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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Posts Tagged ‘Harry Potter’

Harry Potter fans gather in Mesa

Tanner Elliott of Florence, who attended "Potted Potter" Thursday night with his mom, was one of two lucky audience members invited to go on stage during a game of Quidditch at Mesa Arts Center. Photo: Lynn Trimble.

Florence mother Kimberly Elliott drove for more than an hour Thursday night so her 8-year-old son Tanner could see the opening night performance of “Potted Potter,” a 70-minute parody of all seven books in J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series. It’s being performed through Sunday at Mesa Arts Center, where Harry Potter fans of all ages [...]

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From Shakespeare to slam

Lynn Trimble returns from NYC to find a much anticipated piece of mail, then shares it with readers equally excited about summer camp offerings with a theater twist.

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The Woman in Black

Lynn Trimble reviews “The Woman in Black,” a frightening new take on the Susan Hill’s 1983 novel, which stars Daniel Radcliffe as a tender but tenacious father thrown into mysterious circumstances with life-changing consequences.

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Deathly Hallows II or Hundred Acres?

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I tried to prime Eli that it might be scary, hoping that maybe he’d opt out before I had to plink down 7 bucks and swelter alfresco in a long line of muggles outside the theatre

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Art with a cherry on top

Stage Mom Lynn Trimble likens live simulcast presentations of great theater works to the cherry atop a delicious scoop of ice cream, and shares news of the latest “cherry” coming from London to our very own Phoenix Art Museum thanks to the Arizona Theatre Company.

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A final wave of the wand

Lynn Trimble sends Lizabeth and three friends to see the latest, and last, Harry Potter movie — then shares their thoughts about these beloved books and films they all gew up with.

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How to succeed at Hogwarts

Lynn Trimble shares news of Harkins Theatres’ upcoming Harry Potter Week — which offers Harry Potter fans a chance to watch all eight films, enjoy costumes and prize drawings during a line-up party, and be among the first to see “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,” the final film based on J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books.

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The church of Broadway?

After watching the 2011 Tony Awards on TV with daughter Lizabeth and Pinky the theater cat (who knows not to ask for food during elaborate choreography), Lynn Trimble reflects on something a Valley arts advocate shared with her just last week — that theater gives to some the feelings others find in church.

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Easter bonnets, Broadway style

While mourning her family’s first year without Easter baskets, Lynn Trimble learns of an Easter bonnet competition raising money to fight HIV/AIDS.

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Movies we remember

The first movie I remember seeing at a theater was The Sound of Music, which came out in 1965. I was 9 and going to the movies was, for my family, a really big deal. My dad was a full-time graduate student at the University of Colorado Boulder. My mother worked as a secretary at our church. [...]

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