Bringing Up The Lights – #3: Casting Macbeth… Three Times

September 20, 2021ByGabatron

Now that Lyric Opera has decided on bringing Macbeth to the stage in September 2021, it’s time to figure out who will be on that stage. That’s where Andreas Melinat the Vice President of Artistic Planning comes into the picture.

Bringing Up the Lights is a 10 episode podcast telling story of the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2021 production of Macbeth and their return to the stage after eighteen months due to the COVID pandemic.

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Time Enough At Last – #76: Still Valley

September 20, 2021ByGabatron

In June 1863, Confederate soldiers come across a warlock who can help bring victory to the Southern cause.

Sean Magers and Keith Conrad are re-watching The Twilight Zone. Each week they share their reactions to each episode and even a little a little trivia along the way. The 76th episode was “Still Valley”

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Time Enough At Last – #75: The Midnight Sun

September 13, 2021ByGabatron

When the Earth falls out of orbit, two women try to cope with increasingly oppressive heat in a nearly abandoned city.

Sean Magers and Keith Conrad are re-watching The Twilight Zone. Each week they share their reactions to each episode and even a little a little trivia along the way. The 75th episode was “The Midnight Sun”

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Bringing Up The Lights – #2: Planning In Operaland Is A Four Year Process

September 13, 2021ByGabatron

Anthony Freud followed a long and winding path to become the General Director at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Planning a production at Lyric is a path that’s just as long and winding, and it all starts in Anthony’s office.

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Bringing Up The Lights – #1: Dramatic Pause

September 6, 2021ByGabatron

Lyric Opera of Chicago’s production of Macbeth in September of 2021 was years in the making, but ended up being their return to the stage following the COVID shutdown. Members of the team share what it was like to shut everything down, how they dealt with the down time and what it’s like to be back on stage.

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New Podcast: Bringing Up The Lights

September 3, 2021ByGabatron

This week I’ve launched a new podcast called “Bringing Up The Lights.” It’s a project I’m really excited about. It’s a behind the scenes look at the people who make theatrical productions a reality. Each week is a different part of the story of the production and a look at how the people involved got to be where they are today.

For the first season of 10 episodes, I will be following the Lyric Opera of Chicago and their production of Macbeth which opens later this month.

It just so happens this is their first production since the COVID shutdown. In episode one, I talk with the team at Lyric Opera about their COVID experiences and what it’s like preparing to take the stage again after 18 months.

Time Enough At Last – #74: Deaths-Head Revisited

August 30, 2021ByGabatron

A former German SS captain returns to Dachau concentration camp and begins reminiscing on the power he enjoyed there, until he finds himself on trial by those who died at his hands.

Sean Magers and Keith Conrad are re-watching The Twilight Zone. Each week they share their reactions to each episode and even a little a little trivia along the way. The 74th episode was “Deaths-Head Revisited”

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Time Enough At Last – #73: It’s A Good Life

August 23, 2021ByGabatron

On an isolated family farm, a young boy with vast mental powers, but lacking emotional development, holds his terrified family in thrall to his every juvenile wish.

Sean Magers and Keith Conrad are re-watching The Twilight Zone. Each week they share their reactions to each episode and even a little a little trivia along the way. The 73rd episode was “It’s A Good Life”

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Time Enough At Last – #72: The Grave

August 16, 2021ByGabatron

Old West lawman Conny Miller visits the grave of a man who he failed to track down to prove he was never afraid of him but gets more than he bargained for.

Sean Magers and Keith Conrad are re-watching The Twilight Zone. Each week they share their reactions to each episode and even a little a little trivia along the way. The 72nd episode was “The Grave”

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Time Enough At Last – #71: The Mirror

August 9, 2021ByGabatron

A Central American revolutionary comes into the possession of a mirror that shows him his potential assassins.

Sean Magers and Keith Conrad are re-watching The Twilight Zone. Each week they share their reactions to each episode and even a little a little trivia along the way. The 71st episode was “The Mirror”

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