The true genius of this show is the way it promotes optimism, love, and how a family can take any form or shape.
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The Five Stages of Parks and Recreation Grief
After seven seasons, a slew of time-slot shuffles, and 123 episodes, it has come down to this.
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Parks and Recreation Recap: Ben Wins Indiana Woman of the Year
This week’s episodes truly feel like the beginning of the end for the show.
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Will Nice Girl Finish First? Valerie Rockey in 'So You Think You Can Dance' Finale
Valerie Rockey should win because the show crowns America’s Favorite Dancer, not the best dancer on the show. Choreographers don’t give her much to do in group numbers, but her gift all season has been personality.
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Hoosier Valerie Rockey Taps Into Reality-Show Stardom
The 20-year-old Franklin Central grad began dancing at age 3 at the Tippy Toes School of Dance on the south side.
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Cheyenne Jackson at The Cabaret: Mad Man's Love Songs
A wonderfully poignant turn came courtesy of accompanist Ben Toth, whose arrangement of Sylvia Plath’s “Mad Girl’s Love Song” let Jackson wrap his voice around every sad, sexy line.
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Reasons to See Cheyenne Jackson at The Cabaret
Previous incarnations of his ‘Cocktail Hour’ show featured arrangements of songs by Joni Mitchell, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, and Amy Winehouse.
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Laura Benanti Shows Classic and Comic Chops at Cabaret
One of the best moments of the evening came early on as she started into the brilliant mash-up of two pop-music nuggets, Ellie Goulding’s “Starry-Eyed” and Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games.” That’s when the night’s brief drama played out.
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Five Reasons to See Laura Benanti at The Cabaret
Benanti has shared the stage with numerous Broadway stars, co-owns Kristen Chenoweth’s TV curse, and kills it on Twitter. Here she comes, Indy.
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Before and After: New Life for a Vintage Chair
Purple, commonly associated with royalty (and Wendy Williams), was chosen to complement the throne-like shape to the back of the chair.
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Broadway's 'Memphis' Heats Up Clowes Hall
The surefire standout of the night was Jasmin Richardson as Felicia, just as impressive in her quiet moments on stage as when she let that glorious voice soar.
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Sandi Patty, Von Trapps, and More Star in ISO's Yuletide
The songstress revealed various realms of her range, both musical and stylistic, and, at one point, took the theater to church.
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Hairy & Happy: Best Practices for Growing (and Keeping) a Beard
You no longer need to ride a Harley or be a hipster to cultivate a beard. You, too, can be the charmingly hirsute talk of the town. All you need are the right tools to maintain a tightly kept beard.