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
Friends swarm the Lord of the Flies
July 17, 2008
A look at the ‘Lord of the Flies’ rehearsal and the old friends who have come together to produce it.
Photos by Emily Spence, Audio by Rich Copley
Keeping in key to the step
July 10, 2008
Gene Wright, the official organist for the Jr. League Horse show, plays the organ while riders and their mounts compete at the Red Mile in Lexington, Ky. His choice of songs is not always just out of the blue. Each event has a certain tempo, and therefore a certain pace of music. Audio slideshow by David Stephenson and Brad Luttrell | Staff
Bluegrass gospel musical from Lexington Stage
July 10, 2008
Lexington Stage Company and Studio Players present Smoke on the Mountain, a Bluegrass gospel musical by Alan Bailey and Connie Ray. The audience serves as the congregation for 1930s Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, a rural North Carolina house of worship where Rev. Mervin Oglethorpe has invited the Sanders Family Singers for a Saturday night sing along. A few conflicts arise as Rev. Oglethorpe tries to introduce his traditional congregation to modern worship styles, but the overall point is to hear classic hymns like I’ll Fly Away and Nothing but the Blood of Jesus. The show plays July 10-27 at the Carriage House Theatre on Bell Court. Photos, audio and productions by Rich Copley | Staff
Adam Bender at the Reds
July 6, 2008
Since the story of 8-year old cancer survivor Adam Bender was published in the Lexington Herald-Leader, and on www.kentucky.com, on June 1, 2008, the one-legged catcher has been invited to throw out first pitches at a Chicago White Sox game, a Cincinnati Reds game, a Houston Astros game, and has been invited to a Garth Brooks benefit in Las Vegas. He is also being profiled for a story that will air on ESPN. On Sunday June 6, 2008, Adam threw out the ceremonial first pitch to Adam Dunn of the Reds. Because of cancer, Adam Bender had his left leg amputated when he was one but that hasn’t stopped him from playing baseball for the Astros in the Southeastern Rookie League at Veterans Park.
Photos, audio and video by Charles Bertram | Staff
