Sweeney Todd Slashes His Way to a Stage in Kentucky!

 “One Helluva Show! Thrilling and ferociously inventive.”  - The New York Times

Owensboro, Kentucky’s own, Johnny Depp, helped make Sweeney Todd a phenomenon in movie theaters across the country. But what a lot of people may not realize is that it actually originated on Broadway.

Here’s your chance to see Sweeney Todd in person.  The national tour of John Doyle’s recent Tony Award®-winning Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s SWEENEY TODD, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, will play Louisville’s Kentucky Center from February 12-17, 2008.  Even without the Depp, this is said to be an absolutely mind-blowing show.

The touring production of Doyle’s revolutionary re-imagining of the musical – considered to be Sondheim’s masterpiece – will star Judy Kaye (Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia!) as Mrs. Lovett and David Hess as the demon barber himself, Sweeney Todd.

Tickets go on sale December 14 and can be purchased at the Kentucky Center box office (502-584-7777, 800-775-7777), at any Ticketmaster outlet (502-361-3100) or online at kentuckycenter.org or ticketmaster.com.

Owensboro’s Residents Encouraged to Learn About Chinese Culture

The kickoff for Owensboro’s event ”The Big Read” is just around the corner. The focus is on Chinese culture as people in the community are encouraged to learn all the can about China, it’s people, and it’s history.  Those behind ”The Big Read“ have suggested that residents all read “The Joy Luck Club” by Amy Tan.  Brenda Hauser, a planning committee member, told the Messenger-Inquirer:

“From my standpoint, The Big Read is about getting people excited about reading and tying to bring an entire community together around one book.  In our case, it’s an avenue for learning more about a different culture and for learning how far reading can take you and how it can enrich your life.”

The Big Read is a National Endowment For the Arts project in which communities across the country are encouraged to read and discuss the same book.

The kickoff for the Owensboro Community event will be from 1:00 - 5:00 pm February 9, 2008 at the RiverPark Center.

If your interest has been sparked to learn more about Chinese Culture, Chinese Wisdom is a great place to start. 

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