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A behind-the-scenes look into Louisville’s performing arts and entertainment during this unprecedented time of reflection and artistic creation.
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THE POWER OF COMMUNITY Connection is why we’re here. It’s what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.
− Brené Brown
It was exactly two years ago this month that the world as we knew it shut down. In March 2020, most of us were sequestered in our homes, insulated by a stockpile of toilet paper, bleach wipes and hand sanitizer, hoping things would be back to normal in a few weeks. When stages went dark, little did we know that we’d face months of fear and uncertainty about not only our community’s health and well-being, but the health of Louisville’s performing arts groups. The longer the shutdown went on, the harder it was to believe they would be able to come out unscathed. And then, these innovative thinkers pivoted to streaming — helping us all to build community virtually through art. And last summer, our local organizations began bringing audiences back together in person — outdoor at first, then indoor shows with safety measures in place. Sharing the experience of a live performance again confirmed what we’d been missing since the beginning of the pandemic — the power of connecting with other human beings.
Amy Higgs Managing Editor
It’s been a long road back for sure, but our arts organizations have emerged stronger than ever. Audiences are flocking back to theaters, and shows are selling out. We could not be more thrilled! We were lucky enough to be there on opening night of PNC Broadway in Louisville’s Come From Away in February, and the air was electric. The show was outstanding, and watching it alongside other theater lovers was almost a religious experience. The joy radiated from the stage and all around the room. We also want to compliment The Kentucky Center staff for seamlessly navigating the mask and vaccine/testing requirements. The process was so quick and easy, it didn’t cause any delays or undue inconvenience to guests. In March, there are more exciting shows on the calendar, from Broadway to The Beatles. In this issue of Audience Magazine, you’ll find a preview of Mean Girls the Musical, a classic story of teen angst updated for the social media age. If you want some hip-shaking music, check out the Louisville’s Orchestra’s Festival of Latin American Music or its show featuring Beatles tribute band, Classical Mystery Tour. If you like bluegrass and roots, don’t miss Sam Bush at the Bomhard. For laughs, check out up-and-coming comic, Taylor Tomlinson, at the Brown.
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THE CLASSIC SAGA OF THE SOCIAL PRESSURES OF BEING A TEENAGER UPDATED FOR THE DIGITAL AGE by Amanda Kern
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If you were a teenager in the early 2000s, there's a good chance you watched “Mean Girls,” the frenemy classic starring Lindsey Lohan and Rachel McAdams. The 2004 super fetch musical comedy was one of the most quintessential teen films of the era. Get ready to experience “Mean Girls” in a whole new way, as Mean Girls the Musical comes to The Kentucky Center, March 22 to 27. The two-and-a-half-hour show is ferociously funny, and it's recommended for audience members ages 10 and older. The performance gives fans everything they could ever want in a musical interpretation of an iconic film. The musical updates the saga that unfolds between Regina George and Cady Heron to one that takes place in the contemporary age of social media. With robust melodic hooks and off-the-cuff wisecracks, the lyrics are irreverent and quirky, succeeding in taking viewers on a wildly funny journey in the form of musical storytelling. As an ode to self-respect, the mounting social pressures of being a teenager, and the importance of staying true to yourself, the musical does full justice to the beloved movie that captivated audiences nearly 20 years ago.
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES The musical adaptation of “Mean Girls” began in 2013 and finally premiered at the National Theater in Washington, D.C., in October 2017. By 2018, the musical had made its way to the August Wilson Theater on Broadway. The current tour marks the production's first return to the stage since Mean Girls the Musical was forced to halt performances in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The National Touring Company of Mean Girls. Photo by Jenny Anderson, 2021.
