With annoying characters who find themselves in annoying situations, the only way to escape this insipideness is to pick yourself up and exit the theater. Or better yet, don’t waste your time in the first place.
Take it from a survivor: “All About Steve” is a tough ordeal from which to recuperate.

Pat Foley will be performing at The Derryfield in Manchester on Friday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m.
Foley has performed more than 3,000 shows during his 15-year career. His versatile and energetic shows have captured audiences …

From the first audition, “American Idol” judges told Lil Rounds that she has the name of a star.
Then they heard the songstress from Tennessee perform, and pronounced that she indeed had the talent to go along with the name.

At 46, Houston’s voice is a little worse for wear. She doesn’t quite soar on “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength,” the autobiographical number that’s most like her biggest hits. But she handles the dance-oriented material well enough and nails the ballad title cut. There aren’t any obvious hits that jump out when you listen to “I Look To You.” But in coming into 21st century, Houston shows that she’s still got some good music left in her. — L. Kent Wolgamott