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Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gahanna Lincoln bids goodbye to theater with alumni performance
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) — Gahanna Lincoln High School is preparing for its first-ever, all-alumni show, a celebration of the final performance taking place in the Gahanna Lincoln auditorium before it is torn down. The auditorium has been the home to shows by this theatre group for 40-plus years, but now they are gearing up to say goodbye. 'I think the really unique part of this of this experience has been the fact that everybody's coming back to a place that they loved and renewing acquaintances, meeting others in a new, new setting, new situation in that we are down to the bare bones of the building in many ways,' Gahanna musical director Jeff Shellhammer said. Cold case podcaster returns to Ohio to investigate homicide of 8-year-old girl The school is being replaced by a new complex, ushering in a new era of Gahanna Lincoln High School Performing Arts, but an idea thought up by the theater department's leadership was to bring decades of students together for one final show. 'Being able to collaborate with the people who have been with me for 30 years and the students coming in, getting to see their growth from the students that we've had to the adults, who they are with families of their own,' Gahanna theater director Cindi Macioce said. Alumni of this theatre group spanning from 1964 to 2024 have come together for the production of '42nd Street.' These former students have taken time out of their adult lives, some even traveling from other states, to share in this performance, highlighting the lasting effect the program has had on them. All proceeds from the shows will go to the Gahanna Jefferson Education Foundation and Gahanna Residents in Need. Newly opened Mexican restaurant replaces former New Albany Local Cantina Macioce said that though they are excited and hopeful for the future of the department in the new space, the current theatre will always have a special place in their hearts. 'It's served us well,' Macioce said. 'It's been there for us in so many different moments in our lives. It's developed us as people. It's just something that as we come in here every night, we are so fortunate that we are together in this space one more time.' The show runs from July 25-27. For showtimes, tickets and more information, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
New York Post
01-07-2025
- New York Post
‘Second Miracle on the Hudson': Chili the Chihuahua mix goes missing for 10 days — then kayaker spots him in NYC river
And they say cats have nine lives. Chili the Chihuahua mix ran off from his stricken Manhattan owners and was missing for 10 days last month — before an eagle-eyed kayaker plucked the oil-covered, malnourished pooch from the water off Manhattan in what locals are calling the 'Second Miracle on the Hudson.'' The dogged 8-month-old pup is now happily back with owners Gabby Porter and Gianni Calistro, both 27, in their Hudson Yards apartment, a fairytale ending to one of the worst weeks of the young couple's lives. 8 Chili the Chihuahua mix has been happily reunited with Manhattan owners Gabby Porter and Gianni Calistro since going on the lam for 10 days — and ending up in the Hudson River. LP Media 'It's really a miracle. He really did fight to come back home,' Porter, an architect, told The Post. The dramatic tale initially unfolded June 11 when Porter and Chili were wrapping up a double pet date with a friend and her golden retriever in the West Village. Chili, uninterested in splitting from his flaxen-haired four-legged friend, wriggled out of his harness and bolted for one last goodbye lick — but instead ran directly into traffic. 'He kind of got hit by a car. A car bonked him and slammed on his brakes. Then he got spooked, so he went running down south, and we ran after him — but he's so fast,' recalled Porter, whose story was first reported by local outlet 42nd Street. 8 The 8-month-old puppy was malnourished, dehydrated and covered in motor oil when he was plucked from the river. Courtesy Gabby Porter Porter and her friend ran after Chili, but the tiny canine was in the wind. The dog's frantic owners then logged more than 10 hours apiece each of the next four days — including two days they took off from work — canvassing the West Side Highway and plastering every pole, street sign and window with 'lost dog' posters. 