The original 2018 Broadway production won the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Visiting Production, as well as the Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Outstanding Book of a Musical. It also managed several Tony nominations in 12 categories, including Best Musical, Best Leading Actress, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score. Producers Lorne Michaels, Stuart Thompson, Sonia Fredman, and Paramount Pictures take Mean Girls The Musical to the next level while delighting long-time fans and engaging a new generation of theatergoers. With a musical book by original “Mean Girls” screenwriter Tina Fey ("30 Rock" and "Saturday Night Live"), you're guaranteed to laugh until it hurts. In an interview with Vanity Fair, producer Lorne Michaels said of the revived Mean Girls the Musical tour, "It has been a joy to work on Mean Girls and to watch it go from film to musical, and now to musical film. I am very proud that Tina's story and characters continue to resonate with new generations. We are all excited to continue to work with Sonia Friedman and her team as we prepare for London."
Danielle Wade (Cady Heron), Megan Masako Haley (Gretchen Wieners), Nadina Hassan (Regina George), Jonalyn Saxer (Karen Smith), Mary Kate Morrissey (Janis Sarkisian), and the National Touring Company of Mean Girls. Photo by Jenny Anderson, 2021. P N C
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The infamous Burn Book makes an appearance when The Plastics invite Cady over to Regina's house after school.
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INTRODUCING A STELLAR CAST AND CREW The tour's production crew includes the original celebrated director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw, acclaimed for his work on Aladdin and The Book of Mormon, and composer Jeff Richmond, who worked on television hits such as "30 Rock" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt." Lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) infuses the musical with lyrical hilarity that's true to the film you know and love. The sensational ensemble of over 30 actors includes talented comedians with magnificent singing voices and wicked senses of humor. They're sure to leave you feeling “grool” about the entire production — you know... great and cool, but when your heartthrob leaves you tongue-tied? If you know, you know.
Cats, Honeymoon In Vegas, and Bullets Over Broadway. She's also starred in films such as the 2021 revival of “West Side Story,” directed by Steven Spielberg. Mary Kate Morrissey plays the punk rock role of Janis Sarkisian. She joins the cast on the heels of a recent tour with Wicked, in which she portrayed Elphaba. Eric Huffman of The Book of Mormon joins the cast as hilarious best friend and confidante Damian Hubbard. Adante Carter melts hearts as love interest Aaron Samuels. Carter brings vast experience to the stage from productions like Xanadu, Carrie, HAIR, Forum, and Newsies.
AN UPDATE OF A TIMELESS STORY
Canadian actress Danielle Wade stars as the witty yet naive new student, Cady Heron. Wade made her first break as the winner of Andrew Lloyd Webber's television competition series "Over The Rainbow," a win that cast her in the leading role of Dorothy in a musical production of The Wizard of Oz.
Act One begins with the introduction of new girl Cady Heron, who moves to America from Africa and is indoctrinated into the world of high school social cliques. While she might have grown up in the African savanna, she was unprepared for the savage ways of a typical American high school.
Nadina Hassan makes her national tour debut in the catty role of Regina George, Queen Bee of The Plastics. Hassan's previous roles include the part of Maria in West Side Story and Brooke in Be More Chill.
Once taken in by new friends Janis and Damian, Cady realizes she's in for more than she bargained for as she learns there are strict rules to her new suburban ecosystem. Through musical numbers like "It Roars" and "Where Do You Belong?" Cady learns more about the realities of fitting in and finding the right social group.
Gossip queen and loyal sidekick Gretchen Wieners is played by the talented Megan Masako Haley, whose Broadway credits include Wicked and Pacific Overtures. Audiences may recognize Haley from her television roles in "Broad City" and "Madam Secretary." Downright ditzy and completely clueless, Karen Smith is portrayed by Jonalyn Saxer. Saxer is no stranger to the Broadway stage, with previous roles in major Broadway productions like 8
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Cady meets Aaron Samuels (Adante Carter) in AP Calculus and professes her feelings in "Stupid with Love."
Regina (Nadina Hassan) releases the contents of the Burn Book to the entire school in "World Burn."
After Regina invites Cady to join The Plastics for lunch in "Meet the Plastics," she begins to enjoy the power that comes with her newfound popularity. The real trouble starts to brew when Cady meets Aaron Samuels, Regina's ex-boyfriend, in AP Calculus and professes her feelings in the ballad "Stupid with Love."
