Stage and Dance
Obituary: Pioneer Playhouse director Holly Henson, 1960-2012
Holly Henson, who grew up at her father's Pioneer Playhouse in Danville and eventually succeeded him as director of the historic theater, died Sunday after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 51.
Stage and Dance
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STAGE AND DANCE
Pioneer Playhouse director Holly Henson dies
Holly Henson, who grew up at her father's Pioneer Playhouse in Danville and eventually succeeded him as director of the historic theater, died Sunday after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 51.
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STAGE AND DANCE
Review: Gospel-themed 'Smoke' is entertaining end to Woodford season
VERSAILLES The Woodford Theatre opened its final show of the season on Friday, an uneven but entertaining production of the old-time church musical Smoke on the Mountain , written by Connie Ray and conceived by Alan Bailey. Woodford’s executive and artistic director, Steven J. Arnold...
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STAGE AND DANCE
'West Side Story,' 'Catch Me' lead Broadway Live 2012-13 season
The Lexington Opera House announced a 2012-13 Broadway Live season that the venue's director says needs no introduction, including the musicals "West Side Story," "Catch Me If You Can," "Dreamgirls" and "The Addams Family."
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STAGE AND DANCE
Actor Faizon Love brings his stand-up act to Saturday fund-raiser
The comic actor Faizon Love makes a good living in Hollywood. But Love's presence on screen wouldn't be possible without his first love: stand-up comedy. Love brings his act to Lexington Saturday for the Urban Chocolate Comedy Series.
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STAGE AND DANCE
Homer Tracy, beloved EKU theater professor, dies
Homer Tracy, a theater professor at Eastern Kentucky University for 26 years, died Saturday after a brief battle with colon cancer. He was 58.
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STAGE AND DANCE
Review: 'The Graduate' by Studio Players
Barely a few moments into Studio Players' season finale, The Graduate, it is clear that the play is its own beast, not just a staged knock-off of the iconic 1967 film about a young college graduate who gets embroiled in a sexual affair with a much older woman and a love affair with her daughter.
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STAGE AND DANCE
Actress revels in age-appropriate role in Studio Players' 'The Graduate'
A lot of actresses work hard to conceal their ages, but not Allie Darden. "It's the best thing ever," she said. Now is a pretty great time for Darden, 42, who is playing the 20th century's iconic cougar, Mrs. Robinson, in Studio Players' production of The Graduate.
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KENTUCKY NEWS REVIEW
Kentucky News Review: Zooey Deschanel to portray Loretta Lynn in new musical
Actor/singer Zooey Deschanel has been cast as Loretta Lynn in new musical, 'Coal Miner's Daughter.' ... Series finale of 'Desperate Housewives,' takes Bree to Louisville. ... Columbus Dispatch travel writer takes trip on Kentucky's Bourbon Trail.
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STAGE AND DANCE
UK Opera to present 'Phantom of the Opera' in October
After 26 years, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera is coming to Lexington in a production by the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre. Monday morning, UK Opera Theatre director Everett McCorvey said that Kentucky has joined a short list of colleges, including Brigham Young University...








