To hear Julie Garnyé tell the story of just how influential Seth Rudetsky was in her career, you might think it is one of those cases of being in the right place at the right time.
And it could have been except that the two first met nearly twenty years ago—quite by chance—which led to an invitation by Rudetsky to hear her sing. It was during that initial session that he urged her to consider the songs of Liz Callaway and everything that Jason Robert Brown ever wrote.
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Renowned soloists Alfreda Burke and Rodrick Dixon join with Karen Marie Richardson, the legendary Detroit pianist Alvin Waddles and over 100 musicians and vocalists to present Too Hot To Handel, the blues, jazz, gospel, and rock-infused treatment of Handel’s Messiah in celebration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. The 14th annual Chicago concerts will be held on January 19 and 20 at the Auditorium Theatre and will be live-streamed to inmates in a unique partnership between the Auditorium and the Christian Reform Church.
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This podcast - the 70th in the CONVERSATIONS series and second of three programs recorded in London entitled CONVERSATIONS on High Street - is a fascinating look back 100 years to the end of World War I and the events that followed with author and historian, Neil Hanson.
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Spend a few minutes with the brilliant actor Larry Yando and you might think, as I do, that he is a happy-go-lucky kind of guy. So, when I turned that particular description back to the roles he plays, it launched us on a fascinating conversation about why he has, in fact, ended up most often playing what he termed ‘the meanies.’ Not just your average, everyday meanie, either.
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An exciting new season is around the corner for Joffrey Ballet and it includes a double dose of the phenomenal Christopher Wheeldon. First up, Swan Lake returns to the Auditorium Theatre beginning October 17th. The Nutcracker, Wheeldon's reimagined holiday classic, set during the construction of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, opens December 1st and runs through December 30th, aligning with exhibits and other events capping a year-long celebration of the Exposition’s 125th anniversary.
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Few things are more rewarding than spending time with students who are discovering something for the first time. On a brisk day in March, the topic was Shakespeare: a crisp, shortened version of Midsummer Night’s Dream, in fact, with formidable Chicago talent presented by Chicago Shakespeare Theater in the glorious new versatile performance space known as 'The Yard.'
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For William Massolia, Griffin Theatre Company's Founder and Artistic Director, the last ten years touring LETTERS HOME has been an extraordinary journey that has elevated his understanding of the commitment of our military and the family members who support them. That journey continues in April when LETTERS HOME returns for a run at The Den Theatre in rotating repertory with GHOSTS OF WAR, a new one-man show based on the book by Ryan Smithson.
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