http://www.marconews.com/news/entertainment/arts-theater/?partner=RSSmarconews.com Stories: Artsen-usentertainment/arts-theaterhttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/may/20/a-different-kind-of-painting-at-the-art-center-a/?partner=RSSThe art scene on Marco Island got a lot brighter this weekend. Specifically, the headquarters building of the Marco Island Center for the Arts received a makeover Saturday, with volunteers applying a splashy multi-colored paint job on the formerly white b lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Mon, 20 May 2013 14:53:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-341566-735008entertainment/arts-theaterLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDMarco Island Center for the Arts gets a colorful faceliftmarconews.coma-different-kind-of-painting-at-the-art-center-aurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-341566-735008Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/may/03/preview-american-idiot-green-day-musical-tickets/?partner=RSSAlison Morooney never thought she was a rocker. She wasn't even a huge Green Day fan before she auditioned for musical "American Idiot." More than 175 shows later, her tune has changed. Green Day's anthem to suburban ennui, finding yourself and thrashing out the meaning of life resonates now. csilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Fri, 03 May 2013 16:38:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-340040-734991entertainment/arts-theaterCHRIS SILKMarco, FLPreview: Green Day musical "American Idiot" rocks Fort Myers May 16marconews.compreview-american-idiot-green-day-musical-ticketsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-340040-734991Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/may/03/review-theatrezone-jim-kassie-depaiva-110-shade/?partner=RSSKudos to Mark Danni. He makes it rain for the third time out of four this year, ushering "110 in the Shade" to a successful - if a tad stormy - landing. Daytime stars Jim and Kassie DaPaiva offer sterling chemistry that makes up a multitude of minor sins. Grab tickets before the word gets out. csilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Fri, 03 May 2013 09:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-340007-734991entertainment/arts-theaterCHRIS SILKMarco, FLReview: TheatreZone closes solid season with passionate "110 in the Shade"marconews.comreview-theatrezone-jim-kassie-depaiva-110-shadeurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-340007-734991Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/29/fifty-shades-of-grey-the-musical-parody-fort-myers/?partner=RSSSpencer Rose promises one thing to audiences flocking to see "50 Shades! The Musical" on tour through the United States. "You're going to laugh your face off," the actress crowed from a hotel room in Atlanta late on a Friday afternoon. "50 Shades! The Musical" plays Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers at 8 p.m. May 10. Tickets are $27-$42. csilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:20:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-339516-734987entertainment/arts-theaterCHRIS SILKMarco, FLPreview: "50 Shades" parody is "a little sexy, a little raunchy"marconews.comfifty-shades-of-grey-the-musical-parody-fort-myersurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-339516-734987Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/25/review-ghostbird-theatre-samuel-beckett-endgame/?partner=RSSHere, at the end of all things, in a desolate wasteland where mankind does little but sit and wait to die, we watch Samuel Beckett. This is "Endgame," the writer's meditative theater of the absurd about religion, death, family, loyalty, chess or maybe nothing at all. csilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-339307-734983entertainment/arts-theaterCHRIS SILKMarco, FLReview: Ghostbird, Brady push boundaries with Beckett masterpiece "Endgame"marconews.comreview-ghostbird-theatre-samuel-beckett-endgameurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-339307-734983Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/25/for-the-love-of-books-volunteers-aid-in-success/?partner=RSSThis year the Friends of the Library of Collier County (FLCC) is celebrating its 55th birthday, tracing roots back to 1932 when the Naples Women's Club established a small reading room in its clubhouse. Popularity grew through the years, so in 1957 commun Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:20:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-339240-734983entertainment/arts-theaterSHARON YANISHMarco, FLFor the love of books: Volunteers aid in success of Marco Librarymarconews.comfor-the-love-of-books-volunteers-aid-in-successurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-339240-734983Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/22/review-florida-rep-educating-rita-tickets/?partner=RSSFlorida Repertory Theatre closed their 2012-13 season Friday with a respectable, if unremarkable, production of "Educating Rita." Willy Russell's two-hander imagines