Round II Critical Rant entry in Spring for Music’s 2012 “Great Arts Blogger Challenge”: voting resumes on Monday April 2: VOTE HERE DAILY, YALL: for Critical Rant, representing Texas! http://springformusic.com/2012-great-blogger-challenge/ Question: We live in an aggressively visual age; images dominate the popular culture. But which art form has the most to say about contemporary culture, … Continue reading »
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Best of 2011: On Stage in North Texas
Reflecting on North Texas’ stage performance in 2011, I take pride in recognizing the region’s senior directors. They bring immense creative vision and studied, practiced, pragmatic understanding of their craft to the arts community. They inspire performers, critics, advocates and patrons, alike, to “keep after it”, even as we have less than a 9% share … Continue reading »
Why They Tell the Story: Once On This Island
Guest Review by Robert Neblett Stroll into Jubilee Theatre‘s playing space for its current production of the Caribbean-flavored musical Once on This Island, and the cast greets you with warm smiles, firm handshakes and tender hugs before you reach your seat. A wonderful, welcoming feeling of community pervades the performance of the final show of … Continue reading »
Meet Jubilee Theatre’s TRE GARRETT
As published in April 2011 issue of Arts & Culture Magazine: Meet Tre Garrett, Jubilee Theatre’s new artistic director. He’s a short, stocky man with a direct gaze and firm handshake. His gregarious laugh echoes like it wells up from a deep spring. He may be only 30 years old, but he’s packed a lifetime … Continue reading »
