http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/theatre theatre news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2012 2012-05-21T07:23:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051712_mary_poppins_review/mary-poppins-will-you-believe-nanny-can-fly/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051712_mary_poppins_review/mary-poppins-will-you-believe-nanny-can-fly/ 00:09:00Z Dave Irwin The musical varies from the film in a number of ways. Fortunately, the source material has such a surfeit of merriment that even capturing a portion of it is a joy. 2012-05-18T00:09:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_buckmaster/buckmaster-end-of-session-wrap-up-with-rep-farley/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051512_buckmaster/buckmaster-end-of-session-wrap-up-with-rep-farley/ 21:47:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster- Conversations with state Rep. Steve Farley, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman, Green Party CD 8 candidate Charlie Manolakis and Tucson Weekly arts calendar editor Linda Ray. 2012-05-15T21:47:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051012_comedy_and_tragedy_review/very-different-families-drinking-comedy-and-druggie-tragedy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051012_comedy_and_tragedy_review/very-different-families-drinking-comedy-and-druggie-tragedy/ 20:27:00Z Dave Irwin In “The Cocktail Hour,” set in a comfortable, upper class living room circa 1970s, son John spars with his fussy curmudgeon father. “Sins of the Mother ” offers a modern spin on Greek tragedy in a son’s retribution for his wronged mother. One is is acerbic and amusing, the other dark and engaging. 2012-05-10T20:27:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050212_winters_tale_review/shakespeares-shaky-winters-tale-gets-some-respect/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050212_winters_tale_review/shakespeares-shaky-winters-tale-gets-some-respect/ 17:32:00Z Dave Irwin The Rogue Theatre has mounted a quality budget production that Shakespeare himself might smile at for its achievements in entertainment value. “The Winter’s Tale” is not great as far as Shakespeare goes, but it is Shakespeare nonetheless, still among our best literature in the last 500 years. 2012-05-02T17:32:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042312_in_the_heights_preview/heights-broadway-hip-hop-celebration/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042312_in_the_heights_preview/heights-broadway-hip-hop-celebration/ 21:38:00Z Dave Irwin The musical “In The Heights,” winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical, is about a neighborhood in Manhattan, but it also a universal story about community.  2012-04-23T21:38:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042212_lidless_review/lidless-asks-hard-questions-through-hard-edged-theatre/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042212_lidless_review/lidless-asks-hard-questions-through-hard-edged-theatre/ 08:08:00Z Dave Irwin Winner of the 2009 Yale Drama Series Prize, the play “Lidless” follows military interrogator Alice home after her tour of duty at Guantanamo Bay. It is a confrontational play that is not easy to enjoy. That’s because it does not particularly want to be liked – it wants to viewed critically. 2012-04-22T08:08:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042112_bat_boy_review/awkward-musical-bat-boy-saved-by-stars/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042112_bat_boy_review/awkward-musical-bat-boy-saved-by-stars/ 16:55:00Z Dave Irwin The musical “Bat Boy” is a comedy mash-up/homage encompassing sci-fi horror films, Broadway musicals, rural rednecks and Greek mythology that is both awkward and exuberant. In the end, boffo performances tip the balance from totally weird to, well, at least strangely interesting. 2012-04-21T16:55:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041712_vengeful_redhead_review/one-woman-show-offers-multiple-perspectives/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041712_vengeful_redhead_review/one-woman-show-offers-multiple-perspectives/ 22:18:00Z Dave Irwin “The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead,”  a one-woman, seven-character show, unfolds as each character layers on information from her or his perspective. 2012-04-17T22:18:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041712_red_review/red-illuminates-creative-process/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041712_red_review/red-illuminates-creative-process/ 15:44:00Z Dave Irwin “Red” is really about art, its rigors and sacrifices and the art world in New York City during the 1950s, before the ‘60s changed everything. 2012-04-17T15:44:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041212_virginia_woolf_review/dont-afraid-whos-afraid-virginia-woolf/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041212_virginia_woolf_review/dont-afraid-whos-afraid-virginia-woolf/ 15:23:00Z Dave Irwin The play conjured an abusive, raunchy, game-playing, one-upsmanship relationship unlike anything seen on the stage before. These days, however, there’s more sex and relational bitterness in any given episode of “Two and a Half Men.” 2012-04-12T15:23:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040812_touch_review/local-playwright-gets-back-touch/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040812_touch_review/local-playwright-gets-back-touch/ 17:59:00Z Dave Irwin Despite its contemporary setting, “Touch” is as old as Greek mythology: boy meets girl – boy loses girl – boy goes through hell to get her back. First premiered 13 years ago in Tucson, the play has gone on to productions in New York, Los Angeles and the prestigious Humana Festival in Louisville. 2012-04-08T17:59:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040712_lumies_nominations/time-ticking-nominate-artists-patrons-lumies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040712_lumies_nominations/time-ticking-nominate-artists-patrons-lumies/ 16:38:00Z Mariana Dale The nomination period for the annual Lumies Arts and Business Awards closes Thursday, April 12. The awards recognize local artists, organizations, educators and business partners. “It’s an effort to recognize the outstanding artists in the community who are not recognized at the state level.” 