'The Pillowman': Dark tale is stark, well-done and timely
Seale shows skill in his Actors Guild directorial debut
By Candance Chaney Contributing Theater Critic
The stark, jarring tone of The Pillowman is in keeping with director Eric Seale's affinity for taking on challenging, edgy material, and his AGL directorial debut is no different. The result is a show whose signature bleak intensity and noir humor is both its greatest strength and occasional liability.
Tenor says 'La Bohme' recording drew him to opera
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'Thai Garden': The more Thai, the better
GEORGETOWN — Around the Bluegrass, a vast majority of Thai restaurants Americanize their curries, noodles and soups. The result is a hyphenated set of compromises, American-Thai, that eliminate surprise and substitute safety. Financially, that's rational, but gastronomically, some diners want more.
Young artists get time in the spotlight
I know I'm not the first to say it, but I love Zac Efron. I love him not for tweeny reasons — I'm kinda past the point of scrawling the High School Musical actor's name on my Trapper Keeper — but for what he and other young stars are doing for the rising interest in the arts among America's youth. It's an interest that, for Kentucky, couldn't come at a better time. "Right now, we're looking at the future of the Guild," says Jeannette Rowlett, president of the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen. "A lot of our (artist) members are getting older — new members apply and that's great, but it's important to educate the next generation."
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