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1. REVIEW: ‘No Place to Go’ sings about losing your job
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... Place to Go” blends a sardonic monologue with a tasty assortment of jazzy songs about the new semi-depression by writer-composer-performer Ethan Lipton. Opening on Wednesday, the 90-minute show is performed ...

2. Oscar Roundtable 2012: Academy Award picks from the experts
(Entertainment/Movies)

... a classic family dramedy—a rare genre more often relegated to “Made for TV.” Scorsese’s “Hugo” restores the adjective “brilliant” to his bio, and I would not be surprised to see him carry home the trophy. ...

3. Celebrities give back: Bob Saget's Scleroderma Gala and Fortune Society Fall Benefit
(Entertainment/Movies)

... responded, “I just wash it and it follows me everywhere I go” For more inside party celebrity scoop, be sure to check out Tom Murro's other adventures here and on FoxCT, Friday's between 9:00 and 10:00 ...

4. REVIEW: ‘Fragments’ offers a Samuel Beckett sampler
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... but desperate existence. A witty skit for three biddies, “Come and Go” has a warm flavor of Irish music hall. Beckett’s fondness for clowns like Buster Keaton blossoms forth in the amusing and meaningful ...

5. Brooke Shields takes over as Morticia Addams on Broadway
(Entertainment/Movies)

... many mistakes in what has turned into a 30-year career. She has seen the lights of Broadway before, having starred in productions of “Chicago” and “Cabaret,” according to Third Age.  She also played ...

6. N.J. reaching crisis over public worker health benefits
(N.J./State)

... costs surpass all other states. Like 19 other states, New Jersey saved nothing towards these benefits. Instead, it uses a “pay as you go” system. During the late 1980s, the “prefunding” program deposited ...