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Years ago, deejay and old acquaintance John McNally had a segment on whatever at the time was L.A.’s premier jazz radio station (it might have been KKGO), in which he identified tunes or albums that he would take to a desert island. Continuing in that tradition, here are a couple of albums and tunes, which if I had to live without might tempt me into less constructive pursuits.
“Out of the …more…
Years ago, deejay and old acquaintance John McNally had a segment on whatever at the time was L.A.’s premier jazz radio station (it might have been KKGO), in which he identified tunes or albums that he would take to a desert island. Continuing in that tradition, here are a couple of albums and tunes which if I had to live without might tempt me into less constructive pursuits.
“Out of the …more…
The Cincinnati Mens Choir is bringing It Gets Better to town for only two days! This in depth, thought provoking look at LGBT bullying is based on Testimony by Stephen Schwartz. With popular songs by Katy Perry, Mariah Carrey, and Lady Gaga as well as actual narrative from the It Gets Better Project, this show is meant to inspire and bring hope to LGBT youth. Performances are this weekend only, June 23 and 24 at the Mayerson Theatre at the School for Performing Arts in Over the Rhine. ...more...
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts presents the City Theatre & Orlando Repertory Theatre’s Production of the musical The Brand New Kid June 19th – 22nd. Based on a children’s book by Katie Couric, and adapted for stage by Michael Friedman and Melanie Marnich, this family friendly kids’ musical is about being different, and overcoming teasing through the power of acceptance and friendship.
The story revolves around Lazlo …more…
The expansion of the Wordless Music series–with its intriguing interplay between contemporary classical music and a more “vernacular” idiom–continues beyond its New York City origins with its inaugural Chicago summer concert series, entitled “Loops and Variations.” This free series of concerts in Millennium Park extrapolates from Wordless Music’s successful formula of pairing works by such composers as Arvo Pärt, John Adams, Nico Muhly, and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood …more…
Ira Levin’s Deathtrap opens at the Miami Beach Stage Door Theatre on Friday, June 15th, with weekend runs through Sunday, July 1. Deathtrap holds the record for the longest running comedy-thriller on Broadway, and received a nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play in 1978. The play was later adapted into a popular film starring Christopher Reeve, Michael Caine, and Dyan Cannon.
Deathtrap is a classic, pulse-pounding thriller …more…
The Mosaic Theatre presents the thought-provoking drama The Edge of Our Bodies written by Adam Rapp and starring Lexi Langs of NYU Tisch School of the Arts. The play, which was a major hit at the 2011 Humana Festival, will be guest directed by Margaret Ledford. You can catch this compelling play at the Mosaic starting on June 7th.
The play tells the story of a sixteen-year-old girl named Bernadette, who …more…
Come hear two critically acclaimed playwrights – Christopher Durang and Leslie Ayvazian – read from their own scripts. CityWrights presents this rare opportunity to hear these two amazing playwrights share their work in an event called In Their Own Words, at the EPIC Hotel in Downtown Miami on Saturday, June 16th. It doesn’t get much cooler than an evening with Durang and Ayvazian live!
Christopher Durang is well known for his …more…
Mrs. Gardner called it the Veronese Room, but I always think of it as “the lace room.” It’s not so strange; many of the rooms in the faux-Venetian palace are named for one of their singular features. Once you have climbed two sets of heavy stone stairs and you are on the third floor of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, you have a choice to turn behind you …more…
The current show at the Frameworks Gallery, “Polly Norman – Summer Blast,” offers an unexpected treat—while Norman’s photography alone is worth seeing, it is sharing space with some very fine paintings and sculptures by a diverse group of artists.
"Clarin y Caja"
Hugo Mercado, a painter who recently moved here from Cajamarca, Peru, is showing works that capture the colors and popular culture of his native land. His oils on …more…
June in Buffalo logo; culled from the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra website.