'I was screaming his name in the streets, it was really sad,' Porter said, with Calistro adding that, 'It got to a point where it felt like we were going in circles because we didn't know which way to go.' The signs and a series of social-media posts drew some leads: Tipsters called to say they saw Chili at Pier 40 the night he disappeared. 8 Chili was found 200 feet offshore, more than the length of an Olympic swimming pool. Courtesy Gabby Porter Security cameras along the waterfront also caught sight of the pooch that night, but then Chili seemed to vanish into thin air. The next week was grueling — and the couple's grief was intensified by perverted prank callers who claimed to have eaten Chili and others who callously barked into the line. 'Those calls would really make our hearts stop for a second,' Calistro said. 'Chili was kind of like the start to our family,' he said. 'We've only had him for six months, and he's already made such a positive impact on our lives.' 8 Joseph Scarpetta noticed the poor pup drowning and headed the rescue effort for him. LP Media 8 'He really did fight to come back home,' Porter said of her pooch. LP Media 8 Scarpetta recognized Chili from missing fliers posted all along the West Side Highway. Facebook / Gianni Calistro By the time the kayaker called the couple Saturday, June 21, to say he found Chili in 'the river,' Porter and Calistro's faith had worn to the bone. They assumed it was another cruel joke — until a picture of their beloved Chili, covered in motor oil and malnourished, was sent. The dog had been found 200 feet off shore — more than the length of an Olympic swimming pool — by the kayaker enjoying the sights around Pier 26. 'There was a huge pile of trash floating in the water, and within this pile of trash, there was something bobbing up and down. It was a dog, so I started screaming, 'There's a dog in the water!' ' said avid kayaker and pet lover Joseph Scarpetta, 26, to The Post. 'Immediately, I recognized the dog. … I had seen fliers all over the place for this dog,' he said. 8 'Chili was kind of like the start to our family. We've only had him for six months, and he's already made such a positive impact on our lives,' Calistro said. LP Media Scarpetta raced toward Chili and shouted for other nearby kayakers to help lift the dog out of the water. 'It was literally the most devastating, sad visual ever,' he said. 'The best way that I can explain it — this is kind of morbid — but you know this scene from 'Titanic' where Rose is letting go of Jack and Jack is drifting under the water? That's what was going on. 'This dog clearly didn't know how to swim or tread water, so it couldn't really get its head up, so it was just completely submerged like ten inches under the water.' The currents were strong, and Chili was frightened, so it ultimately took four kayakers to yank the pooch into the boat and take him back to shore — where he was soon reunited with Porter. 8 Chili doesn't pull on his leash anymore, his owners said. Facebook / Gianni Calistro His owners rushed him to a vet center, where workers ruled he was healthy but severely malnourished and dehydrated and likely had barely eaten during his 10 days on the lam. They had to cut sections of his fur where the oil was so saturated. It's not clear where Chili had spent all of his days on the loose. Calistro believes he hunkered down under a pier until he was somehow taken out to sea. Scarpetta wonders if Chili slipped over the pier edge through the large holes in the fencing — which he says poses a safety hazard to small children, as well. Either way, his rescue has drawn comparisons to the original 'Miracle on the Hudson,' when US Airways Capt. Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger made a successful emergency landing of an Airbus on the river in January 2009, 42nd Street said. As for Chili, he is now as happy and friendly as ever, though a few pounds lighter, and has apparently lost his penchant for leash pulling. Porter and Calistro bought Chili a new, tighter harness, anyway — just in case.
