The same trainer who provided a dog for the Delaware Theatre Company’s “Because of Winn Dixie” trained the dog in Thursday’s live broadcast of “Annie.” Delaware dog and theater lovers will be delighted to learn that the First State has a canine link to Thursday night’s airing of a live “Annie” on NBC. New York trainer Bill Berloni, who …
Ardensingers cancel fall Gilbert & Sullivan revue
An Ardensingers rehearsal. From Ardensingers’ Facebook page. Ardensingers has cancelled their fall Gilbert & Sullivan revue, scheduled for Nov. 13-14. “We had hoped to see a more convincing end to the pandemic by then, but with the continuing number of breakthrough infections in our community, we decided that it would be risky for our audiences and the cast to gather …
UD’s REP offers free audio production of Poe’s ‘Murders in Rue Morgue’
University of Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players will present an audio production of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Murders in the Rue Morgue, available for streaming between Oct. 27 and Nov. 14. According to REP, “In this grisly story, all of Paris is shocked by the horrifying murders of a mother and daughter. Their bodies are viciously brutalized – one decapitated, …
Longwood Christmas embraces opposites with fire and ice theme
Longwood will contrast hot and cold colors and scenes in its 2021 Christmas display. A Longwood Christmas will feature a fire and ice theme that will include towering trees in fiery reds and frosted alpine scenes. The annual holiday display at Longwood Gardens draws hundreds of thousands and will run Nov. 19 through Jan. 9. It will include thousands …
Wilmington film screening bases ticket cost on race, gender
Updated Friday, Aug. 27: Nemours Children’s Health System and Delaware Healthy Mother and Infant Consortium are no longer mentioned as cosponsors on the event’s ticket sales page A Wilmington non-profit organization is hosting a movie screening Friday with race- and gender-based ticket prices. Tickets for the event range from free to $7, depending on your gender and racial identity. Black …
Del Shakes to bring free “Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to Rodney Square
Eric Mills (here with Krista Apple in 2018’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing,’ will play Oberon in Del Shakes’ ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ Photo by Alessandra Nicole/Delaware Shakespeare Delaware Shakespeare will host free outdoor performances of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Rodney Square next month. The group says it will transform Rodney Square into a “magical forest where confused lovers, bumbling …
Arts venues celebrate receiving cash from federal Shuttered Venue grants
Brian DiSabatino, chairman of the board of The Grand Opera House, talks about how federal Shuttered Venue funds will help the state. It’s been 527 days since a live performance was presented on the main stage of The Grand Opera House, executive director Mark Fields said Friday. “I’m pleased to say it will only be another 37 days …
Budget cuts lead UD’s theater head to retire after 2021-22 school year
The longtime head of UD’s theater program and professional acting troupe will leave in 2022. The longtime head of the University of Delaware’s theatre department is retiring after his theater’s budget was cut more than 50%. Sanford “Sandy” Robbins, who has been working at UD for 32 years, will lead the theater program through one more school year, leaving …
UD’s Resident Ensemble Players offerings will stay online for fall
UD’s REP Theatre plans to return to indoor performances in 2002, with curtain calls like this one from 2017’s “You Can’t Take It With You.” The University of Delaware’s professional theater company will keep its offerings online in the fall, but begin planning for a return to live performances in 2022. The Resident Ensemble Players will offer four …
Philly Eagles, rock icons, gaming headline Delaware Theater season
Delaware Theatre Company’s ‘Other World: A Musical’ will focus on gaming. (Photo taken from previous show video). After going dark because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Delaware Theatre Company will return in October with a season that includes productions about the Philadelphia Eagles, a computer game musical and the memoirs of an actress who thought dieting was the key to …