For New York-based artists and audiences alike, summertime can mean a respite from a congested city concert schedule, in the form of upstate music festivals such as Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown and Bard Summerscape in Annandale-on-Hudson. For “new music” devotees, Western New York’s annual festival June in Buffalo–hosted by the University at Buffalo during the month’s first week–is …more…
Klais-organ in Kleve, Germany, Photographer: Fabian Zohren
This morning, in preparation for teaching a piano class, I was flipping through a [very old] piano method book. I have a thing about old music books. A line from one of the pages of this book served to suggest its ancientness even more than the copyright date or the retro formatting:
“You have often heard the organ played at church…”
As if it’s a …more…
Curtis Fuller (from last.fm)
Legendary trombonist Curtis Fuller has a new record out on Colorado-based Capri Records. Down Home is a charming collection of tunes new and old from one of longest serving and most consistently great trombonists of the century. As a sideman, Fuller has played on recordings with John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Gil Evans, Jimmy Heath, Quincy Jones, and many others. On this recording, Fuller is clearly and …more…
The Plaza Theatre offers a musical tribute to three of the most revered singers of our time – Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, and Carole King – with Don’t Rain On Our Parade June 6th – 17th. Together the three singer/songwriters hold 22 Grammys among their many awards and accolades. While each of these living legends is worthy of a musical tribute of their own, together the three women offer a …more…
Image of IdiosynCrazy Productions from KST's website
Well, most companies in our small city of Pittsburgh take the summer off. Student intensive courses are poised to begin at Point Park, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Father Ryan Arts Center and at many more locations. But for those in Pittsburgh this summer who want to see some dance, the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater (KST) has come through again.
While many organizations go into organizational mode over …more…
The coming of spring in Pittsburgh triggers a few distinct events. First, there is the flooding of the city with attendees of college graduations. Then there is the emptying of the city as students leave for their hometowns. And when the Pittsburgh natives come out of their winter hiding places, it is time to dance.
Spring, favored by many arts organizations in the area for benefit events concludes with a series …more…
The 53rd annual Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival is underway, and the event promises a chance to view a wide variety of art. Organized by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, the festival spreads out over Point State Park, Hertz Gateway Center, and throughout the Cultural District, delivering a number of attractions dedicated to showcasing new and emerging artists.
At the Artists Market, visitors can browse over 300 booths offering original, handmade, …more…
It’s 7:52 P.M. 31 May 2012, the golden, airless end of a humid New York day, and I’m near the back of the line waiting to get in to the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, Chelsea edition, to watch my old friend B’s girlfriend take off all of her clothes. Speaking of clothes, I should not have worn the black wool sportcoat. I am a bloody fool. Right as my hair …more…
San Francisco Ballet principal Maria Kochetkova
On June 6 at 7:00 pm, a bevy of highly regarded principal dancers from the San Francisco Ballet, ODC Dance Company, Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet, AXIS Dance Company, Smuin Ballet, Zhukov Dance Theater, Robert Moses’ Kin, and more, will perform in the first-ever Get in Front fundraiser at San Francisco’s Herbst Theater.
Get in Front is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping to “prevent cancer before …more…
The weather is nice, the spring storms are easing off and we are entering our other season in Minnesota, ‘road construction’. That means it must be time for outdoor theater.
Perhaps because the winters here tend toward the cold and snowy, this past year being a bit of an exception, we do tend to enjoy our outdoor friendly seasons in a big way. Minneapolis has been ranked one of the top …more…
For one of the first times in Cincinnati’s history, people may actually be rolling on the floor at the Aronoff. At least, that’s what should be expected on June 9th, when Aziz Ansari takes the stage for his newest performance, Buried Alive! Despite the fact that his first comedy special was only recently released on DVD, the incredibly popular and hilarious stand up comedian already has an all new …more…
The Dallas Museum of Art is running an exhibit through August 19th entitled Flower of the Prairie: George Grosz in Dallas. Last weekend I went and viewed this collection of art which is a lovely homage to Dallas. In 1952 Leon Harris Jr, Vice President of the Harris and Company department store, commissioned Grosz, a controversial political artist and dadaist originally from Germany, to paint a series of works depicting …more…
Through August 19, 2012 the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri will be displaying a treasure trove of objects from around the world that all debuted at a World’s Fair ($8 adult/$5 students/free for members and children under 12). Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Fairs, 1851-1939 showcases the talent of artists and manufacturers who reinvented old styles and techniques or invented new ones …more…
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