“Irving Berlin has no place in American music – he is American music,” said Jerome Kern famously. That is because Berlin wrote over 1,000 songs, some of which we’d dare to say you’ve sung yourself. Who hasn’t at least hummed along tunes like “God Bless America,” and “White Christmas”!? The inspiring life of this composer, […]
“Antigone,” the story of a most compelling heroine, is currently in repertory at A Noise Within (ANW). “Antigone” was first created by Sophocles in 430 B.C., and was later the inspiration for Jean Anouilh’s 1944 French play by the same title. The production at ANW is a translation and adaptation of the latter by ANW’s […]
Patsy Cline lived a short life, yet she managed to become an American music icon. Ten years after her death she became the first woman to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Today, there is an array of books, documentaries, films, and theater plays that portray her life and her music. One […]