2012-04-07T16:38:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040612_viacrucis_good_friday/good-friday-passion-play-brings-crucifixion-life/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040612_viacrucis_good_friday/good-friday-passion-play-brings-crucifixion-life/ 04:21:00Z Mariana Dale The annual Passion of Good Friday reenactment drew more than 800 people to downtown Tucson’s St. Augustine Cathedral on Friday afternoon. 2012-04-07T04:21:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032812_vagina_monologues/vagina-monologues-reading-celebrates-womens-history-month/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032812_vagina_monologues/vagina-monologues-reading-celebrates-womens-history-month/ 03:31:00Z Dave Irwin Eve Ensler’s iconic and controversial post-feminist work, based on interviews she conducted, was designed to empower women and raise awareness about the female body. There will be a free staged reading of the play Thursday at PCC’s West Campus. 2012-03-29T03:31:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032812_death_and_the_maiden/death-and-maiden-offers-ambiguous-truth/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032812_death_and_the_maiden/death-and-maiden-offers-ambiguous-truth/ 03:06:00Z Dave Irwin “Death and the Maiden” by Ariel Dorfman is not a play given to easy or prepackaged answers - by design, it forces us to examine our own ideas of truth and justice. 2012-03-29T03:06:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032412_4th_ave_fair/4th-ave-spring-street-fair-kicks-off/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032412_4th_ave_fair/4th-ave-spring-street-fair-kicks-off/ 06:52:00Z Tim W. Glass Artists, musicians, performers and food vendors join merchants of the historic shopping district for the annual 4th Avenue Spring Street Fair. 2012-03-24T06:52:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032112_radiumgirlsreview/radium-girls-recounts-early-battle-worker-safety/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032112_radiumgirlsreview/radium-girls-recounts-early-battle-worker-safety/ 21:23:00Z Dave Irwin Set in the 1920s and based on factual events, “Radium Girls” is a cautionary tale about ignorance and corporate responsibility. Simply because the science doesn’t exist yet to prove that something is harmful, does not necessarily make it is safe. 2012-03-21T21:23:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032012_buckmaster/buckmaster-mayors-180-day-plan-track/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032012_buckmaster/buckmaster-mayors-180-day-plan-track/ 20:56:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman, climatologist Zack Guido, and the arts round-up with Margaret Regan. 2012-03-20T20:56:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/031512_rockofages_review/rock-ages-righteously-bodacious/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/031512_rockofages_review/rock-ages-righteously-bodacious/ 16:16:00Z Dave Irwin The musical features songs by Journey, Styx, Starship, Poison and Foreigner, stitched together by themes of love lost, following one’s dreams and youthful rebellion. 2012-03-15T16:16:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/030612_juliuscaesarreview/julius-caesar-toga-party-comes-up-little-short/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/030612_juliuscaesarreview/julius-caesar-toga-party-comes-up-little-short/#When: 13:07:000 Dave Irwin Updated: ART’s production of “Julius Caesar” gets the job done well enough, telling Shakespeare’s version of the historical power struggle in ancient Rome, but it won’t blow your mind. 2012-03-07T13:07:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/030512_great_gatsby/gatsby-great-despite-strange-denouement/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/030512_great_gatsby/gatsby-great-despite-strange-denouement/ 06:13:00Z Dave Irwin This stage version of “The Great Gatsby” faithfully follows the well-known novel, but ends with an odd take on the book’s denouement, literally turning cartoonish. The strange finish to an otherwise amazing and mostly magical bit of theatre should not be cause to miss this show. 2012-03-06T06:13:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/030112_new_electric_ballroom/the-sound-one-hand-clapping-new-electric-ballroom/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/030112_new_electric_ballroom/the-sound-one-hand-clapping-new-electric-ballroom/ 21:26:00Z Dave Irwin “The New Electric Ballroom” by Enda Walsh is a 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival prize winner, firmly in the Theatre of the Absurd tradition with Godot overtones. 2012-03-01T21:26:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/022812_witreview/appreciating-death-through-wit/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/022812_witreview/appreciating-death-through-wit/ 00:10:00Z Dave Irwin Contemplation of Death in the abstract is one thing; the physical reality of death is something much more difficult and personal. Live Theatre Workshop’s ‘Wit’ has a smart, compelling structure matched by an emotionally draining narrative. 2012-02-29T00:10:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020912_arizona_centennial_events/events-celebrate-arizona-centennial/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020912_arizona_centennial_events/events-celebrate-arizona-centennial/#When: 08:18:000 Mariana Dale Updated: Arizona will celebrate its centennial birthday on Tuesday. Museums, musicians and artists will be showcasing their best to celebrate the state’s 100th birthday. 2012-02-14T08:18:26-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/021112_necessary_targets_review/necessary-targets-laments-grim-reality-collateral-damage/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/021112_necessary_targets_review/necessary-targets-laments-grim-reality-collateral-damage/ 17:08:00Z Dave Irwin This University of Arizona production examining the aftermath of war is well done, thought provoking and deeply emotional. 2012-02-12T17:08:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020912_look_ma_were_dancing_review/look-ma-were-dancing-gentle-jewish-centric-comedy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020912_look_ma_were_dancing_review/look-ma-were-dancing-gentle-jewish-centric-comedy/ 03:35:00Z Dave Irwin Two sisters, grown-up hyper-competitive New York Jewish-American princesses, try to reconnect to their individual lives and their sisterhood following the death of their mother. 