“Sweeney Todd” is a difficult show and not a joyous one—more an opera than a musical. This edition is well worth a visit, but keep your passport handy; you may want to flee the horrors of rage.
At first, rock music signaled teenage rebellion in films like "Blackboard Jungle," but it didn’t take long for studios to recognize its commercial potential.
Weiner's String Trio in G minor, Op. 6., is a hidden gem of early 20th-century chamber music that is bound to appeal to fans of Brahms, Dohnányi, or early Kodály.
As we move forward into a world that feels increasingly scary and unpredictable, let’s embrace disparate parts of ourselves—both the serious and the silly.
What makes this show worthwhile is hearing the superb score beautifully played and sung by a company that kept the show alive with singing, even if the tempos of songs were sometimes outrageously fast.
“These shows always end up being about creating community,” affirms Josh Briggs, one of the "Core Four" directors of this production. “We have students across four different grade levels who become good friends, and kids who have never talked to one another joining forces to make something remarkable.”
"Dido and Aeneas" is Virgil’s story of Queen Dido of Carthage, who falls in love with the Trojan hero Aeneas but is abandoned by him due to a plot by evil sorceresses that leads to her heartbreak and death.
"I like to listen to the musicians who are with me. I like to give them freedom and leverage to be themselves, and I like to collaborate and improvise and just be honest and open when we are on the stage." — Alfredo Rodriguez
The film I just saw, "Being Maria," directed by Jessica Palud, centers on Maria Schneider, brilliantly played by Anamaria Vartolomei, who fully captures her anguish and self-destructiveness.
We are all affected by mental disorders, directly or indirectly, and developing the ability to discuss them without judgement helps us grow stronger as a community.
