The holiday season can’t come soon enough for some people, especially this year after damaging storms disrupted lives. We are all looking for a return to normalcy, and Sarasota area arts organizations are delivering once again. Some are sticking with traditional styles, while others offer holiday favorites with a twist. The temporary closing of the…

The Magic of Christmas concert at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland in 2023. Sofia Aldinio/Staff Photographer Sexy and funky might not be the first words that come to mind when thinking about holiday traditions. But for audiences in Portland, a city with a rich and varied arts scene, those elements can be found in the…

SMITHFIELD — The Don E. and Linda Vann Lassiter Performing Arts Series at the Paul A. Johnston Auditorium continues at Johnston Community College and will include a little holiday music. Celebrate the festive season with the Country Music Showcase Dec. 6-7. This event will feature holiday cheer and country tunes in performances at 7 p.m.…

By Bella Whitmore | Intern This holiday season, the Waco Civic Theatre is preparing to spread joy and inspire audiences with its upcoming production of “It’s a Wonderful Life: The Musical.” Adapted from the beloved film, this version of the story introduces heartfelt songs alongside its timeless themes of faith, family and community. With opening…

An all-in, way-out cast brings to life the new musical stage adaptation of Robert Zemeckis’s 1992 dark-comedy cult-classic film Death Becomes Her at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, following its pre-Broadway world premiere in Chicago, with over-the-top killingly funny venom, vitriol, and vengeance. Written by Marco Pennette (book) and Julia Mattison and Noel Carey (music and lyrics),…

North Texas Performing Arts (NTPA) recognized Theatre TCU associate professor Penny Maas as the “Distinguished Collegiate Performing Arts Educator” at the third annual North Texas Performing Arts Stardust Awards. NTPA is a nonprofit organization that strives to help children grow through the performing arts. The company produces theatre throughout multiple cities in North Texas, including…

Part autobiography, part art history lecture, part psycho-therapy session, part stand-up comedy routine, and fully brilliant, revealing, engaging, and funny, 300 Paintings, written by and starring the consummately likeable, open, and friendly Sydney comedian and artist Sam Kissajukian, is now playing a limited Off-Broadway engagement at Vineyard Theatre, following sold-out award-winning runs at the Edinburgh…

The Champions of Magic, the four-magician team now performing on tour at the Kennedy Center, frame their practice of magic around four tenets: • Sleight of hand• Psychic manipulation• Special effects• Misdirection One element they missed, although present throughout their high-energy, flashy, and dazzling performance, is storytelling. Courtesy of ‘Champions of Magic.’ Magic shows are…

The Green Bay Packers Foundation announced this week it has distributed $1.5 million in annual grants to 398 civic and charitable groups throughout the state of Wisconsin in its annual distribution of grants. Wilson Jones, chairperson of the Foundation, made the announcement, honoring and recognizing the outstanding efforts and services performed by each of the…

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