UM Theatre Department recognized as top program in…

By: Sarah Clayton On Feb. 28, Onstage Blog recognized the University of Montevallo’s Theatre Department as the top theatre program in the state of Alabama for their 2021 edition.   Onstage Blog posts an annual list…

“Stickfly” marks first play in DiscoverShelby Theatre

By Sarah Clayton The DiscoverShelby Theatre within the Center for the Arts opened its first show, “Stickfly,” on March 2.  Written by Black playwright Lydia R. Diamond, the drama centers around the LeVay family while they are…

We need to talk about the Golden Globes

By Sarah Clayton On Feb. 3, the 78th Golden Globe nominations were announced with a good line-up of nominations.   Netflix’s “Mank” lead with a total of six nominations, including Best Picture in the drama category. The…

The psychology of memes

The year no one will miss, 2020. A year where a pandemic flourished, where the Black Lives Matter movement was broadcast around the world, and people’s true colors shown over the stupid argument of wearing…

Why most Netflix holiday specials fall flat

It is that time of year again, the Christmas season and with that comes streaming websites promoting all the holiday movies they have.   I was struck by the amount of rom-coms Netflix promoted this year. It seems like…

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Lights still dark on Broadway

Graphic by Bell Jackson In early October, the Broadway League has announced that Broadway would remain closed until June 2021. Before this announcement, Broadway was supposed to reopen in January 2021, but due to the rising cases of COVID-19…