Miss Florida Teen USA Kayla Collier was 15 when she first visited a tanning salon so the stage lights at a local pageant wouldn't make her fair skin look ghostly white. ...more

March 26, 2009

Two weeks into the finals, and religion is playing a big role for Allen and many other singers this season on "American Idol." More than half of the remaining 11 finalists have regularly performed at places of worship. Three of those six contestants — including Allen — have worked as worship leaders at their respective churches back home. ...more

March 17, 2009

Even the stage crew gets into the act sometimes. Tanglewood Actors Guild crew members got a chance to "practice" during a dress rehearsal last week as they moved props and changed sets for a pair of upcoming plays the guild is hosting. ...more

December 3, 2008

Big hair, splashy colored costumes and Bee Gees music ruled the Circle Thursday night during the last semifinal round of Heartland Idol. ...more

November 1, 2008

Had Jose Gaspar been around today, he'd be crooning at Demens Landing, trading starlit nights on the ocean for stage lights and comic devotion. ...more

April 12, 2008

Pasco high school students have a chance to sing, dance and act like they're beneath stage lights on The Great White Way. ...more

December 8, 2007