Presented by Stage Door Productions Music and lyrics by Irving BerlinBook by Dorothy Fields and Herbert FieldsDirected by David SchubertTickets available for June 30 Theater Criticism 101 Answer the following questions: Answers: In 1946, Irving Berlin had been writing Broadway musicals for 32 years. When approached by Rogers and Hammerstein to write the score that […]
NEWS FLASH!!! Drew’s a liberal, who writes liberal tripe! Drew from King George likes to tabulate the number of times I mention Republican versus Democrat politicians in unflattering terms in the humor column, and he has stated that the column tends to skew left, along with having a distinct reliance on Tyrone and his inability […]
This week: the extraordinary bond between humans and cats in Caleb Carr’s “My Beloved Monster” and a Mulan-inspired story of defying society’s expectations in K. X. Song’s “The Night Ends with Fire.” Books & Culture is edited by Vanessa SekingerEmail Vanessa My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me by Caleb Carr […]
It’s Pride Month, and Drew’s investigating gay dolphins. Yes, they’re a thing – especially in Sarasota, Florida! What will Ron DeSantis do? Will Spotsylvania ban “Island of the Blue Dolphins”? In honor of June being LGBTQ+ Pride Month, we cast our eyes to the state of Florida—a bastion of acceptance and respect for all communities […]
This week’s reviews include an Irish romance in Jenn McKinlay’s “Love at First Book,” and a resilient and talented Indian woman in Alka Joshi’s “The Henna Artist.” Sunday Books & Reviews is edited each week by Vanessa Sekinger. Interested in writing reviews? Contact Vanessa. LOVE AT FIRST BOOK By Jenn McKinlay Published by Berkley (May […]
Blue bathing suits? Sleepy Joe? Donald Trump as Robert Redford in the Natural? Must be Drew Time! As I grow older, my memory has started to fade. I can remember the blue bathing suit my wife was wearing at the pool the first time I met her nearly 25 years ago, but I’ll be damned […]
Riverside Theater’s production of this classic is ‘an adaptation of an adaptation of a major revision of a novel.’ Does it work? Does it ever. The Wizard of Oz is a true American success story. The original novel by L. Frank Baum and many of the early adaptations passed into public domain long ago, along […]
This week’s reviews include Ben Raterman’s local historical mystery “Speak to Me” and the complex dynamic of sisters in Virginie Grimaldi’s “A Good Life.” The Books and Culture page is edited each week by Vanessa Sekinger. SPEAK TO ME by Ben Raterman Published by April Gloaming Publishing (March 26, 2024)Paperback $18.99 Reviewed by Penny A […]
In an ever-broadening search for ways to pay for college, Drew Gallagher finds himself in South Carolina, where cornhole now rivals the Clemson-South Carolina football game in popularity. In one of my other unpaid performances in life, I am a high school baseball coach. Being a humorist and drinker of beer helps in that capacity. […]
This week’s reviews include imaginative historical fiction in Piper Huguley’s “American Daughters” and Monica Wood’s novel of healing and forgiveness “How to Read a Book.” AMERICAN DAUGHTERS by Piper Huguley Published by William Morrow Paperbacks (April 2, 2024) Paperback $16.18Audiobook $22.04 Reviewed by Penny A Parrish On October 16, 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt invited Booker T. […]