2012-02-10T03:35:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020712_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-arts-celebrate-arizona-centennial/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020712_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-arts-celebrate-arizona-centennial/ 22:17:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - We kick off the show with a conversation with Arizona Representative Vic Williams, candidate for Pima County Supervisor. Then, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman has the Tuesday Money Maker Report. Next, New York Times best-selling author J.A. Jance stops by to talk about her latest book. Plus, Margaret Regan, Tucson Weekly Arts Editor, with her bi-monthly arts report. 2012-02-07T22:17:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020212_beowulfwewontpayreview/weird-italian-marxist-comedy-has-local-relevance/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020212_beowulfwewontpayreview/weird-italian-marxist-comedy-has-local-relevance/ 04:11:00Z Dave Irwin What at first seems a quirky, even foolish bit of fluff, “We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay!” gathers momentum to finish with a big message. That it does so safely within the confines of a 16th Century theatrical tradition makes it that much more powerful. 2012-02-03T04:11:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012912_arizonaonstagewonderettesreview/marvelous-wonderettes-youthful-energy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012912_arizonaonstagewonderettesreview/marvelous-wonderettes-youthful-energy/ 18:17:00Z Dave Irwin “The Marvelous Wonderettes” is not a re-creation of ‘50s and ‘60s girl group pop, but an interpretation. This Arizona Onstage production has its own internal logic, more rooted in youthful energy and theatrical performance than in old-timey authenticity. 2012-01-29T18:17:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012412_buckmaster/buckmaster-were-getting-bad-rap-says-rio-nuevo-chair/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012412_buckmaster/buckmaster-were-getting-bad-rap-says-rio-nuevo-chair/ 21:49:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster — We kick things off with a newsmaker interview with Rio Nuevo Board Chair Jodi Bain. Also, the Tuesday Money Maker Report with certified financial planner Shelly Fishman. Next, we launch a new monthly segment spotlighting pet care with Dr. Anna Szivek of Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson. Plus, the bi-monthly arts update with Margaret Regan of the Tucson Weekly. 2012-01-24T21:49:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012212_39stepsiscampyfun/burlesque-hitchcocks-39-steps-campy-fun/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012212_39stepsiscampyfun/burlesque-hitchcocks-39-steps-campy-fun/ 02:24:00Z Dave Irwin ATC’s “Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps” is a mash-up homage to Hitchcock, but also to familiar British comedic stalwarts such as Laurel and Hardy, Monty Python, and even the Austin Powers movies. 2012-01-23T02:24:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012112_dillinger_days_2012/dillinger-days-ends-with-hootenany-hotel-congress/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012112_dillinger_days_2012/dillinger-days-ends-with-hootenany-hotel-congress/ 02:38:00Z Mariana Dale Hotel Congress took a step back in time to celebrate Dillinger Days, an annual tradition marking the 1934 fire at the hotel that sparked the events leading to the capture of America’s Public Enemy No. 1, John Dillinger, and his gang in Tucson. 2012-01-22T02:38:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/011912_dillinger_days/dillinger-days-celebrate-capture-public-enemy-no-1/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/011912_dillinger_days/dillinger-days-celebrate-capture-public-enemy-no-1/ 01:48:00Z Mariana Dale In 1934, John Dillinger was captured by Tucson police after fleeing a fire at Hotel Congress. The hotel will celebrate the anniversary with a speakeasy soirée Friday and re-enactments Saturday. 2012-01-20T01:48:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/011212_rogueshipwreckedreview/shipwrecked-wildly-imaginative-ride/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/011212_rogueshipwreckedreview/shipwrecked-wildly-imaginative-ride/ 18:00:00Z Dave Irwin Sometimes it feels like children’s theater, sometimes vaudeville, sometimes theater of the absurd – but throughout, “Shipwrecked” is simply fun, fun, fun. 2012-01-12T18:00:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122111_buckmaster/buckmaster-lawmaker-wants-make-it-harder-recall-legislators/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122111_buckmaster/buckmaster-lawmaker-wants-make-it-harder-recall-legislators/ 21:00:00Z Buckmaster Show Arizona Rep. Steve Smith wants to make it tougher to recall Arizona legislators and accountant Michael C. Flowers has end-of-year tax tips. 2011-12-21T21:00:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121311_buckmaster/buckmaster-az-senate-president-hopes-avoid-budget-cuts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121311_buckmaster/buckmaster-az-senate-president-hopes-avoid-budget-cuts/ 20:53:00Z Buckmaster Show Today on Buckmaster - We kick off the show with a newsmaker interview with Arizona Senate President Steve Pierce. Also, the Tuesday Money Maker Report with Shelly Fishman, certified financial planner. Next, we’ve got Keith Rosenblum, Buckmaster Show contributor on Mexico, who breaks down Sonoran shopper numbers. 2011-12-13T20:53:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120311_daddylonglegs/daddy-long-legs-rare-successful-two-person-musical/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120311_daddylonglegs/daddy-long-legs-rare-successful-two-person-musical/#When: 15:47:000 Dave Irwin Updated: ATC’s latest production, “Daddy Long Legs” is a carefully honed, crisply presented mini-musical. Despite a hyper-romantic, predictable narrative, its two hours sail by engagingly, carried by flawless performances.  