Things start to go south after Cady agrees to throw a secret party in an underhanded attempt to regain Aaron's attention. During the number "Whose House is This," Aaron arrives at the party and becomes upset when he realizes that Cady is no longer true to her authentic self and has instead become a full-on Plastic.
The infamous Burn Book makes an appearance when The Plastics invite Cady over to Regina's house after school. When Cady sees her friend, Janis, in the Burn Book, Gretchen tells Cady about the now shattered friendship that used to exist between Regina and Janis, leaving Cady to question where her true loyalties lie.
Disaster strikes yet again when Regina, in her final act of revenge on The Plastics, releases the pages of Burn Book to the entire school in "World Burn." The whole school begins to fight over the insults, and secrets are revealed that threaten to destroy friendships forever.
Later, Cady manages to get an invite to dreamy Aaron's Halloween party but fails to get the memo about wearing a sexy Halloween costume. She shows up in an embarrassingly hideous costume instead. It's here that Regina learns about Cady's feelings for Aaron. Over the course of the song "Someone Gets Hurt," Regina manipulates Aaron into getting back together with her to spite Cady's feelings. Act Two comes in hot when the rising tension between Cady and Regina finally explodes. After a series of revenge acts that result in Regina's banishment from The Plastics, Cady assumes the role of Queen Bee and commences her reign over the school. But things aren't so perfect now that Cady finds herself under the influence of so much social pressure. P N C
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Ms. Norbury attempts to bring everyone together in an empowerment assembly in the song, "I'd Rather Be Me." Regina storms out of the assembly in disbelief. Just as Cady attempts to apologize, Regina gets hit by a school bus that comes out of nowhere. Cady realizes that she's become a completely different person and takes full responsibility for everything, including the Burn Book in "Fearless (Reprise)." At last, she rediscovers who she used to be in the number, "I See Stars." If you're ready to make fetch happen all over again, it's time to prepare yourself for the tour of Mean Girls the Musical. Join Cady and The Plastics as they learn the true meaning of friendship, frenemy-ship, and the follies of human nature in a musical event you don't want to miss. Get your tickets to Mean Girls the Musical now before they're sold out! Visit kentuckyperformingarts.org. I N
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FESTIVAL OF LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC THE THREE-PART PERFORMANCE SERIES CELEBRATES LATIN AMERICAN COMPOSERS by Amanda Kern
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elebrate Latin music's passion and rhythmic energy with the Louisville Orchestra and Music Director Teddy Abrams on Friday, March 4, and Saturday, March 5, at The Kentucky Center. The Festival of Latin American Music will premier brand-new works while celebrating the spirit of Latin American music with the timba band, People of the Earth.
This festival comes just after the stunning premiere of Abrams's concerto with world-class pianist Yuja Wang. The Wall Street Journal described the world premiere as "engagingly orchestrated and speaks in a language as accessible as it is familiar, with many appealing passages and no shortage of toe-tapping moments." Following the incredible January concerto performance, the orchestra is thrilled to return with its three-part festival of Latin-American music.
EXCITING LATIN AMERICAN ARTISTS Louisville has the second-largest Cuban population per capita of any city in the United States after cities in Florida. To celebrate this important part of our community, the Louisville Orchestra presents a new commission from Cuban composer Dafnis Prieto in the upcoming Festival. In addition, the LO performs music of Latin composers both past and present. The first part of the celebration includes a 1954 Louisville Orchestra commission from composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, whose Alvorada na floresta tropical (Dawn in a Tropical Forest) captures the spirit of indigenous melodic elements while infusing elements of Western classical music. Though much of his formal musical education took place in Paris, Villa-Lobos always asserted that he had learned music, as he put it, "from a bird in the jungles of Brazil, not from academics." The orchestra is also pleased to feature Fractal Isle by Angélica Negrón. Classically trained as a violinist, she performs as a singer
The Louisville Orchestra commissioned a new piece for the Festival of Latin American Music, Fractal Isles, by composer Angélica Negrón.
and accordionist with Balún, an electro-acoustic pop band. Her latest work, Fractal Isles, is a Louisville Orchestra commission. It combines electronica and bird callers with the addition of a full orchestra. Collectively, they create a vivid minimalist shimmer reflecting on themes of exoticism, invasion, and the construction of otherness. Her composer's note states: "Fractal Isles is meant to be seen and heard in saturated colored pieces of glass, enclosed in a tube and through a prismatic lens that repeats its inflection, looking back at itself and inevitably getting lost from the outside in the fantasy of what's inside." A completely unmissable performance of Tentacion (Temptation) by Dafnis Prieto, a concerto composed for People of Earth and String Orchestra, will premiere in the first part of the festival as well.
