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Friday, March 1, 2013

Thunder River offers full look at 'Long Day's Journey' by Stewart Oksenhorn

CARBONDALE - When we watch "Long Day's Journey Into Night," Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork, first published in 1956, we are seeing real people.The Tyrone family of the dr…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 02:05AM
Friday, February 22, 2013

Christopher Titus closes Aspen Laff Fest with 'The Voice In My Head' by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - Laughter, as the phrase goes, is the best medicine. For the person who creates the laughter, comedy might be all the best medicines - penicillin, protease inhibitors, marijuana, Gas-…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 02:05AM
Thursday, February 21, 2013

Just for laffs? Nope - the Wheeler wants smarts, too by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - The U.S. Comedy Arts Festival folded in 2007. But its 13-year run brought George Carlin, Steve Martin and Billy Crystal and other comedy legends to Aspen, ensuring that the festival …

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 02:05AM
Friday, February 15, 2013

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet's not-so-tiny dancer ready to bow out by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - When Seth DelGrasso, the last remaining original member of the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet company, retired last year, Tom Mossbrucker and Jean-Philippe Malaty, the co-founders and directo…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 02:05AM
Friday, January 18, 2013

The dirt on John Waters (who brings his one-man show to Aspen) by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - For four decades, since emerging in 1974 with the ultra-cult film "Pink Flamingos," John Waters has trumpeted his distinctive traits loud and clear: his affection for Baltimore and s…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 02:05AM

The dirt on John Waters (who brings his one-man show to Aspen) by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - For four decades, since emerging in 1974 with the ultra-cult film "Pink Flamingos," John Waters has trumpeted his distinctive traits loud and clear: his affection for Baltimore and s…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 02:05AM
Saturday, December 15, 2012

Dancers jumping to join Aspen ballet by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - Peter Franc, the newest dancer with the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet company, has yet to make his first leap in front of an Aspen audience. That will come today, when the ballet begins a we…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 01:03AM

Dancers jumping to join Aspen ballet by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - Peter Franc, the newest dancer with the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet company, has yet to make his first leap in front of an Aspen audience. That will come Saturday, when the ballet begins a…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 01:03AM
Friday, December 14, 2012

A 'Spectacular' Aspen show, and a soulful message by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - "The Spirit of Aspen Spectacular," a musical with an original story by Jayne Gottlieb Productions that debuts this week at the Wheeler Opera House, goes heavy on the kind of images a…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 02:05AM

A 'Spectacular' Aspen show, and a soulful message by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - "The Spirit of Aspen Spectacular," a musical with an original story by Jayne Gottlieb Productions that debuts this week at the Wheeler Opera House, goes heavy on the kind of images a…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 02:05AM
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Theatre Aspen dreams a very big dream by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - Last summer's renovation of the Theatre Aspen venue included the addition of a permanent lobby and box office as well as the integration of the theater tent with the neighboring John…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 12:46AM

Theatre Aspen dreams a very big dream by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - Last summer's renovation of the Theatre Aspen venue included the addition of a permanent lobby and box office as well as the integration of the theater tent with the neighboring John…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 12:46AM
Saturday, November 24, 2012

Stewy welcomes writer David Sedaris to Aspen by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - David Sedaris turned down my request for an interview, which I totally get. Sedaris, the guy behind (or does he go in front?) humorous essay collections including "Me Talk Pretty One…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 02:05AM

Stewy welcomes writer David Sedaris to Aspen by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - David Sedaris turned down my request for an interview, which I totally get. Sedaris, the guy behind (or does he go in front?) humorous essay collections including "Me Talk Pretty One…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 02:05AM
Thursday, November 15, 2012

Local actress rediscovers there's no people like show people by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - At age 8, in her first theater experience, playing a munchkin in a community-theater production of "The Wizard of Oz" in suburban Chicago, Lauren Koveleski fell off the stage and lan…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 02:05AM

In the seats: Call me a theater nerd by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - I try not to go too heavy on the "Oh, the advantages you have over my childhood" with my 13-year-old daughter. But the fact is she has "Modern Family," while I had "The Brady Bunch."…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 02:05AM

