Frankie Avalon

On tonight's American Idol, we'll learn who the Top 7 are -- and whether the show is going to apologize to Adam Lambert for officially being over before he even got to perform. (I'm playing a little catch-up after celebrating......

Actress Annette Funicello passed away this week at the age of 70. As a child, she was one of the most famous Mouseketeers on the original Mickey Mouse Club, but as a film actress, she really made her memorable contributions to pop culture by acting in...

The Real Music concert series has returned to Busch Gardens theme park in Tampa. Performers do four-day gigs at the park's Stanleyville Theater; they have three concerts per day at 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The genres range from swing to rock....

There's something fresh to do every day this week at Central Florida's theme parks and attractions. + MONDAY: New York Giants quarterback and Super Bowl MPV Eli Manning will be going to Disney World. He'll be honored in a parade down Magic Kingdom's...

Dick Clark: As the music and TV industry mourns the passing of "America's oldest living teenager," who died on Wednesday of a heart attack at the age of 82, we remember the indelible mark Dick Clark left on pop music....

Dick Clark, the radio and television personality who died Wednesday of a heart attack at age 82, was affectionately known as “America’s Oldest Teenager,” but before the whole country claimed ownership, he belonged to Philadelphia and the...

Back in olden times, kids, John “The Duke” Wayne would drag in some younger talent — Frankie Avalon, Ricky Nelson, James Caan — “for the kids” to build the appeal of his later Westerns. Thus, that miracle of modern...

Celebrate spring with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and the city of Winter Park at their annual outdoor Spring Pops concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 13 in Central Park, off Park Avenue. The concert, made possible by the Charlotte Julia Hollander...

“The Original Grease,” currently in previews, opens May 1 at American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron St. Tickets are $45-$50 at 773-409-4125 or www.atcweb.org TOURING THE OLD NEIGHBORHOOD: Actors Kelly Wilson (as Sandy) and Adrian Aguilar...

With apologies to the Who, who coined the term, the music that the Mixtures made in the Southland in the early 1960s can best be described as “maximum r&b.” The hard-driving sound is captured on “Stompin’ at the Rainbow: The......

THEATER REVIEW: "The Original Grease" ★★★½ Through June 26 at American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron St.; Running time: 2 hours, 40 minutes; Tickets: $45-$50 at 773-409-4125 or atcweb.org “Grease” has been many things &#...

• Mike Ausiello is doling out his dream Emmy Awards ballot in bite-size pieces this year. Among the tasty morsels is this one about the never-nominated stars of "Friday Night Lights" -- Kyle Chandler: "His coach turned the misfits of East Dillon into...