In fact, the real problem with“Daddy Long Legs” may be that it’s almost too perfect. Is “slick” a bad thing? 2011-12-05T15:47:41-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112911_buckmaster/buckmaster-who-real-tucson-visitor/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112911_buckmaster/buckmaster-who-real-tucson-visitor/ 21:05:00Z Buckmaster Show We start things off with a newsmaker interview with Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne. Plus, the marketing director for the Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau. 2011-11-29T21:05:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/112111_recklessreview/reckless-offers-funny-bizarre-holiday-comedy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/112111_recklessreview/reckless-offers-funny-bizarre-holiday-comedy/ 17:31:00Z Dave Irwin “Reckless” is an odd-shaped dark chocolate confection – not particularly sweet, more than a little bitter and very dark, indeed. This Live Theatre Workshop production doesn’t defy logic as much as embrace the surreal. 2011-11-22T17:31:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/111111_secretgardenreview/secret-garden-blossoms-ua-production/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/111111_secretgardenreview/secret-garden-blossoms-ua-production/ 00:39:00Z Dave Irwin Approaching the holiday season, we should be aware of the dangers of acute cuteness, when, like an overdose of treacle in an ill-equipped lifestyle, twee kiddie culture overwhelms our adult sensibilities. Fortunately, this presentation is more a showcase for the program’s up-and-coming talent with nary a hint of the upcoming Christmas onslaught. 2011-11-12T00:39:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110711_all_souls/thousands-dance-dead-all-souls-procession/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110711_all_souls/thousands-dance-dead-all-souls-procession/ 21:08:00Z Dylan Smith Tens of thousands of Tucsonans crowded downtown streets Sunday night, dancing in celebration and walking somberly in memory of the dead. The finale, after a two-mile walk, saw a giant urn filled with messages to the departed ceremoniously set aflame. (with photos) 2011-11-07T21:08:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110511_all_souls_procession/all-souls-events-celebrate-passed-loved-ones/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110511_all_souls_procession/all-souls-events-celebrate-passed-loved-ones/ 18:44:00Z Rose-Mary Grzasko “Put it on wheels, strap it to your back, wear it, put lights in it, walk or ride it” - all fitting ways to honor loved ones who have passed, All Souls Procession organizers said. (with videos) 2011-11-05T18:44:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110411_circlemirrortransformation/talent-shines-play-acting/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110411_circlemirrortransformation/talent-shines-play-acting/ 17:15:00Z Dave Irwin In “Circle Mirror Transformation,” four small town wanna-be actors, eager to expand their horizons, start in a local community class with their instructor. Over six weeks, covered in 90 minutes of vignettes, they go through a series of enlightening and humiliating psychological exercises. 2011-11-05T17:15:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110211_flor_de_muertos/flor-de-muertos-captures-tucsons-essence-film/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110211_flor_de_muertos/flor-de-muertos-captures-tucsons-essence-film/ 19:25:00Z Mark Zepezauer Shortly after the Jan. 8th shootings, I lamented that “Tucson” would become a synonym for a tragedy, since the city hadn’t distinguished itself in any other notable way. But this weekend brings a screening of an extraordinary film that not only celebrates the best of Tucson, but nails its essence for anyone who’s never had the good fortune to visit here. 2011-11-02T19:25:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/103111_lear_god_carnage/lear-and-god-carnage-worthy-plays-are-complete-opposites/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/103111_lear_god_carnage/lear-and-god-carnage-worthy-plays-are-complete-opposites/ 17:11:00Z Dave Irwin Two plays open. One is a comedy; the other a tragedy. One features a big production company putting on a little play. The other is a little production company putting on a big play. If you have to pick one, which should you see? 2011-10-31T17:11:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101811_itcanthappenherepreview/it-cant-happen-here-happening-here/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101811_itcanthappenherepreview/it-cant-happen-here-happening-here/ 17:09:00Z Dave Irwin The Rogue Theatre will join theatres around the country Oct. 24 in presenting a staged reading of Sinclair Lewis’ “It Can’t Happen Here,’ as the cautionary tale of American fascism gets a 75th anniversary revival. 2011-10-19T17:09:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101711_waterisrisingpreview/water-rising-joyous-desperate-art/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101711_waterisrisingpreview/water-rising-joyous-desperate-art/ 04:02:00Z Dave Irwin Pacific Islanders face the destruction of their fragile island homes. Their response? To sing and dance, proudly, joyously. When your homeland is threatened, it might seem a strange response, unless your unique culture is all you have. 2011-10-18T04:02:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101411_tucson_meet_yourself/heat-doesnt-hold-back-crowds-tucson-meet-yourself/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101411_tucson_meet_yourself/heat-doesnt-hold-back-crowds-tucson-meet-yourself/ 21:06:00Z Megan Merrimac The Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival kicked off on Friday in downtown Tucson, with a large number of people and a huge variety of food and entertainment to represent our city’s different cultures. 2011-10-15T21:06:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101411_hayfeverreview/ua-hay-fever-drops-ball/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101411_hayfeverreview/ua-hay-fever-drops-ball/ 18:48:00Z Dave Irwin It’s autumn and a new crop of students are starting their turn in the UA’s theatre program. And here we face a fundamental question - which is more important: the students’ learning experience or the audiences’ entertainment? 