Mark Kirschenberg tries sound effects for the Arts Radio Network Theatre Project. (Photo by Amy Pasquantonio) Long before television ruled the airwaves, radio was king, including theater broadcasts complete with the aural authenticity of live sound effects. And since everything old is new again, radio theater lives again, thanks to public station WLRN and Arts Radio Network … [Read more...]
New Miami theater troupe draws impressive talent
Vocabulary fans, the word for today is “zoetic.” It’s an adjective, meaning “pertaining to life,” so it is not a bad name for a new live stage company, unless you happen to worry that theatergoers in South Florida will not buy tickets for a troupe it cannot pronounce or spell, let alone know what it means. Still, welcome Zoetic Stage, the brainchild of producing artistic … [Read more...]
Conductor, guitarist happy to be touring with Sting
Pop music went through the beginnings of a seismic shift in late 1976, when the artist formerly known as Gordon Sumner decided to give up a teaching career in his hometown of Newcastle, England. The 25-year-old Brit was also a vocalist and bassist who'd taken on the stage name Sting, and he was preparing to move to London as Christmas approached. Playing a farewell Newcastle … [Read more...]