Sometimes it’s easy to describe a movie as a “throwback:” something that would have worked if it had been released in a bygone era with different cultural standards and practices. For example: “Raiders of the Lost Ark” was a throwback to the film serials of the 1930s and 1940s that George Lucas grew up watching. […]
Tarzan
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“Tarzan,” the Musical, Swings Into Bend
The future of theatre is in BEAT’s good hands
Bend Experimental Art Theatre (BEAT) will present the Disney musical production “Tarzan” from May 6 to 15 at Summit High School. The cast for this award-winning musical includes more than five dozen young performers and a live orchestra of youth musicians. Local actor Steven Livingston is playing Tarzan and Eva Merrill plays Jane. The play […]
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Picks 5/4-5/11
Friday 6 – Sunday 15 “Tarzan” THEATER—Bend Experimental Art Theater has been training kids how to be onstage for years and its newest production, “Tarzan” opens May 6. It is hard not to imagine children swinging across vines from the rafters, which should always be something worth checking out, as kids can be pretty fearless […]