LO Music Director Teddy Abrams.
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First is Aaron Copland’s El Salón México, a tribute to Mexican night clubs. During a 1932 trip to Mexico, Copland visited a famous dance hall in Mexico City of the same name. Fascinated by watching the locals and listening to the band, he sought out collections of Mexican folk music, adapting their tunes into a colorful orchestral score. The second part of the program will also feature George Gershwin's Cuban Overture, a sassy, foot-tapping score inspired by his two-week vacation in 1930s Havana with a group of his high-rolling friends. Decades before Fidel Castro took over, the Cuban capital was a vibrant party city. In this irresistible overture, Gershwin captures the glamor and excitement of Old Cuba. More dazzling Mexican pieces will round out the festival program, including Arturo Márquez’s Danzón No. 2. and Daniel Catán’s Orchestral Suite from Florencia en el Amazonas, an opera based on the novel Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez.
People of Earth is a global music collective celebrating the cultures of Latin America. They will share their music in Louisville along with educational outreach events.
"The concept of our Festival of Latin American Music started with the extraordinary opportunity to commission a new work from Dafnis Prieto, a MacArthur Foundation Genius fellow and Grammy-winning Cuban composer and performer," Abrams says. Prieto agreed to write a piece that redefines the concept of a "soloist." As such, the orchestra welcomes the timba band People of Earth to Louisville to launch the dynamic world-premiere that blurs the lines between a salsa club and a concert hall.
AN EXPLOSIVE BLEND OF CULTURES People of Earth is a global music collective that creates an explosive blend of the music from cultures across Latin America. The world-class musicians represent more than eight different nationalities and have each played with a vast range of celebrated artists from Gloria Estefan to Ruben Blades to the New York Philharmonic and more. People of Earth will share their music throughout community presentations and educational outreach events across Louisville. Completing the March 5 program is Leonard Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. Bernstein crafted the composition in 1957, seamlessly navigating the musical's instrumental segments. Latin rhythms connect this score to the dance, punctuated by an expanded percussion section. As he is both American and Puerto Rican, Bernstein's Symphonic Dances plant a New World persona on a European form. Sixty-five years after West Side Story opened, this music continues to enchant listeners.
Danzón is a popular Cuban dance of 19th-century origin. For Danzón No.2, Márquez drew inspiration from professional ballroom dancers. Popular Mexican tunes and catchy rhythms course through his music, a nostalgic salute to a genre still treasured by the older generation. The program also features José Pablo Moncayo's Cumbres, another original commission. The Louisville Orchestra first commissioned Moncayo to write Cumbres in 1953. The title, which means "summits," suggests the views from a Mexican mountaintop. The tune invites one to imagine a panoramic vista of Mexican landscape and culture. Moncayo's score captures Mexican folk music's character while adapting to a traditional symphony orchestra. The effect is a sound that is both upbeat and electrifying. Rounding out the repertoire is Concertino Cusqueño by Gabriela Lena Frank, a 21st-century exponent of Latin American sounds. Frank frequently draws on her part-Peruvian heritage for musical inspiration. Her Concerto Cusqueño combines a Peruvian melody with a fragment by Benjamin Britten. She has written: "Concertino Cusqueño highlights two short musical ideas. The first notes of a religious tune, 'Ccollanan María,' from Cusco with the simple timpani motif from the opening of Britten's elegant Violin Concerto.” The Coffee Series matinee of this concert, taking place on March 11 at 11 a.m., will feature Grammy-nominated Brazilian-American composer, pianist, and vocalist Clarice Assad's Nhanderú.
