Arts News
Friday, 10-11 a.m.
Every Friday morning, Randy Stewart talks with artists, performers, directors and administrators from the area visual and performing arts scene, and presents a comprehensive calendar of arts events.
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Ken Ludwig's faithful stage adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic features pirates, lots of fight scenes — and in Jeffrey Mindock's production, even a music score! -
The stage musical version of the hit 1980 movie comedy concludes this semester's productions by Missouri State's Theatre and Dance department.
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This local celebration of creativity and craftsmanship takes place at the Springfield Art Museum during the December First Friday Art Walk.
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The stage musical adaptation of the popular 2003 Will Farrell film takes the Landers Theatre stage for three weekends.
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First performed here in 2015, Michael Ching's popular one-act opera makes a second appearance Saturday, November 4 — with much help and encouragement from the composer himself.
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It's a Halloween-themed evening by the local civic orchestra — both a ticketed concert and a sensory-friendly free show.
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Michael Spyres is an international opera star and artistic director of Ozarks Lyric Opera. He joins Arts News as Beethoven's only opera, "Fidelio," is set to premiere in Springfield on October 20.
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Can a typical middle-class Black American family provide a "perfect" birthday party for the family matriarch? Jackie Sibblies Drury's award-winning comedy answers that question — and more.
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SCT and Springfield Chamber Chorus will collaborate on two performances of Craig Hella Johnson's work to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Matthew Shepard's death.
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Based on the 2003 animated feature film, this stage show features an all-youth cast.
