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Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman is the most famous (and perhaps only) musical ever written about a man-eating plant. The IPFW Department of Theatre’s production […]

The Little Mermaid

It’s interesting to note that Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, one of the greatest and most successful songwriting pairs in recent Hollywood history, are well-represented in Fort Wayne […]

Funny Little Thing Called Love

People of a certain age will remember a television program called Love, American Style. Part of a solid kid-friendly Friday night lineup on ABC (the original TGIF, though no marketing […]

Under the Streetlamp

Is there life after Jersey Boys? Chris Kale Jones, Michael Cunio, Shonn Wiley and Michael Ingersoll certainly hoped so when their time in the show’s touring company came to an […]

The Beatles Are Forever

For Steven Howard, the Beatles are as relevant today as they were nearly 40 years ago when he learned to love them as a lad growing up in Liverpool. Howard, […]

Blues the Chicago Way

Toronzo Cannon sounds like the name of some kind of space weapon. It isn’t. Toronzo Cannon is the name of a powerful force, however. In this case, that force takes […]

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid is the third Disney princess musical I have directed in the past 18 months. And while I generally prefer to do a variety of musical styles, I […]

The Taming of the Shrew

One of the things I love about doing old plays (and since Shrew has been around 425 years, I’d call it an old play) is looking at the way societies […]

Oenological Friendships

Nichole Thomas, Cristal Reader and Lisa Beber are three wine-loving friends who are willing to travel to indulge their passion for the fermented grape. Every summer, they attend the Vintage […]

The Wayback Show

The continued popularity of classic pop and rock songs from the 1960s, 70s and 80s can’t be simply explained away as mere nostalgia. It’s true that the generations who came […]