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The spring and summer movie blockbuster season is officially here, and there appears to be no shortage of potential movie options for customers.
Southgate Cinema 6 owner Brian Mitchell said he hopes to build upon what has been seen for the past several months, which has seen both positive and negative trends.
Nominations for the 2024 Jester Awards were announced last month, and the Liberal High School Drama Department’s production of “The Wizard of Oz” garnered the following nominations: Emma Davidson for Best Supporting Performer as the Wicked Witch of the West; J. Brooks Kappelmann for Best Cameo Performer as The Guard; Atticus Carrillo, Tomas Ralios Cortez, Cairo Svaty for Best Pre-High School Performer as the Lollipop Guild; Best Stage Crew; Miriam Climenhaga for Best Program Design; and Nikki Frydendall for Best Lobby Display.
The ceremony took place at the Century II Performing Arts Center in Wichita this past weekend, and Kappelmann’s performance earned him a win. Kappelmann said the initial news of the nomination was its own surprise.
Earth Month has officially come and gone as of earlier this week, and one of my favorite staples of the month is watching the most recent Disneynature film offering come Earth Day.
In the past, the company has done a deep dive into the world of bears, chimpanzees and African cats, among many others, and this time around, people got the chance to take a look into the lives of Indian tigers with Disneynature’s latest offering, “Tiger.” The film follows first-time tiger mom Ambar as she raises her four cubs – Charm, Golu, Ivy and Ravi – in the jungles of India and works to keep them safe in the part of the jungle she shares with sloth bears, reptiles, and other tigers.
The past several months have provided me with some cool opportunities to see musicals as they’re touring through the U.S. and last Friday gave me the chance to visit Wichita for the national tour of “Mean Girls” with my college friend, Robyn.
I’d heard of the musical and had listened to the original cast recording once or twice, but last weekend was my first time actually seeing the show onstage, so I went into it slightly blind. For those who don’t know, the show is based on the 2004 movie of the same name, and follows Cady Heron, a teenage girl who transfers to a public high school after being homeschooled her whole life in Africa. At school, she befriends outsiders Janis Sarkisian and Damian Hubbard, who persuade her to infiltrate the 'Plastics,' a clique consisting of wealthy but insecure Gretchen Wieners, sweet but dimwitted Karen Smith, and 'queen bee' Regina George. Hilarity and humility ensue as Cady learns you can’t cross a Queen Bee without a chance of getting stung.
Liberal High School’s Drama Department has been nominated for many Jester Awards for its productions the past few years, and recently, they were able to add more nominations to that list.
For this season’s “The Wizard of Oz,” the production received the following nominations: Emma Davidson for Best Supporting Performer as the Wicked Witch of the West; J. Brooks Kappelmann for Best Cameo Performer as The Guard; Atticus Carrillo, Tomas Ralios Cortez, Cairo Svaty for Best Pre-High School Performer as the Lollipop Guild; Best Stage Crew; Miriam Climenhaga for Best Program Design; and Nikki Frydendall for Best Lobby Display.
Climenhaga received the news only rather recently and said there was a lot of happiness and excitement for the news.
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