Pianist Barry Douglas animated in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3. Full story »

Acclaimed pianist Barry Douglas joins Justin Brown and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3. Mozart's "Requiem" follows, with the Birmingham Concert Chorale and vocal soloists Jennifer Alymer, Aidan Soder, Chad Johnson and Eric Owens. Link to the "Requiem" story here. Link to the Barry Douglas story here.  Full story »

"Being on stage and connecting with an audience is really what it's all about." Full story »

Today begins a new feature we'll be presenting online -- chats with the directors or stars of upcoming theater productions in Birmingham. It'll be "5 Questions With ...," and Michael Flowers of Birmingham-Southern College is kicking it off. BSC's "Striking 12," directed by Flowers, opens tonight (Nov. 20), with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30... Full story »

Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, Phillip Hoose's book about Claudette Colvin, a Montgomery teenager who took a stand against segregation on the city's buses months before Rosa Park's arrest, won this year's National Book Award for Youth Literature. The award was announced Wednesday in New York.  It brings to light an unrecognized heroine of the Civil Rights Movement. Read... Full story »

Just in time for your Christmas shopping.... The Junior League's Market starts tomorrow! It's an incredible three-day shopping event with more than 200 retailers--clothing, jewelry, gourmet food, and amazing gifts.  You got it.  Full story »

Musical trilogy takes place near the bayou in fictional Louisiana community. Full story »

Team is responsible for shows such as "Cabaret," "Chicago" and others. Full story »

Director Carl Stewart has extended quite a deal for tickets to Terrific New Theatre's production of "China: The Whole Enchilada." Through Saturday, tickets are $10 (Thursdays are already pay-what-you-can). Regular price for the show, which runs through Dec. 12, is $25.  Full story »

"China: The Whole Enchilada," at Terrific New Theatre through Dec. 12; 328-0868. Review gets two stars out of five. There are some theater productions that really shouldn’t risk an intermission.   They are either so silly, or so offensive, or so badly written that you really have to think hard about whether or not you want to return to your... Full story »

Lester Seigel-led 16-voice choir fills cavernous sanctuary. Full story »

Eastman School's Higgs performs in Birmingham's Independent Presbyterian Church. Full story »

ASO Music Director Justin Brown to lead Douglas and ASO. Mozart's "Requiem" to follow. Full story »

Valerie Vigoda should have known that she’d end up on the phone one day, talking about a musical she has written and marveling over the prestigious theater honor she’s just received.   But the singer-songwriter had no idea that would be the trajectory her career would take.   “My original ambition was to be a Sarah McLaughlin-type singer-songwriter with a... Full story »

The Alabama Symphony revisits Mozart's "Requiem" on Friday and Saturday. Full story »