Mysteries, thrillers and horrors are heavily produced in film and all are equally popular when it comes to best-selling nonfiction. Yet suspenseful dramas are a rarity on stage. Two of the most successful plays of this genre were written by the same man, “Wait Until Dark” and “Dial M for ...
There are three written works that are the most adapted in entertainment history. First is the Bible, second are the plays of William Shakespeare and third is L. Frank Baum’s tales of Oz. A mere two years after “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” debuted, a musical stage version appeared on ...
Just like the Broadway musical, opera needed to reinvent itself to survive in the 21st century. When baby boomers preferred rock concerts in the late 1960s and ’70s, along came “Hair,” “Godspell,” “Pippin” and the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber. When their children and ...
On many occasions, I’ve observed several sports-centric, athletic men crippled with an exhaustion they have never known following a lengthy dance rehearsal. Those who are skilled in multitasking but have never danced on stage, have no idea how mind-numbing and physically taxing it can be to ...
The border between the United States and Mexico has been a tinder box of disputes ever since it was redrawn with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in February of 1848. Less than two weeks prior to the conclusion of the Mexican-American War, James Marshall discovered gold in the American River ...
Tony nominee and Emmy winner Eddie Izzard is arguably one of the biggest stars in the world — with the exception of the non-cosmopolitan United States. When the Maui Arts & Cultural Center announced a one-night-only performance last month, the British comedian’s fervent fan base lit up ...
