Articles
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, […]
Pageant Reunites Youtheatre Vets
For those who have never read Barbara Robinson’s book or have never enjoyed any of its stage or television adaptations, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is the quintessential timeless classic […]
Still Authentically Italian
Like many people, I tend to frequent the same dining establishments over and over again, even though I am an adventurous eater. There’s something about walking into a place where […]
Building Musical Bridges
When renowned producer, engineer and music industry guru Mark Hornsby came to Sweetwater Sound more than four years ago to be its director of music production and artist relations, he […]
Thriving in the Digital Age
There was a time in the 1970s and 80s that a teenager with some disposable income could spend it happily at any number of record stores. There were plenty to […]