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A show within a show
Some people might call Steve Hackman a rulebreaker, a rogue in the world of classical music. But the composer known best for his “mash-up”...
The politics of laughing
I’ve got good news and bad news for all the dyed in the wool, “red ’til I’m dead!” conservatives and “true blue!” liberals out...
Twirling, twirling, twirling toward freedom!
Would that I were a talented enough writer to pen this review of Les 7 doigts de la main’s Traces without referencing Cirque du Soleil. I have little doubt that most, if not all, reviews of Traces — or any of Les 7 doigts de la main’s other shows — call out Cirque, ...
A farce within a farce
It’s a testament to the playwright, cast and director of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s Noises Off that something as subtle as a missed stage direction can become a hilarious running joke in a play...
Taxidermist explains how he preserved Lady Gaga’s meat dress for the...
LOS ANGELES — Fortunately, requests to preserve clothing made out of raw meat are rare, Sergio Vigilato admits...
Inspired by John Prine
Heavy Rotation this week is inspired by John Prine, a mix of mellow, comforting music that expresses a range of emotion often felt all...
Theater | Week of May 7, 2015
Annie. Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1345 Champa St., Denver, 720- 865-4239, Through May 10...
Laurence Fishburne will be Perry White in ‘Man of Steel’
LOS ANGELES — Laurence Fishburne is going to...
A solo show at Pat Metheny’s Cirque du Solenoid
 In the expansive liner notes accompanying Pat Metheny’s latest project Orchestrion%uFFFD the storied jazz guitarist reflects on his days as a little kid visiting relatives in Wisconsin and sneaking downstairs to the basement to noodle around with an antique ...
Jay-Z To Curate, Headline Philadelphia Music Festival
Before he toasts his hometown's new basketball team with a concert at the new Brooklyn Nets arena in September, Jay-Z...
Dare you to move
Twenty years ago, an up-and-coming SoCal alt-rock outfit called Switchfoot took a gut punch. The band had just turned in The Beautiful Letdown, which...