NEW YORK—In another life, comedian Colin Quinn just might have been an academic, for he has the innate ability to take a subject, state its purpose and origins in a way easy to understand, and then use what he has imparted as a springboard to multiple other issues before bringing everything back to the starting…
Theater Review: ‘Colin Quinn: Small Talk’: A Subject With Many Layers
Theater Review: ‘Hansel and Gretel’: An Exuberant Escape From Winter’s Dreariness
A wonderfully crafted confection, “Hansel and Gretel,” now at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, is a charming spin on a tale with a happy ending that will charm kids, adults, whole families, and especially the young at heart. Indeed, the Lyric’s production of the beloved tale, revived by Eric Einhorn from the British production by…
Pennsylvania Public Officials Applaud Shen Yun
January 15, 2023
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PITTSBURGH—Shen Yun Performing Arts touches the hearts of audiences around the world and some audience members show their gratitude in a special way. Pennsylvania State Senator Patrick J. Stefano attended Shen Yun’s Jan. 15 matinee performance in Pittsburgh at The Benedum Center for the Performing Arts. “I brought today my Certificate for Appreciation for what you’ve…
Business Owner Hopes Shen Yun Can Bring Its Message to China
January 15, 2023
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PITTSBURGH—T.J. Belsterling, the owner of a landscaping company, had no idea what to expect when he arrived to see Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts on the evening of Jan. 14. At the conclusion of the show, Mr. Belsterling couldn’t recommend the experience enough. “I’ve never seen it before….
A Classical Dancer’s Perspective on Shen Yun’s ‘Exquisite, Excellent’ Dancers
January 7, 2023
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ATLANTA—Shen Yun translates into “the beauty of divine being dancing,” and on Jan. 7 at the Atlanta Symphony Hall, a former classical dancer explained just how accurate the company’s name was. Lauren Lukert, a classical ballerina for two decades, was blown away by Shen Yun‘s dancers. She attended a performance of Shen Yun Performing Arts with her…
‘Is He Dead?’: Mark Twain Comes Back to Life
January 7, 2023
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To read a play rather than watch it performed is a bit like eating a beef burrito without the accoutrements of salsa, guacamole, or onions. You get the meat of the thing, but it lacks all flair. The test of this recipe is simple. Have your teenagers read Shakespeare’s “Henry V.” Next, have them watch…
Is the Traditional Musical Reappearing?
January 5, 2023
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The musical, that distinctly American art form, has transformed significantly since its beginnings with “Show Boat” and “Oklahoma!”—musicals that took their art seriously—to its present incarnation of jukebox musicals (“Jersey Boys,” “Mamma Mia!”), corporate musicals (anything Disney), revivals (“The Music Man,” “Anything Goes”), and political or “message” musicals (“Next to Normal”). None of these genres,…
Theater Review: ‘Elf-the Musical’
Transforming movies onto the stage seems like a sure-fire way of guaranteeing the success of a theatrical production. That’s why it seemed the most natural thing to adapt the 2003 film comedy “Elf,” starring Will Ferrell, into a Broadway show in 2010. The plot of the feel-good film about Buddy, a human who has been…
Producer: Shen Yun Shares Culture, ‘Actually Causes Your Brain to Work on a Higher Level’
December 29, 2022
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BOSTON—Joan Quinn Eastman, producer and former broadcaster, has 25 years experience in the media, and is known as a “connect worker.” On Dec. 28, she found in Shen Yun Performing Arts the tremendous power of connection. When the curtains drew open, and she saw a scene flooded with color, the image of the Creator, and…
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Shen Yun Shows Where Human Values Come From, Says Washington Theatergoer
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Lisa Wiggins, a tutor, saw Shen Yun Performing Arts and loved it so much that she decided she had to see it again to share it with her husband. “It’s really wonderful. I think it’s visually just so beautiful and elegant,” said Mrs. Wiggins. “I remember the first time I saw it, I was…