Scottish Sun
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Britain's Got Talent ‘whirlwind' who delighted Ant and Dec with cheeky dance routine took her own life
Her mother Jill Dawson described her as a "beautiful daughter" TRAGIC STAR Britain's Got Talent 'whirlwind' who delighted Ant and Dec with cheeky dance routine took her own life BRITAIN'S Got Talent star Chantel Bellew, who made Ant and Dec giggle with her cheeky dance routine, took her own life, a coroner concluded. The TV dancer, who made it to the quarter finals in 2019, tragically passed away in hospital just weeks after her 34th birthday. Advertisement 3 The Britain's Got Talent star who made Ant and Dec giggle died aged 34 Credit: Chantel Bellew 3 The TV dancer made it to the quarter finals in 2019 Credit: ITV 3 Chantel Bellew passed away in hospital from an overdose just weeks after her birthday Credit: Chantel Bellew She was rushed to hospital on March 17 this year after overdosing, and sadly died five days later, MEN reported. Her mother Jill Dawson described her as a "beautiful daughter" and "model student". An inquest into her death at Bolton Coroners' Court found that the dancer intentionally took her own life when she knew her wife would not be home to stop her. The inquest was told she suffered with mental health problems for "quite some time". Advertisement The talented performer made Ant and Dec crack up when her costume was ripped off by two male dancers to reveal a Union Jack bodysuit. Chantel also won over the nation's heart when she taught Strictly star Anton Du Beke how to tap dance. She posted a clip at the time and wrote: "Great day teaching Anton some tap." Chantel was a talented dancer and performed in musicals including the Paris production of 42nd Street. Advertisement She had also featured in the UK tour of The Greatest Showman and worked as an entertainer on cruise ships. The 34-year-old lived in Widnes, Cheshire, and taught dance and singing in recent years. Shortly before her tragic death, Chantel started working in a supermarket and was a teaching assistant. Her family said: "Chantel was more than a daughter, wife, sister, niece, cousin and friend. She was a kind, loving, and passionate spirit who brought joy and laughter to so many. Advertisement "Chantel was a talent second to none who was the life and soul of every party." Close pal Katy Glover previously paid tribute to her and said: "She was such a whirlwind, the life and soul of the party and such a bundle of life. "She lived and breathed glamour and showbiz and she was a fantastic tap dancer, she did a number of Britain's Got Talent which she loved, and she kept telling everyone. "Chantel said she'd had a brilliant time and treated it as another audition because she was so professional, and she was so determined. Advertisement "She also taught Anton Du Beke tap as well because tap was her life, she was the best tapper out there. "She was incredible, one of a kind, sparkly and loving and loyal. "She sang and danced but tap was her niche, and she loved all the glitz and glam. "42nd Street was her favourite musical, and she was delighted to be part of it, and it was one of the highlights of her career. She just lived to perform." Advertisement If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this article, please call the Samaritans for free on 116123.
The Irish Sun
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Britain's Got Talent ‘whirlwind' who delighted Ant and Dec with cheeky dance routine took her own life
BRITAIN'S Got Talent star Chantel Bellew, who made Ant and Dec giggle with her cheeky dance routine , took her own life, a coroner concluded. T he TV dancer, who made it to the quarter finals in 2019, tragically passed away in hospital Advertisement 3 The Britain's Got Talent star who made Ant and Dec giggle died aged 34 Credit: Chantel Bellew 3 The TV dancer made it to the quarter finals in 2019 Credit: ITV 3 Chantel Bellew passed away in hospital from an overdose just weeks after her birthday Credit: Chantel Bellew She was rushed to hospital on March 17 this year after overdosing, and sadly died five days later, Her mother Jill Dawson described her as a "beautiful daughter" and "model student". An inquest into her death at Bolton Coroners' Court found that the dancer intentionally took her own life when she knew her wife would not be home to stop her. The inquest was told she suffered with mental health problems for "quite some time". Advertisement The talented performer made Ant and Dec crack up when her costume was ripped off by two male dancers to reveal a Union Jack bodysuit. Chantel also won over the nation's heart when she taught Strictly star Anton Du Beke how to tap dance. She posted a clip at the time and wrote: "Great day teaching Anton some tap." Chantel was a talented dancer and performed in musicals including the Paris production of 42nd Street. Advertisement Most read in TV She had also featured in the UK tour of The Greatest Showman and worked