COPLAND, GERSHWIN AND MORE
The celebration of Latin and Latin-inspired music continues beyond the official festival with a final concert in the orchestra’s Music Without Borders series, “Concierto de Aranjuez” (March 24 to 26).
The second part of the festival (March 11 and 12) includes two Latin American-inspired works by North Americans.
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FESTIVAL 3 FEATURING "CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ" THU 24 MAR at The Temple | FRI 25 MAR at The Jeffersonian | SAT 26 MAR at The Paul W. Ogle Center, IUS | 7:30PM
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Join the Louisville Orchestra for an unforgettable evening of Beatles music by Amanda Kern The Classical Mystery Tour is teaming up with the Louisville Orchestra on March 19 at The Kentucky Center to bring Louisville audiences a stunning Beatles tribute. Though many of today’s Beatles fans never had the chance to see the "Fab Four" perform live, the Beatles tribute band, Classical Mystery Tour, does the quartet justice, offering up an unforgettable evening of Beatles music and fun. The tour includes four talented musicians that don't just sound like The Beatles — they actually look like them, too. From the shaggy hair to a 16
classic wardrobe, including tailored mod suits of the 1960s and the vivid officer's fringed epaulets of “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,” prepare for a night of Beatles tunes that are so close to the real thing, you’ll forget you’re watching a tribute band. The performance includes more than two dozen Beatles favorites, all sung, played, and performed just as they were written. From the early years of “Please Please Me” to the final days of “Let It Be,” and the solo years that followed, the tribute encompasses a full range of favorite Beatles collections. S U B S C R I B E
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MORE THAN A ROCK CONCERT The critically-acclaimed Classical Mystery Tour takes things one step further than a simple rock concert — this epic Beatles tribute includes a full orchestra. Favorites like "Penny Lane" and "Yesterday" are enlivened with the uplifting buzz of a trumpet section and the elegant chorus of a string quartet. Jim Owen stars as a convincing John Lennon on guitar. He was just eight years old when he first heard The Beatles. He gained his musical experience from his father, who played
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Jim Owen (John Lennon)
Tony Kishman (Paul McCartney)
the classics for him on piano. The songs encouraged him to study the guitar. His first performance as a Beatle was at 16, and by age 18, he began touring internationally with Beatlemania. In 1996, Owen began working on an idea for a new Beatles performance accompanied by a full orchestra, and the Classical Mystery Tour was born. Tony Kishman performs as the legendary Paul McCartney on bass and piano.
Robbie Berg (George Harrison)
He first starred as McCartney on tour with Beatlemania from 1978 to 1983, where he met Owen. Robbie Berg takes the stage by storm on guitar as George Harrison. From Spokane, Wash., Berg heard The Beatles for the first time when he was just four years old, and they have since become his favorite band. Chris Camilleri rocks out on the drums as one of the most legendary drummers
Chris Camilleri (Ringo Starr)
of all time — Ringo Starr. He spent time on tour with Beatlefest and Live and Let Die, a McCartney tribute show. Camilleri is from Liverpool, England, where The Beatles themselves spent their childhoods. These four outstanding musicians will delight Louisville audiences with a Beatles tribute that’s not to be missed! For more information and to purchase tickets, visit louisvilleorchestra.org.
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SAM BUSH
MUSIC’S ULTIMATE ‘INSIDE OUTSIDER’ RETURNS TO LOUISVILLE
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here was only one prize-winning teenager carrying stones big enough to say thanks, but no thanks to Roy Acuff. Only one son of Kentucky finding a light of inspiration from Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys and catching a fire from Bob Marley and The Wailers. Only one progressive hippie allying with like-minded conspirators, rolling out the New Grass revolution, and then leaving the genre's torch-bearing band behind as it reached its commercial peak. There is only one consensus pick of peers and predecessors, of the traditionalists, the rebels, and the next gen devotees. Music's ultimate inside outsider. Or is it outside insider? There is only one Sam Bush. On a Bowling Green, Ky., cattle farm in the post-war 1950s, Bush grew up an only son, and with four sisters. His love of music came immediately, encouraged by his parents' record collection and, particularly, by his father Charlie, a fiddler, who organized local jams. Charlie envisioned his son someday as a staff fiddler at the Grand Ole Opry, but a clear day's signal from Nashville brought to Bush's television screen a tow-headed boy named Ricky Skaggs playing mandolin with Flatt and Scruggs, and an epiphany for Bush. At 11, he purchased his first mandolin.
