By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor – Conductor Scott Terrell has seen The Wizard of Oz more than 100 times! “I can quote every word and I can be any of the characters,” said Terrel, the immediate past music director of the Lexington Philharmonic, and this weekend’s guest conductor for the San Antonio Symphony (SAS). He likes the movie alright but the …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — He first captured the hearts of American children in 1964 when he appeared in a TV special on NBC, and he continues to charm children – and adults – to this day, especially at Christmas time. You can watch him on TV, if you want, or online, but why bother with that when you can …
News Roundup Yes, the holiday season is definitely in full swing and San Antonio arts organization are doing their best to make it memorable. Ballet San Antonio will be presenting five more performances of its ambitious, updated version of the beloved Nutcracker, Friday-Sunday at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, featuring more vigorous, more audacious choreography performed by the …
By D.F. SALVADOR, Contributor There was a moment during Mariachi Lab at the Pearl in mid-September when a five-year old boy was invited to sing on the stage crowded with high school performers. It was one of those moments where the level of anticipation could be easily measured by the number of smart phones lighting up to record the performance. …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Once again, Ballet San Antonio is following up Thanksgiving celebrations with a celebratory production of “The Nutcracker,” always a little different, always grand and always fun for the entire family. It opens Nov. 29 and runs for two weekends at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. Though choreographed by the same guest choreographers as …
News Roundup – If you want to get into the holiday spirit, San Antonio arts organizations are ready to get you there. Begin by buying tickets for Miss Bennet:Christmas at Pemberley,which opens tonight, Nov. 22, at the Classic Theater of San Antonio. Last year, the entire run sold out and the theater had to add performances which also sold out. …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — ‘Tis the season for The Nutcracker and the Children’s Ballet of San Antonio is kicking it off early with four performance at the Lila Cockrell this weekend. But it’s not going to be the usual Nutcracker. Founder and artistic director, Vanessa Bessler, has reimagined the traditional story to reflect some local traditions and contemporary life …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Hunter Wulff was happily surprised last year when he was chosen for the role of Arthur de Bourgh in the Classic Theater’s premiere of Miss Bennet – Christmas at Pemberley. “Arthur is totally out of my wheelhouse, so different than me,” said the actor who is reprising the role in the 2019 production which opens …
– News Roundup- So much going on, so little time! Thanks to ARTS SA, we have the unique opportunity this week to see “The Greatest Flamenco Dancer of this Century,” the famed Farruquito, who will appear for one night only at the Laurie Auditorium at Trinity University Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Born Juan Manuel Fernandez Montoya, Farruquito grew up …
By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — At the heart of the multiple-award-winning musical Once is a story of two people who meet, connect, make music together, and eventually follow their dreams, but this story is very different from the usual musical theater fare. And that’s where its power lies. “It’s a modern-day love story,” said Michael Zygo, the director of the …