a British college professor tutoring a lower-class student because she wants to know "everything." Both learn a lot! csilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:31:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338807-734980entertainment/arts-theaterCHRIS SILKMarco, FLReview: Florida Rep goes back to school with "Educating Rita"marconews.comreview-florida-rep-educating-rita-ticketsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338807-734980Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/22/naples-philharmonic-name-change-artis-naples/?partner=RSSLike the rest of the known universe, I was shocked when I found out that the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts was renaming itself as Artis-Naples. What. The. Expletive. Admit it. Some variation of that was on everyone's lips. Mine too. csilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:01:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338806-734980entertainment/arts-theaterCHRIS SILKMarco, FLChris Silk: Three reasons Kathleen van Bergen is right about Artis-Naplesmarconews.comnaples-philharmonic-name-change-artis-naplesurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338806-734980Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/19/review-island-theater-mama-wont-fly-tickets/?partner=RSSSavannah Honeycutt, Norleen Sprunt and Hayley Quinn (it's the South) are in Birmingham, Ala. Hayley's gettin' hitched in California. There's just one eensy, weeny, teeny, tiny 'lil 'ol problem. Mama won't fly. So, let's drive to the West Coast! In Mama's old Buick! Sans air conditioning! Hooray! csilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:44:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338681-734977entertainment/arts-theaterCHRIS SILKMarco, FLReview: Island Theater Company finds out just why "Mama Won't Fly"marconews.comreview-island-theater-mama-wont-fly-ticketsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338681-734977Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/19/review-naples-players-agatha-christie-mousetrap/?partner=RSSOh, Agatha. Christie of course. Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. And author of "The Mousetrap," one of the most famous and celebrated plays in the English language. She might even give that Willy Shakespeare guy a run for his money. csilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:33:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338630-734977entertainment/arts-theaterCHRIS SILKMarco, FLReview: Naples Players sleuth good time with Christie mystery "Mousetrap"marconews.comreview-naples-players-agatha-christie-mousetrapurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338630-734977Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/18/art-news-jazz-kids-and-improv-ops/?partner=RSSYou can risk your pride -- and get the reward of a lot of laughs -- in an improv weekend. Naples Players is looking for a few brave souls to try it. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338441-734976entertainment/arts-theaterStaff WriterMarco, FLArt news: Jazz kids and improv opsmarconews.comart-news-jazz-kids-and-improv-opsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338441-734976Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/15/review-broadway-palm-menopause-the-musical/?partner=RSSLadies, this one is for you. "Menopause the Musical" runs until May 18. Put down the paper. Call. Now. Grab your sister, your girlfriends and the gals at the office. Group discounts start at 20 people; the drinks are lethal. Every woman there was in stitches from the first hot flash to the last. csilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:15:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338159-734973entertainment/arts-theaterCHRIS SILKMarco, FLReview: Broadway Palm celebrates 'the change' in 'Menopause the Musical'marconews.comreview-broadway-palm-menopause-the-musicalurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338159-734973Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/13/review-lab-theater-nosemakers-apprentice/?partner=RSSBeauty is only skin deep. But don't tell Gavin, the Nosemaker's Apprentice. He's a wizard with a nip of this, a dash of that. Gavin can work medieval medical miracles. Why, the Queen of France parades around in a pair of Triple DDDs fashioned from a pair of pig's bladders filled with finest beurre. csilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:51:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338066-734971entertainment/arts-theaterCHRIS SILKMarco, FLReview: Silly "Nosemaker's" takes scalpel to society, surgery at Lab Theatermarconews.comreview-lab-theater-nosemakers-apprenticeurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338066-734971Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/08/review-gulfshore-playhouse-callas-master-class/?partner=RSS"Master Class," Terrence McNally's play about the life of opera diva Maria Callas, seems tailor-made to continue the partnership between Gulfshore Playhouse and the Naples Philharmonic. Produced