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Bernadette Peters, the consummate Broadway actor-singer, brings Sondheim, Rodgers and Hammerstein and Lloyd Webber to the bay area.
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Cover Story
Broadway's Bernadette
The actor and singer who has won two Tony awards for her Broadway shows is at her best in concert backed by a 26-piece orchestra.
Film
Beyond dysfunctional
If ever a more talented, screwed-up family existed, they couldn't be more amusing to watch than Wes Anderson's Royal Tenenbaums.
Top 5 movies
1. A Beautiful Mind -- Russell Crowe places himself in Oscar contention with a sterling portrayal of John Forbes Nash, a schizophrenic mathematician. Directed with workmanlike detail by Ron Howard (Apollo 13, Cocoon).
Also in theaters
With 'Beauty and the Beast,' bigger is better
Video
Video: Dragster crime story is fast fun
The Fast and the Furious (PG-13)
Night Life
Return of the triumphant trumpeter
Jonathan Powell's career has blasted off in blaze of talent. At 19, he makes his home base in New York, but he and his group are here to entertain the home crowd.
Pop
Team pop trivia
This week's winner: John Travers of New Port Richey knew that Marianne Faithfull scored her first big hit, in 1964, with As Tears Go By, written by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones.
Pop: ticket window
Down the road
Pop: hot ticket
But the memories remain warm
Art
Focus on musicmakers
A noted photographer traveled the country taking pictures of people who make the instruments they play.
Best bets
Art critic Mary Ann Marger's recommendations for this weekend. Please refer to the Art Calendar for details.
Get Away
Three-ring stars
This trio of daredevils rises to the challenge of making a circus audience gasp.
Get away: hot ticket
Epiphany City
Stage
Stage: hot ticket
Some Mozart for every sensibility
Stage: down the road
Vengerov -- Violinist Maxim Vengerov performs a recital Jan. 12 at the Palladium. $10-$25.
Dine
Side dish
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Gym dandy
Goodbye, holiday cheer; hello, boot camp. Time to head back to a regular fitness routine. Bored by the gear you abandoned at Thanksgiving? Try some new equipment.
