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OF THEATRE w w w .deerparkpub .c o m w w w .allanandashcraft .c o m w w w .i p f w .e d u /t h e a t r e “Family Guy” after all these years, and directed by Mark Webb ((500) DON HALL’S FACTORY ALMOZT ALICE JAM THEATRICALS we’re guessing you won’t be dis- Days of Summer), Amazing looks w w w .d o n h a l l s .c o m /l o c a t i o n s .a s p ?ID=30 w w w .m y s p a c e .c o m /slipkittyband w w w .fwembassytheatre .o r g /e v e n t s _b r o a d w a y .h t m appointed by Ted. pretty damn promising to us DON HALL’S TRIANGLE PARK AUTOVATOR More From the Box: Magic dweebs at the ZeCat offices. We w w w .d o n h a l l s .c o m /l o c a t i o n s .a s p ?ID=38 VENUES w w w .a u t o v a t o r .c o m Mike, starring , dig the casting selections and love FIREFLY COFFEE HOUSE BACKWATER ALLEN CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY w w w .fireflycoffeehousefw .c o m w w w .backwaterband .n e t w w w .a c p l .l i b .in.u s Matthew McConaughey and a that Webb is directing. 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NISWONGER PERFORMING ARTS CTR. this post-Carrie Bradshaw world. mentary, Katy Perry: Part of Me. w w w .s h o w g i r l 3.n e t w w w .j c o n s o r t .c o m w w w .n p a c v w .o r g But to a huge Soderbergh fan like The film will probably feel like an SNICKERZ COMEDY BAR joe justice PHILMORE ON BROADWAY myself, the movie’s success is a MTV special, or even a 90-minute w w w .snickerzcomedyclub .b i z w w w .joejusticelive .c o m w w w .philmoreonbroadway .c o m surprise. Yeah, yeah, yeah – the commercial for Katy Perry. But WRIGLEY FIELD BAR & GRILL junk yard band WAGON WHEEL THEATRE hey, we happen to (at least in the w w w .wrigleyfieldbarandgrill .c o m w w w .thejunkyardband .n e t w w w .wagonwheeltheatre .o r g guy made the Ocean’s movies, and EVENTS KILLNANCY Contagion did solid numbers, and context of pop stars) really like w w w .k i l l n a n c y .c o m this year’s Haywire wasn’t a total Perry. 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Looks Witness Protection, took the No. 4 like a solid B+ dollar rental, made spot at last weekend’s box over its perfect for a very bored, snowed- first weekend, selling $26 million in December afternoon. But really, amid the stiff competition. Blah. why go to the theater this weekend The Noah Baumbach-penned and see anything other than Webb Madagascar 3 rounded out the and Garfield’s Spidey or Wes An- weekend’s Top 5 with another derson’s Moonrise Kingdom? strong performance in its fourth [email protected] 30------www.whatzup.com------July 5, ’12