BWW Review: WEATHER THE STORM at Cass Act Players
It's not very often you get to write a review for a locally written, composed and produced musical theatre production. The story of Weather The Storm was written by local writer Tracy Frank and she also wrote lyrics for the songs. Local music composer Topher Williams wrote the music and also wrote lyrics. This show is a fictional tale based on real events. It takes place in Fargo, North Dakota around June of 1957 when the historic tornado hit the area that left 12 people dead, over 100 injured and destroyed more than 1,300 homes.
Tennessee Shakespeare Company's Tuesday Literary Salons Return This Spring
As part of its Southern Exposure Series, which features new and classic literature by Southern writers with Southern inspiration, Tennessee Shakespeare Company this spring returns to its popular Tuesday Literary Salons with the works of two form-breaking southern writers read in fun, intimate settings.
Lincoln Center Announces OUT OF DOORS 2014 Summer Festival Lineup; Runs 7/20-8/10
The schedule for this summer's Lincoln Center Out of Doors festival, which runs from July 20 to August 10, was announced today by Bill Bragin, Lincoln Center's Director of Public Programming. Nearly 100 free performances will take place across the plazas of Lincoln Center during three weeks. A special Memorial Concert for Pete and Toshi Seeger on July 20 will be followed by the official opening concert on July 23 with Larry Harlow's Hommy: A Latin Opera, the landmark work's first performance in 40 years. Complete festival details and a chronological listing of events follow.
THE LAST VICTIM by Christopher Rudy is Released
'The Last Victim', the case that ended 30 years of sexual deviance, is a gripping true crime story which will leave the reader inspired to become an advocate for victims of sexual violence. The book chronicles the life of convicted serial rapist William Edward Griffith, Jr by the detective who tracked him across the country. Griffith practiced his trade as a voyeur and serial rapist in 6 states: Ohio, Michigan, Oklahoma, Arizona, Georgia, and Texas over thirty years.
The roller coaster ride of the investigation and man hunt of Griffith across the country is fast paced and action packed as Rudy continuously learns more and more about his target. The information builds to a climax when Griffith is captured in Phoenix, Arizona because of a pair of tennis shoes!
In the end everything about William E Griffith Jr is succinctly wrapped up and presented to the reader in astonishing fashion as an example of the devastation of lives left behind by sexual predators in America along with the solution of what America should do with them!
The timeliness of this book cannot be overstated. The stories of paroled sexual predators who reoffended have been national stories over the past few years. Philip Garrido was captured after holding Jaycee Dugard for 17 years as a sex slave. John Albert Gardner was apprehended in San Diego County for the murders of Chelsea King and Amber Dubois. Bernard Jackson was charged with raping 5 women in Kansas City, Kansas over a six month time span in 2009-2010 after being paroled for the rape of four women in the early 1980s. In July of 2010, Tushon Brown, of Liberty Pennsylvania was charged in the murders and sexual mutilation of two women only seven months of being paroled for rape.
In December of 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a groundbreaking study conducted with the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, about violence against women. The startling result of 1 in 5 women is a victim of rape! Violence against women is pervasive throughout the country having long-lasting, far-ranging health consequences.
The author says, 'We are encouraging all the readers of our book to write their area legislators to put civil commitment into law in their state. Our mothers, wives, sisters and children deserve nothing less.'
The Last Victim is available in print and ebook formats.
Book Information:
The Last Victim
Author: Christopher Rudy
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 978-1468017601
Published: February 2012
Pages: 154
About the Author:
Lawman-turned-author Christopher Rudy has been a law enforcement officer over 30 years, with more than half that time involved in criminal investigation. Now with a major security company, he maintains his law enforcement commission through the Summit County Sheriff's office. The highly decorated civil servant holds degrees in Organizational Management and Criminal Justice. The father of two grown children, Rudy has received countless training in all aspects of criminal investigation, including graduating in the 196th session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force.
For more information, review copies, or interviews please contact:
Christopher Rudy
Email: carudy.karudy@gmail.com
Websites: http://www.thelastvictim.net
Hansel and Gretel Opens at The Players Club of Swarthmore Theater
The Players Club of Swarthmore Theater is offering its younger audience members a special treat - just in time for Halloween! What could be more appropriate than a story of kids on woodsy wanderings, a candy house and a witch? It's Hansel and Gretel, of course!
Hansel and Gretel Opens at The Players Club of Swarthmore Theater
The Players Club of Swarthmore Theater is offering its younger audience members a special treat - just in time for Halloween! What could be more appropriate than a story of kids on woodsy wanderings, a candy house and a witch? It's Hansel and Gretel, of course!
Hansel and Gretel Opens at The Players Club of Swarthmore Theater
The Players Club of Swarthmore Theater is offering its younger audience members a special treat - just in time for Halloween! What could be more appropriate than a story of kids on woodsy wanderings, a candy house and a witch? It's Hansel and Gretel, of course!
Photo Flash: Metropolitan Opera's WOZZECK
Levine will conduct upcoming performances of Wozzeck (April 6, 9, 13. and 16), the new production of Die Walküre (April 22, 25, 28, May 2, 5, 9, and 14), and two concerts with the MET Orchestra at Carnegie Hall (April 10 and May 15) as scheduled.
MSG Network Leads New York Emmy Award Nominations
MSG Network received a whopping 60 nominations Thursday for the 54th Annual New York Emmy Awards. Among the other regional sports networks, the YES Network notched 46 nominations, while MSG Varsity picked up 32 nods. SNY was recognized 23 times.
'Singers Forum' Announces Gala Honoring Philbin on 4/28
Andy Anselmo's Singers Forum is proud to announce that its 12th annual Andy Anselmo Achievement Awards Gala will celebrate the non-profit foundation's 30th anniversary as New York's leading institution dedicated to the development and appreciation of the vocal arts through vocal training, performance and community service.
Wilson, Nixon, Etc. to Honor Karen Akers, May 7
International Broadway, concert and cabaret artist Karen Akers will be among the honorees at the Singers Forum Foundation¹s 11th annual Andy Anselmo Achievement Awards, which will be presented on Monday, May 7, 2007 in The Theatre of the Lighthouse International