Latin music superstar Marc Anthony is taking a break from the Las Vegas Strip to bring some glitz to San Antonio. The four-time Grammy winner is hauling his “The Last Dance Tour” to Frost Bank Center on April 29, 2027, the only Texas engagement before heading back to the Fontainebleau.
Anthony needs little introduction to San Antonio audiences. He has been making music since 1988, first as a freestyle artist before becoming an international chart-topper by blending house and R&B sounds with traditional salsa.
Although he was able to sell out arenas like Madison Square Garden in support of his Spanish-language albums, he became an even bigger crossover star in the ‘90s, capitalizing on the vogue for Latin acts following the rise of artists like Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin.
Over the years, he became a media obsession, acquiring a minority stake in the Miami Dolphins and headed to Hollywood for supporting roles in Carlito’s Way, Hackers, and The Substitute. Tabloids made hay out of his marriage to Jennifer Lopez while he continued to release hits like “Vivir Mi Vida" and "Flor Pálida.”
Despite the confusing tour name, there is no indication that Anthony, 58, has any intention of slowing down. After “The Last Dance Tour,” he’ll take a short break before resuming his “Vegas… My Way!” residency. Maybe he’s just a mega-fan of Julia Styles?
Tickets for the 2027 stop, his first San Antonio appearance since 2024, go on sale November 13 at 10 amonline. For presale access, fans can sign up for Frost Bank Center’s All Access Newsletter and select the “Latin” genre.
Actor Jimmy Stewart, thanks to movies such as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Shop Around the Corner, and The Philadelphia Story, had the reputation early in his career as the everyman in Hollywood, someone to whom most audiences could relate. That became even more true when Stewart entered the military during World War II, a period that is explored in the new biopic, Jimmy.
Stewart (KJ Apa) was riding high in 1941, coming off his first (and only) Oscar win for The Philadelphia Story. As depicted in the film, his life is upended when he receives a military draft notice as the U.S. prepares for war. He’s determined to serve, but people like studio head Louis B. Mayer (Jason Alexander) try to talk him out of it. Already an experienced pilot, he eventually joins the war in Europe, flying the B-24 bomber.
Despite his celebrity status, Stewart requests to be treated the same as any other soldier, which means flying multiple missions over enemy territory. He moves up the ranks, becoming a leader tasked with, among other things, reporting the deaths of service members to their families. He also starts a friendship that develops into a romance with Lady Julia (Kara Killmer), giving him a distraction from the horrors of war.
Directed by Aaron Burns and written by Justin Strawhand, the film has the clear goal of being a hagiography for Stewart, showing all of his good qualities and few of his bad ones. In fact, the character of Stewart is harder on himself than the actual movie is, chastising himself over the deaths of fellow soldiers that he likely could not have prevented. The filmmakers go to great lengths to show how good and well-respected Stewart was, something that may well be true, but doesn’t make for great drama.
The bulk of the film features Stewart at war, following him and others as they fly multiple missions and commiserate over the price of combat. The sequences are fine, but the film’s budget does not appear to be high, and so the CGI needed to recreate the scenes is noticeably subpar. Because Burns and Strawhand usually keep to surface-level storytelling and don’t go deep on any character besides Stewart, his time at war is engaging but slight.
The film is bookended by Stewart and Frank Capra (Max Casella) making It’s a Wonderful Life, Stewart’s first film after coming back from war. It’s here that the movie becomes most interesting as Stewart, still affected by his war experience, struggles to bring the character of George Bailey to life. The behind-the-scenes look at the film-within-the-film and the recreations of its iconic scenes are catnip for anyone who knows/loves the Christmas classic.
Apa, best known for starring as Archie on the TV show Riverdale, does extremely well as Stewart. He nails Stewart’s quavering voice and the way he ambles about plays right into the actor’s established persona. Casella and Killmer get the most play in supporting roles, and each does solid work as characters trying to understand Stewart. Alexander, Sarah Drew as Hedda Hopper, and Rob Riggle as a colonel each go a little too big in their respective parts.
Jimmy is probably best watched as an approximation of the man Stewart was in the 1940s, not as something that’s completely true to life. The film elides or stretches the truth on multiple occasions, which is par for the course in biopics. It could have used some stronger storytelling to make Stewart feel like a real person, not merely a replica of the famous actor.
