"The Memory Thief"
Emily Colin, Wilmington resident and Assistant Director of D.R.E.A.M.S., has written her first novel. It’s been published by Random House / Ballantine Trade Paperbacks. I sat up and read it all...
View ArticleThe Most Happy Fella
Opera House Theatre Company opens Frank Loesser’s 1956 musical The Most Happy Fella tomorrow night at 8 on Thalian Hall’s mainstage. Bob Workmon stars as Tony Esposito. Suellen Yates directs....
View ArticleThalian Association Children's Theatre
Todays guests were Jason Aycock, the new Artistic Director for Thalian Association Children’s Theatre (T.A.C.T.) and Susan Habas, the Managing Director of Thalian Association Community Theatre. They...
View ArticlePiano Masterworks: Music of the Russian Romantics
Norman Bemelmans, Director of Cultural Arts at UNCW, and Elizabeth Loparits, faculty member of the UNCW Music Department, are both concert pianists who have performed in many countries to great...
View Article"The Two and Only" at Thalian hall
Jay Johnson, master ventriloquist, presents his Tony Award-winning show The Two and Only at Thalian Hall, Saturday at 2 and 8 pm. The show will be filmed for later release. Tickets are available at...
View ArticlePaula Haller and [Mini] Docutime 2012
Paula Haller, documentary filmmaker and organizer of DocuTime Film Festival, told us all about [Mini]DocuTime which features three films. It’s this Saturday at 4:00 (doors open at 3:00). Advance tix...
View Article"Guys and Dolls" at the Hannah Block Historic USO
Today's guests were David Loudermilk, director and choreographer, and Lucille Bruno, costumer. We talked about T.A.C.T.’s production of Frank Loesser’s musical, Guys and Dolls. There are 3 shows...
View ArticleRwanda Shares
Beth Crookham, film producer, was in Rwanda earlier this year and met an artist there named Innocent Nkurunziza. She applied on his behalf to the Artist-in-Residence project at UNCW’s Boseman Gallery....
View Article"Positions" goes to NYC
Today's guests were Steve Bakunas, director / designer / producer, and Owen Dunne, playwright. Owen’s first play Positions had its world premiere at the Red Barn Studio Theatre earlier this year....
View Article"A New Way to Be Human" with Robert V. Taylor
Today I had a terrific talk with Robert V. Taylor – author, speaker, blogger for The Huffington Post, and Chair of the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation. He was born and raised in South Africa, but had to...
View ArticleThalian Community Theatre production of "9 to 5"
Director Mike Thompson and actress/singer/dancer Heather Setzler, spoke all about Thalian Association Community Theatre’s production of the Dolly Parton musical 9 to 5. The show runs tonight and...
View ArticlePoplar Grove Plantation's Halloween Festival
Jeanne Walker of Poplar Grove Plantation told us about their biggest event of the year, the Halloween Festival! It’s spread over two weekends this year, October 12-14 and October 19-21. We also...
View ArticleFree Cape Fear Chorale Concert
Today I talked with Jerry Cribbs, founder and director of Cape Fear Chorale. The chorale will be joined by an orchestra for a free concert on Sunday afternoon at 4 at Grace United Methodist Church....
View ArticlePlenty of holiday fun with with Elizabeth Hester and Kim Kelley
I spoke today with Elizabeth Hester, Executive Director of the Wilmington Ballet Company, about the December 1 & 2 full-length production of The Nutcracker. And Kim Kelly from Cameron Art Museum...
View Article"A Christmas Carol" at TheatreNOW
Today I spoke with Hank Toler from TheatreNOW. The company is putting on a 5-person adaptation of A Christmas Carol. It previews this Friday and Saturday with a 3-course meal; tickets $38. The show...
View ArticleThe Most Happy Fella
Opera House Theatre Company opens Frank Loesser’s 1956 musical The Most Happy Fella tomorrow night at 8 on Thalian Hall’s mainstage. Bob Workmon stars as Tony Esposito. Suellen Yates directs....
View ArticleThalian Association Children's Theatre
Todays guests were Jason Aycock, the new Artistic Director for Thalian Association Children’s Theatre (T.A.C.T.) and Susan Habas, the Managing Director of Thalian Association Community Theatre. They...
View ArticlePiano Masterworks: Music of the Russian Romantics
Norman Bemelmans, Director of Cultural Arts at UNCW, and Elizabeth Loparits, faculty member of the UNCW Music Department, are both concert pianists who have performed in many countries to great...
View Article"The Two and Only" at Thalian hall
Jay Johnson, master ventriloquist, presents his Tony Award-winning show The Two and Only at Thalian Hall, Saturday at 2 and 8 pm. The show will be filmed for later release. Tickets are available at...
View ArticlePaula Haller and [Mini] Docutime 2012
Paula Haller, documentary filmmaker and organizer of DocuTime Film Festival, told us all about [Mini]DocuTime which features three films. It’s this Saturday at 4:00 (doors open at 3:00). Advance tix...
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