A Dickens Christmas Festival Brings a Favorite Story to Life
I’m a big reader, but certain authors and I still just don’t get along. I count Charles Dickens as “not for the faint of heart,” but luckily for me – and you – one of his best-loved holiday stories, A...
View ArticleCenterStage’s The Wizard of Oz Is a Whimsical Fantasy World
In honor of CenterStage’s 100th anniversary season, Artistic Director John Leffert chose the ideal “magic lane” to open 2015. The Wizard of Oz, a beloved family show, at its core remains a classic...
View ArticleActing Against Cancer Presents: Next to Normal
Acting Against Cancer, formally known as Kids Acting Against Cancer, is back at it with their second show of the 2014-2015 season. Next to Normal, a riveting rock musical, will be performed at the MeX...
View ArticleActing Against Cancer's Next to Normal Isn't So Normal
I have seen four productions from Acting Against Cancer now, including Spring Awakening, RENT, Rocky Horror, and Next to Normal. I feel like the group dynamic that is obvious in each show is constantly...
View ArticleSatire, Sex Appeal and Songs: Va Va Valentine
You won't want to miss the sixth annual Va Va Valentine show if you're looking for something out of this world for Valentine's Day entertainment. "Va Va Valentine: A Faerie's Tail" is a spectacular...
View ArticleRaise a Little Hell with Bonnie and Clyde
Legendary outlaws Bonnie and Clyde are sticking up the Derby Dinner Playhouse! If you’re looking for a wild night, look no further. Bonnie and Clyde has everything from gunfights to love at first...
View ArticleKentucky Shakespeare Presents Shakespeare on Stage Film Series
Films of live performances of five Shakespeare plays at the famous Stratford Festival of Ontario, Canada, and the Royal Shakespeare Company of Stratford-upon-Avon, England will be screened at the...
View ArticleLouisville Loves to Laugh Fest Returns
What better way to spend April Fool’s day than laughing with a whole bunch of fools? That’s what I thought. Tonight, at the Thrust Theater (2314 S. Floyd Street) on the campus of University of...
View ArticleSeven Stars for Seven Brothers
Last night, I went to the Derby Dinner Playhouse to see the production of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. It was simply one of the best theatrical experiences I’ve ever had. I love the theater,...
View ArticleVa Va Vortex Is Quite A Time Travel Event in Louisville
The only way to do the show “Va Va Vortex” justice is to say the Va Va Vixens will create a singularity in your heart with their space time curvature, although I’m sure I could come up with more...
View ArticleSeminar Opens in Louisville
The saying is "Don’t judge a book by its cover," and the same goes for plays. This week at The Bard’s Town Theater, Pulitzer Prize nominee Theresa Rebeck’s hit Broadway play “Seminar” debuts in...
View ArticleA Comedian's Helpless Cycle
Raanan Hershberg is a derelict dilettante. He is one of Louisville’s finest comedians who is constantly writing, performing and putting together new shows to showcase our city’s funniest comics. He...
View ArticlePeter Pan Soars into Derby Dinner
The age-old tale of Peter Pan is now at Derby Diner Playhouse! The musical, based on J.M. Barrie’s timeless novel, is sure to be fun for all ages. Join Peter Pan, Wendy, and all of the lost boys in...
View ArticleDiscover WhoDunnit at the Bristol Bar & Grille!
Whether you’re an amateur film critic, a punk rock groupie or a devoted patron of the fine theater arts, Louisville offers entertainment for everyone. With a wide variety of performance venues ranging...
View ArticleAnd Then There Were None: Solve the Mystery at Derby Dinner
Based on Agatha Christie’s best-selling mystery novel of the same name, And Then There Were None follows the story of ten people with checkered pasts lured to an island under different premises. The...
View ArticleAnd Then There Were None is a Mystery Worth Solving
Agatha Christie is arguably one of the most well-known, well-read novelists of the 20th century. One of her most famous stories is And Then There Were None, a murder mystery. The story begins with ten...
View ArticleBehind-The-Scenes of Dirty Dancing with Margot White: Classic and...
Nobody puts Baby in a corner. Especially not in Louisville, a city flourishing with electric theatre. Beloved classic-turned-stage-show Dirty Dancing is about to dance its way into our hearts and charm...
View ArticleVa Va Vortex Opens again in Louisville
The Va Va Vixens are inviting Louisville into their home at Art Sanctuary for the return of their show "Va Va Vortex," which premiered and sold out at Headliners in June. In this show, time traveler...
View ArticleThe Addams Family Musical Nails the Spirit of the Season
Acting Against Cancer (AAC) opened their 2015-2016 season with “The Addams Family” musical on October 16th and will continue to have shows till October 25th at the Kentucky Center for the Performing...
View ArticleCirqueLouis Dazzles Louisville
Setting The Stage One of art’s innate features is its ability to be malleable. This ability enables art to reach all people – no matter what superficially perceived differences we may have. But this...
View ArticleKids of Color Play All Roles in the Youth Repertory Theater Troupe
In a theater at 13th Street and Muhammad Ali Boulevard, an audience of about 200 sit with programs on laps, awaiting dimmed lights. Backstage, a cast of nearly 30 — all ages 12 to 18 — pulses with...
View ArticleWhere to Go and What to Do in Louisville This Weekend (February 25-28)
There’s a ton to do in Louisville this weekend, so don’t miss a minute. Want a list like this delivered to your inbox every week? Subscribe to Louisville.com’s Weekender here! Over the 9 |...
View ArticleThe Youth Repertory Theater Troupe of Louisville Tells a Tale as Old as Time
Louisville Tickets Promotion With past performances including "The Wiz" and an adaption of Langston Hughes' "Black Nativity," the Youth Repertory Theater Troupe of Louisville has shown time and time...
View ArticleCelebrate the Decades at Commonwealth Theatre Center's Fundraiser, Acting Up
Louisville Tickets Promotion Celebrate the decades with theatre, music and food/drink from your favorites at Commonwealth Theatre Center's new fundraiser event, Acting Up! Dress from your teen years...
View Article33 Reasons We Love Our Arts Scene
1. Louisville's next big band has a song titled "Vaccines Made Me Gay." Meet GRLwood.----------------------Read more _____________________________________________________________________ 2....
View ArticleSpanish-Language Theater Company Shines a Spotlight on Diversity
“I don’t have too much time to be wasting on silly stuff,” says Haydee Canovas, who helped found the Spanish-language theater company Teatro Tercera Llamada. The group’s plays, she says, “are either...
View ArticleStageOne Director Idris Goodwin on What Theatre Teaches Us
By Sarah Kelley Idris Goodwin spent the first decade of childhood in a quiet, residential enclave of Detroit, where his father worked as an auto-industry executive. But by the late 1980s, a growing...
View ArticleBuilding Character at Walden Theatre Conservatory
Charlie Sexton’s second-floor office in the former St. Aloysius school building on Payne Street reflects his work with Commonwealth Theatre Center, which through Walden Theatre Conservatory offers...
View Article"The Corpse Washer" Brings Middle Eastern High Drama to the Humana Festival...
Playwrights Naomi Wallace and Ismail Khalidi are seated at one of four tables that have been right-angled into a square during early rehearsals of their script for The Corpse Washer, which premiered...
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