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'Wedding Singer' travels from NY to Fair Park

by Jennifer Smart, Arts Columnist, jlsmart@smu.edu

?This week the Dallas Summer Musicals kicked off its 2008 season with "The Wedding Singer" at the Music Hall at Fair Park, and they could not have picked a more fun show to do it with. ? Many people are familiar with Adam Sandler's portrayal of Robbie Hart, the wedding singer in the 1998 film version by the same name, which co-starred Drew Barrymore, but the musical version is different - in a good way. (0) comments

Widespread Panic hits America's highways

by Lacy Radcliff, Music Columnist, fradcliff@smu.edu

I was never one to take Widespread Panic seriously before I saw the band live in concert. Being a huge Grateful Dead fan, I thought that Panic was just a rendition of my favorite, though deceased, jam band. False. Widespread Panic can definitely be compared to Grateful Dead, sure, but you have to get past that stereotype to see the core of what Panic is. (10) comments