FORT WORTH, Texas—An 18-year-old from South Korea has won the 16th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, one of the top showcases for the world’s best pianists. The competition held in Fort Worth, Texas, ended Saturday night with Yunchan Lim becoming the competition’s youngest winner of the gold medal. His winnings include a cash award of…
Giffords Circus Brings Laughs and Fun to the Whole Family
If you are planning a visit to the South of England, may I recommend the amazing, the one and only, Giffords Circus? I recently caught up with the show in the grounds of Sudeley Castle in Winchcombe, a historic town in the North Cotswolds, which boasts a neolithic burial chamber called Belas Knap that was…
Theater Review: ‘The Little Mermaid’: Plenty of Songs on an Aquatic Stage
June 9, 2022
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"the Little Mermaid"Arts & CultureBrightJoshua CastilleMusic Theater WorksPerforming ArtsStacey Flaster
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CHICAGO—When there’s no violent storm, no real shipwreck, and no live seagulls, it’s a bit of a stretch to convey the kind of sea-world setting of the 1989 Walt Disney movie “The Little Mermaid.” But Music Theater Works comes through with a terrific job of conveying a seashore and the kind of underwater world that…
Ballet Review: ‘Don Quixote’: A Fantastic Quest for Dreams of Nobility
CHICAGO—“Don Quixote” was scheduled for February 2022 but was put on hold because of COVID. Now, the Joffrey Ballet has mounted it on the Lyric Opera stage, going all out to make up for the delay. The exhilarating presentation was worth the wait. While there is no stinting on the production values of the show,…
‘Conservative’ Playwrights Among Us!
As the founder and president of Stage Right Theatrics, the home of the Natural Theater and the country’s only “conservative” theater company, I have discovered that the more traditional voice is indeed out there among playwrights. The bravest among them are willing to challenge the status quo in the arts, even at the risk of…
Theater Review: ‘The Lucky Star’: Choices Made and Chances Missed
NEW YORK—Regrets born of decisions made and opportunities not taken form the crux of Karen Hartman’s involving familial drama “The Lucky Star.” Inspired by actual events, the show can be seen at 59E59 Theaters. Joseph (Danny Gavigan) is a Jewish man living in Krakow, Poland in 1939. Because of his job as a travel agent,…
Theater Review: ‘Seagull’: Modernized Theater Isn’t Always Better
CHICAGO—When “The Seagull” opened in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1896, those in the audience hissed and booed at it. Maybe the premiere failed so badly because the audience didn’t realize that Anton Chekhov (1860–1904), the playwright, meant for the play to be a comedy. Theatergoers’ appreciation for the work changed, though, when director Konstantin Stanislavsky…
Theater Review: ‘The Skin of Our Teeth’
May 11, 2022
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"The Skin of Our Teeth"Arts & CultureBrightLileana Blain-CruzOur TownPerforming Artsthornton wilderUncategorized
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NEW YORK—I was jotting down some notes between acts one and two of the Broadway revival of “The Skin of Our Teeth” when a woman asked what I was doing. When I explained I was a theater critic, she looked me in the eye and asked, “Can you explain the play to me?” Explaining Thornton Wilder’s…
Chinese Embassy Pressures Local Officials to Block Shen Yun Performances in Mexico
May 6, 2022
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Arts & CultureBrightChinaChinese EmbassyChinese RegimeEuropeEurope-China RelationsFalun GongInternationalInternational RelationsPerforming Artsreligious freedomShen YunSpecial TopicsWorld
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A New York-based performing arts company whose mission is to revive traditional Chinese culture on the world stage has continued to find itself the target of the regime’s long-arm interference campaign. Over the years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has orchestrated a range of ploys in a bid to thwart or sabotage the annual world…
Theater Review: ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’: A Comic Problem Play
May 3, 2022
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"All's Well That Ends Well"Adam HonoréArts & CultureBrightLife & TraditionPerforming ArtsShakespeareShana CooperUncategorized
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CHICAGO—It’s considered one of Shakespeare’s problem plays, which is why the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, always appreciating a challenge, decided to mount “All’s Well That Ends Well.” Why is it considered a problem play? Because it presents characters who are seriously flawed, but that is also what makes it a comedy. In fact, if the characters…
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