Oklahoma revival at KU Breathes life into musical fossil
KU Theatre presents a rousing Oklahoma revival that overcomes sound flaws and audience disruption. Connie Baxter and John Brust deliver engaging Curly and Laurey while supporting players shine, including Joe Krause and Nancy Griffin. Kristin Manley choreographs bold dance moments and Greg Hill crafts a striking turntable set under Paul Hough’s energetic direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Baxter
John Brust
Curly
Laurey
Brust
Ms. Baxter
Kristin Manley
Kansas City
Ms. Manley
Greg Hill
Hough
Locust film adaptation probes Hollywood’s broken dream
John Schlesinger’s screen version of Nathanael West’s The Day of the Locust is faithful yet overlong and uneven, capturing the bleak satire of Tinseltown. Ted Hackett, Fay Greener, and a doomed cast chase a dream that Hollywood never delivers, ending in ambivalent, corrosive vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Nathanael West
Kansas
Iowa
Tennessee
West
Ted Hackett
Yale
Fay Greener
John Schlesinger
Darling
Humdrum
Hackett
Schlesinger
Day of the Locust film review highlights Hollywood riot draw
The piece chronicles a volatile climax where Hackett’s hollow people erupt into a bloodthirsty mob in Hollywood. It notes strong performances by Sutherland Meredith and Barty, while faulting Atherton as Hackett and remarks Fay Greener’s casting. The review calls the film compelling though not triumphant, praising Wet's bitter vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackett
Hollywood
Schlesigner
William Atherton
Karen Black
Fay Greener
Donald Sutherland
Homer Simpson
Iowa
Simpson
Hilking Sutherland
California
Burgess Meredith
Fay
Billy Barty
Wet
Arts Calendar Highlights at Lawrence Sites This Week
The Lawrence arts schedule features The Dragon of Tantsing and Nyfim the Sprite by Seem-to-Be Players at Lawrence Arts Center, Oklahoma! at University Theatre, and multiple concerts and carillon recitals at KU Murphy Hall. Community exhibits include contemporary textiles, local artists, and tributes to John Baskerville and Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tantsing
Nyfim the Sprite
Lawrence Arts Center
University Theatre
Murphy Hall
Albert Gerken
Kansas University Memorial Carillon
Landmarks of the American Theater
William Inge Theatre
Swarthout Recital Hall
the Mirrorman
William Inge
KU Memorial
Mirrorman
Oklahoma!” University
Kansas
Lawrence Public Library
Lois Greene
Joyce Schild
Laurie Stetzler
Vicki Martin
Margie Gaston
Medical Arts
Lynn Darner
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Sophie Taylor
Rosetta Beck
McDonald’s Gallery
Montessori Children's House of
Lawrence
Spencer Library
Peter Rabbit
Frank Lloyd Wright
Archives
John Baskerville
North
Robert L. Gilbert
Lakeside theater dares Ionesco and opera tragedy at Vassar
The Lakeside Players present Ionesco's The Bald Soprano followed by Gian Carlo Menotti's The Medium at Vassar Playhouse. Critics praise bold choices and performance strengths while noting uneven polish.
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Vassar Playhouse
Lakeside
Lakeside Players
Eugene Ionesco
Ionesco
Gian Carlo Menotti
Biography of Charles Robinson to be published by KU Press
A new biography of Charles Robinson the first governor of Kansas will be issued August 11 by the University Press of Kansas. The book covers nearly fifty years of Kansas history including territorial and early statehood contributions and Robinsons role in Kansas University and Haskell Institute. Don W. Wilson of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library wrote it with support from the KU Endowment Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Robinson
Kansas
University Press of Kansas
Robinson
Kansas University
Haskell Indian Institute
Lawrence
Don W. Wilson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Abilene
KU Endowment Association
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Oklahoma
Marshall Fine
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Kansas University Theatre
Paul Hough
William Balfour
Joe Krause
Ali Hakim
Nancy Griffin
Ada Annie
Cain
Jim Stringer
Will Parker
Ms. Griffin
Stringer
LaDonna Schmidt
Eller
Michael Rapport
Andrew Carnes
Annie
Ted Adkins
John Cross
Caroline Campbell
Ada Annie Carnes
Los Angeles
Junction City
American Theater
Museum of Art
Plains
The
Vassar Theater
Dick Cowden
Cou
Ple
Madame Flora
Jennifer Warner
Miss Warner
Kathryn Rogers
Lisa Ses Ee
Richard Brown
Shyn Goron
Mount Oreadaerie No
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Vaughn Bolton
Henrys
Henry
Missouri
Henry's
Henry’s
Indiana
Sanchos
Deerfield School
Trail Rd
Massachusetts
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