as an entertainer on cruise ships. The 34-year-old lived in Widnes, Cheshire, and taught dance and singing in recent years. Shortly before her tragic death, Chantel started working in a supermarket and was a teaching assistant. Her family said: "Chantel was more than a daughter, wife, sister, niece, cousin and friend. She was a kind, loving, and passionate spirit who brought joy and laughter to so many. Advertisement "Chantel was a talent second to none who was the life and soul of every party." Close pal Katy Glover previously paid tribute to her and said: "She was such a whirlwind, the life and soul of the party and such a bundle of life. "She lived and breathed glamour and showbiz and she was a fantastic tap dancer, she did a number of Britain's Got Talent which she loved, and she kept telling everyone. "Chantel said she'd had a brilliant time and treated it as another audition because she was so professional, and she was so determined. Advertisement "She also taught Anton Du Beke tap as well because tap was her life, she was the best tapper out there. "She was incredible, one of a kind, sparkly and loving and loyal. "She sang and danced but tap was her niche, and she loved all the glitz and glam. Read more on the Irish Sun "42nd Street was her favourite musical, and she was delighted to be part of it, and it was one of the highlights of her career. She just lived to perform." Advertisement If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this article, please call the Samaritans for free on 116123.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Two Lost Exploitation Films from Trash-Cult Favorite Andy Milligan Will ‘Re-Premiere' at Tribeca
'It's so funny to me that Andy Milligan has become this great cult figure,' Laura Shaine Cunningham told IndieWire. To Cunningham — an author and playwright who describes her stint in Z-grade movies as 'a totally aberrant episode in my life' — Milligan was a sadist with a reddish beard who did his best to ruin her good time while shooting a movie on a derelict farm outside Woodstock, New York, in 1965. 'He was prolific, but not talented,' she added, a common sentiment even among Milligan's most passionate defenders. And Andy Milligan does have a cult, a small but devoted subgroup fascinated by the contrast between the cracked auteurism of his films and the callous commercialism of their production. 'These are true independent movies, and if you really are inclusive and you really want to spotlight independent filmmaking voices, then Andy Milligan needs to be there,' said Jonathan Penner, programmer at Tribeca Festival, where two Milligan films will screen on Friday, June 13. More from IndieWire Zoe Saldaña Says Her 'Emilia Pérez' Oscar Is 'Trans': The Statue 'Goes by They/Them' The Beautiful, Brutal Action of 'Predator: Killer of Killers' Milligan's films 'will move you,' Penner added. '[They] may not move you in the most pleasant way, which is OK. Not all art is nice. Andy Milligan was not a nice guy, and he didn't make nice movies. But they are near and dear to my heart, because horror movies in general are about fear and suffering and mortality, and Andy made movies about the darkest shit in humanity.' A once-promising independent filmmaker and gay Off-Off-Broadway pioneer, Milligan sold his soul to 42nd Street in the mid-'60s. He did so by joining up with producer William Mishkin, who would provide Milligan with small sums of money to churn out one-take wonders — horror movies and sexploitation pictures, mostly — that ran continuously in grindhouses until the prints wore out. Then, they were thrown away. 'They were considered orphans that nobody cared about,' Jimmy McDonough, author of the Milligan biography 'The Ghastly One,' said. 'Mishkin in particular cared very little about his legacy,' McDonough added. 'He saw it as all very contemporary stuff that you worked to death at the time. Maybe a few more years passed [when] you could get it into a drive-in and fool people into thinking it was in color.' Then Mishkin's son, Lou, took over the business in the mid-'80s. So the story goes, after an interview with Fangoria, where Milligan complained about him, Lou destroyed the remaining films out of spite. 'Melted down for the silver content,' as Severin Films researcher Todd Wieneke put it. As a result, many of the films Milligan made for the Mishkins are now considered lost. But Wieneke kept looking, and after years of searching, he discovered two previously unseen Milligan films, 'The Degenerates' (1967) and 'Kiss Me! Kiss Me! Kiss Me!' (1968). Both were found in Europe, where it's common for unclaimed materials to be sent to national archives when a film company goes into receivership, a practice Wieneke credited to the 'deeply entrenched film cultures' in these countries. 