Theatre

Catching some air
By Richard Gwin
November 4, 2009
The Lied Center’s Performing Arts 3to5 program took preschool children to the stage again on Monday and Tuesday.
Mel Brooks defends his monstrous musical creation
By Chris Jones - Chicago Tribune
November 1, 2009
In the 2008 satirical revue “Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab,” a green-faced monster and a Mel Brooks-like narrator sing a dirty little song to the tune of “Puttin’ On the Ritz,” mocking audiences for, to paraphrase it delicately, puttin’ up with less-than-stellar material for lots of cash.
Theater of the Absurd: Those People Improv take the art of being funny very seriously
Those People Improv take the art of being funny very seriously
By Gavon Laessig
October 22, 2009
There’s always that risk of failure … That’s what makes improv more fun than something scripted, says Alex Nicols of Lawrence’s Those People improv troupe….
‘Horrorshow IIID’ spins Halloween tales
J-W Staff Reports
October 18, 2009
EMU Theatre is gearing up for its third annual Halloween show, “Horrorshow IIID.”
A brave tale: Lawrence Community Theatre stages ‘Cups,’ where undergarments mark a woman’s life story
By Terry Rombeck
October 13, 2009
Joni Sheram never realized bras could evoke so many emotions. Three years ago, the Colorado playwright penned “Cups,” which tells a woman’s life story through the brassieres she has owned.
$2.5 million Lied Center expansion planned
By Andy Hyland
09:17 a.m., October 6, 2009 Updated 04:46 p.m.
Gift to fund construction of an education pavilion, expanded lobby and installation of displays about the building’s namesake, Ernst F. Lied.
West Junior High to stage 2 plays
Staff reports
October 6, 2009
The West Junior High Players’ fall production of two one-act plays will be staged Friday and Saturday.
Sword play: Success of KU production of ‘Macbeth’ draws heavily on fight scenes
By Terry Rombeck
October 4, 2009
Alex Salamat plops down on a seat in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre, sweat beading on his bald head.
‘Club Morocco’ fuses fun with flair
By Liza Pehrson - Special to the Journal-World
September 20, 2009
Lawrence Community Theatre opens its new season with the swingin’ hot “Club Morocco,” which uses the hits of great big-band leaders such as Glen Miller, Cab Calloway, Artie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey to narrate a 1940s-era, film-noir spoof.
Beyond the Valley: Averill family resurrects melodramas from bygone Kansas playhouse
By Jon Niccum
September 18, 2009
It’s been more than a decade since Lawrence audiences spent their summer weekends cheering for heroes, jeering at villains and pounding down fried chicken dinners.
Rekindling flames: Ottawa University provost resurrects acting career in theater’s big band tale of intrigue
By Terry Rombeck
September 15, 2009
For nearly 30 years, Dennis Tyner kept a secret.
Lawrence Community Theatre may be among Bauer Farm tenants
By Chad Lawhorn
September 4, 2009
Already a CVS drugstore and a Taco Bell are close to opening at the new Bauer Farm development at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive.
Ira Glass, ‘Cats’ join Lied Center lineup
By Terry Rombeck
August 9, 2009
Two big-name acts have been added to the upcoming season at the Lied Center.
Young cast takes on mature-themed ‘Rent’
By Sarah Henning
July 27, 2009
Young Lawrence actors are getting a dose of grown-up theater through the production of “Rent: School Edition” this month.
Set to music: Range of young adults cast in local production of ‘Disney’s High School Musical’
By Brenna Hawley
July 21, 2009
Ben Markley has never been the lead in a production.

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