When Dallas Opera announced production of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein’s venerated, ground-breaking 1927 musical Showboat as part of its 2015-2016 season, it promised both parallel and contrast to their exhilarating premiere of Great Scott from last November (Jake Heggie and Terence McNally’s collaboration that deftly blends opera into American football settings and marries classical … Continue reading
Posted in April 2016 …
Ordinary, Extraordinary Death; ‘night, Mother at CityRep
Why do we willingly attend plays we know don’t end happily? This past Sunday we gassed up Esteemed Colleague’s sleek, new jet black Toyota and happily cruised the c. 7 1/2 hour trek up I-35 to Oklahoma City from Dallas and back at 80+mph to attend Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre’s production of Marsha Norman’s … Continue reading
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