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11:00 O’Clock Numbers at 7:00 O’Clock – Polished Fun
Thursday, April 11th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
An 11:00 o’clock number is meant to rouse musical theater audiences who might be flagging towards the end of a show. Traditionally these pull out
Woman Around Town: Carole J. Bufford – Happiest On Stage
Monday, January 7th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
In Lincolnton, the one-stoplight Georgia town where everyone knew everyone else, Carole J. Bufford was the four year-old who spontaneously stood on a church pew
Les Misérables – Entertaining But Not a Revolution
Tuesday, December 25th, 2012
by Matthew Hauptman on Playing Around
The new film version of Les Misérables is so poorly made, that it really shouldn’t be as enjoyable as it turns out to be. It’s
An Intimate Affair…A Man, a Woman, and the American Songbook
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Amanda King and T. Oliver Reid met a year ago and were drawn to each other’s vocal style. An Intimate Affair is broken up into
Woman Around Town: Melanie Moyer Williams—Addressing Social Issues Through Theater
Monday, October 17th, 2011
by Esther Cohen on Woman Around Town
Melanie Moyer Williams, Executive Artistic Director of the philanthropic Red Fern Theatre Company, believes that theater can change the world. Through its productions and outreach, the
Craig Pomranz: A Born Entertainer
Monday, October 11th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
“I’m a born entertainer. When I open the frig and the light comes on, I burst into song.” Robbie Williams, British Pop Star Craig Pomranz
Chelsea Clark and Catherine Amore: Aspiring Actresses
Monday, July 5th, 2010
by Amanda Woods on Living Around
All too often, we only hear about actresses once they “made it big” in blockbuster films and their faces are plastered all over billboards. Naturally,
Movies to Warm the Heart on Christmas Day
Sunday, December 20th, 2009
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
You work hard all year. Why not take off one day and just watch some great old flicks? Get beyond the old standbys. If you
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