David Katz’s original play “Muse of Fire” will tell the modern-day story of a sorcerer and his apprentice in a battle to the death at 8 p.m. Friday in Markel Auditorium. Katz, a conductor, playwright, and actor, performs as seven characters in this one-man play based on his own life as a young student at...
1948 was a crazy year. It was the year Harry Truman won against all odds, one of the greatest upsets in American history. Porsche made its first car. Andrew Lloyd Webber was born. And it was the year “Kiss Me, Kate” hit Broadway. Today we have our own presidential upset, Porsche has an SUV,...
The curtain will rise at Hillsdale College’s Sage Center for Performing Arts on Wednesday, March 1, for the Tower Players’ opening performance of Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me, Kate! The Musical.” Director James Brandon said that “Kiss Me, Kate” has become a modern classic, a fun musical that is a mix of typical musical comedy...
Bright green trees and the cool blues of a stream enliven a painting of medieval wood and stone homes in an idyllic French country town. “His works were stunning, idealistic—the weight and texture of his brush strokes not unlike that of glazed candy—yet they still carried a serious, mature tone,” sophomore Andrea Wallace said. Wallace...
Fred Radke has lived his whole life on stage, with Gina Funes, his scatin’ soprano spouse, and his two favorite trumpets at his side. So he knows what a good performance takes: “Power. Soul. Passion.” Radke’s lifelong tour dropped him off at the Howard Music Hall last week after he accepted an invite from...