Weyes Blood Comes to Boulder Theatre in August
by Stephi Wild - Jun 6, 2023
Transcendent and sometimes wistful, the folk-pop of Weyes Blood (a.k.a. LA-based Natalie Mering) explores everything that drives us, divides us, and destroys us. This sounds like heavy stuff, but Mering is an effortless guide. Though burdened by doubt, she is also buoyed by hope — her music unfurling with stunning nuance and ease.
Review: Lyric Theatre Gets Everything Right with THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
by Adrienne Proctor - Apr 9, 2023
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma presents THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG now through April 23rd at their Plaza District location. When a well-intentioned but unprepared community theatre company attempts to open a murder-mystery play, disaster ensues. Lyric's cast of pros pulls off this comedic farce with gutsy moves and disastrous consequences.
Feature: Matt August Talks New Role As Artistic Director, Programming Future at Arizona Theatre Company
by Robert Encila-Celdran - Apr 3, 2023
All of these theaters had programming that was - you know, sort of your tent poles on the mainstage, your occasional blockbuster musical. On the second stage, there was riskier work, new work being developed that might not appeal to a 700-seat audience. I thought that was incredible - you're doing these blockbuster Broadway musicals, the best of the best plays, and then new work that is exciting and thrilling. And that sort of became part of my DNA as I was thinking about directing.
Interview: Jenny Koons Confers On Her Creative Process Marrying Deaf West With OEDIPUS
by Gil Kaan - Aug 25, 2022
Next up at The Getty Villa, Sophocles' classic play Oedipus adapted by Jenny Koons, Andrew Morrill and Alexandria Wailes opening September 7, 2022. Jenny also does double duty directing the cast of Treshelle Edmond, Russell Harvard, Ashlea Hayes, Amelia Hensley, Matthew Jaeger, Gregor Lopes, Andrew Morrill, On Shiu, Alexandria Wailes, Akia Takara and Jon Wolfe Nelson.
Review: Lyric Theatre's CAROUSEL Dazzles on the Civic Center stage
by Adrienne Proctor - Jul 7, 2022
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma presents a dazzling spectacle on the Civic Center stage. The second of their three summer musicals, CAROUSEL is a beautiful musical, complete with epic dance numbers and opera-level singing. The orchestra onstage adds to the romantic quality of this Rodgers and Hammerstein classic.
Delaware County Dance Film Festival Returns This July & August
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 30, 2022
The Andes Dance Collective, founded by dancer/choreographers Gloria McLean, Columbine Macher, David Capps and composer/performer Marshall Coid, presents the DELAWARE COUNTY 2ND DANCE FILM FESTIVAL AND WORKSHOP, bringing new dance and music events to the Catskills Delaware County region. This year, in two 4-day weekends, July 21-24 and August 4-7, the Festival will include two live dance/music performances (premieres), film screenings, and dance workshops.
Nelda Studios Launches A Media And Philanthropic Organization Supporting Art, Creativity, And Innovation
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 19, 2022
Today Nelda Studios, an Austin, Texas-based media company and philanthropic organization that lifts, nurtures and expands opportunities for creativity and the arts, announces its official public launch. Philanthropists Karl and Nelda Buckman began producing media content in 2018. Compelled by diminishing support for the arts, they founded Nelda Studios in 2022 with a broader mission to support art and creativity through original media productions, philanthropy, and community outreach.
George Gadson Comes to CONTEMPORARY CONVERSATIONS
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 4, 2022
Join 'Contemporary Conversations' in a powerful partnership between the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum and 'A Hero of a Thousand Faces' collaborating to bring invited guests to speak during the month of February about their experiences, trials and triumphs as we celebrate Black History Month.
Upstream Presents Regional Premiere Of IPHIGENIA IN SPLOTT
by Stephi Wild - Jan 7, 2022
Blisteringly poetic: Inspired by the Greek myth about a young woman offered as a human sacrifice, Gary Owen's IPHIGENIA IN SPLOTT is a fireball of a monologue with lines that can be wickedly funny even as they drive home the high price people pay for society's shortcomings.