by Gulfshore, performed in the Daniels Pavilion, the show combines a larger-than-life character, smart writing, lush music and operatic arias. csilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-337446-734966entertainment/arts-theaterCHRIS SILKMarco, FLReview: Gulfshore Playhouse brings Callas to Phil with "Master Class"marconews.comreview-gulfshore-playhouse-callas-master-classurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-337446-734966Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/06/review-edison-college-government-inspector/?partner=RSSHey, Stu? The kids are alright. In fact, they're pretty darn good. Students at Edison State College delivered a giddy, effervescent production of "The Government Inspector" on a cold, wet, rainy Thursday. The show delights to no end, ranking among the season's handful of truly top-notch comedies. csilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:30:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-337393-734964entertainment/arts-theaterCHRIS SILKMarco, FLReview: Edison finds comedic gem with "Government Inspector"marconews.comreview-edison-college-government-inspectorurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-337393-734964Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/04/review-fgcu-theater-dog-wish-michelle-hayford/?partner=RSSOh. Hey. Look. Shoes. Feet. People. Sniff. Smell. People. People. People. I am surrounded by all these people and what are all these smells. I am in heaven up in here. I love people. Yay. Oh I like you pretty lady. OMG THE CAT IS GOING TO BE SO JELLY WHEN I TELL HER ALL ABOUT THIS!!!!! csilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:34:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-337231-734962entertainment/arts-theaterCHRIS SILKESTEROReview: FGCU, Hayford capture canine whimsy in "Dog Wish"marconews.comreview-fgcu-theater-dog-wish-michelle-hayfordurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-337231-734962Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/03/preview-wicked-divas-julia-murney-katie-rose-clark/?partner=RSSAs of this writing, a handful of tickets remain for the April 6 "Wicked Divas" concert at the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. What is "Wicked Divas" you ask? Oh, just two women who have both performed in Broadway musical "Wicked" standing on stage, singing. csilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:22:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-337031-734961entertainment/arts-theaterCHRIS SILKMarco, FL"Wicked Diva" Julia Murney casts bold spell on April 6marconews.compreview-wicked-divas-julia-murney-katie-rose-clarkurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-337031-734961Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/03/preview-gulfshore-playhouse-master-class-callas/?partner=RSSMarina Re has never been accused of being a diva. Well, not exactly. Her eyes flash and the corners of her mouth turn up in the beginnings of a grin that quickly spreads to her entire face. Her nose crinkles and she giggles conspiratorially. csilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:01:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-337025-734961entertainment/arts-theaterCHRIS SILKNAPLESPreview: Gulfshore Playhouse "passionate" about opera diva Maria Callasmarconews.compreview-gulfshore-playhouse-master-class-callasurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-337025-734961Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/02/review-big-arts-trey-compton-fully-committed/?partner=RSSThere's one man (and a bunch of junk) on the stage. There's 40 characters on the stage. There's a laptop. A desk. A chair. A phone. An intercom. Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring. That. Incessant. ##### ####### ######## ######## #######-ing RING! "Good morning, reservations; could you hold please?" csilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:24:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-336886-734960entertainment/arts-theaterCHRIS SILKSANIBELReview: BIG ARTS entertains with restaurant comedy "Fully Committed"marconews.comreview-big-arts-trey-compton-fully-committedurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-336886-734960Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/01/review-naples-players-sarah-ruhl-the-clean-house/?partner=RSSWhatever I expected at the Naples Players show "The Clean House" Wednesday, I didn't get it. I got something better. Thank you, Michael Scanlan, your actors and a talented creative team for bringing Sarah Ruhl's vision of a frozen tableau thawing and warming to life alive in such vivid fashion. csilk@naplesnews.com (CHRIS SILK)Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:43:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-336885-734959entertainment/arts-theaterCHRIS SILKMarco, FLReview: "Clean House" sweeps audience up into director's gorgeous vision marconews.comreview-naples-players-sarah-ruhl-the-clean-houseurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-336885-734959Change0Usable