Local actress rediscovers there's no people like show people by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - At age 8, in her first theater experience, playing a munchkin in a community-theater production of "The Wizard of Oz" in suburban Chicago, Lauren Koveleski fell off the stage and lan…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 02:05AM

In the seats: Call me a theater nerd by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - I try not to go too heavy on the "Oh, the advantages you have over my childhood" with my 13-year-old daughter. But the fact is she has "Modern Family," while I had "The Brady Bunch."…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 02:05AM
Thursday, November 8, 2012

Aspen Times Weekly cover story: Aspen Community Theatre is 'Crazy' good by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - Rita hunter wasn't having the easiest of days. She had lost two costumes - literally, she couldn't find them - for Aspen Community Theatre's production of "Crazy For You" a few days …

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 02:05AM

Aspen Times Weekly cover story: Aspen Community Theatre is 'Crazy' good by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - Rita hunter wasn't having the easiest of days. She had lost two costumes - literally, she couldn't find them - for Aspen Community Theatre's production of "Crazy For You" a few days …

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 02:05AM
Thursday, August 23, 2012

Aspen Times Weekly cover story: Seth DelGrasso leaps ahead by Stewart Oksenhorn

Five years ago when she was about to retire from the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet company, Brooke Klinger noted that dancers tend to put personal career aspirations before loyalty to any particular…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 03:05AM

Aspen Times Weekly cover story: Seth DelGrasso leaps ahead by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - Five years ago when she was about to retire from the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet company, Brooke Klinger noted that dancers tend to put personal career aspirations before loyalty to any pa…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 03:05AM
Friday, August 17, 2012

Aspen's Shakespeare in the Park: A twist on 'Twelfth Night' by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - The Hudson Reed Ensemble's latest production opens with a full-scale tap-dance number, with canes, tap platform and all. Soon after, actor Brad Moore bursts into a bit lifted from Cu…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 05:36PM

Aspen's Shakespeare in the Park: A twist on 'Twelfth Night' by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - The Hudson Reed Ensemble's latest production opens with a full-scale tap-dance number, with canes, tap platform and all. Soon after, actor Brad Moore bursts into a bit lifted from Cu…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 05:36PM
Friday, August 3, 2012

Review: Theatre Aspen's '39 Steps' thrills with its stagecraft by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - Toward the end of Theatre Aspen's opening-night performance of "The 39 Steps," the sound of a dog barking could be heard from just offstage. There was no dog onstage at the time, nor…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 03:05AM

Review: Theatre Aspen's '39 Steps' thrills with its stagecraft by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - Toward the end of Theatre Aspen's opening-night performance of "The 39 Steps," the sound of a dog barking could be heard from just offstage. There was no dog onstage at the time, nor…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 03:05AM
Saturday, July 14, 2012

Aspen opera center director dives into patriotic theme by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - When the Aspen Music Festival announced the theme for its current summer season, "Made in America," Ed Berkeley might have had reason to fear. Berkeley is the director of the Music F…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 03:05AM

Aspen opera center director dives into patriotic theme by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - When the Aspen Music Festival announced the theme for its current summer season, "Made in America," Ed Berkeley might have had reason to fear. Berkeley is the director of the Music F…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 03:05AM
Friday, June 29, 2012

Theatre Aspen's 'Avenue Q': Musical theater with quirks by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - Mark Martino used to watch his Italian-born grandfather listen to opera on the hi-fi, so moved by what he heard that he would cry. Martino got some of the old man's appreciation for …

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 03:05AM

Theatre Aspen's 'Avenue Q': Musical theater with quirks by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - Mark Martino used to watch his Italian-born grandfather listen to opera on the hi-fi, so moved by what he heard that he would cry. Martino got some of the old man's appreciation for …

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 03:05AM
Friday, June 22, 2012

Aspen Fringe Festival: 'Red' offers a revealing look at Rothko and art by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - Why do artists tend to struggle in disproportionate numbers with addiction and madness? Is it that the brain chemistry that lavishes creativity also plagues a mind with destructive t…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 03:05AM

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