Concert Halls: New York’s Avery Fisher to be renovated

11/29/12 at 5:54pm by jgelfand   |     Comments

In the category of “On again, off again,” the New York Times is reporting that Avery Fisher Hall will undergo a “radical re-envisioning” that will require the New York Philharmonic to relocate for two seasons. The renovation announcement follows a 2005 plan for a $300 million project that stalled, and years of complaints of the hall’s [...]

Review: ETC’s “Alice in Wonderland”

11/29/12 at 2:32pm by jdemaline   |     Comments

Family musical “Alice in Wonderland” makes a holiday return to  Ensemble Theatre and it’s better than ever. By ‘family’ musical, I don’t mean small kids and parents, I mean audiences of all ages, including hard-to-please teens. Credit director D. Lynn Meyers with the sprightly production. In this contemporary version, a bratty 12-year-old Alice (elfin Sarah [...]

NKU “Grease” design is inspired by vintage 45s

11/27/12 at 10:43am by jdemaline   |     Comments

Ron Shaw, NKU scenic designer, happily quotes Billy Idol when he talks about the design of “Grease,” playing Nov. 29-Dec. 9. “Spin me right round, baby, right round like a record, baby, right round, round, round.” Shaw reached way back to fond childhood memories of the colored vinyl of 45s back in the day for [...]

CCM partners with Cincinnati Public Television to air concerts on CET Arts

11/26/12 at 1:40pm by jgel