The Sheldon Art Galleries in St. Louis, MO, will offer a major retrospective exhibition of the work of the late, St. Louis-born artist and Broadway caricaturist Al Hirschfeld.
On August 9, 2010, I published a few notes about and by playwright John Whiting; they remain of interest to several readers, my statistics indicate, and so I repost them below. I also take t…
Sept. 15 Creative Alliance hosts Zim Zum where Gaia, Michael Owen, and MOMO mix Kabbalah and street art. Sept. 21-Oct. 24 Case[werks] gallery's House Show examines the rowhouse as storyt…
Doreen Bolger, the Director of the Baltimore Museum of Art, is unquestionably the biggest champion the city's art community. City Paper caught up with her to talk about new works, old favori…
The Chicago Now panel discussion and snapshot performances, hosted by the Museum of Contemporary Art on August 24, rounded out the contemplative artist side of the Chicago Dancing Festival t…
ReVision Theatre stages its first drama
What a poor self-initiated restoration job undertaken by an old Spanish woman can tell us about art as a vital part of our daily lives
This week - it's all about BRING IT ON Direct from a 13-city National Tour, BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL, opened on Broadway on August 1, 2012 at The St. James Theatre for a 12-week limited engag…
Mark Chrisler's solo show is presented in the form of an art history lecture about Vermeer.
As another Carmageddon looms, with closure of the 405 freeway scheduled for Sept. 29-30, the ARTmageddon movement is encouraging residents not only to stay close to home but also to support …
"It's okay, just slap me. I don't mind." Those words strike fear into the heart of every fight director I know.
A celebration of the medium at Bloomington Theatre and Art Center.
A concert spotlighting the talents of singer Judy Collins, who will return to the Cafe Carlyle in the fall, airs on PBS Aug. 16.
Brooke Bloom will be the title role in David Adjmi’s “Marie Antoinette,” when it has its world premiere co-production with American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Mas…
In the heartrending "Three Strong Women," award-winning novelist Marie NDiaye infuses her Senegalese women characters with a personal sense of dignity and a strong belief in self.
Being the parent of a child actor comes with a learning curve that has the potential to throw your life into chaos at any point. If you're not willing to endure the ebbs and flows that come …
A jaded dramaturge and a world-famous painter try to pass on their wisdom to younger talents in John Morogiello's Blame It on Beckett at the Colony and John Logan's Red at the Mark Taper For…
Devised theatre? Also known as collaborative creation, original work, or ensemble pieces, among other names, devised theatre is a unique concept to be sure and not easily defined. For the pa…
The Weekly Howl is an open discussion about theater culture and the new works field which happens on Twitter using the hashtag "#newplay." This week’s discussion will use the Networ…
Written and performed by Mark Chrisler, "The Art of Painting," a Fringe Festival show, is a masterful piece of heady writing about painter Jan Vermeer.
Canines are a favorite subject of the fine arts.
Good Citizen show is her first solo exhibition in St. Louis.
Full Video is now up. Check it out if you have time. Note: We had an issue with the cameras and lost a few minutes towards the end, so we lost about 5 minutes. Â (Batteries ran out quicker…