2011-10-15T18:48:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101111_mexico_opera/mexicos-murder-city-opera/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101111_mexico_opera/mexicos-murder-city-opera/ 19:58:00Z Ioan Grillo Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, has gained global notoriety as the most murderous city on the planet with a stunning 3,075 homicides last year. But this week, it has thankfully gained some media attention for a lighter side: opera. 2011-10-11T19:58:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092011_bisbee_royale/bisbees-rialto-like-nightspot-gets-royale-moniker/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092011_bisbee_royale/bisbees-rialto-like-nightspot-gets-royale-moniker/#When: 22:07:000 Dylan Smith Updated: “Now we’ve got a name and we’re ready to rock ‘n’ roll!” was the word this afternoon on the Facebook page of the newly dubbed Bisbee Royale, a nightclub-in-the-making that’s helmed by Rialto Theatre head Doug Biggers. 2011-09-20T22:07:45-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090711_911_events_sked/tucson-events-mark-10th-anniversary-9-11/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090711_911_events_sked/tucson-events-mark-10th-anniversary-9-11/#When: 23:02:000 Janet Rose Jackman Updated: Tucson-area events marking the 10th anniversary of 9/11 include discussions, film screenings, theater productions, art exhibits, prayer services and tributes. 2011-09-10T23:02:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090611_deadmancellreview/quirky-comedy-gives-new-meaning-afterlife/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090611_deadmancellreview/quirky-comedy-gives-new-meaning-afterlife/ 16:44:00Z Dave Irwin In “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” a woman answers a dead guy’s phone which starts her on a fantastic journey. 2011-09-06T16:44:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090611_agnesreview/agnes-god-requires-leap-faith/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090611_agnesreview/agnes-god-requires-leap-faith/ 16:36:00Z Dave Irwin “Agnes of God” is a gritty little 1980’s drama about faith, potential miracles and personal power struggles, set against the ugly backdrop of infanticide.  2011-09-06T16:36:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090111_septtheatrepreview/theatre-musicals-major-brits-9-11-more/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090111_septtheatrepreview/theatre-musicals-major-brits-9-11-more/ 19:39:00Z Dave Irwin 9/11 memorials, Bernstein, Shaw and Stoppard are among the shows hitting Tucson stages in September with the start the fall 2011 theatre season. 2011-09-01T19:39:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/082111_powhaus_mcqueen/powhaus-spotlights-mcqueens-dark-materials/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/082111_powhaus_mcqueen/powhaus-spotlights-mcqueens-dark-materials/ 19:23:00Z Emily Jones Feathers, furs, leathers, chains and spandex were just a few of the dark materials seen incorporated into the many Alexander McQueen imitation costumes worn downtown on Friday night. 2011-08-21T19:23:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/081911_tulle_preview/powhaus-dresses-up-plush-tulle/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/081911_tulle_preview/powhaus-dresses-up-plush-tulle/ 17:16:00Z Emily Jones Fashion designer Alexander McQueen is the focus of the latest production by Powhaus. Strut your stuff at Plush on Friday night as the group puts on a “a high fashion celebrity fantasy.” 2011-08-19T17:16:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/080811_sweeneytoddreview/sweeney-todd-opening-night-glitchy-but-grand/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/080811_sweeneytoddreview/sweeney-todd-opening-night-glitchy-but-grand/ 01:50:00Z Dave Irwin “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is Stephen Sondheim’s Tony-winning musical featuring mass murder, cannibalism, reversals of fortune and a fiendishly difficult vocal score. What’s not to love? 2011-08-09T01:50:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/080611_jailbaitreview/jailbait-play-sweet-not-skeevy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/080611_jailbaitreview/jailbait-play-sweet-not-skeevy/ 23:49:00Z Dave Irwin “Jailbait” posits two upscale fifteen-year-olds, Claire and Emmy, trying to bluff their way into adulthood by sneaking into a club. Does sex + intimacy = love? 2011-08-06T23:49:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/080111_flam_chen/flam-chens-electropolis-sparks-arcosanti-night/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/080111_flam_chen/flam-chens-electropolis-sparks-arcosanti-night/ 21:06:00Z Emily Jones Flam Chen, Tucson’s nationally known fire troupe, gave their latest production an electric premiere in Northern Arizona. (with photo gallery and videos) 2011-08-01T21:06:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/072711_halfandhalfreviewltw/half-and-half-questions-if-times-really-are-a-changin/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/072711_halfandhalfreviewltw/half-and-half-questions-if-times-really-are-a-changin/ 15:37:00Z Dave Irwin “Half and Half” by playwright James Sherman, is actually two one-act plays about social attitudes and gender roles between household environs in 1970 and 2005. 2011-07-28T15:37:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070611_shakespeare_pot/drug-testing-shakespeare-did-he-or-didnt-he/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070611_shakespeare_pot/drug-testing-shakespeare-did-he-or-didnt-he/ 19:37:00Z Global Post A South African anthropologist asks for permission to open the literary legend’s grave to perform analyses that could explain whether or not the bard got his inspiration from smoking pot, among other questions. 2011-07-06T19:37:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/062011_ltwdrivereview/ltw-takes-edgy-turn-with-how-i-learned-drive/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/062011_ltwdrivereview/ltw-takes-edgy-turn-with-how-i-learned-drive/ 15:11:00Z Dave Irwin Paula Vogel’s 1998 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “How I Learned To Drive,” is difficult to assess, given its off-kilter comedic and frequently poignant portrayal of a trusted uncle’s incestuous molestation of his niece. Is a successful production enough to overcome the creepy subject matter? 