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Folk-pop singer Dar Williams brings honest storytelling to Lyric on December 15th
... to do with power and creating solutions to problems in the world instead of being a passive observer. "Instead of being the kid at the café table saying you want to change the world, you are now the adult who is actually doing it," she said. The popularity of bands like British folk-rock foursome Mumford & Sons that create Americana-type music — traditional, instrument-based rock — are keeping folk music alive by delivering it to the mainstream listener, Williams said. "The desire and i ...
/news/83-folk-pop-singer-dar-williams-brings-honest-storytelling-to-lyric-on-december-15th40 years later, Burt Reynolds remembers ‘Deliverance’
... By Leslie Gray Streeter Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Normally, an actor would be concerned if four guys got up and walked out on a certain scene during one of his films. But when Burt Reynolds saw that happening during Deliverance, he was confident that the scene had made an impact. And yeah…it’s exactly the scene you’re thinking about. “I think it challenged a lot of men’s minds about their own manhood, about friendship, and about rape, as far as throwing that word around,” Jupi ...
/news/94-40-years-later-burt-reynolds-remembers-deliveranceSinger-songwriter returns to Lyric
... e won't disclose their names. He much prefers to accentuate the positive. "All of those people I've written with or produced, I either had a ball or learned a lot and been fruitful or all of the above," he said. "I studied Kenny Loggins' singing as a teenager and when I moved out to California, I met him. We've been friends for 30 years and he is singing on my Christmas record. "I have affection for Keith Urban and Vince Gill and with Barbra Streisand, it was like going to a master class. I' ...
/news/127-singer-songwriter-returns-to-lyricBRIFT Actors Shine at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
... The success of Prized Begonias allowed Pfeiffer to forge a strong bond of friendship with playwright Swain. Plans are now in the works to film a second Swain play, Critical Care, again relying on the talents and expertise of friends from BRIFT and PBSC. Pfeiffer was exuberant in her praise for teacher/mentor Burt Reynolds. “We are all so fortunate to work under Mr. Reynolds. He inspires us to not only become the best actors we can be but to stretch our wings and produce our own material. I ...
/news/139-brift-actors-shine-at-fort-lauderdale-international-film-festivalComedian takes art of humor seriously
... mics. She was living in San Francisco, where she had a gig as host of an open mic night. "It was a little club," she said. "The nights can go on long, because everyone gets five minutes, the wannabes and the professionals. It's part of the training. My job was to get the crowd when someone had lost them. I exhausted my material early on and had to make stuff up on the fly. It was a great training ground. I was smart enough to feel I was strengthening my muscles. It was the Thighmaster o ...
/news/151-comedian-takes-art-of-humor-seriouslyStuart's Lyric Theatre sets $3 million fundraising goal to pay off debt
... raise $3 million to help pay off its mortgage debt, renovate the downtown venue and expand educational programs. The campaign kicked off Tuesday, and donors already have pledged about $1.7 million, Executive Director John Loesser said. The donations will help the nonprofit theater pay off about $650,000 in mortgage debt for its building. About $1 million will go toward revamping the theater's lobby and entrances on Flagler Avenue and Osceola Street, as well as replacing seating, painting the ...
/news/160-stuarts-lyric-theatre-sets-3-million-fundraising-goal-to-pay-off-debtYoung producer bringing quirky off-Broadway shows to Treasure Coast
... By Ginny Beagan Posted January 25, 2013 at 4 a.m. It's stressful being the producer of a professional theater company. Producers are in charge of everything from securing the rights to a show to casting and marketing. Nineteen-year-old Jake Sanders, founder of Curtain Call Productions, seems to be managing just fine. Yes, I said 19 years old. I met Jake Sanders on his day off and he apologized for being underdressed. "I usually wear a suit jacket," Sanders said."I figure if I want to be ...
/news/166-young-producer-bringing-quirky-off-broadway-shows-to-treasure-coastNothing held back in 'Zero Hour' at The Lyric Theatre
... ob selling orange drinks at the St. James Theatre during intermissions of "Hello, Dolly!" He earned $18 per week and said that is how he got his initial training in theater. "I saw 'Hello, Dolly!' 100 times," he said. "I was working on Broadway and got in through the stage door." Brochu went on to study drama at Carnegie-Mellon University. His Broadway debut was a revival of "The Taming of the Shrew." He saw Mostel for the last time on the street in Manhattan. Brochu asked the comedian for ...
/news/172-nothing-held-back-in-zero-hour-at-the-lyric-theatreThe Alison Brown Quartet
... iedmont Avenue released on Compass Records in 1998 to rave reviews Garry West (bass): Garry was raised in Atlanta where he began his musical studies at age 11 on the saxophone. He graduated to the bass 4 years later. After attending the Berklee School of Music in Boston, Garry moved to Nashville and toured with country artists Patty Loveless and Mark Collie before signing on with rhythm and blues legend Delbert McClinton and folk/pop songstress Michelle Shocked. He has also performed w ...
/news/205-the-alison-brown-quartetEdgar Winter
... n innovation that allows him the freedom to move around on stage during his multi-instrument high-energy performances. He was also the first artist to feature a synthesizer as the main instrument in a song. “Frankenstein” revolutionized rock and roll and opened up a whole new world of possibilities with experimentation and sound. Edgar Winter’s live shows consistently receive rave reviews. His music is always evolving and he is a master at stretching his skill and imagination to produce am ...
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