 "The Sunday Independent (South Africa)")
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70 years on, Porgy remains vibrant, gutsy and realistic.(News)
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BYLINE: J Brooks Spector
In the 70-plus years since its composition, Porgy and Bess has become one of America's most famous musical productions. The opera's first, and its signature musical number, Summertime, has been recorded countless times - as Gershwin wrote it, transformed into an all-purpose jazz standard and in languages from around the world - including, most recently, in Zulu, here in South Africa.
By the time George Gershwin had composed Porgy and Bess, he had become internationally famous for his sophisticated, jazz-textured orchestral ...
 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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THREE AT THE SOUTHGATE HOUSE: LINDISFARNE, OLNEY, KENNEDYS.(TIMEOUT)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
; ...Lindisfarne, story-singer David Olney and Virginia vocalists the Kennedys...of show. Saturday night, David Olney returns to the Southgate. His songs...some gritty; from Jesus Christ to Jesse James. Olney, just into his 50s, says he lives...
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 "Morning Call (Allentown, PA)")
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Plucked right off the musical shelf: David Olney's likes displaying his wares at former general store.
Newspaper article from: Morning Call (Allentown, PA)
; ...man communes with Christ. Olney and Hadley portray Dean as...figure, he's in league with Olney's favorite musicians (Woody...characters of his own songs (Jesse James, Barabbas). Hadley is a painter and Olney is a musical painter, so it...
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At Olney Theatre's Summer Festival, Youth Is Served
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...professionals playing major roles in Olney Theatre Center's Potomac Theatre...feeding actors for years into Olney's Potomac Theatre Festival and the Project Y troupe downtown. Jesse Hooker deftly tackles four roles...experienced colleagues, among them Olney regulars Alan Wade and Chris...
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HIS NEW ALBUM IS `REAL LIES' Songwriter Olney looks into America's soul His outsider's point of view inspired and was admired by Van Zandt, others
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ...music." Songwriters such as Olney resemble great novelists...looking in." As an observer, Olney created poetry about cheaters...John Prine. "Robert Ford & Jesse James" presents a surreal parable...sentimental take on the sport as Olney remembers it from his childhood...
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SECURITY GUARD FATALLY SHOT AT CAPITOL POLICE SAY SUSPECT IS ORIGINALLY FROM OLNEY, ILL.
Newspaper article from: Evansville Courier & Press
; ...identified the suspect as Derek W. Potts, 24, originally from Olney in downstate Illinois but who now lives in Springfield. Col...tighter security. He said he would talk with Secretary of State Jesse White about their options, which likely would include metal...
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26th Arco Chemical Jesse Owens Games set for Saturday.
PR Newswire
; 26TH ARCO CHEMICAL JESSE OWENS GAMES SET FOR SATURDAY...m. in the ARCO Chemical Jesse Owens Games at La Salle University, 20th Street and Olney Avenue in Philadelphia. For...the day's activities. ARCO Jesse Owens Games is a national recreational...
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To Value Diversity, Begin With a True View of Past.(school management)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: School Administrator
; ...The common school curriculum complemented this view. One of the widely used textbooks at the time was geographer Jesse Olney's 1836 edition of the Practical System of Modern Geography. The following are sample "facts" from that text, which...
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Mary Ann Peterson Air Force ...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...annual beautification programs in Olney. She also coached youth softball...nine years, Michael Ackerman of Olney; two children from her first marriage, Bobby Clarke and Jesse Clarke of Olney; three children from her second...
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Birthdays of the week
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...1999). Rockville's Ryan Cutler (1999). Alexandria's Jennifer Lopez (1999). Silver Spring's Jesse Tublin (1999). Olney's Julia Jabbari (1997). Silver Spring's Ton Nguyen (1998). Fredericksburg's Allison West (1999...
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For Moliere's 'Tartuffe,' A Delightfully Bright Halo
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...in her debut as a director, in "Tartuffe" at the Olney, the brilliant comic actress Halo Wines has come...Grady Weatherford. Lights, Tom Sturge; sound, Jesse Terrill. At the Olney Theatre Center through May 14. Call 301-924-3400...
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