2011-06-20T15:11:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050511_premierreview/faux-bard-premier-tickles/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050511_premierreview/faux-bard-premier-tickles/ 02:33:00Z Dave Irwin In this Invisible Theatre production production, comedic playwright Gil Fryman yearns to be taken more seriously. Is forging Shakespeare serious enough? 2011-05-06T02:33:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050411_decameronreview/playwrights-vision-reshapes-medieval-decameron-tales/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050411_decameronreview/playwrights-vision-reshapes-medieval-decameron-tales/ 20:27:00Z Dave Irwin “The Decameron” is a large work, not quite epic, but complex and multilayered. It demands the audiences’ full attention throughout. Those up to the challenge will be rewarded.  2011-05-04T20:27:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041511_intothewoodsreview/into-woods-not-quite-perfect-but-close/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041511_intothewoodsreview/into-woods-not-quite-perfect-but-close/ 14:48:00Z Dave Irwin The UA’s Arizona Repertory Theatre has mounted a stunningly perfect production of the first act of Stephen Sondheim’s musical, “Into the Woods.” Unfortunately, they chose the two-act version. 2011-04-15T14:48:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/033011_wilsonreview/winding-road-stages-fitting-eulogy-lanford-wilson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/033011_wilsonreview/winding-road-stages-fitting-eulogy-lanford-wilson/ 07:07:00Z Dave Irwin Speaking Friday before the opening of the Winding Road Theater Ensemble’s production of Lanford Wilson’s “Fifth of July,” director Glen Coffman said poignantly that until Thursday, he had considered Wilson to be America’s greatest living playwright.  2011-03-30T07:07:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032411_fringepreview/tucson-steps-onto-fringe-theatre-world/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032411_fringepreview/tucson-steps-onto-fringe-theatre-world/ 21:20:00Z Dave Irwin Fringe theatre comes from the same evolutionary path that created off-off Broadway. As a theatrical/performance movement, fringe has no rules and few guidelines. This weekend, Tucson joins a growing number of cities worldwide with its own fringe festival. 2011-03-24T21:20:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/030211_oldtimesreview/pinters-old-times-sisyphean-search-truth/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/030211_oldtimesreview/pinters-old-times-sisyphean-search-truth/#When: 23:15:000 Dave Irwin Updated: Throughout the play, now on at the Rogue Theatre, Pinter circles around to the same words, activities and images he has already presented, repeating but contradicting, layering different meanings and interpretations on top of our prior notions. 2011-03-02T23:15:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/022511_dinnerpartyreview/ltws-the-dinner-party-offers-odd-rumination/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/022511_dinnerpartyreview/ltws-the-dinner-party-offers-odd-rumination/ 08:52:00Z Dave Irwin This late work, written when Simon was more than 70 years old, is a rare misfire by the master.  However, the cast at Live Theatre Workshop manage to glaze over the rough spots to provide an tasteful evening from Simon’s uneven script. 2011-02-25T08:52:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/022311_mommamomma/local-playwright-crafts-message-hope/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/022311_mommamomma/local-playwright-crafts-message-hope/ 19:00:00Z Dave Irwin “Momma, Momma” celebrates the courage and resilience of mothers past, present and future. Playwright Robert C. Beverly, a member of Prince Chapel AME, wrote the work in response to the need for people to overcome personal disappointments. 2011-02-23T19:00:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/021111_shapeofthingsreview/the-shape-things-asks-deep-questions-with-chortles/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/021111_shapeofthingsreview/the-shape-things-asks-deep-questions-with-chortles/ 23:46:00Z Dave Irwin Because it raises so many potential questions across a wide spectrum, “The Shape of Things” is guaranteed to give any dyad plenty to talk about afterward.  It’s a comedy, so the discussion doesn’t have to get deep or heavy.  But it’s also part sex romp, so who knows where things might end up. 2011-02-11T23:46:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020311_awakeningsreview/spring-awakening-8211-intense-sexuality-but-not-quite-wicked/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020311_awakeningsreview/spring-awakening-8211-intense-sexuality-but-not-quite-wicked/ 13:46:00Z Dave Irwin Teenage angst and sexuality are in a no-win battle with adult righteousness and authoritarianism in the musical, “Spring Awakening.” The brash indie-rock-infused production conjures “Hair” meets Pink Floyd’s “The Wall.” Large dollops of grunge, rock, folk & pop balladry meet in the context of a Broadway musical 2011-02-03T13:46:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/010711_wickedreview/dazzling-wicked-proves-why-its-so-popular/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/010711_wickedreview/dazzling-wicked-proves-why-its-so-popular/ 23:03:00Z Dave Irwin “Wicked: The Musical” is the imaginative backstory of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West and her friendship with good witch and fellow student, Glinda It’s on its way to becoming the biggest money-maker in theatre history. As demonstrated opening night in Tucson at UA’s Centennial Hall, its success is well deserved. 2011-01-07T23:03:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120610_atcguthriereview/folk-singer-woody-guthrie-gets-cleaned-up-company/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120610_atcguthriereview/folk-singer-woody-guthrie-gets-cleaned-up-company/ 22:51:00Z Dave Irwin Arizona Theatre Company’s “Woody Guthrie’s American Song” is a celebration of the folk singer’s music and the turbulent historical period in which he lived. It is an idealized portrait, long on music, with vignettes from Guthrie’s life to provide context. 