Theater – November 2020

An Island of Creativity in a Sea of Crisis by Jim Romenesko   When the going gets tough, Stephanie Kapsa, a music teacher in the Appleton Area School District, gets going. When faced with what she describes as “the inequities caused by online learning” and...

Theatre – September 2020

Fox Cities Performing Arts Center’s Reimagined Season by Jim Romenesko When Joni Mitchell sang “You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone,” no one could have predicted how sharply we’d feel the sentiment fifty years later during the Covid crisis. For many of us,...

Theater – August 2020

Live Theater During the Covid Crisis by Jim Romenesko Although remaining healthy is the highest priority for everyone during the Covid crisis, quality-of-life concerns loom large in the minds of many in the creative community. Broadway theatres are shuttered until...

Theater – March 2020

Fame, Fortune and All That Jazz Kimberly High School Debuts Chicago by Tricia Schwartz A tale of fame, fortune and acquittal unfolds when nightclub starlet Velma Kelly and chorus girl Roxie Hart claw for the spotlight in a quest for stardom during Kimberly High...