has set guidelines for considering waivers to post-Labor Day school starts under Gov. Larry Hogan's recent executive order. Justifications include the adoption of an innovative school schedule for a low-performing, at-risk or charter school.

Scandal-plagued comedian Bill Cosby was dealt a heavy blow in the looming sexual assault trial against him, as a judge ordered that potentially damaging deposition testimony that Cosby gave in 2005 and 2006 can be used in the case. Cosby’s team had sought to suppress the deposition testimony, claiming that previous Montgomery County, Pennsylvania district attorney Bruce Castor had agreed not to prosecute him for the alleged sexual assault of former Temple University employee Andrea Constand. Last December... Читать дальше...