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Monday, June 30, 2008
Altar Boyz poze with fanz
Zachary Scott Theatre Center director Dave Steakley must have made a pact with the devil. He can take C-material like “Altar Boyz” and tutor the camp-lite Catholic musical into a solid A production.
Taylor Elliott, James La Rosa, Nicole Elliott
The Sunday matinee performance was populated by settled couples who looked as if they had just enjoyed a post-Mass brunch, tweens captivated by the faux “boy group” of the title and — who else? — gay men who like musicals.
Joshua Cruz, Josh Finto
Dario Nolfi, Christopher Hartman, Mark Christine, Joshua Cruz and James La Rosa also elevated the material with their spot-on performances, complemented by expert, goofy choreography, sets, costumes, lighting, music direction and — rare for Zach — an immaculate sound mix.
Christopher Hartman, Mary Beth Burnside, Mark Christine
Maybe Steakley’s deal is with Archangel Gabriel instead.
Sue Mason, Dario Nolfi
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Action figure Richard Norton at Master Yi’s
A long stretch of Burnet Road north of Research Boulevard has not yet benefited from the advent of the nearby Domain shopping Babylon. Strip centers look like dowdy afterthoughts from the 1970s and one can’t help but express curiosity about what goes on behind the miniblinds of these businesses. Master Yi Academy, for instance, has taken advantage of the relatively affordable real estate by operating a spacious, well-tended martial arts headquarters, including two well-lit, popular studios.
Jason Montgomery, Richard Norton, Rick Galione
Friday, one gym-like space was given over to movie star Richard Norton, who shared insights from his fake fighting on shows such as “Ironheart,” “Rage and Honor” and his friend Chuck Norris’ “Walker, Texas Ranger.” He demonstrated the camera-frame-filling “John Wayne” swing pnch and gave advice on keeping other fighters in one’s peripheral vision or falling to the floor without “breaking” (using one’s arm or hand to cushion the fall).
Janell Vela-Smith, Christian Ramirez
Among the participants in all shapes and sizes were members of the Janell Vela-Smith’s Fighting Stunts Association, as well as representatives from her Innovative Renderworks, an independent film company that plans to shoot “Templar: Honor among Thieves” at Spiderwood Studios, still under construction near Bastrop.
Jason Montgomery, Rick Galione
So quite a bit of action behind those miniblinds.
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