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Chantal DeGroat stars as a nun in the hilarious holiday hit “Twist Your Dickens,” with shows now
showing through Sunday, Dec. 31 on the Main Stage at The Armory, downtown.
Second City Hit Comedy
‘Twist Your Dickens’ at Armory’s Main Stage
The hilarious hit from comedy giant The Sec-
ond City has returned to The Armory for anoth-
er year of holiday jeer. A Christmas Carol: Twist
Your Dickens, written by Emmy Award-winners
Peter Gwinn and Bobby Mort, is now showing
through Sunday, Dec. 31 on the U.S. Bank Main
Stage at The Armory, downtown.
Ron West has returned to direct the sidesplit-
ting take on Charles Dickens’ Christmas novella.
Darius Pierce also joins the cast. Pierce has had
audiences in stitches as Crumpet in The Santa-
land Diaries at The Armory for the past five sea-
sons. r
Recommended for ages 14+; contains mature
content, explicit language, theatrical haze and
strobe lighting. Tickets may be purchased at pcs.
org, by calling 503-445-3700 or in-person from
the box office, 128 N.W. 11th Ave.
TV Host Defends Reputation
(AP) — Tavis Smiley says
PBS made a big mistake by sus-
pending him from his talk show.
Smiley said Monday on
ABC’s Good Morning America
that he’s never coerced anyone
into a relationship but has had
consensual relationships in the
workplace. He says that wasn’t
against his company’s policies.
He says he’s human and has
made mistakes but they don’t
merit suspension.
He says he applauds women
coming forward to share their
sexual assault and harassment Tavis Smiley
experiences “to lead us in a con-
versation about how to create
healthy workspaces.”
However he says it’s import-
ant not lose a sense of “propor-
tionality” in the conversation,
“because if we do people end up
being guilty simply by accusa-
tion.”
PBS suspended Smiley last
week after an investigation un-
covered “multiple, credible alle-
gations of conduct” inconsistent
with PBS standards.
Smiley says he’ll fight to pro-
tect his reputation.