Disney’s Newsies
On a hot, steamy, New York summer night in July 1899, with the symbolic act of overturning a distribution wagon, thousands of corner newsboys and newsgirls...
Article Category: Stage & Dance
My Dead Clown
Starting off the 2018-2019 season at First Presbyterian Theater in downtown Fort Wayne is My Dead Clown, an original play written by David Rousculp,...
My Dead Clown
There’s something funny going on at Jackson Funeral Home, and funny is a very dangerous thing at a place of mourning. Mr. Jackson (Tom Corron)...
A Dead Clown’s Next Act
Each year eager theater fans in Fort Wayne wait to hear what plays and musicals they can expect to enjoy in the coming season. Many of the titles are...
A Little Night Music
Arena Dinner Theatre closes out its 2017-18 season with Stephen Sondheim’s brilliant A Little Night Music. The 1973 hit musical weaves the stories...
A Little Night Music
I remember as a kid seeing Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd starring Angela Lansbury on television. As with most things on early...
The Mettle to ‘Let It Go’
If you’ve ever met Brock Ireland or seen him perform onstage, it’s hard not to be won over by his openness and his warmth.
Ireland grew...
Back Home & Onstage
Few people can strike the perfect balance between their passion and their career. Brian Ernsberger is the exception.
As a child, Ernsberger was “painfully...
Happily Ever After Days
Once upon a time in the enchanted land of downtown Fort Wayne, Leslie Hormann, executive director of Fort Wayne Youtheatre, had the brilliant idea to...
A Family Classic for These Times
Fort Wayne Youtheatre prides itself on presenting shows that educate, enrich and entertain not just the children in our audience, but the whole family....