Americana Music Association awarded Sam Bush the Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist in 2009.
As a teen fiddler, Bush was a three-time national champion in the junior division of the National Oldtime Fiddler's Contest. He recorded an instrumental album, Poor Richard's Almanac as a high school senior, and in the spring of 1970, attended the Fiddlers Convention in Union Grove, N.C. There he heard the New Deal String Band, taking notice of their rock-inspired brand of progressive bluegrass.
Acuff offered him a spot in his band. Bush politely turned down the country titan. It was not the music he wanted to play. He admired the grace of Flatt & Scruggs, loved Bill Monroe — even saw him perform at the Ryman — but he'd discovered electrified alternatives to tradition in the Osborne Brothers and manifest destiny in The Dillards.
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...after a quarter-century of making music with New Grass Revival and collaborating with other bands, Sam Bush went solo. See the photo of a fresh-faced Sam Bush in his shiny blue high school graduation gown, circa 1970. Tufts of blonde hair breaking free of the borders of his squared cap, Bush is smiling, flanked by his proud parents. The next day he was gone, bound for Los Angeles. He got as far as his nerve would take him — Las Vegas — then doubled back to Bowling Green. "I started working at the Holiday Inn as a busboy," Bush recalls. "Ebo Walker and Lonnie Peerce came in one night asking if I wanted to come to Louisville and play five nights a week with the Bluegrass Alliance. That was a big, ol' 'Hell yes, let's go.' " Bush played guitar in the group, then began playing after recruiting guitarist Tony Rice to the fold. Following a fallout with Peerce in 1971, Bush and his Alliance mates — Walker, Courtney Johnson, and Curtis Burch — formed the New Grass Revival, issuing the band's debut, New Grass Revival. Walker left soon after, replaced temporarily by Butch Robins, with the quartet solidifying around the arrival of bassist John Cowan. "There were already people that had deviated from Bill Monroe's style of bluegrass," Bush explains. "If anything, we were reviving a newgrass style that had already been started. Our kind of music tended to come from the idea of long jams and rockand-roll songs."
LIFE ON THE ROAD AND MAKING RECORDS Shunned by some traditionalists, New Grass Revival played bluegrass fests slotted in late-night sets for the "long-hairs and hippies." Quickly becoming a favorite of rock audiences, they garnered the attention of Leon Russell, one of the era's most popular artists. Russell hired New Grass as his supporting act on a massive tour in 1973 that put the band nightly in front of tens of thousands. At tour's end, it was back to headlining six nights a week at an Indiana pizza joint. But, they were resilient, grinding it out on the road. And in 1975, the Revival first played Telluride, Colo., forming a connection with the region and its fans that has prospered for 45 years. Bush was the New Grass commando, incorporating a variety of genres into the repertoire. He discovered a sibling similarity with the reggae rhythms of Marley and The Wailers, and, accordingly, developed an ear-turning original style of mandolin playing. The group issued five albums in their first seven years, and in 1979 became Russell's backing band. By 1981, Johnson and Burch left the group, replaced by banjoist Bela Fleck and guitarist Pat Flynn.
heights. Bush survived a life-threatening bout with cancer, and returned to the group that'd become more popular than ever. They released chart-climbing singles, made videos, earned Grammy nominations, and, at their zenith, called it quits. "We were on the verge of getting bigger," recalls Bush. "Or maybe we'd gone as far as we could. I'd spent 18 years in a four-piece partnership. I needed a break. But, I appreciated the 18 years we had."
A LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT Bush worked the next five years with Emmylou Harris' Nash Ramblers, then a stint with Lyle Lovett. He took home three-straight IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year awards, 1990-92, (and a fourth in 2007). In 1995 he reunited with Fleck, now a burgeoning superstar, and toured with the Flecktones, reigniting his penchant for improvisation. Then, finally, after a quarter-century of making music with New Grass Revival and collaborating with other bands, Sam Bush went solo. He's released seven albums and a live DVD over the past two decades. In 2009, the Americana Music Association awarded Bush the Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist. Punch Brothers, Steep Canyon Rangers, and Greensky Bluegrass are just a few present-day bluegrass vanguards among so many musicians he's influenced. His performances are annual highlights of the festival circuit, with Bush's joyous perennial appearances at the town's famed bluegrass fest earning him the title, "King of Telluride." "With this band, I have now I am free to try anything. Looking back at the last 50 years of playing newgrass, with the elements of jazz improvisation and rock-and-roll, jamming, playing with New Grass Revival, Leon, and Emmylou; it's a culmination of all of that," says Bush. "I can unapologetically stand onstage and feel I'm representing those songs well." Article courtesy of Sam Bush.
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TAYLOR TOMLINSON
Twenty-something comedian brings her old-soul humor to Louisville
Taylor Tomlinson’s perspective possesses a degree of wisdom that’s typically earned with age. Named to Forbes’ 2021 class of 30 Under 30, fans got a healthy dose of that wisdom when her firstever, hour-long special, “Quarter-Life Crisis,” debuted on Netflix last March just as the world entered into a once-ina-century pandemic. The special went on to earn unanimous critical praise with the Washington Post calling her “your favorite quarantine-watch” and 22
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makes the woman Mashable calls "whip-smart and spectacularly cynical," stand out isn’t just that she seems too young to understand youth so well. It’s that she combines that vision with on-the-nose immediacy that can only come with still living in the moments being lampooned. “I think that’s what comedians do: We’re funny in the moment,” she says. “We’re just so self-reflective and narcissistic.”
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I found out I got the special and enjoyed it for about 20 minutes, then I got really stressed and was pretty laser focused.
She laughs, then adds, “But I’ve always felt older than I am. That virus joke is similar to a lot of material in my first Netflix special. It’s me being frustrated that I’m in a period of my life that everybody talks about like — oof, yeah, that was hard. It was fun! But I wouldn’t go back for anything.” Performances on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “CONAN,” Comedy Central's “Adam Devine's House Party,” and Netflix’s “The Comedy Lineup,” as well as a Top 10 finish in season 9 of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” have all endeared Tomlinson to a national audience. Variety Magazine named her one of the Top 10 Comics to Watch at the Just for Laughs Festival, and she’s a regular on “What Just Happened??!” with Fred Savage. Tomlinson spent much of 2019 filling clubs across the country on her own headlining tour, and in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, continued to grow her fan base with the seven-city, 19-show “The Codependent Tour,” her first co-headlining tour with fellow comedian, Whitney Cummings. The socially distanced, outdoor performances kicked off in Philadelphia in September with five shows. That initial success led to the addition of 14 more shows in six different cities.
her dad –– and she never stopped. Churches, schools, and fundraisers were her first stages. When she turned 18, Tomlinson played every club in San Diego that she could. “When I started doing standup, it was the first time I felt comfortable with myself,” she says. “I think people I went to school with were surprised — I was kind of quiet and introverted.” Dating, friendships, our evolving relationship with technology and reality –– Tomlinson skewers modern 20-something life with self-deprecating precision. Raised in a conservative home, she also prods Christianity and privilege with that same blend of distanced awareness and personal familiarity that defines her jokes about her age. “I’m a perfectionist. I’m not really a risktaker — being a standup comic to me is already risky enough,” she says. “I don’t drink. I don’t party, and I never have. My mom died pretty young. I think when that happens when you’re a kid, you realize sooner than other people that you aren’t in a bubble. You lose that self-perceived invincibility a lot of young people have.”
