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    Nov 11, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. In 'Maestro,' Felder matures into the role of Bernstein

    THEATER REVIEW: "Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein" at the Royal George Theatre ★★★ ... Hershey Felder's latest show "Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein" is the best of his self-composed entertainments to date.
    A regular visitor to Chicago with a loyal audience he has carefully cultivated over several years, the pianist-showman Hershey Felder has performed solo shows at the Royal George Theatre about George Gershwin, Frederic Chopin, Ludwig van Beethoven. In...

    Tags: Entertainment, Fritz Reiner, Leonard Bernstein, Music Industry, Television

    2. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. No easy category to put Hershey Felder

    Producing theater isn't easy. Solo producing is even harder. But such is the task the redoubtable Hershey Felder has set for himself at the Royal George Theatre.
    Producing theater isn't easy. Solo producing is even harder. But such is the task the redoubtable Hershey Felder has set for himself at the Royal George Theatre. Felder has one more week to go with his unusual but interesting show "An American Story," a...

    Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Entertainment, Leonard Bernstein, Jack Lemmon, Judaism

    3. Apr 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Cole Porter tribute offers triumphs and missed opportunities

    Why do Cole Porter's songs still get under our skin?
    Why do Cole Porter's songs still get under our skin? For starters, his lyrics show a degree of poetry, wit and insight unattained before he began penning hits in the late 1920s and rarely has been matched in American song since (though Stephen...

    Tags: Entertainment, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra

    4. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Coastline Pilot

  4. 'Hello, Dolly,' hello, workload

    A matchmaker meets her biggest challenge in "Hello, Dolly!," the latest production taken on by Laguna Beach High School's Park Avenue Players that opens this weekend.
    A matchmaker meets her biggest challenge in "Hello, Dolly!," the latest production taken on by Laguna Beach High School's Park Avenue Players that opens this weekend. The play, which takes place at the turn of the century in New York, first debuted in...

    Tags: Entertainment, Carol Channing, Music Industry, Ella Fitzgerald, Music Theater

    5. Mar 12, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Monday Night Live: A tiny cabaret with big surprises

    Monday nights in the Loop would be a lot less lively if it weren't for "Monday Night Live."
    Monday nights in the Loop would be a lot less lively if it weren't for "Monday Night Live." The popular series marked its fifth anniversary in September, and judging by the most recent installment, the concept still has plenty of life in it. At around...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Goodman Theatre, Theater, Music Theater

    6. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  6. Native to conduct Orlando Philharmonic at park

    When Paul Hostetter was a student at Winter Park High School, he was mentored by members of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. Now, Hostetter's circumstances have come full circle.
    When Paul Hostetter was a student at Winter Park High School, he was mentored by members of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. Now, Hostetter's circumstances have come full circle. On March 10, Hostetter will serve as guest conductor for the orchestra'...

    Tags: Entertainment, Culture, Louis Armstrong, Music Theater, Arts and Culture

    7. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  7. SITI's Cafe Variations Comes to Fairfield Friday, March 1

    Earlier this month the Mabou Mines company descended upon Wesleyan University with its brash rearrangement of Tennessee Williams texts, tempered with Grand Guignol horror-theater posturings. On March 1 at 8 p.m., another vaunted New York-based...

    Tags: Entertainment, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Hartford Stage, Columbia University, Education

    8. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Library of Congress to unveil National Recording Preservation Plan

    A broad-scale plan to preserve the nation's cultural heritage captured on sound recordings and to make more than a century's worth of recorded materials more widely available for educational purposes is being unveiled Wednesday at the <a href=&quot;http://www.loc.gov">Library of Congress</a> in Washington.
    A broad-scale plan to preserve the nation's cultural heritage captured on sound recordings and to make more than a century's worth of recorded materials more widely available for educational purposes is being unveiled Wednesday at the Library of...

    Tags: Entertainment, World War II (1939-1945), Music Industry, Culture, Libraries

    9. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  9. Five for your planner: Tuesday, Feb. 12

    <strong>1. A 'Sweetheart' of an evening</strong>
    1. A 'Sweetheart' of an evening Sweetheart Casino Big Band Evening will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at Hager Hall Conference and Event Center, 901 Dual Highway, Hagerstown. Casino with card games, wheel games, dice games and more. Heavy hors d'...

    Tags: John Philip Sousa, Entertainment, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (movie), Movies, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)

    10. Feb 9, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  10. On the Town: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Pasadena Playhouse honor patrons

    <span>Love was in the air when the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) honored the generosity of long-term supporters Jennifer and Royce Diener of Santa Monica. Also honored were Santa Fe, N.M. residents David K. and Kay Duke Ingalls. The Ingalls currently serve on LACO's newly established Emeritus Board of Directors. Both couples starred in LACO's annual gala on Saturday (Feb. 2) at the California Club in downtown Los Angeles.</span>
    Love was in the air when the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) honored the generosity of long-term supporters Jennifer and Royce Diener of Santa Monica. Also honored were Santa Fe, N.M. residents David K. and Kay Duke Ingalls. The Ingalls currently...

    Tags: Entertainment, Human Interest, Music Industry, Culture, Mike Stoller

    11. Feb 7, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Joan Curto celebrates the genius of Cole Porter

    Cole Porter died nearly half a century ago &ndash; in 1964 at age 73 &ndash; yet his songs remain as ubiquitous today as they were then.
    Cole Porter died nearly half a century ago – in 1964 at age 73 – yet his songs remain as ubiquitous today as they were then. Which helps explain why one of Chicago's top cabaret singers, Joan Curto, this week is launching an evening-length...

    Tags: Entertainment, Music Industry, Irving Berlin, Judaism, Harold Arlen

    12. Jan 31, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Corky Siegel still building bridges with his Chamber Blues

    Twenty-five years ago, Chicago bluesman Corky Siegel unveiled a project that continues to obsess him.
    Twenty-five years ago, Chicago bluesman Corky Siegel unveiled a project that continues to obsess him. He called it Chamber Blues, and since its Midwest premiere in 1988 at the Paramount Arts Centre in Aurora, the project has blossomed into an ongoing...

    Tags: Entertainment, Music Industry, Culture, Duke Ellington, Plymouth

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