Did Ralphie Parker grow up to be Lester the Nightfly? Yes. Sort of. We’ll explain. Ralphie Parker is the 9-year-old protagonist of A Christmas Story, The Musical, coming to Morsani Hall Nov. 28-30. https://youtu.be/sX0qbCmZX2E The musical is based on the 1983 holiday movie perennial A Christmas Story, which is based on stories from Jean Shepherd’s... Continue Reading →
In 1968, a heavyset, 6-foot-1-inch-tall gentleman calling himself Tiny Tim had a hit with his rendition of “Tip-Toe Thru’ the Tulips With Me.” He sang the song in a startlingly high falsetto, accompanying himself on a ukulele. https://youtu.be/zcSlcNfThUA?si=ZHVSWpxtf2SPmsOO A mere 40 years later, Jason Mraz scored a ukulele-centered hit with “I’m Yours,” which spawned a... Continue Reading →
The Turn of the Screw is one of the most enduring ghost stories and one of the least obvious. Its fright quotient comes from a sense of dread that builds to fear. The fear is brought on not by what’s seen but what isn’t. Or might have been. The 1898 novella by Henry James is... Continue Reading →
Even after 50 years as an actor, Ann Morrison still gets the jitters. “Every night, I stand behind the curtain before it’s raised and think, ‘Why am I doing this?’” Ann said. “Oh, yeah, I remember now. It's the audience,” Ann said. “I'm doing it for them, and they're going to have a good time... Continue Reading →