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Exclusive Interview: Caroline Lagerfelt on Returning to ‘Sweet Magnolias’ on Netflix, and an Andy Bragen Play Reading

February 27, 2022 Arts, Culture and Society, Drama, Editor Pick: TV, Genres tv, Interviews tv, Theater, Top Stories, TV Comments Off on Exclusive Interview: Caroline Lagerfelt on Returning to ‘Sweet Magnolias’ on Netflix, and an Andy Bragen Play Reading

Caroline Lagerfelt reflects about Paula Vreeland's popularity with TV audiences and her theater career.

Ukraine War Immediately Impacts Cultural Life Worldwide, From Eurovision to Carnegie Hall, Champions League to Formula 1

February 25, 2022 Classical, Editor Pick: Culture and Society, Music, Pop, Sports Comments Off on Ukraine War Immediately Impacts Cultural Life Worldwide, From Eurovision to Carnegie Hall, Champions League to Formula 1

Sports and the arts cannot stay above the fray as Vladimir Putin pursues his agenda of deadly aggression in Ukraine.

Exclusive Interview: Conductor Gerard Schwarz on World Premiere of Michael Dellaira Opera ‘The Leopard’ (‘Il Gattopardo’) with Frost Opera and Symphony

February 17, 2022 Arts, Culture and Society, Editor Pick: Culture and Society, Opera, Opera, Top Stories Comments Off on Exclusive Interview: Conductor Gerard Schwarz on World Premiere of Michael Dellaira Opera ‘The Leopard’ (‘Il Gattopardo’) with Frost Opera and Symphony

The world-renowned conductor spoke with us about the upcoming world premiere, in which he leads student musicians and singers along with professionals.

Opera Review (NYC): Heartbeat Opera Confronts America’s Racial Reckoning Through Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’

February 16, 2022 Arts, Culture and Society, Opera Comments Off on Opera Review (NYC): Heartbeat Opera Confronts America’s Racial Reckoning Through Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’

Kelly Griffin Heartbeat Opera Fidelio Russ Rowland

A stunning adaptation that addresses America's 21st-century racial reckoning.

Theater Interview: Donna Simone Johnson from ‘Power of Sail’ with Bryan Cranston at the Geffen Playhouse

February 16, 2022 Arts, Culture and Society, Theater Comments Off on Theater Interview: Donna Simone Johnson from ‘Power of Sail’ with Bryan Cranston at the Geffen Playhouse

Donna Simone Johnson talks about making her Geffen Playhouse debut, playing an FBI agent, and actively leading in community theater.

Theatre Interview: Actor Danny Kirrane from Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’ at Donmar Warehouse

February 4, 2022 Arts, Culture and Society, Theater Comments Off on Theatre Interview: Actor Danny Kirrane from Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’ at Donmar Warehouse

"If you come at different angles, you can open up new things in characters that might not always be there in the script."

Theatre Interview: Safiyya Ingar from ‘Two Billion Beats’ at the Orange Tree Theatre

January 25, 2022 Arts, Culture and Society, Editor Pick: Culture and Society, Editor Picks, Theater Comments Off on Theatre Interview: Safiyya Ingar from ‘Two Billion Beats’ at the Orange Tree Theatre

There's so many different ways to be a hero. ... I like knowing I'm that person in a room who says, "I see you. I hear you. Is there anything I can do to help?"

Review (NYC): ‘Schtick a Pole in It’ Celebrates Nine Years of Comedy and Pole Dancing, with the Music of Styx (21 January 2022)

January 23, 2022 Dance, Editor Pick: Culture and Society, Standup Comedy, Theater Comments Off on Review (NYC): ‘Schtick a Pole in It’ Celebrates Nine Years of Comedy and Pole Dancing, with the Music of Styx (21 January 2022)

Comedians alternate with dancers at the only comedy-and-pole-dancing series in...the universe?

Theatre Interview: Karen Ascoe from Guildford Shakespeare Company’s ‘Hamlet’

January 21, 2022 Arts, Culture and Society, Editor Pick: Culture and Society, Theater, Top Stories Comments Off on Theatre Interview: Karen Ascoe from Guildford Shakespeare Company’s ‘Hamlet’