2010-12-06T22:51:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/112610_alegria/cirque-du-soleil-brings-peculiar-magic-alegria-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/112610_alegria/cirque-du-soleil-brings-peculiar-magic-alegria-tucson/ 22:35:00Z Dave Irwin You can still run away and join the circus. Cirque du Soleil is hiring. Who wouldn’t want to work for a company whose mission statement is “to invoke the imagination, provoke the senses and evoke the emotions of people around the world?” 2010-11-26T22:35:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110910_rogue_ghosts/fine-performance-invigorates-ibsens-ghosts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110910_rogue_ghosts/fine-performance-invigorates-ibsens-ghosts/ 15:56:00Z Dave Irwin Henrik Ibsen’s 1881 recipe for drama - illicit affairs, illegitimate children, venereal disease, prostitution, even incest - form the sexual underbelly of his play “Ghosts.” 2010-11-09T15:56:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110510_allsoulspreview/all-souls-procession-lively-celebration-all-things-dead/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110510_allsoulspreview/all-souls-procession-lively-celebration-all-things-dead/ 20:05:00Z Dave Irwin Tucson’s annual All Souls Procession is a strange and fantastic event. It can be disturbingly grotesque and inspiringly beautiful. Awe, fear, sadness and joy all mix freely in the the most emotionally complex public event you will find in America 2010-11-05T20:05:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110310_colorpurplereview/the-color-purple-still-opens-our-eyes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110310_colorpurplereview/the-color-purple-still-opens-our-eyes/ 01:48:00Z Dave Irwin The fictional story of Celie Harris is, hopefully, less about race (though it can not and should not be discounted) and more about our humanity and the range of cruelty and joy that we are capable of experiencing. 2010-11-04T01:48:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102910_transylvaniareview/transylvanian-clockworks-breathes-new-life-into-undead/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102910_transylvaniareview/transylvanian-clockworks-breathes-new-life-into-undead/ 00:42:00Z Dave Irwin At some point the undead will outlive their current cultural cachet. That time will not come before the current run of “The Transylvanian Clockworks” at Beowulf Alley Theatre ends. This is a very different take on the Dracula myth. 2010-10-30T00:42:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102010_soundquestfest/ambient-sound-artist-steve-roach-hosts-epic-concert/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102010_soundquestfest/ambient-sound-artist-steve-roach-hosts-epic-concert/ 19:41:00Z Dave Irwin Steve Roach uses sound and music to create vast mythic worlds. His ethereal use of tone and rhythm in three dimensional space is psychedelic in the classic shamanistic sense, shifting and altering the listener’s perception of time and location. 2010-10-20T19:41:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/100110_performanceart/performance-artists-pledge-relive-magic-club-congress/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/100110_performanceart/performance-artists-pledge-relive-magic-club-congress/ 20:45:00Z Dylan Smith Before there was desert rock, there was an attraction of another sort at Tucson’s Club Congress: performance art. Friday night, some of the performance artists from those days gone by will have their chance to again do their thing. 2010-10-01T20:45:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092910_arts_education/despite-education-cuts-arts-still-available-most-schoolchildren/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092910_arts_education/despite-education-cuts-arts-still-available-most-schoolchildren/ 14:38:00Z David Rookhuyzen Big cuts to public education funding over the past two years have fueled fears that dance, music, theater and other arts won’t be as available to students. But a new report on Arizona schools suggests that isn’t the case. 2010-09-29T14:38:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092310_cominginhot/fightin-words-kore-press-presents-coming-hot/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092310_cominginhot/fightin-words-kore-press-presents-coming-hot/ 19:14:00Z Dave Irwin Nothing is more powerful than the truth.  That premise is proven in “Coming In Hot” an emotionally charged one-woman show based on an anthology of women’s writings about their military experiences. 2010-09-23T19:14:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091610_rogue_review/rogue-theatres-snaking-narrative-meditates-reality/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091610_rogue_review/rogue-theatres-snaking-narrative-meditates-reality/ 15:00:00Z Dave Irwin Watching Rogue Theatre’s “Nāga Mandala (Play With A Cobra),” you understand how ancient Greeks must have felt watching the early Dionysian plays in the hills outside of Athens. Or even earlier, the emotions of people in prehistoric times as they huddled around a fire watching the re-enactment of a hunt. 2010-09-16T15:00:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091010_theatre_season/let-plays-begin-fall-theatre-preview/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091010_theatre_season/let-plays-begin-fall-theatre-preview/ 05:58:00Z Dave Irwin After the summer malaise, the Tucson theatre season starts back in earnest this month. Last week, Winding Road Theatre Ensemble kicked it by premiering a new work by Toni Press-Coffman. This weekend, Arizona Theatre Company, Rogue Theatre and Beowulf Alley Theatre open their seasons, followed closely by Arizona Repertory Theatre, Invisible Theatre, Borderlands, et al. 2010-09-11T05:58:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/082010_mcchrystal_theatre/theatre-mcchrystals-last-act/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/082010_mcchrystal_theatre/theatre-mcchrystals-last-act/ 18:27:00Z Barry Neild How the “runaway general” contributed to a stage play about the conflict in Afghanistan. 2010-08-20T18:27:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070310_tucson_bday/tucsons-235th-birthday-lasts-all-month/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070310_tucson_bday/tucsons-235th-birthday-lasts-all-month/ 23:24:00Z Emily Jones Ever celebrated the birthday of a whole city before? Throughout August, Tucson celebrates its 235th birthday with a month-long series of events. 