Beethoven’s portrait by Christian Horneman, 1803 Beethovenhaus Bonn A little tune that got bigger…and bigger! … Continue reading
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July 25, 2020 7/25/2020Frontier GentlemanJesse James Robs Kendall7/20/19587/25/2020Halls of IvyThe Education of Annie Bell7/21/19507/25/2020Richard DiamondThe Richard Hyer Case7/23/19497/25/2020Screen Diredtor’s PlayhouseSaigon7/29/19497/25/2020NightbeatThe Devil’s Bible7/24/19507/25/2020Crime ClassicsThe Death of a Picture Hanger7/20/1953 An Englishman’s Travels Through the Frontier West Frontier Gentleman “Jesse James Robs … Continue reading
My 2019 Wisconsin Public television interview with silent film organist Jelani Eddington is now available at wpt.org. From the Grand Barton Organ in Madison, Wisconsin’s Capitol Theater, Jelani provides play-by-play as he accompanies scenes from the remarkable all-black film The Flying … Continue reading
On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, I participated in the Present Music Virtual Hootenanny #3 Reading Kitty O’Meara’s overnight sensation And the People Stayed Home This event will take place on Zoom Video Conferencing. Upon registration, you will receive instructions for … Continue reading
As it arcs across space, Skywave Audio Theater is your bridge from the present to the past and the future. Radio drama from 1932 to 1962, the years covered by Skywave Audio Theater, was as diverse as America itself, and as … Continue reading
WPR’s 9XM Players will put on performances in Wausau on February 9, 2018, in Eau Claire on March 24, and in Mineral Point on May 5. The Canterville Ghost Comes to Door County My stage adaptation of the classic supernatural … Continue reading
At the July 17 Concert on the Square in Madison I was the narrator as Abraham Lincoln’s timeless words came to life via the music of Aaron Copland in the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra’s performance of Lincoln Portrait.
Lincoln Portrait: During the July 17, 2019, Concert on the Square, I narrated Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait in a performance with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra before an audience of about 25,000. Lincoln’s words ring as true today as they did when he … Continue reading
During the July 17, 2019, Concert on the Square, I narrated Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait in a performance with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra before an audience of about 25,000. Lincoln’s words ring as true today as they did when he wrote them. … Continue reading
June 22, 2019 “There’s Always a Woman” Our Wisconsin Public Radio 9XM Players production of the 1930s madcap mystery There’s Always a Woman kept a lively audience guessing and laughing at the Racine Theater Guild. Each of our talented (and versatile!) actors … Continue reading