Theater
Christmas comes early to Fort Smith Little Theatre
LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com “Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind,” says Kris Kringle in “Miracle on 34th Street.” When Fort Smith Little Theatre mounts the
‘Comedy On Crack’
Fast-paced farce promises to leave APT audiences breathless BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com “That’s what it’s all about — doors and sardines. Getting on, getting off. Getting the sardines on. Getting the
Puffed-Up, Hyper-Pious Hypocrite
Moliere’s ‘Tartuffe’ sounds strangely relevant LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com When French playwright Molière wrote his comedy “Tartuffe” in 1664, it was promptly censored by the ruler of France, King Louis
One Crime, Lots of Heart
ACO director says play is sad, funny, authentic LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com Beth Henley’s “Crimes of the Heart” was an almost immediate smash when it debuted in 1979 at the
Farce Takes Flight
University Theatre laughs, learns with ‘Boeing Boeing’ BECCA MARTIN-BROWN NWA Democrat-Gazette What constitutes a farce? According to Encyclopedia Brittanica, a farce is “a comic dramatic piece that uses highly improbable
‘Game Of Groans’
Gridiron finds humor in everything, even football BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Every actor worries about the reception he’ll get from his audience. But not every actor is portraying a living person
Message In The Music
‘Side Man’ brings family issues to forefront BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com The New York Times calls it “a gentle reminder of bygone days, when a new play by Tennessee Williams or
REVIEW: Blue Man Group receive key to city, leave Fayetteville ‘Speechless’
BMG receive key to city, leave Fayetteville ‘Speechless’ JOCELYN MURPHY NWA Democrat-Gazette International entertainment phenomenon the Blue Man Group officially premiered their new show “Speechless” at the Walton Arts Center
ACO Expands Season
New director says expect ‘a lot of unusual things’ LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com Bryan Gott, the new executive director of the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale, says fans
A Night In Damascus
‘10,000 Balconies’ a powerful journey of love and loss BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Wrapped up inside the TheatreSquared workshop production of “10,000 Balconies” were all the griefs of war, displacement, death,
