Cedar Rapids Opera is bringing back popular modern opera, Too Many Sopranos, and here to tell us a little more about it is Katie Stuelke, Jeffry Goldberg, and Gwen Sell. Originally commissioned for the CR Opera, Too Many Sopranos will be celebrating its 150th production right back where it all started. Shows are Thursday, June …
Riverside Theatre’s Kathleen Johnson, Elliott Bales and Max Cline are in today ahead of the kick off of Riverside’s 2024 Free Summer Shakespeare series. This year’s show is Julius Caesar, but if you were envisioning togas and grape leaves, think again. The production will be set in 1930s Italy which will make the famous story …
Week 2 of the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band season features drummer Josh Duffee from the Quad Cities. Josh was the final student and friend of Moline native and legendary jazz drummer Louie Bellson. Josh will perform on Louie’s famous kit. In honor of Josh and Louie, Steve Shanley promise a jazz-influenced program, including Bellson’s …
On this episode John and Noah do a little catch up with a collection of songs from last week’s show, covering a broad timeline in blues with oldies and new releases. One song in particular brought to mind important lessons we can all learn from diving into our nation’s history. To learn what that lesson …
For this week’s double feature episode John and Noah take a look at a few more songs, this time from this Friday’s show, delving into each respective track and their artists. Our co-hosts take a particular interest in how the blues taps into our emotions, expressing them in a heartfelt way that’s unique from other …
Robin and Darrin Crow with Playtime Poppy Children’s Theatre are in today ahead of the 2024 Playtime Poppy’s Summer Theatre Adventure. The camp (auditions now closed) will be June 24-28 and will conclude with a performance, free and open to the public, June 28, 7pm at the Veterans Memorial Building. For more information visit www.playtimepoppy.org …
Dreamwell Theatre’s Carrie Pozdol & Erin Lauer join us ahead of upcoming production, “Artemisia,” a play by Lauren Gunderson about 17th century female painter, Artemisia Gentileschi. The show opens Thursday, June 27, 7:30pm at The James Theater and runs through June 30 (Sunday show at 2pm). For tickets and more info visit www.dreamwell.com. Subscribe to …
The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band returns this week for its 73rd season. The band actually got an early start in 2024 with a featured performance in front of several hundred Iowa school band directors a couple weeks ago in a performance that brought this tough crowd to its feet. For Week 1, director Steve Shanley …
