Last Saturday, Voca People performed live at the Palladium. It was my first time seeing the group and by the time the hour-and-a-half long performance ended, I was completely blown away. The group blends a cappella singing, beat boxing and physical comedy into one stunning performance that features little more than eight people standing onstage, but at times, manages to [...]
There’s a little bit for everyone at Actors Theatre of Indiana’s current production, “The Musical of Musicals: The Musical!” This spoof of musical theater is enjoyable for everyone from the most avid of Broadway fans to those that are married to them and have trouble just spelling it (the former being my wife, the latter being me). The show is [...]
“Chicago” is perhaps a steamier show than Beef and Boards audiences are used to. The costumes are skimpier, the language more raw. However, the quality of dancing and singing is some of the best I’ve ever experienced there. And it is, after all, a show about murderesses fighting for the media spotlight during Prohibition. Deb Wims plays Roxie Hart, a [...]
By Kerrie Miller When I attend a live performance of any kind, I usually sit straight up in my seat so as to take it all in. On Saturday evening, while I was at the Tarkington Civic Theatre, I found myself sitting forward in my seat, chin in my hands and a permanent smile on my face as I was [...]
“Gypsy” is a musical based on the 1957 memoirs of famous burlesque entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee. A majority of the show follows the struggles of Gypsy’s mother, Rose, as she attempts to make her two daughters, Louise (who would later be known as Gypsy) and June, famous Vaudeville stars. Throughout the performance, the audience is made more and more aware [...]
Most know of Hugh Laurie from his outstanding work as the dysfunctional, pill-popping savant Dr. House. Although in the TV series there were glimpses of him behind the grand piano in his studio apartment, most may have assumed that was staged and not his actual playing. After his Aug. 22 performance at the Palladium, it’s easy to understand it is [...]
In any language, the Gipsy Kings reign supreme! For the fourth time attending their live performance this seemed the best of the bunch. Having seen the band, composed of two sets of brothers, formed in 1987, perform in Bethedsa, MD and at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA in both the late 1990s and mid-2000s, the Gipsy Kings have not lost [...]
It’s a good bet most of the crowd packing the Palladium on August 1st to hear pop-rocker Kenny Loggins stroll through hits from yesterday had no idea they would be walking into a: Country music show Kenny Loggins dream Surreal arrangement in which Loggins actually opened for himself At age 63, Kenny Loggins is “pursuing another dream,” as he explained [...]
For over two decades, Cirque du Soleil has been one of the most visually stunning and physically impressive stage shows in existance. For those who do not know, Cirque du Soleil is a Canadian entertainment company including everything from standard circus acts to street performers to artistic theater and more. While typically seen in areas of high tourist traffic like [...]
