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Bedford Players to present ‘Sweeney Todd’

BEDFORD — The Bedford County Players will bring Stephen Sondheim’s dark and thrilling musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” to the Bedford County Playhouse this October, with performances running Oct. 2-11. Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays at the Bedford County Playhouse, 1044 Centerville Road, Bedford. Tickets are available through the Bedford County Players box office at 814-623-7555 or online at www.bedfordcountyplayers.org Set in the grim streets of Victorian London, Sweeney Todd follows an infamous ...

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Taylor Swift announces new song ‘Patient Zero,’ her first since wedding

NEW YORK — Taylor Swift has announced a new song, “Patient Zero” — her first since her starry wedding this summer. It released Friday. She made the announcement in true Swift fashion. On Tuesday morning, the pop powerhouse launched a cryptic countdown clock on her website, displayed ...

At the movies — Sept. 26-27

BEDFORD PITT THEATRE Resident Evil (R) & Heart of the Beast (PG-13) Saturday and Sunday — Doors open at 7 p.m., movies start at 7:30 p.m. SILVER LINING DRIVE-IN The Polar Express (G) 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 CARROLLTOWN HI-WAY DRIVE-IN Resident Evil (R) Saturday — 8 ...

Go+TV planner — Sept. 26-27

Saturday, Sept. 26 The Altoona Symphony Orchestra will open Season 98, “New Perspectives,” with Quests, a concert led by guest conductor Maestro Isaac Selya, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Mishler Theatre. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit ...

At long last, ‘Resident Evil’ is a video game adaptation worth your time

The streak is over. The last time I started a review with that phrase, it was to mean something bad – 2022’s “Lightyear” was the first Pixar movie that I didn’t recommend. This time, it’s something good — Zach Cregger’s new take on “Resident Evil” is the first movie based ...