WHAT'S HAPPENING : ART.Fab photographer: John, Paul, George, Ringo and ... Harry. Say who? Harry Benson Harry Benson, born in Glasgow, Scotland, is an internationally renowned photographer. His pictures have appeared in many publications including Life, Vanity Fair, People and The New Yorker. practically could've been the sixth or seventh Beatle, so intimately did the Scots photographer mark time with the Fab Four. When the Beatles first toured stateside state·side adj. 1. Of or in the continental United States. 2. Alaska Of or in the 48 contiguous states of the United States. adv. Informal 1. , Benson was there to record their initial encounters with frenzied U.S. fans, their appearance on ``The Ed Sullivan Show,'' their composing sessions and their backstage antics. Having paid his shutterbugging dues on London's notorious Fleet Street, Benson relocated in the States, where he became a top-notch shooter for Life magazine in 1968. His work also can be found regularly in Vanity Fair, GQ and The New Yorker. A retrospective of Benson's photographs opens Saturday at the New Alchemy Gallery Fine Arts, 6909 Melrose Ave., where it will run through July 2. Included are prints of the ``Mersey Sound'' purveyors as well as images ranging from celebrity portraits to glimpses of Berlin nightlife. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Reed Johnson Reed Cameron Johnson (born December 8, 1976 in Riverside, California) is an outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League East division of Major League Baseball. He weighs 180 lb (82 kg) and is 5'10" tall. music Diverse diva:: While purists moan and groan about the mongrelization of classical music, performers like Sarah Brightman Sarah Brightman (born August 14, 1960) is an English classical crossover soprano, actress and dancer. Brightman debuted as a dancer in troupes such as Hot Gossip and later released a string of disco singles. have made an astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. discovery. Namely, if a melody is beautiful and a song's spirit moves them, audiences couldn't care less whether the stuff comes from Puccini, the ``Titanic'' soundtrack or, well, Andrew Lloyd Webber Noun 1. Andrew Lloyd Webber - English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948) Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton, Lloyd Webber . The British diva (and former Lloyd Webber Lloyd Web·ber , Sir Andrew Born 1948. British composer. His many popularly successful musicals include Jesus Christ Superstar (1971), Evita (1976), and The Phantom of the Opera (1986). Noun 1. spouse) previously pushed the boundaries of adult contemporary with her 1997 release ``Time to Say Goodbye.'' Now she's back touring with her follow-up, ``Eden'' (Angel Records), a disc that confidently interlaces opera, savvy synth-pop, Broadway-style belters, traditional Celtic numbers and '70s soft rock (would you believe Kansas' ``Dust in the Wind''?). The result? Lushly romantic Euro-pop for grown-ups, lifted above the Top 40 mainstream by Brightman's mature, bell-like soprano. The singer who created the role of Christine in you-know-who's ``The Phantom of the Opera'' plays Universal Amphitheatre this Sunday, with a 15-piece live orchestra for backup. Call (818) 622-4440. - Reed Johnson She's the cat's meow: For many New Yorkers, Eartha Kitt is part of daily life. Along with her commercials for Milky Way bars and Skippy Peanut Butter, Kitt's recorded voice advises passengers in Gotham cabs to buckle up. Famous for her seductive yuletide perennial ``Santa Baby,'' the legendary cabaret singer also played Catwoman on the campy '60s TV series ``Batman.'' Kitt, whom Orson Welles once dubbed `the most exciting woman in the world,'' appears tonight through Sunday at Catalina Bar & Grill in Hollywood. At age 72, Kitt is as much a celebrity today as she was when she initially reached stardom in the '50s. Her cabaret appearances at New York's Cafe Carlyle are events. Later this month, Kitt's first hits compilation, ``Purr-fect,'' is due for release. The album spans her classic RCA See RCA connector and video/TV history. period from 1952-57. The Catalina is at 1640 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood. Show times are 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. today and Saturday, and 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $36 (early set) and $31 (late set). Information: (323) 466-2210. - Fred Shuster television Winning combination: ``That Championship Season'' (8 tonight on Showtime) is a brilliant dissection of faded glory and tainted dreams. The action plays out - drunkenly, ragingly - at the incendiary INCENDIARY, crim. law. One who maliciously and willfully sets another person's house on fire; one guilty of the crime of arson. 2. This offence is punished by the statute laws of the different states according to their several provisions. 20-year reunion of four former high school basketball champs (Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney, Tony Shalhoub, Vincent D'Onofrio) and their bigoted big·ot·ed adj. Being or characteristic of a bigot: a bigoted person; an outrageously bigoted viewpoint. big , fascistic coach (Paul Sorvino). In one fateful evening, they strip their souls raw. Of course, sports is a metaphor for life in this mostly faithful redo To reverse an undo operation. See undo. of Jason Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1972 play. A bit stagey stag·ey adj. Variant of stagy. Adj. 1. stagey - having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality; "stagy heroics" stagy and talky talk·y adj. talk·i·er, talk·i·est 1. Talkative; loquacious. 2. Containing or given to too much talk: a talky, boring play. , yes. But this ``Season'' truly sizzles. Miller's exquisite language - and explosive acting by five masters - makes ``That Championship Season'' a grand-champion view. - Kinney Littlefield Orange County Register film Nod for romantic comedy: Terrific writing, solid acting and a delectable life-becomes-art attitude place ``Notting Hill'' above the average run of romantic comedies. Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts do what they usually do - charm the pants off everybody, including each other - at a very high level here. She plays the world's biggest movie star. He plays the owner of a failing travel book store. They both face squadrons of paparazzi pa·pa·raz·zo n. pl. pa·pa·raz·zi A freelance photographer who doggedly pursues celebrities to take candid pictures for sale to magazines and newspapers. as their unlikely romance takes off . . . and then hits some very believable emotional turbulence. The screenplay is by Richard Curtis, who also wrote Grant's breakthrough hit ``Four Weddings and a Funeral.'' This film has the same kind of warm, relatively sophisticated tone and understatedly wry dialogue. More, it has the courage to show us how real, flawed people fumble through love in the ultimate fantasy-come-true situation. - Bob Strauss CAPTION(S): 4 Photos Photo: (1) The world's greatest movie star (Julia Roberts) and a bookstore owner (Hugh Grant) have to work at romance in ``Notting Hill.'' (2) Sarah Brightman performs Sunday at the Universal Amphitheatre, touring with her new CD, ``Eden.'' (3) L.A. audiences are in for a treat as singer Eartha Kitt performs tonight through Sunday at the Catalina Bar & Grill in Hollywood. (4) Harry Benson's photographic images of the Beatles are included in a retrospective that opens Saturday at the New Alchemy Gallery Fine Arts. |
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