Mar 23-29, 2005
Can Original, Vermont-Focused Adaptations Lure Audiences Back to Local Theater? Casey Rea’s Musical Memory Tour; Murder He Wrote – How WCAX Got it Wrong
A Sense of Plays
Can original, Vermont-focused adaptations lure audiences back to local theater?
Social Capitalist
The trend-watching author of Bowling Alone makes a case for community
Bluegrass Gospel Project, Wander On
(Vital Records, CD) Vermont’s merchants of traditional music, the Bluegrass Gospel Project, return with their third release, Wander On. Recorded live in concert throughout the Northeast between December ’03 and November ’04, the disc is a fine overview of the group’s homey sound. Blending old-time styles such as folk, bluegrass and gospel with subtle pop…
Astrology 03.23.05
ARIES (March 21-Apr. 19): Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) was a virtuoso violinist as well as a master showman. Not content to dazzle audiences with his technical wizardry, he sometimes resorted to tricks to evoke even greater levels of astonished appreciation. Before one concert, he partially sawed through three of his violin’s strings. When they broke in…
News Quirks 03.23.05
Curses, Foiled Again After police arrested Darrell Jenkins in Springfield, Massachusetts, for destruction of property, assault and resisting arrest, his bail was set at $500. Police arrested Jenkins again when he tried to pay his bail with counterfeit money. Bail was set at $5000. Take My Wife…Please! Beijing police arrested a husband and wife for…
ALFIE**1/2
The omnipresent Jude Law takes on the Michael Caine role in this remake of the 1966 film about a sex addict whom women find irresistible despite his smarminess. This time around, the setting’s been switched from London to New York. Marisa Tomei, Susan Sarandon and Nia Long costar. Charles Shyer directs. (105 min, R) Web:…