2010-08-03T23:24:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/071210_secondsaturdays/second-saturday-spices-up-city-center/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/071210_secondsaturdays/second-saturday-spices-up-city-center/ 19:12:00Z Emily Jones Photo gallery: The Second Saturdays Downtown festival offered a range of entertainment from street performers like living statues, breakdancing b-boys, stilt walkers and live music of many genres. 2010-07-12T19:12:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051310_weekend/weekend-preview-boycott-this-edition/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051310_weekend/weekend-preview-boycott-this-edition/ 03:51:00Z Maggie Golston There is a definite air of civic engagement in the programming offerings of clubs and arts organizations this week, as well as a commitment to the unique cultural hybrid that is Tucson. If the 24-hour news cycle portrayal of your community has made you despair of late, the perfect remedy is a visit to some of these choice weekend events. Boycott your television and embrace some local culture. 2010-05-14T03:51:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050710_weekend/weekend-preview-good-things-come-threes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050710_weekend/weekend-preview-good-things-come-threes/ 17:44:00Z Maggie Golston Perhaps you are the sort for whom a hike in this heat sounds like a fate worse than death. If so, here are three options for each weekend day to keep you cool. 2010-05-07T17:44:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050310_emptyplate/empty-plate-surprisingly-satisfying/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050310_emptyplate/empty-plate-surprisingly-satisfying/ 16:55:00Z Dave Irwin At first glance, the premise of ‘An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf’ might seem unsubstantial. However, this production provides belly laughs, a dollop of irony and even some bittersweet emotional moments of truth. 2010-05-03T16:55:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042010_mariachi_preview/mariachis-go-guinness-record-pay-tribute-los-camperos-de-nati-cano/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042010_mariachi_preview/mariachis-go-guinness-record-pay-tribute-los-camperos-de-nati-cano/ 16:03:00Z Daniel Buckley For 50 years, Nati Cano has been at the helm of one of America’s foremost mariachis, the Grammy-winning Los Camperos de Nati Cano. And as the Tucson International Mariachi Conference celebrates its 28th year, it pays special tribute to Cano. 2010-04-21T16:03:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041510_weekend/weekend-preview-called-by-muses/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041510_weekend/weekend-preview-called-by-muses/ 22:10:00Z Maggie Golston Spring is in full force, and despite all the blooming and birth around you, perhaps you feel a bit uninspired. Never fear. These ten weekend events are at least as likely to locate your inner muse as your GPS is. 2010-04-15T22:10:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041210_pulitzer/pulitzer-winners-include-ex-citizen-photog-online-news-site-propublica/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041210_pulitzer/pulitzer-winners-include-ex-citizen-photog-online-news-site-propublica/ 03:16:00Z Maggie Golston The 2010 Pulitzer Prize winners in journalism categories and arts and letters were announced today.The most surprising recipient was Sheri Fink, a writer for nonprofit online news site and Sentinel wire service ProPublica.org, who won the Pulitzer for investigative reporting for her series of articles about a hospital in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. 2010-04-13T03:16:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/41210_atc/atc-unveils-2010-11-theatre-schedule/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/41210_atc/atc-unveils-2010-11-theatre-schedule/ 18:37:00Z Maggie Golston Tickets are now on sale for the Arizona Theatre Company’s 2010-11 fall season, featuring a world premiere, some big shows and some perennial favorites. 2010-04-12T18:37:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041210_artscrisis/tucson-arts-groups-advised-increase-private-funding/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041210_artscrisis/tucson-arts-groups-advised-increase-private-funding/ 17:40:00Z Maggie Golston Michael W. Kaiser, president of The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts told Tucson arts leaders Monday that groups that all arts nonprofits, and particularly ethnically diverse groups, need to increase private funding. 2010-04-12T17:40:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040810_weekend/weekend-preview-power-ten/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040810_weekend/weekend-preview-power-ten/ 21:50:00Z Maggie Golston Before you slather yourself in sunblock and head out to Spring Fling this weekend, or Sunday’s KFMA Day at the Pima County Fairgrounds, why not give yourself a nice dose of culture? It’ll only hurt a bit. 2010-04-08T21:50:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040610_growden/musician-mark-growden-finds-his-bearings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040610_growden/musician-mark-growden-finds-his-bearings/ 21:00:00Z Maggie Golston On the heels of his newest and finest release to date, “Saint Judas,” musician Mark Growden arrived in Tucson to practice new songs with a Tucson ensemble, and to play a pair of shows at The Screening Room this weekend. They are simply not to be missed, by longtime fans or uninitiated music buffs. 2010-04-06T21:00:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040510_picnic/live-theatre-workshop-reworks-inge-classic-picnic/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040510_picnic/live-theatre-workshop-reworks-inge-classic-picnic/ 20:32:00Z Dave Irwin Live Theatre Workshop has mounted a new production of William Inge’s 50’s classic, “Picnic.” Intentionally or not, it manages through casting to subvert the somewhat shopworn work and infuse it with ironic implications the author could have never foreseen. 2010-04-05T20:32:56+00:00