Norbert Leo Butz Sings Torch Songs for a Pandemic Some of you may still think of Norbert Leo Butz as a musical theater guy, but he is, self avowed, “more Stevie Nicks than Stephen [...] October 4, 2023
When You Can’t Get to Paris-Watch A Scandal in Paris 1946 A loose biography of Napoleonic era career criminal Eugène François Vidocq who later became Paris’ prefect of [...] October 4, 2023
Fanny Mendelssohn: The Real Prodigy of the Family In early 19th century Berlin, banker Abraham Mendelssohn and his wife Lea (née Salomon) Mendelssohn hired only the city’s top tutors [...] October 2, 2023
Three Love Stories – Russian Drollery In 2014, Writer/Director/Designer Dmitry Krymov signed a collective letter of Russian workers that condemned the annexation of Crimea by [...] September 29, 2023
Purlie Victorious – A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch In 1960, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that interstate buses and bus terminals were required to integrate. John F. Kennedy was elected, [...] September 28, 2023
Infinite Life – Reaching Through Pain Attending an Annie Baker play is like being a fly on the wall. The author makes no concessions to a theater audience. Time often unspools [...] September 27, 2023
“From Argentina to Bucharest” – José Cura Enchants the Audience at the Enescu Festival In a program that offered the Bucharest public a glimpse into the musical soul of his native country Argentina, José Cura showcased his [...] September 26, 2023
Golden Age of Hollywood – Do You Know the Musical Scores? Music was an integral part of the movies that were produced during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Whether it was an opening song while the [...] September 24, 2023