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March 7, 2003

Arts&Entertainment: March 7, 2003 'Chicago' looks uptown on local stage
LARGO -- One of the many idiosyncrasies about theater in the Tampa Bay area is that the line between "community" and "professional" is often blurry.

What one person can do
The "glue" of a Greenwich Village neighborhood inspires an Oscar-nominated documentary.

Side show
BACK HOME UNHARMED, COUSIN IT JR.: A wig stolen from Cher's unguarded wardrobe room after a Feb. 25 concert in Richmond, Va., was returned to police Tuesday, and spokeswoman Christie Collins says the suspects are two "fans," as opposed to two members of an international wig-stealing ring.

In the news: Booted 'Idol' contestant charged with assault
An Ohio man booted off the Fox talent show American Idol in January has been charged with assault in a bar fight that resulted in a man's death. Jaered N. Andrews, 24, of Austintown, Ohio, is charged with simple assault for allegedly punching a man in the face Nov. 16 at the Blue Ribbon Grille in Farrell, Pa., about 60 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.

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