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Category Archives: entertainment
Circus Smirkus looking for new “Wellesley” location
Circus Smirkus, which annually has been treating fans in Wellesley and surrounding communities to its kid-performed shows in recent summers at Elm Bank Reservation, is looking for a different spot this summer “due to difficulties beyond our control.” Circus Smirkus is eyeing the Hosmer School in Watertown or Gore Place in Waltham. Vote here if [...]
Kenneth Branagh sightings in Wellesley?
Kenneth Branagh, the Northern Irish actor best known for his roles in various movie adaptations of Shakespeare plays such as Henry V and Much Ado About Nothing, has become the topic of some buzz in Wellesley, with a couple of purported sightings. Anyone know if he might be in town? As far as we can [...]
UPDATE: Posponed — Wellesley welcomes Willy Wonka to Warren Park
The Recreation Dept. has postponed the outdoor movie until next Tuesday, July 28, due to rainy conditions. Wwwwwhew. The free outdoor movie is slated for Tuesday night, July 21 at Warren Park outside the Rec Department building at about 8:15pm.
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Wellesley High grad Michaela Watkins profiled
First she made the Saturday Night Live cast. Then the Swellesley Report made mention of her new gig. And now the Globe. She’s really hit it big. Here she is channeling Ann Coulter:
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Wellesley High grad's films to debut at West Newton Cinema
Recent Wellesley High School graduate Zach Kuperstein, now at New York University film school, will celebrate a double-bill premiere of his films at West Newton Cinema on March 15. The films are called “TV Dinner” (see trailer) and “Hills of Iron” (trailer). The show starts at 6pm and tickets at the door cost $7. More [...]
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Wellesley native to star in new sitcom
Wellesley native Jay Harrington will star as the title character in ABC’s “Better off Ted,” which airs starting in March. It’s an office comedy that gets yucks from wacky R&D ideas. A teaser here:
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Trailer for movie featuring Elm Bank debuts
Remember the movie “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” that was filmed last year at Elm Bank Reservation on the Dover/Wellesley border? You can catch a glimpse of the Manor House at Elm Bank, including a scene with a car crashing through glass doors, in a new trailer for the movie, which comes to theaters in May. [...]
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Tina Fey vs. BabsonLacrosse
Thinking Babson College’s Lacrosse teams (men’s and women’s) don’t need to start boycotting TV show 30 Rock even though its star, Tina Fey, did say during her Globe Globes acceptance speech last night: “BabsonLacrosse, you can suck it.” She was lashing out at her Internet critics and was referring specifically to an Internet chatboard poster [...]
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New Wellesley Public Schools performing arts website debuts
The new and improved Performing Arts website includes up-to-date information on music, drama, dance, POPS (Parents of Performing Students) volunteers, and has a constantly updated Google calendar containing relevant Performing Arts information for grades K-12. (If you use Google calendar, you can load our calendar directly into your own). Links to Performing Arts faculty web [...]
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Live from New York it's Wellesley High grad Michaela Watkins on SNL!
Saturday Night Live recently added 2 cast members, one of whom is Michaela Watkins, a Wellesley High grad in the late 1980s. She was a member of the Groundlings comedy troupe and various TV shows, and now has hit it big with a regular gig on SNL. Among other things, she portrays Arianna Huffington on [...]
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Wellesley goes Hollywood again
Wellesley Weston Chabad employs some “Curb Your Enthusiasm” footage from HBO featuring cranky Larry David to encourage people to attend upcoming High Holiday services. Separately, actress Ari Graynor from Wellesley is in the new movie “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist.” Perhaps more intriguing, however, is her upcoming role in a movie set for release next [...]
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Wellesleyite siblings behind 2 TV shows
The Townsman reports on Maria and George Mastras, siblings from Wellesley who are writing for TV shows in Hollywood. Maria is writing for AMC’s “Mad Men,” and George for “Breaking Bad.” Their mom Athena shares a few colorful ideas of her own with the Townsman: “Hollywood’s very cutthroat, and there’s lots of nepotism,” she said. [...]
Wellesley High grad wins video contest with updated Romeo & Juliet