My first exposure to the Women’s Suffragette Movement (sorry, Suffragists, the former term was coined by men to belittle their female efforts) was Glynis Johns as Mrs. Banks in Mary Poppins, the first movie my mother ever took me to in the theatres. Of course all I remember from that viewing was the glorious Julie … Read more
The Holiday Season continues at Mark on the Arts with the season’s seminal dance classic, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s immortal masterpiece, The Nutcracker, performed by the prestigious Cincinnati Ballet, with stunning choreography by Artistic Director Emerita of the company Victoria Morgan. Tchaikovsky’s opus is based on Alexander Dumas Pere’s revised edition of E.T.A. Hoffman’s The Nutcracker … Read more
Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot…But the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, did NOT!The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season!Now, please don’t ask why. No one quite knows the reason. Well, thanks to a sweet and clever new musical by Mel Harris (music) and Timothy Mason (book and lyrics), … Read more
Forty years ago, fresh on the tails of a winning streak of Tony Award Winning hits from Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Cats, and yes, even the seriously underrated original Starlight Express, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber singlehandedly changed the face of global musical theatre. His musical adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s … Read more
Michael Hollick is a veteran Broadway actor, award-winning voice performer, and passionate educator with a decades-spanning career across stage, screen, and interactive media. He is best known for his starring roles on Broadway in Tarzan, Jumpers, and currently The Lion King, as well as his groundbreaking performance as lead character Niko Bellic in Grand Theft … Read more
How much more can one say about a 42-year-old international musical sensation based on a 160-year-old classic novel that hasn’t been said yet? Assuming there may be a few 4-year-olds remaining who haven’t yet heard of the global phenomenon, suffice it to say it is still simply brilliant. Maybe the most perfectly executed musical ever. … Read more
Welcome back to the final round of the 5th Annual Marco Awards, this time for Excellence in Theatre. This is an important category as the only one in existence that places Broadway offerings in the same category with off-Broadway, National Tours, and professional regional theatres. In a category that was virtually non-existent and considered for … Read more
In the spring of 1977, the nation was emerging from one of its darkest hours of modern history. Three political assassinations the decade before, the Vietnam War, the energy crisis, and The Nixon Administration going down in embarrassing flames after the Watergate scandal left a country demoralized with no faith in its leaders. At this … Read more
At the top of the touring production of Champions of Magic, the audience is treated to an explanation of how magic works. The human brain consists of two halves. The left hemisphere regulates logic and reason, the right, art, creativity, and more esoteric functions. The magician’s job is to utilize the four major concepts of … Read more
