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CLASSIFIEDS the Telegraph 4C Wednesday, October 10, 2018 4C Wednesday, October 10, 2018 CLASSIFIEDS The Telegraph The Telegraph CLASSIFIEDS Wednesday, October 10, 2018 5C 6C Wednesday, October 10, 2018 CLASSIFIEDS The Telegraph The Telegraph CLASSIFIEDS/ACCENT Wednesday, October 10, 2018 7C Star Nicks, Def Leppard among first-time From page 1C having conquered the recording industry to the tune of 27 million albums sold and six career Grammys. They’re both brilliant in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees this amazing picture and several support- ing performances ground its celebrity story in real life’s authentic way. By David Bauder Winners are announced in You a Woman,” and his track Rapper and actor LL Given his rep and his artistic hand all Associated Press December, with the 34th record as a producer of oth- Cool J and the German elec- over the movie, it’s easily understandable annual ceremony scheduled ers’ work. tronic band Kraftwerk each to think of “A Star is Born” as Cooper’s NEW YORK — Stevie for March 29 at Brooklyn’s Devo attracted punk-era received their fifth nomina- film. In reality, though, his Jackson Maine Nicks, who’s already in the Barclays Center. attention with their theory tion. The explosive Detroit is a true co-lead who even is at times out- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nicks was inducted with of deevolution and oddball band MC5 is back for a shined by the titular “star” of the movie, as a member of Fleetwood Fleetwood Mac in 1998. But cover of “(I Can’t Get No) fourth try, as are the 1960s Ally (Gaga), an unknown songwriter who Mac, has been nominated she’s maintained an active Satisfaction.” They also rockers the Zombies. catches Jack’s eye and heart one night at an for inclusion as a solo artist solo career, with her best- made hits of their own, Jackson has been nomi- open mic event at a drag show. next year, along with other known songs coming in the including “Whip It” and nated the past three years In fact, one of the drag queens approach- first-time nominees Def Lep- 1980s, like “Edge of Seven- “Beautiful World.” in a row and Rufus (featur- es Maine with a great line early in the pic- pard, Todd Rundgren, Devo, teen,” ‘’Stand Back” and the The artsy British band ing Chaka Kahn) is also a ture when he asks which song to sing for John Prine and Roxy Music. Tom Petty duet, “Stop Drag- Roxy Music is best known three-time nominee. The the house. “Whatever, baby, as long as you Nine other artists are gin’ My Heart Around.” for their romantic hits Cure, Radiohead and Rage look at me while you do it.” That was when returning to the ballot for The highly polished metal “More Than This” and Against the Machine are I knew this movie had its hooks in me and another try, including Janet of Def Leppard sold tons “Love is the Drug.” The back for a second try. wasn’t going to let go. Jackson, Radiohead and The of CDs back in the 1980s, country-folk artist Prine is a Fans can make their feel- Jack is at a stalling point in his career Cure. led by hits like “Pour Some cancer survivor, with songs ings known on rockhall. where the arenas are still packed for his Generally, about five to Sugar on Me” and “Photo- like “Angel From Montgom- com starting Tuesday. The country-laced rock shows, but the tinni- seven nominees each year graph.” ery” and the Iris DeMent top five vote-getters will be tus and the booze are starting to making are voted into the hall, Rundgren has been over- duet “In Spite of Ourselves” included as a “fans’ ballot.” performing a lot more like work that any located in Cleveland, Ohio. looked through the years, in his discography. His HBO will broadcast the musician ever expects it to be. He’s down Past inductees and industry despite 1970s-era hits like new album, “The Tree of induction at a later date and to stringing himself along with pills and experts vote on who gets in, “Hello It’s Me,” ‘’I Saw the Forgiveness,” is a career SiriusXM will have a live gin, staying one step ahead of his taskmas- and fans have a ballot, too. Light” and “We Gotta Get highlight. simulcast. ter manager/older brother, Bobby (Sam Elliot). And there’s the story, one genera- tionally-arranged to give us the hard look at a relationship between a fading star and one whose cache is rising. Smitten with Ally and bringing her on Lyric Opera musicians go on tour to duet with him is medicinal for Jack. He falls for her as fast as she falls for the glamorous lifestyle of their tragic, opposing trajectories. Jack staves off failure when he strike, threatening opera season couples his fortunes with hers. Ally takes off like a rocket due to her CHICAGO (AP) — The pop reinvention, hair color change, and 64th season of the Lyric plum “SNL” performance (kudos for the Opera of Chicago was dis- Alec Baldwin appearance). It’s when she rupted when musicians becomes a bigger name than him that the walked off the job Tuesday old addictions start to return. He can’t to protest cuts proposed by handle the fame he helped her achieve management. and falls back to his dirty habits despite The musicians set up a some well-intentioned advice from friends picket line outside the Civic old (Dave Chappelle, playing Jack’s child- Opera House on Tuesday hood friend) and new (Andrew Dice Clay, and played excerpts from a straight man vision as Ally’s wannabe various operas as they crooner father). These two performances expressed opposition by the are aces for both actors, but sadly too brief opera company to cut the to be considered more than amazing cam- number of orchestra musi- eos that left me wanting more. cians by five. The music in this movie is all original “What we are suggesting and a few of the tracks are quite good. to the orchestra is that we They fit the plot nicely, but none have the reduce the number of core earworm nature to exist outside of the players through attrition and auditorium. Musicals often do this better, with voluntary retirement such as “City of Stars” from “La La Land,” benefits,” said Lyric Opera but that may be the defining reason to con- CEO Anthony Freud. “The sider “A Star is Born” a great drama first thing is that currently, the Terrence Antonio James | Chicago Tribune via AP and a musical only secondarily. core number of musicians Jeremy Mueller, left, and other striking Lyric Opera musicians perform as their colleagues picket outside The If the movie is good (and it is), and is 74. Many of the operas Civic Opera House in Chicago on Tuesday. Cooper is great (for sure!), then the real we perform don’t need an prize is Lady Gaga. She absolutely brings orchestra of 74.” decimate the orchestra been cancelled. support as many weeks of down the house with a performance that The opera company also and forever diminish Lyric The musicians’ contract performances as in the past. is assured and deft despite being her first wants to cut the pay of Opera,” the musicians say in with the opera company “It’s a national trend that fully fleshed out dramatic performance on remaining musicians by 8 a statement. expired June 30. At issue is opera performances are hard- the big screen. What’re they going to do percent and the number of As a result of the strike, management’s contention er and more expensive to sell next? working weeks by two weeks the Lyric cancelled Thurs- the previous contract no than they ever have been,” “A Star is Born” runs 136 minutes and to 22 weeks. day’s matinee performance of longer reflects the company’s Freud said “We’re schedul- is rated R for language throughout, some “Anthony Freud and Lyric Puccini’s “La Boheme” and economic reality. Lyric ing the maximum number sexuality/nudity, and substance abuse. I management are demand- Saturday’s opening night for Opera contends its diminish- of opera performances we give this film three and a half stars out of ing radical cuts that would Mozart’s “Idomeneo.” have ing audience can no longer believe we can sell.” four..
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