Opera Western Reserve production director David Vosburgh sees the primary role of the opera company as educational. "We take opera to the schools," he said. "We use students at YSU (Youngstown State University) in the chorus and in small roles. We give singers an opportunity to sing these ...

I spent the weekend going to see many of the events I previewed in last week’s Ticket. Trumbull New Theatre’s production of “The Mousetrap” got a full review in Sunday’s paper, so I won’t rehash it here, but the Agatha Christie mystery is very well done and runs for two more ...

Selah Dessert Theater will present the area premiere of “Immigrant Garden — Letters” for a five- performance run starting Nov. 14. The play was adapted by Stephanie Voss Nugent from the epistolary novel of the same name by Caroline Wood. Set in 1910, the play focuses on 17-year-old ...

WARREN — His future wife's mother was the first one to mention the resemblance. "I got out of high school, was growing my hair out a little longer, and she said, 'Yeah, he looks like John Denver," Ted Vigil said. That would have been in the early, mid-1980s. But it wasn't until 20 years ...

WARREN — Col. Arnald Gabriel, commander and conductor emeritus of the U.S. Air Force Band and a World War II veteran, will join the W.D. Packard Concert Band for its annual Veterans Day performance. Gabriel served as commander and conductor of the USAF Band, Symphony Orchestra and Singing ...

Like any director, Christopher Fidram always keeps an eye out for new projects. About a decade ago while doing research, he kept seeing a title he didn't recognize showing up on lists of the most produced plays — a Canadian comedy-drama called "The Drawer Boy." He ordered the script and ...

The all-female Rhythm Method String Quartet will be the next offering in the 2019-20 Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series. The quartet strives to reimagine the string quartet in a contemporary, feminist context. The four performer-composers continually expand their sonic and expressive ...

I spent the weekend going to see many of the events I previewed in last week's Ticket. Trumbull New Theatre's production of "The Mousetrap" got a full review in Sunday's paper, so I won't rehash it here, but the Agatha Christie mystery is very well done and runs for two more weekends. Don't ...

Like any director, Christopher Fidram always keeps an eye out for new projects. About a decade ago while doing research, he kept seeing a title he didn’t recognize showing up on lists of the most produced plays — a Canadian comedy-drama called “The Drawer Boy.” He ordered the script ...

* ON SALE THIS WEEK * Newsboys, which played Packard Music Hall in 2018, is coming to Stambaugh Auditorium on March 12 as part of its Greatness of Our God tour. Tickets range from $30 to $50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Stambaugh. * Country singer and occasional actor Trace ...