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Still Going for Perfect
Charlie Daniels first went on tour around 1971 and he may still be on the very same tour. That’s hyperbole, but the man has always worked hard. He’ll turn 80 […]
The Perfect Comedy for Our Times
Donald Trump … Daniel Radcliffe … the entire cast of Hamilton! These are just a few of the famous characters populating the party at the center of FPT’s latest comedy, […]
The Time Warp Never Ends
Although The Rocky Horror Show was first written for stage – opening in London in 1973 and on Broadway in 1975 – it is the 1975 film version, The Rocky […]
A Beer Lover’s Best Day
duction and letting the music seek its own path. He says “check this out.” If you like it, great. If you don’t that’s fine too. “We all grew up on […]
A Passion for Rock n’ Roll
For 37 years, Rick “Doc” West has skillfully welcomed and introduced hundreds of rock bands to dozens of venues around Fort Wayne. As the voice – the voice – of […]
Still Relevant After All These Years
“Is The Rocky Horror Show still a relevant piece of theater today?” I asked the cast when we began rehearsals. All agreed that it was relevant, but in a far […]
Haters Can Just Back Off
In 2009, a YouTuber calling herself Miranda uploaded a video called “Free Voice Lesson.” In it, a heavily-made up woman in a shabby-looking room stares earnestly into a camera and […]
Keepers of Rock’s Flame
Wishbone Ash founding guitarist Andy Powell feels a bit like a blues man most days. That’s because rock n’ roll as he and his mates knew it back in the […]
Intellects in Opposition
For theatre fans in Fort Wayne and northeast Indiana, it’s always exciting to discover what each new season will bring to our many wonderful stages. That seems especially true for […]
Only a Play, But It’s a Lot of Fun
It’s Only a Play opened this past weekend at First Presbyterian Theater, and it is hilarious fun whether audience members are involved in the theater or not. The entire play […]