Joel Russell Releases Guide on Faith and Commitment
by Christina Mancuso
- Oct 25, 2013
While he was serving in Vietnam, author Joel Russell decided there was little or no chance he would make it out of the country alive. He made a deal with God: let him survive Vietnam, and Russell would devote his life to him. In his 2000 book 'The Book of Joel: Book II' (published by iUniverse) Russell fulfills that vow.
Author Sasha Cervantes Aims to Raise Awareness of Animal Cruelty in CONSEQUENCES
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 23, 2013
One day, author Sasha Cervantes happened to see an HBO exposé on farm animals, which compelled her to try to do something to stop the killing of animals for food. She then asked herself, 'What can I do or say to influence people?' After a period of deep thought and prayer, the answer came: write the new novel'Consequences' (published by AuthorHouse).
BWW Reviews: BoHo’s FLOYD COLLINS - An Impressive Blend of Stagecraft and Musicianship
by Paul W. Thompson
- Jun 18, 2012
Chicago's non-Equity Bohemian Theatre Ensemble has undertaken Adam Guettel and Tina Landau's 1996 off-Broadway masterpiece (or close to it) and put it on at Theater Wit on West Belmont Avenue for the next month (through July 25, 2012). If you have imagination enough to meet the company halfway, somewhere between the hardscrabble Kentucky soil and the cave beneath it where the real Floyd Collins met his doom in 1925, you will come away with a musical and theatrical experience you are unlikely to repeat anytime soon, anywhere else.
