David Gofstein

SAT 9/24The Bruisers versus the Surly Girlies. It sounds like something out of West Side Story -- only with skates. Actually, it's the latest blood-sport death match between the take-no-shit Arizona Roller Derby chicks, who hit the hardwood for their first match of the new season on Saturday, September 24,...

9/16-9/17While most kids long to be baseball stars or astronauts, Darrell Hammond was a comedian born. He started impersonating family members when he was 5, and he's blossomed into Saturday Night Live's resident impressionist, specializing in letter-perfect portrayals of political and entertainment figures such as Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Sean...

Consider the career options for a person with Legg-Calf Perthese disease. This rare form of arthritis affects the ball-and-socket joints of the hips, resulting in an inability to put any weight on your legs for anything but the briefest periods of time. Surely, work as a dancer and choreographer doesn't...

Broadway's Tony Awards -- a celebration of New York theater's best -- is not the first place you'd look for controversy. But the award of the coveted Best Musical for 2000 to Susan Stroman's Contact stirred up some serious debate: Some critics claimed that Contact, which won four Tonys (not...

Film fans, rejoice! The Orpheum Theatre is kicking off its third season of Silent Sundays.The series is a clever idea, well-executed. Old silent films are screened every few months on Sunday afternoons. Rudolph Valentino, Lon Chaney Jr., Clara Bow, Bessie Love, Errol Flynn, Jackie Coogan -- these and other great...