– The Remy Bumppo Theatre Company announced Monday that Charlie Beck would take over the role of President Hockstader in their ongoing production of the Gore Vidal play “The Best Man” at the Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. Beck replaces Gene Janson, who died Oct. 4 after collapsing onstage during a matinee performance.
– Pedro Almodovar says he would like to make a movie in English but is scared of losing his independence in Hollywood. “My experience, talking with other directors here, even [Martin] Scorsese, I said, `Oh my God, this is incredible. I feel more lucky than you, I mean I work in much better conditions than you.’ It was Scorsese.”
– Holy expenditures! In “Evan Almighty,” the follow-up to Jim Carrey’s “Bruce Almighty,” comedian Steve Carell plays a Noah-like congressman commanded by God to hoard hundreds of animals in an ark the size of a cruise ship. In real life, the movie is taking on water. Studio executives are struggling to tame a soaring budget that may make the film the most expensive comedy ever. With marketing expenditures, the film is expected to cost at least $250 million.
– “Shaggy Dog” star Tim Allen married his girlfriend of five years, actress Jane Hajduk, on Saturday in Colorado, People.com reports. The only guests at the ceremony in Grand Lake, Colo., were the couple’s family. This is the first marriage for Hajduk, 39; Allen, 53, was married to Laura Deibel from 1984 to 1999.
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The Personals page was compiled by Cheryl Bowles from Tribune news services and staff reports.
