‘The Little Foxes’ at the Bodley-Bullock House
October 31, 2008
Voices from the past have filled the Bodley-Bullock House for the past few weeks, whispering and occasionally shouting about familial treachery.
This would be the right time of year for such spirits to arise in a nearly 200-year-old house, and people do say a ghost haunts the premises.
But more chatter floats to the high ceilings of the historic downtown Lexington house, which has been the home of a mayor and a general and even housed Union and Confederate troops at times during the Civil War.
These conversations are about props and costumes and scenes: The Bodley-Bullock House is now home to the inaugural performance by On the Verge Productions. That plot of family infighting and intrigue is the story of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes, which the company is bringing to life on the first floor of the house. Each performance will play to a tiny audience that will move around the house as the action of the play changes rooms.
Multimedia Show: Opera House Makeover
October 16, 2008
Take a look inside the 122-year-old Lexington Opera House. It’s been closed since June as workers installed new seats, lights and a state-of-the-art sound system. There’s a new lobby, and dressing rooms were completely revamped. The Opera House reopens Friday, Oct. 17. Rich Copley has the story, with information about upcoming performances at the Opera House, on Lexgo.
Fall Arts 2008
September 12, 2008
For our fall arts preview, we took a look at how artists in Central Kentucky make all or a portion of their living from the arts. As part of that, we profiled five area artists whose work supports them to some extent. The profiles included portraits by Herald-Leader staff photographer Mark Cornelison. In the slide show, you can see the portraits as well as pictures of the artists at work and hear and read their comments about their art and life.
Click here to go to LexGo.com, for more of our 2008-09 arts preview and more information about arts and entertainment in Central Kentucky.
Laura Bell Bundy brings Broadway back
July 31, 2008
Laura Bell Bundy visited Lexington Catholic High School, her alma mater, to run her Take It From the Top Broadway workshop for high school students on Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Video by Emily Spence | Staff
On set with a Superstar
July 20, 2008
Mike Thomas is returning to SummerFest for the first time since his bar-setting production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” in 2004. That production made Thomas a supertstar, and has his rendition of “Hair” a very anticipated piece. By Brad Luttrell & Rich Copley | Staff (For Rich’s story about Thomas’ involvement, click the “more” link below.) Read more
