I am cautiously optimistic about Canadian Pacific Ballet. Given that the company is brand new, the three-act production of La Esmeralda is certainly creditable in terms of dancing and production values. Taylor and co-artistic director Graham McMonagle, both Canadian-born, have returned from careers in the United States to a conservative city that they believe [...]
“I would say that San Francisco’s reputation, speaking generally, is as a very intelligent comedy scene,” he said in a phone interview. “It’s not an L.A. or Chicago, a big center, but not a middle state either, where’s there’s one club that everyone goes to and gets drunk. So many other cities have just [...]
MOSCOW YOU MIGHT get the impression from western media reports that the airwaves in today’s “increasingly authoritarian” Russia are little but warmed-over Soviet propaganda. The truth isn’t that convenient. As Russia continues its bumpy rise in world affairs, what happens in the nation’s kitchens and living rooms is a mosaic of the concerns and [...]
Whatever the cause, Gershwin made the most of his genius in his short but prolific life before dying suddenly at age 38 of a brain tumor. As much as Sheed provides a overview of Gershwin s life and work, he devotes as much to his legacy and impact upon his contemporaries, and the influence [...]
I once went somewhere in this state commonwealth and found Hunts… it was APPALLING! There is only one, and yes it is Heinz. I also miss the CLARK bar building with the blinking C-L-A-R-K letters. Is the Westinghouse one still there? It has been a while since I made it back to the burgh! [...]
Betty Buckley offered acclaimed performances in Sunset Boulevard, Carrie, Song & Dance, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1776 and Promises, Promises . She won a Tony Award for her performance as Grizabella in the Broadway production of Cats , and she starred on the London stage in Promises, Promises and Sunset Boulevard , earning an [...]
Mr. Tigrett is now focused on pork-particularly, barbecued pork and specifically, Bozo s Hot Pit Bar-B-Q Restaurant. Bozo s Hot Pit Bar-B-Q is the stuff of legend. The restaurant was founded in 1923 near Memphis and is the oldest existing Bar-B-Q joint in the United States. Descriptive terms such as perfection (The Boston Globe) and [...]
Performed bilingually and with the use of traditional Turkish instruments as well as classical symphonic instruments, the concert aims to enhance intercultural dialogue and to provide a mutual understanding of the musical spirits of Germans and Turkey. It was always my dream to promote Turkish classical music in Germany, says concert manager Susanne Kolleck, [...]
Photo Gallery HOLLYWOOD - Rapper T.I. has pleaded not guilty to illegal weapons charges in Atlanta, and now could spend another week in jail. T.I. , real name Clifford Harris , appeared in court on Friday after federal agents arrested him last Saturday. The agents claim the rap star took delivery of three machine [...]
Releases from Rich Boy, the Naked Brothers Band, Sugababes,Tego Calder n and Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba.