Michael Bolton

In the cult film Office Space, there’s a computer programmer named Michael Bolton who neither looks like nor acts like the famed balladeer of the same name. The non-famous Michael Bolton is called into a conference room by a pair of hatchet men who’ve been charged with trimming personnel. Michael Bolton quickly lets his interrogators know that he’d prefer it if they call him Mike instead of Michael. Turns out one of the interrogators is “a Michael Bolton fan” who “celebrates the guy’s entire catalogue.” The non-famous Michael Bolton is ultimately laid off. Meanwhile, the famous Michael Bolton still gets panties thrown onstage when he sings. MIKE SEELY

Fri., Aug. 13, 8:30 p.m., 2010