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A Celebration of Friendship
“This isn’t a good show for Christmas! It’ll make everyone sad! It made me cry!” is what I told Brian Wagner when I first read the script. However, I’m proud […]
Freshening Up a Classic
Already deep into its 60th anniversary celebration, Fort Wayne Ballet is preparing now to present its most popular production of its annual calendar of events and performances. With The Nutcracker […]
Ageless Wisdom
Actor Hal Holbrook, 91, has assayed the role of author Mark Twain on stage for more than 60 years. He is, at present, 17 years older than Twain was when […]
Finding Our ‘Truths’
When Luigi Pirandello (1867-1937) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1934, the Sicilian-born dramatist was widely known as the author of intricate philosophical comedies. One in particular, Six Characters […]
Arena Play Makes Spirits Bright
The Arena Dinner Theatre’s holiday offering is a charming little play by Ivan Menchell titled The Cemetery Club. The Cemetery Club! “What?” you say. “That sounds like Halloween! ” Don’t […]
Dancing with the Tsars
American audiences are very familiar with The Nutcracker, as it has become a beloved piece of our annual holiday celebrations and Tchaikovsky’s music the soundtrack of the season. While most […]
Bringing Back a Holiday Favorite
The director of a children’s Christmas play (literally) breaks a leg right before rehearsals begin. Sounds like a far-fetched set-up, right? Life sometimes imitates art, though; and while Best Christmas […]
Six Thought-Provoking Characters
It’s rare that I’m excited when I see a play listed on a local theater’s upcoming season listing. When I saw Six Characters in Search of an Author would be […]
An Emerald Isle Christmas
Before Mairead Carlin was a member of Celtic Woman, she was one of the group’s biggest fans. The young singer from Derry in northern Ireland admired the all-female ensemble’s honest […]
Spreading Musical Cheer
It is that time of year again, a time of giving and receiving, a time of year that brings with it all kinds of traditions, such as trimming the tree, […]