Hedda Gabler is a scamp, a camp and a bit of a tramp. In Henrik Ibsen’s classic psychological drama Hedda Gabler, she’s all this and more – ruthless, scheming, predatory. […]
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Redford picks Savannah for next film
The City of Savannah Tourism and Film Services Department announced Friday afternoon that the feature film The Conspirator will be shot in the Savannah area this fall. The Civil War […]
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Reviews: 9, My One and Only
9 **1/2 Not to be confused with Rob Marshall’s upcoming musical Nine (or, for that matter, with the summer hit District 9), this single-digit offering is actually director Shane Acker’s […]
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‘Hedwig’ is here to rock this town
Musical theater knows few characters quite as fascinating as Hedwig, who began life as “a slip of a girlyboy living in communist East Berlin,” suffered a botched sex-change operation and […]
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What’s Next: The Swayback Sisters
The Swayback Sisters Three of Asheville, N.C.’s most interesting acoustic musicians have joined together for a short tour of the southeast, and they have a show at the Distillery here […]
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Dismantling racism
Rev. Joseph Barndt is a longtime soldier on the front lines of civil rights and a published author since the early ’70s. Brought in town by the local nonprofit Interracial […]
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What’s Next: Tybee Americana
Bobby Lee Rodgers, Savannah’s multi-talented rock ‘n’ roll wunderkind, will make a special appearance with Atlanta’s blues-rocking Donna Hopkins Band at the Sept. 26 Tybee Island Americana Music Festival. It’s […]
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What’s next: A classical season
The Savannah Concert Association has announced its 2009-2010 season, with performances held at the Lucas Theatre, Armstrong Atlantic State University’s newly-refurbished Fine Arts Auditorium, and at Wesley Monumental United […]
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Reviews: Taking Woodstock
TAKING WOODSTOCK ** A major disappointment from director Ang Lee, Taking Woodstock purports to tell the true story of how the legendary youth festival came together in time for a […]
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Mr. Wiley @ Wormhole & Tantra
Pictures are from Mr. Wiley’s recent shows at Wormhole (Friday, August 7, 2009) and Tantra (Saturday, August 15, 2009). Band members include Bobby Calevich (rhythm guitar & vocals), Robbie Coggins […]
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‘Constructs and Inventions’
The retrospective of Erik Desmazières at The Jepson Center for the Arts is a selection of work consisting of twenty-nine prints made since 1974. It is an impressive range […]
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Reviews: Inglourious Basterds, Time Traveler’s Wife
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS *** Once upon a time, Hollywood used to believe less in the adage “War Is Hell” and more in its own bastardization, “War Is Swell.” For […]