The Friday before Halloween, most college students may have been busy celebrating, but at Hillsdale a large crowd filled Plaster Auditorium to attend a jazz concert. The Little Big Band and Big Band, Hillsdale’s two jazz ensembles, mounted the stage at 8 p.m. with two setlists that incorporated all different styles of jazz. It was...
The Sauk Theatre recently featured its first full-length musical in over two years — with 216 possible endings and a dead man as the star. “I live to die,” the narrator and future murder victim Mr. Boddy, played by Josh Lightner, told the audience, smiling wickedly. The board game Clue came to life onstage in...
No show is more worth your time right now than Netflix’s new hit, “Squid Game.” On Oct. 12, less than a month after its worldwide release, the South Korean drama became Netflix’s biggest series launch ever, reaching more than 111 million streams and topping Netflix charts in more than 80 countries. The show’s first, and...
Adele doesn’t write break-up songs. She gives her audience anthems to proclaim. The difference lies in her delivery. While most break up songs straddle between the blatant acceptance and unavoidable withdrawal of losing someone, Adele is firm in her confidence, acknowledging her sorrow but rising above and beyond it with her sound and lyrics. On...
This much is common knowledge, but this movie’s greatness runs much deeper than its charming exterior. In terms of visual design, “Great Pumpkin” is a masterpiece. The characters and the world they inhabit are beautiful to behold. The classic “Peanuts” character design goes a long way here. Much of the appeal lies in simplicity. The...