#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } At a special meeting held Monday by the Clinton School Board, an approximate $56,000 reduction in cost approved for lighting in the school’s new Performing Arts Center will keep the theater within budget and its opening on time. “I…

I am writing to express my support for the proposed Performing Arts and Culture Center at Portland State University. As a faculty member of PSU, I recognize the profound impact this project will have on our university and the broader community. The new Performing Arts and Culture Center represents an unparalleled opportunity to enrich our…

When the musical version of Legally Blonde first opened in 2007, I remember reading more than one comment from (straight) men I knew in theater bemoaning that it was just something dumb and fluffy, meant to appeal to teenage girls. (Because of course we all know that teenage boys are the real arbiters of important…

Iowa Conservatory (ICON) has announced its regional accreditation with Cognia and recognition by the state of Iowa as an independently accredited non-public school for the 2024-2025 school year. Founded in 2022, ICON offers studies in classical and contemporary dance, vocal/percussive music and composition, theater, and design and production, according to its website. Students will take…

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones credits head coach Mike McCarthy for the team’s performance on Sunday night, beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a fourth win in the past five games to push their record to 7-8. “All I can say is what a good job, how good a job he’s doing,” Jones said of McCarthy,…

Photo: Tracey Salazar On Sunday night, Dec. 8, President Joe Biden hosted the 47th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. In continuation of the celebration, CBS aired the program last night, Sunday, December 22.  The occasion, a testament to the rich history of art…

(From the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts) Marathon Center for the Performing Arts is holding auditions for Youtheatre’s upcoming winter production of The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition. Auditions are open to students in grades 3-5 including an on-stage cast of no more than 50 students in addition to positions on the production’s technical crew. Join…

First, stepping onto the soapbox. As we reach the Winter Solstice of 2024 in Knoxville’s arts and music world, we can definitely feel positive and optimistic about the achievements of individuals,  organizations, and of the arts scene as a whole. Lurking in the shadows, though, is an issue that will have to be addressed soon…

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Hartford High senior Macy Bettwieser has made it to the final three in the Broadway World’s Next On Stage singing competition. On Friday, the four judges of the competition announced that Bettwieser is invited to travel to New York City to perform at 54 Below, a cabaret venue underneath Studio 54,…

Another year has come to pass, and with it, another outstanding year on the stage. From Hello Dolly! to Oh, Mary! these were the best plays and musicals of 2023. CabaretGreat theater—especially revivals—should inspire debate. Rebecca Frecknall’s Cabaret, starring Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin, did exactly that. It was not Liza’s Cabaret but to its…