'Kiss Me! Kiss Me! Kiss Me!' was originally shipped to the Netherlands as part of a package of Mishkin films. This particular title, a hysterical New York apartment melodrama in the style of Doris Wishman, was a poor fit for the all-night theaters in Amsterdam's red-light district. And so it 'sat on the shelf, unscreened, not a single blemish on it,' as Wieneke said, for decades. It was eventually sent to the Eye Filmmuseum and kept, unlabeled, in its archive until it was finally catalogued in 2023. McDonough said that 'Kiss Me! Kiss Me! Kiss Me!' is 'the most mainstream of [Milligan's] exploitation pictures, certainly, and perhaps all of his strange pictures.' McDonough credits this to the fact that Milligan didn't write the film — Josef Bush, best known for the cheeky 1968 gay guide 'The Homosexual Handbook', crafted the script from Mishkin's outline. 'Mishkin really felt like this was his 'Star Wars,'' McDonough laughed. The film was a hit on 42nd Street, possessing a certain tawdry entertainment value. It's also a valuable time capsule: 'Kiss Me! Kiss Me! Kiss Me!' contains some of the only known footage of the Caffe Cino, the bohemian West Village coffee shop that nurtured Sam Shepard, Al Pacino, and Andy Milligan. 'The Degenerates,' meanwhile, resurfaced at the Royal Belgian Film Archive. This print's origins are murkier — Wieneke believed it 'fell into private hands' between its initial theatrical run and its rediscovery at the archive. It comes subtitled in French and Flemish, and like 'Kiss Me! Kiss Me! Kiss Me!,' it was restored by Severin Films after being scanned at the archives. The restorations are clean, but not too clean: Citing 'defects that are native to the print,' Wieneke said, 'sometimes you can fix things, but it's not aesthetically correct to fix them.' 'The Degenerates' is technically science fiction, although it plays more like a feverish blend of 'The Beguiled' and 'Faster, Pussycat! Kill, Kill!' 'It's very much in character with Milligan,' McDonough said. 'There's ranting, there's raving, there's poisonous family dysfunction, and total destruction at the end.' Cunningham sounded amused recounting her scenes in the movie, about a band of six women 'surviving in the post-apocalypse' on a dirt farm in Woodstock. 'I do remember running through the rain with a pitchfork … the whole thing was absolutely ludicrous,' she said. 'Everyone said [Milligan's] films were ungettable. As if they didn't really exist,' Penner said. This is especially true of his sexploitation pictures: The eternal popularity of the genre has ensured that Milligan's horror movies — with colorful titles like 'The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here!' — have remained in circulation since the VHS era. But sexploitation is 'a pocket that's never going to be duplicated,' according to Wieneke. 'It's very much a product of its time and the carnivalesque characters who worked behind the scenes.' Penner will attempt to capture the atmosphere of old, gritty 42nd Street at 'That's TribecXploitation! The Andy Milligan Time Machine,' part of the festival's Escape from Tribeca sidebar. 'There's a secret history of the movies in New York, a really profound history on 42nd Street,' Penner said. 'These movies truly will take you back to a different time and place and filmgoing experience, which is very beautiful to me.' Both 'Kiss Me! Kiss Me! Kiss Me!' and 'The Degenerates' will 'world re-premiere' in the program, along with a selection of trailers and commercials meant to capture the look and feel of late-'60s New York. (The festival will also premiere a new documentary, 'The Degenerate: The Life and Films of Andy Milligan,' co-directed by Severin Films' Josh Johnson.) McDonough and Cunningham will make the pilgrimage, as well as Milligan players Natalie Rogers and Hope Stansbury. All will gather for a celebration of Milligan and the grindhouse film culture that made him — minus the street hustlers and discarded needles. 'The idea that we're showing his pictures at the Tribeca Film Festival … his ghost will be there cackling, madly, just laughing his ass off,'' Penner said. 'These movies sank below the bottom of the barrel, and we've fished them out.' For McDonough, who was close with Milligan in the years leading up to Milligan's death from AIDS complications in 1991, the homecoming is personal. 'I feel his presence on a regular basis,' he said. 'When I wrote ['The Ghastly One'], nobody wanted to hear about Andy Milligan … now Andy belongs to the world in a larger fashion. I'm just thrilled that he's finally being acknowledged as the idiosyncratic, unmatched talent that he was.' Asked if he thinks the ghost of Andy Milligan will be present at the screening, McDonough laughed: 'Wear your Kevlar vests is all I have to say. You never know how Andy might strike back — with a kiss, or something sharper.' 'That's TribecXploitation! The Andy Milligan Time Machine' will screen at the Village East by Angelika at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 13 as part of the Tribeca Festival. Best of IndieWire Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie Nicolas Winding Refn's Favorite Films: 37 Movies the Director Wants You to See
