A century ago, the last Romanov tsar of Russia and his family were murdered by the Bolsheviks in Yekaterinburg and their bodies were thrown into unmarked graves. But due to the Soviet government’s obfuscations about the deaths, as well as other circumstances, a belief...
SYMPHONY OFFERS TRIBUTE TO EMILIO NAVAIRA
When Troy Peters came to San Antonio ten years ago to lead the Youth Orchestra of San Antonio, one of his goals was to discover and connect with “the music of this city.” Before long he came across the songs of Tejano star Emilio Navaira and “fell in love with them.”...
“WAITRESS” SERVES LOVELY SONGS AND FRAGRANT PIES
Creative women seem to be changing Broadway these days, and an example of the new female power is the musical “Waitress” which was created by women to showcase women and the themes of self-discovery and the self-fulfillment. Featuring original music and lyrics by...
“AN INFINITE ACHE” A LOOK AT LOVE AND MARRIAGE
Like everything else, love and marriage change over long periods of time, but they endure as fascinating subjects to explore in novels, drama, film, and in every other medium available to humankind. To see a contemporary thespian version, which involves a Jewish man...