BWW Review: DCPA's Long-Awaited RATTLESNAKE KATE Attacks
The musical is based on former Lumineers member Neyla Pekarek's first solo album, Rattlesnake, which features songs inspired by the life of Colorado's own 'Rattlesnake Kate' Slaughterback. Nearly 100 years ago, Kate killed around 140 rattlesnakes mostly using a wooden sign she found after her rifle ran out of ammunition, not only saving herself but also her 3-year-old son and their horse, Brownie.
Coal Creek Theater Of Louisville Presents THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
John (Jack) Worthing, who typically resides in the English countryside with his ward, Cecily Cardew, escapes to London every so often under the guise of meeting his fictitious brother, a?oeErnest.a?? In reality there is no Ernest, and a the real reason for all his trips to London is that Jack is in love with the beautiful Gwendolen Fairfax, cousin of Algernon Moncrieff, Jack's close friend. Jack's chief obstacle to Gwendolen's affection is her mother, Lady Bracknell, who demands proof of Jack's lineage. When he returns to the country to find the necessary proof, Algernon follows him and unexpectedly shows up at Jack's country home as the non-existent brother, Ernest. There he proceeds to fall in love with Jack's charming ward, Cecily. This hilarious farce is a masterpiece of brilliant word play and riotous reversals.
Full Cast Announced for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Skylight Music Theatre
Skylight Music Theatre announced the full 22-member cast for the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical La Cage Aux Folles (The Birdcage), running November 18 through December 23 in the beautiful Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway, in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.
Full Cast Announced for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Skylight Music Theatre
Skylight Music Theatre announced the full 22-member cast for the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical La Cage Aux Folles (The Birdcage), running November 18 through December 23 in the beautiful Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway, in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.
Frazier History Museum Presents KENTUCKY BY DESIGN Tonight
Tonight, November 19, starting at 6 pm, the Frazier History Museum will host a panel discussion in celebration of Kentucky by Design: The Decorative Arts and American Culture edited by Andrew Kelly. The panel will include University Press of Kentucky editorial board member and former Courier-JournalEditor-in-Chief David Hawpe, project visionary Allan Weiss, internationally recognized expert on American quilts Shelly Zegart, musicologist and director of the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music Ron Pen, and Tommy Hines, executive director of South Union Shaker Village and Kentucky furniture authority. The event will be held:
Frazier History Museum Presents KENTUCKY BY DESIGN, 11/19
On Thursday, November 19, starting at 6 pm, the Frazier History Museum will host a panel discussion in celebration of Kentucky by Design: The Decorative Arts and American Culture edited by Andrew Kelly. The panel will include University Press of Kentucky editorial board member and former Courier-JournalEditor-in-Chief David Hawpe, project visionary Allan Weiss, internationally recognized expert on American quilts Shelly Zegart, musicologist and director of the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music Ron Pen, and Tommy Hines, executive director of South Union Shaker Village and Kentucky furniture authority. The event will be held:
KENTUCKY BY DESIGN: THE DECORATIVE ARTS AND AMERICAN CULTURE is Now Available
On August 29, 1935, at the height of the Great Depression, the Federal Art Project (FAP) opened its doors under the auspices of the New Deal's Works Progress Administration (WPA). The program's primary goals were to provide work for unemployed artists and to create narrative art for government buildings, such as post offices, courthouses, schools, libraries, and hospitals. In addition, the project was charged with training new artists in surveying and recording the history of American material culture. The research culminated in the Index of American Design, which sought to discover what was uniquely “American” in decorative arts. Thirty-seven states, including Kentucky, participated. Hundreds of artists produced illustrations of thousands of objects in museums and private collections, focusing on vernacular designs in utilitarian objects like furniture, textiles, pottery, and ironwork. TheIndex was intended for broad public distribution, but it was never published, leaving it little remembered today.
William Ryall to Direct Reading of Marylou DiPietro's BLACK BUTTERFLIES at Abingdon, 10/27
Abingdon Theatre Company presents a free reading of BLACK BUTTERFLIES, a new play by Marylou DiPietro, on Monday, October 27 at 7pm, at Abingdon Theate Arts Complex's Dorothy Strelsin Theatre (312 West 36th Street), as part of its ongoing Page2Stage Reading Series. William Ryall, a veteran of 14 Broadway shows including CHAPLIN, ANYTHING GOES, and AMADEUS, is set to direct.
The Second City and Thruline/Tagline Pictures Announce Partnership
Management & production company Thruline Entertainment/Tagline Pictures has formed a strategic alliance with The Second City, the Chicago-based empire whose list of alumni reads like a Who's Who of Comedy. As part of the partnership, The Second City intends to develop original content in collaboration with Tagline (Psych, The Burn with Jeff Ross, Saint Francis).