Curtain Comes Down In “Rent” In Rowlett

Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on December 10, 2008

The Rowlett Lakeshore Times reports concerns over the division the musical was causing was the reason for the cancellation.
Wortham said that in light of the recent controversy surrounding the selection of this musical, next year the Garland School District will implement a new mechanism that will review future productions for age-appropriate content and themes.
The parents [...]

Final Curtain Came Too Soon

Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on November 28, 2008

Always a frenetically busy person, he explained in his clipped English accent that he was on a tight schedule: “I’ve got to take my sister out to dinner in half an hour.” In other words, the interview would have to be snappy.
In the end, though, it ran over time. Controversy had raged around Hickox for [...]