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PAGE: F02PD1AE0916 Arts Entertainment F2 1 SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH STLTODAY.COM TALK TO US CONNIE BYE ARTS ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR 314-340-8314 ELLEN FUTTERMAN ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR 314-340-8141 JANE HENDERSON BOOK EDITOR 314-340-8107 To e-mail editors, use the rst initial AND last Tickets, go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday for Van Halen Oct. 28 concert at Scottrade Center. There is no service charge at the box ce.

Ticketmaster. Bob Dylan and His Band and Elvis Costello (solo) perform at 7 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Fox Theatre; Amos Lee is also on the bill. Tickets are MetroTix.

Blues Traveler performs at 8 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Pageant; tickets are $25. Ticketmaster. Nnenna Freelon Quintet performs at 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 18 at Sheldon Concert Hall; tickets are This show is a Community Women Against Hardship Concert and Auction. MetroTix. Will Hoge is at 9 p.m. Nov.

9 in Blueberry Duck Room; One Lone Car is also on the bill. Tickets are $12. MetroTix. Roy Ayers performs at 8 p.m. Nov.

4 at Lights on Broadway; tickets are MetroTix. Funk Fest 2 featuring Dogtown Allstars and Hipgrease is Oct. 12 at Broadway Oyster Bar; tickets are $5. 314-621-8813. Billy Jones Bluez Band performs at 9 p.m.

Oct. 1 at Jazz, Blues Soups; tickets are $10. www.bbsjazzbluessoups.com. Mancuso Productions Local Showcase is at 7 p.m. Sept.

27 at tickets are $7. Ticketmaster. TICKET TRACKER DRAMA SERIES Should win: Will win: The HBO drama was strong if uneven in its nal few episodes, and voters will honor its legacy rather than rewarding the exhilarating rst season of thrilling fantasy. COMEDY SERIES Should win: Will win: comedy is the funniest half-hour on television, and the only real competition in this category comes from (Maybe next year, LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA Should win: James ni, Will win: ni. Can Tony last gasp be ignored? think so.

LEAD ACTRESS DRAMA Should win: Edie Falco, Will win: Falco. Kyra Sedgwick, who carries the full weight of on her back, is arguably more worthy, and Falco probably had less screen time than anyone in the category. But that legacy thing again. Her only real competition comes from Sally Field, who has an Oscar-winning legacy of her own. LEAD ACTOR COMEDY Should win: Alec Baldwin, Will win: Steve Carell, There be an without Carell, and Baldwin may be hurt by lingering distaste following his widely heard rant against his daughter.

But no character on network TV provided more laughs last season than his Jack Donaghy. LEAD ACTRESS COMEDY Should win: Tina Fey, Will win: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, New Adventures of Old A funny thing crept into this category: drama. America is a dramedy (maybe we need another category for that), and Felicity Huffman stood out in a cancer storyline on Fey writes, produces and stars in but voters will ignore that and fondly remembering fall back on Louis-Dreyfus. SUPPORTING ACTOR DRAMA Should win: Masi Oka, Will win: Oka. adorable, and this is a way to honor a show that many voters might be having second thoughts about overlooking.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA Should win: Rachel ths, Will win: Lorraine Bracco, being pessimistic; not even sure why Bracco is nominated here, since she had so little screen time this season. ths is as brilliant in as she was in Feet but excerpting a performance from the season may not prove that. SUPPORTING ACTOR COMEDY Should win: Neil Patrick Harris, I Met Your Will win: Jeremy Piven, I argue that Piven deserving; he is, and so is his HBO castmate Kevin Dillon. But Harris, within the constraints of network TV, has created an indelible character and some great catch phrases. SUPPORTING ACTRESS COMEDY Should win: Jaime Pressly, Name Is Will win: Pressly.

How can I withhold support from homegirl Jenna Fischer? clearly perfect as Pam on still her performance is as dramatic as it is comedic, and Pressly is a one-woman laugh factory. REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM Should win: Will win: Amazing applaud if my favorite reality show takes home yet another Emmy. But I even remember the last time it was on, and this may be knee-jerk Emmy voting by now. Rewarding the superb would encourage more unscripted excellence. MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE Should win: My Heart at Wounded Will win: My Heart at Wounded The masterly HBO dramatization of the Dee Brown classic already cleaned up at the Creative Arts Emmys, and it stands tall next to the other nominees in this category.

