Entertainment

TORONTO — Sarah McLachlan is set to appear on Jimmy Kimmel’s first show back since the late-night comic was suspended last week. The Halifax-born singer-songwriter, who is promoting her Lilith Fair documentary and a new album, is booked as an interview guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” for Tuesday, publicists for both the Hulu-distributed documentary and [...] Read More »

Sarah McLachlan is set to appear on Jimmy Kimmel’s first show back since the late-night comic was suspended last week. McLachlan, who is promoting her Lilith Fair documentary, is booked as a musical guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” for Tuesday, publicists have confirmed. More coming. The Canadian Press[...] Read More »

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Missouri woman was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in federal prison for scheming to defraud Elvis Presley’s family by trying to auction off his Graceland home and property before a judge halted the brazen foreclosure sale. U.S. District Judge John T. Fowlkes Jr. sentenced Lisa Jeanine Findley in [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Ed Robertson, k.d. lang, Tom Cochrane and Chantal Kreviazuk will be among the music stars celebrating new inductees to the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. Organizers of the Legends Induction ceremony say lang will induct “Mimi on the Beach” singer-songwriter Jane Siberry while Cochrane will induct rock trio Triumph, for hits including “Lay [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Scarlett Johansson says she’s not one to be nervous when films she stars in get released into the world. But debuting a deeply personal film as a first-time director is a whole other matter. Flanked by her cast from “Eleanor the Great,” Johansson told a recent press conference that she felt some anxiety [...] Read More »

After focusing on comedies for the bulk of the past few seasons, Medicine Hat Musical Theatre is stepping back into the world of drama with 12 Angry Men, and it does not disappoint. Opening tonight for the first of six shows, 12 Angry Men give the local playhouse room to flex its more serious muscles, both [...] Read More »

Every day my first order of business is to turn on my computer and review what tickets have been sold on TIXX.ca over the past 24 hours – this information is vitally important to every part of the rest of my day. Although choosing and securing entertainment for the Esplanade is fun and exciting, there’s [...] Read More »

“We know our successes are even bigger than what the public sees.” This was a part of a conversation with a colleague recently, and it made me reflect on some of the auxiliary pieces of my job. My title as Food and Beverage Manager can be a little broad, especially with how many different events [...] Read More »

As Event Services Coordinator for the Community Development Department, I’m sometimes asked what I do. My main role is managing rentals at our facilities. At the Esplanade I book meeting rooms, theatre rental shows, children’s birthday parties and weddings. At the Cultural Centre I book the city’s rooms for non-profit organizations such as studio space [...] Read More »

Who’s ready for some camp at the cabin in the woods? Medicine Hat Musical Theatre’s production of Evil Dead The Musical premieres tonight at 8 p.m. with its first of nine shows, promising plenty of laughs, a touch of shock value and an overall bloody good time. Based on Sam Raimi’s cult classic film trilogy, [...] Read More »