Author: Anthony Stoeckert
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‘Chimes at Midnight’ will ring in Princeton
By Anthony Stoeckert Fans of Orson Welles don’t just like his movies, they also admire the length he took to get those movies made. The legendary Mr. Welles was a sensation in theater and radio at a young age, and came to Hollywood in 1939. He made Citizen Kane (released in 1941) and The Magnificent…
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Singing the Bard: ‘Brush Up Your Shakespeare’ with the Princeton Singers
By Anthony Stoeckert Take some Elizabethan music, a few 19th-century songs, and a little Cole Porter, and you have a musical tribute to Shakespeare, and a concert that shows the range of the Princeton Singers. The chamber choir will present two performances of a program titled Brush Up Your Shakespeare, April 23 at the Princeton…
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Fun By the Numbers: Get ready to spend a day in Digitopolis
By Anthony Stoeckert Whether you’re a mathematical wiz, or someone who runs in fear at the sight of a fraction, the Cotsen Children’s Library has an event designed to make mathematics fun for all. ”A Day in Digitopolis” will offer demonstrations, hands-on projects, games and more, all designed to showcase the fun and exciting aspects…
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PRINCETON: Cabral on the run – around PU
By Anthony Stoeckert, Packet Media Group Donn Cabral wants to make something clear: The run he’ll be leading around the Princeton University campus on April 16 isn’t a race. The three-mile trek will give people the chance to run with an Olympic athlete and Princeton graduate who knows his way around campus. Cabral calls it…
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From Rome with a love for food: Katie Parla will discuss her career as a food writer at Mrs. G
By Anthony Stoeckert When Katie Parla graduated from Yale in 2002, she saw her classmates embark on careers in investment banking, or jobs with the CIA. Not wanting to take a typical Yalie path, Ms. Parla went on to a much different life, one she had dreamed of since she was a teenager. ”I wanted…
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Making memories with music: Adam Ezra’s house concerts in Princeton promise to be special
By Anthony Stoeckert Adam Ezra’s life as a musician takes him all over the country, making music and meeting his fans, but there is one story of a woman who lived in Pennington that is particularly close to his heart. Terri and Bruce Fredericks first saw Mr. Ezra perform in New Hampshire during a ski…
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Princess Tales: Disney on Ice’s ‘Dare to Dream’ is coming to Trenton
By Anthony Stoeckert Taylor Steele’s father once told her a story about her being in kindergarten when the kids in her class were asked what they wanted to be when they grew up. ”He says my friends were all saying doctors and firefighters and nurses and things like that,” Ms. Steele says. “And I told…
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STAGE REVIEW: ‘A Christmas Carol’ at McCarter Theatre
By Bob Brown This is it. The last call for McCarter Theatre’s annual staging of Dickens A Christmas Carol in its present production, now playing through Dec. 27. David Thompson’s adaptation of this Christmas tale has been delighting Princeton audiences for each of the last 16 years. Returning as director is Michael Unger. As you’ve…
