Beverly Frank agrees. They are very nurturing and very professional. Frank explains that there are a few paid professionals among the community members and that working with the professionals gives the students some actual experience playing in a symphony. It is on-the-job experience that will help the girls later. Susan wants to be a music [...]
Haydn Gwynne, who created the role of dance teacher Mrs. Wilkinson in the show’s original London cast, repeats her work for Broadway audiences. Also in the company are Gregory Jbara as Dad, Tony winner Carole Shelley as Grandma and Santino Fontana as Tony. David Bologna and Frank Dolce alternate in the role of Billy’s friend [...]
The Indiana Department of Transportation announces that State Road 59 will be closing in Linton. Working in conjunction with Indiana Railroad officials, INDOT will be closing S.R. 59 from the junction of State Road 67 in Sandborn to the junction of State Road 54 in downtown Linton. Indiana Railroad will be rebuilding its crossing, .28 [...]
An artist’s life Speaking recently by phone from New York, Collins, 69, was both warm and professional. She doesn’t dismiss references to being a living legend, but she regards that status lightly, as one might a pleasing curiosity. “I just have breakfast, lunch and dinner and do everything in between that I have to. That’s [...]
Oh, well, isn’t Mr. Donner king of the world here? Only he could save this project, apparently. Okay, I’ll try to restrain my sarcasm toward his obvious arrogance. This pretty well means the movie won’t happen, because Lethal Weapon without half the team just isn’t going to work, I don’t think. There’s someone out there [...]
I’ve always been a fan of this movie. I am a huge Bill Murray fan and have grown to love Wes Anderson movies. Not seeing the movie on DVD in a few years was too long. I popped it in and watched it with the commentary on for the first time. I started to notice, [...]
The Sound of Music bowed on Broadway in 1959 and won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1960. Mary Martin won the Tony as Best Actress in a Musical. It was Hammerstein’s final Broadway show; he died during the run, in August 1960. The film starring Julie Andrews won the Best Picture Academy Award [...]
: Palladia, MTV Networks’ high-definition music channel, has acquired the exclusive U.S. TV rights to a one-hour special showcasing performances from the “Peace One Day Supported by Ben Jerry’s” concert held at The Royal Albert Hall on September 21 of this year, starring John Legend, Lenny Kravitz, Annie Lennox, Bryan Adams and Peter Gabriel.
The University of Rochester will award jazz legend Dave Brubeck an honorary doctor of music degree on Saturday, part of the Eastman Weekend festivities that run Thursday to Sunday. The award will be given at the beginning of the Eastman Wind Ensemble and Eastman Philharmonia concert, which starts at 8 p.m. at the Eastman Theatre, [...]
Brazil’s Market Loss: 20% This Week, 28% This Month, 44% This Year After a rocky morning that sent stocks tumbling down over the 10% mark, which triggered a circuit breaker that shut down the market for half an hour, the Bovespa,… Obama and McCain Duke It Out Today in Brazil in Mock Presidential Debate A [...]