Look for Emmy to honor the legacy of These are the nominees in major categories for the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which will be presented Sunday night. Drama series: ABC; ABC; NBC; Fox; HBO. Comedy series: HBO; NBC; NBC; and a Half CBS; ABC. Actor, drama series: James Spader, ABC; Hugh Laurie, Fox; Denis Leary, FX; James ni, HBO; Kiefer Sutherland, Fox. Actress, drama series: Sally Field, ABC; Kyra Sedgwick, TNT; Mariska Hargitay, Order: Special Victims NBC; Patricia Arquette, NBC; Minnie Driver, FX; Falco, HBO.

Actor, comedy series: Tony Shalhoub, USA; Steve Carell, NBC; Alec Bald- win, NBC; Charlie Sheen, and a Half CBS; Ricky Gervais, HBO. Actress, comedy series: Felicity Huffman, ABC; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, New Adventures of Old CBS; Tina Fey, NBC; America Ferrera, ABC; Mary-Louise Parker, Showtime. Supporting actor, drama series: William Shat- ner, ABC; T.R. Knight, ABC; Masi Oka, NBC; Michael Emerson, ABC; Terry ABC; Michael Imperioli, HBO. Supporting actress, drama series: Rachel ths, ABC; Katherine Heigl, ABC; Chandra Wilson, ABC; Sandra Oh, ABC; Aida Turturro, HBO; Lorraine Bracco, HBO.

Supporting actor, comedy series: Kevin Dillon, HBO; Jeremy Piven, HBO; Neil Patrick Harris, I Met Your CBS; Rainn Wilson, NBC; Jon Cryer, and a Half CBS. Supporting actress, comedy series: Jaime Pressly, Name Is NBC; Jenna Fischer, NBC; Holland Taylor, and a Half CBS; Conchata Ferrell, and a Half CBS; Vanessa Williams, ABC; Elizabeth Perkins, Showtime. Reality competition program: Amazing CBS; Fox; With the ABC; Bravo; Bravo. Miniseries: AMC; Suspect: The Final (Masterpiece Theatre), PBS; Starter USA. Made-for-TV movie: My Heart at Wounded HBO; the Twin Discovery Channel; HBO; Ron Clark TNT; I Wore Lipstick to My Lifetime.

Actor, miniseries or movie: Robert Duvall, AMC; Tom Selleck, Stone: Sea CBS; Jim Broadbent, HBO; William H. Macy, Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King Last TNT; Matthew Perry, Ron Clark TNT. Actress, miniseries or movie: Queen Latifah, HBO; Helen Mirren, Suspect: The Final (Masterpiece Theatre), PBS; Mary-Louise Parker, Robber Oxygen; Debra Messing, Starter USA; Gena Rowlands, if God Were the Lifetime. Supporting actor, miniseries or movie: Thomas Haden Church, AMC; August Schellenberg, My Heart at Wounded HBO; Aidan Quinn, My Heart at Wounded HBO; Edward Asner, Christmas Hallmark; Joe Mantegna, Starter USA. Supporting actress, miniseries or movie: Greta Scacchi, AMC; Anna Paquin, My Heart at Wounded HBO; Samantha Morton, HBO; Judy Davis, Starter USA; Toni Collette, The HBO.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE EMMY BALLOT FILM of the 2 p.m. Sunday. Lee Auditorium, Missouri History Museum. Free. 314-746-4599 or www.mohistory.org.

Long before he and pal Paul Newman united to concoct salad dressings and pasta sauce for the Own brand, famous novelist and playwright A.E. Hotchner trolled Delmar Boulevard, poor and alone. In celebration of the release of new bound collection, Boyhood Memoirs of A.E. Hotchner: King of the Hill and Looking for the Missouri History Museum will screen, of the the 1993 lm based on his youth. Directed by Steven So- derbergh, the lm stars Jesse Bradford and Adrien Brody.

(DTK) STAGE Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. Previews at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; opens at 8 p.m. Friday and runs through Oct. 7.

314-9684925; repstl.org. A boy band, with more looks than luck, hopes to break into the big time as it continues its the tour, featuring songs such as Called Me on My Cell and You Make Me Wanna This good-natured musical spoof, which opens the Off-Ramp series of the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, was a hit in New York and on tour. The Sept. 27 show is the rst event for the Rep Set, a subscriber group for young professionals.

The evening starts at 6:30 with a party at Backstage, a club across from the Fox Theatre; $25 covers both party and show. The Rep Set plans other events; for more information: 314-968-4925 or repstl.org/repset/ online. (JN) CD RELEASE In stores Tuesday. singer and producer Baby- face helped mold a ton of modern singers with his classic material, such as Can I See and As I Get But for his latest release, Babyface performs songs he says helped shape him, including Eric James and Bob on and Jim in a On his website, Babyface says, I want people to hear something they know as if hearing it for the rst time. (KCJ).

CONTRIBUTORS: DIANE TOROIAN KEAGGY, JUDITH NEWMARK, KEVIN C. JOHNSON CRITICAL MASS THE BEST BETS Gateway Chorus names interim director The Gateway Chorus has hired Kevin Kline Award nominee Al Fischer as interim director. He replaces Merry Keller who resigned in July to teach private voice and piano lessons. Fischer has directed Cage Aux Sound of and for Stages St. Louis and has worked as an actor and music director for the Metro Theater Company.

The 70-member chorus will kick off its 21st season with Dec. 14-15 at the Roberts Orpheum Theater. For more information, visit www. gatewaymenschorus.org. (DTK) Grand Center festival will feature aerial dancers Project Bandaloop, the aerial dance company, will headline in the Grand free outdoor festival 2-10 p.m.

Sept. 29. The party will feature 80 dance acts, concerts and DJs. Neighborhood museums and venues also will host special programs. Project Bandaloop has earned world renown for dancing off the sides of skyscrapers, bridges and towers.

The company will preform on the face of the 25-story Continental Life Building at 4 and 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit www. grandcenter.org. (DTK) 3 companies announce presentations Three theater companies have announced shows for their coming seasons. Stages St.

Louis which presents musicals, will open in May with Modern followed by and the Amazing Technicolor and Music The season runs into October 2008. Stages, which is raising money for a new theater complex in eld, will continue to perform in Kirkwood next year. The last production of the current season, for runs through Oct. 7. More info: 314-821-2407; stagesstlouis.

org online. Muddy Waters Theatre devotes each season to plays by a single writer. Its 2007-08 season will explore works by Tennessee Williams, who grew up not far from the Central West End church where Muddy Waters performs. on a Hot Tin runs Oct. 5-20 at the Theatre at St.

5000 Washington Place. opens in February and of the in May. More info: 314-540-7831; muddywaterstheatre. com. Soundstage Productions specializes in staged readings, where actors hold scripts and there is some staging and movement It will present Arthur Memory of Two in November Lanford Rimers of in March Tennessee Wagons Full of Cot- and Imagine in June, Cormac Sunset in September 2008 and Arthur Dad, Poor Dad, Hung You in the Closet and So in November 2008.

Soundstage performances will be in the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis building, 6128 Delmar Boulevard. More info: 314968-8070; soundstageproductions.net. (JN) Symphony musicians will vote on new pact Management and musicians at the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra have negotiated a new two-year contract, according to a Powell Symphony Hall source, a full year before the old one expires.

The new contract grants wage increases of 1 percent a year, with somewhat more generous provisions for health insurance and pension payments, the source said. A side letter establishes a new joint labor-management oversight committee to address mutual interests in sustaining and building the Symphony audience and nances. The information was e-mailed to musicians Tuesday night; vote on the deal next week. (SBM) CONTRIBUTORS: DIANE TOROIAN KEAGGY, JUDITH NEWMARK, SARAH BRYAN MILLER ARTS NEWS BRIEFS PENNINGTON FROM F1 2 2 16:59:48 16:59:48.