The first week of spring has many a Giant amongst the cultural offerings!
Yuval Sharon's "Tristan und Isolde" is the toughest ticket to get in New York this week and also the most compelling show to see.
Bill Frisell celebrates his 75th birthday and America begins to celebrate its 250th.
"The things in your work that you end up feeling happiest with, you don’t know where they come from. The things you feel least happy with are the ones where you know it came from your brain."
Two world premiere plays and a world premiere musical
Jefferson Mays stars as Salieri in Pasadena Playhouse's production of "Amadeus"
Attend the tales of "Sweeney Todd," "The Dance of Death" and some great music
"In stand-up, I fight for the thickness of a laugh. In 'Hamlet,' I fight for the thickness of silence."
"What Shakespeare does is dismantle the myth of the perfect hero. When he dismantles the myth of pure evil, he’s also forced to dismantle the myth of pure good."
The 8th Annual Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival begins this week