Before seeing the Vortex's production of Tracy Letts' "Killer Joe," I associated the words Killer Joe with the jazz standard made famous by the Jazztet and Quincy Jones. Now "Killer Joe" brings to mind chicken bones and insurance policies, among other things.
The Director's notes in the program for "The Altruists" read: "You have to imagine that you can wear NIKES and simultaneously protest sweatshops." This paradox sums up Tricklock Company's production of the new Nicky Silver play.
There is no need to tune in to WWF on the tube to get your wrestling fix this weekend. Head on down to Theatre X for some good ol' theatrical rasslin'.
Recently, I have been struggling with the idea of art versus entertainment. What exactly makes a work purely entertainment as opposed to something of worldly value, of artistic complexity?
The Pharoah Sanders Quartet will perform at the Kimo Theatre Saturday at 8 p.m. as part of the New Mexico Jazz Workshop's 25th Anniversary Season Guest Artist Series.
The Southwest Film Center kicked off its new season with two classic films, each monumentally important in film history.
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