ENTERTAINMENT – Page 10 – Looking For a Good Book

April 20, 2017

STORIES ON STAGE – Aaron Shepard

THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE Reader’s Theatre is a bit of a lost art. From the late 1970’s through the mid-1980’s I participated in a number of reader’s Theatre programs – usually through church groups but also in my university theatre program. It’s quite likely that some of those scripts I performed in were written Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, ENTERTAINMENT

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Entertainment, Reviews, Theatre

March 27, 2017

HAG-SEED – Margaret Atwood

For me, Margaret Atwood is one of those writers who quietly keeps invading the literary world, transforming fiction and storytelling and leaves an indelible imprint on the reader’s soul. I don’t seek out her works the way I should (and the way I do for a few other writers) which is why she seems so Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, OTHER

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Literature, Reviews, Theatre

March 21, 2017

GHOSTS FROM OUR PAST – Erin Gilbert and Abby L. Yates, with Andrew Shaffer

Well, this was a lot of fun. Although this is a media tie-in to the new Ghostbusters film, there has clearly been a great deal of effort put in to this book to provide as thorough a read as possible. In fact, there were often times I had to remind myself that this was satire Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, HUMOR, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Humor, Reviews

March 17, 2017

MARVEL’S CAPTAIN AMERICA: SUB ROSA – David McDonald

I approached this book with trepidation after being less than impressed with the other two volumes in this ‘series’: Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Castaways and Marvel’s Thor: Dueling With Giants. My caution was confirmed. This book is a bit better than “Castaways” but not quite as interesting as “Dueling With Giants.” Here, Captain America Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, ENTERTAINMENT, YA

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, comic book superheroes, Entertainment, Reviews, Young Adult

March 9, 2017

ERTÉ’S THEATRICAL COSTUMES – Érte

THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE There’s not much to this book – it’s a short forty-eight pages long – but what’s here is beautiful. Érte is one of those names you might recognize but not be quite so sure why. Érte is a theatrical costume designer who created some of the most stunning costumes ever seen Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Art, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, non-fiction, Reviews, Theatre

February 20, 2017

WHEN PARIS SIZZLED – Mary McAuliffe

I have found that my reading tastes have changed quite a bit over the past few years and that I have come to really enjoy a good non-fiction book. I’m fascinated by history (my high school teachers would have told you that this was to be an unlikely scenario) and history of subjects dear to me Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, History, history book, non-fiction, Reviews

February 17, 2017

ANYTHING GOES – Ethan Mordden

I’m pretty much a sucker for any book about musical theatre. Who doesn’t love, singing, dancing, colorful costumes and lights, fantastic sets, and a rousing good story? Of course, musical theatre hasn’t always been just that, and author Ethan Mordden explores the history of this American institution in this book, Anything Goes. I definitely learned Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, non-fiction, Reviews, Theatre

February 3, 2017

THE WALDORF ASTORIA BAR BOOK – Frank Caiafa

There’s no shortage of bar-related/bartender books on the market today, and I’ve browsed through quite a few of them in my search to find interesting new drinks with classic liquors. For a number of reasons – all personal – the Waldorf Astoria has a special meaning to me and so I was eager to give this book Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, essays, Food, history book, non-fiction, Reviews

February 2, 2017

HAUNTED HISTORIC COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA – Tim Scullion

I am not an ardent believer in ghosts nor am I skeptic. I am one of those people who believes that there is something other than our ‘normal,’ mortal lives going on in the world. I love watching the Ghost Hunter type shows and I’ll often pick up books that explore this phenomenon. So when Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION

2 Stars, Art, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, non-fiction, Reviews

December 31, 2016

GOLD EXPERIENCE – Jim Walsh

I am not the world’s biggest Prince fan. I was the ‘right’ age (early 20’s) when Prince released the movie Purple Rain and then his album 1999. And being from Minnesota, this shining musical star from my home state was big news and very exciting. But his later music didn’t appeal to me as much. Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, essays, Music, non-fiction, Reviews

December 1, 2016

THE MAKING OF THE RANKIN/BASS HOLIDAY CLASSIC: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER – Rick Goldschmidt

As someone who grew up with this classic holiday program, trying to make sure my parents didn’t schedule anything on the one night of the year that this would air, I was really interested in looking behind the scenes. I love “the making of” books. I suspect it was this fascination with behind the scenes Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Holiday, non-fiction, Reviews, Television

October 3, 2016

WANT TO KNOW: GOING TO THE THEATER – Florence Ducatteau & Chantal Peten

This children’s picture book is, as the title suggests, a story about the theatre – what it’s like to go and watch a play, and what it takes to put on a play. All in thirty-two pages or less. So of course it is a very much abbreviated story. As a theatre professional, I am Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Entertainment, non-fiction, Reviews