A LOT OF GROWTH IN A SHORT TIME Tomlinson’s Netflix special was the culmination of years of writing and performing, and it showed. The set was a masterful display of deft timing, crowd connection, physicality, and smarts. The material changed over the months that passed from pitch to performance, reflecting shifts in Tomlinson’s own life.
off my engagement. It was a lot of growth in a very short period of time. It changed the hour a lot from what I had submitted back in February — and I think made it better.” For filming the special, Tomlinson chose the Aladdin in Portland, Ore. “I found out I got the special and enjoyed it for about 20 minutes, then I got really stressed and was pretty laser focused,” she says, laughing a little. “You think you’ll take a break after you film it, but then you realize, ‘Oh shoot. I need a whole new hour of material — I can’t take a break!’ ” The special went on to be named “Best of 2020” by New York Times, Decider, Paste, and more. And Vulture’s “comedian you should and will know” is just getting started. She has already developed a whole new hour of material and can’t wait to get back on the road later this year when it’s safe to do so and share her observations and self-discovery from quarantine with the world. “I just don’t think there’s anything better than having a room full of people laugh at something you said. All I really want to do is be really good at standup — and continue to get better at it,” Tomlinson says. “Saying ‘that’s all I really want’ feels insane because it’s so much to want.” Article courtesy of Taylor Tomlinson.
“A lot happened over the summer of 2019,” she says. “I ended up breaking
A YOUTH SPENT HONING HER CRAFT Tomlinson is in her mid-20s, but she’s honed her craft for more than a decade. The California native began doing standup at 16 after taking a class with K E N T U C K Y
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WHY FLY LOUISVILLE? Because it just makes sense.
Louisville is a great city to live, love … and leave! Located just a short drive from major cities including Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Nashville, it also serves as a premium starting location to travel by air as well. Recently rebranded as the Louisville Muhammed Ali International Airport (SDF), travelers can find great prices on hundreds of flights from eight great airlines. We caught up with the director of marketing and air service development, Anthony Gilmer, to find out more about why “our airport” is one of the best, and what changes you will see coming soon.
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Audience502: What trends have you seen in air travel as COVID concerns seem to be going down, but still relevant? Anthony Gilmer: We have really been booming since last summer. Traffic rushed back between spring break and summer from maybe 50% of normal travel to very close to record-breaking levels. That has been consistent since last summer, giving us a very normal feel in the terminal. A502: What guidelines does the airport follow when it comes to masks, vaccinations, and other safety measures for passengers and employees?
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AG: The routine for travelers is pretty much normal. The only considerable difference is the national mask mandate is still in place in all airport terminals and on the airplanes, but other than that, things are like they were prepandemic. Travelers come in, check their bags, go through security, maybe get a bite to eat or something, hop on the plane, and off they go. A502: For someone who might be hesitant to fly because of COVID concerns, do you have any words of encouragement? AG: At the end of the day, it is totally their personal decision, and we respect that. But I would reiterate that the flying
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experience is very normal, other than wearing a mask. Travelers will also notice that the terminal is actually cleaner given that our enhanced cleaning procedures are still in place, and hand sanitizer stations are located around the terminal. A502: Over the past few years, the airport has seen an expansion of new airlines coming in, resulting in flights to several new destinations, many of which are direct flights. Tell us about these expansions and what they mean for travelers. AG: On the airline side, 2021 was a really good year for us. The industry kind of shuffled around and the airlines were re-thinking their networks. We were able
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Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, Security Checkpoint Expansion. Rendering by ALLiiANCE.
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"We also added a service called “Park Assist” in the parking garage that lets you look down any row of parking and see if there is an open spot." to bring in two new airlines and offer more nonstop flights now than we did pre-pandemic with 37 nonstops. We added Spirit Airlines and Breeze Airways, which are both great airlines with low fares. Spirit offers coast-to-coast flights, with service to Los Angeles, Las Vegas and five cities in Florida. Breeze is flying to Charleston, Tampa and New Orleans, and Allegiant also recently added Charleston as well as Austin, Texas. We’re also very excited to have recently announced nonstop flights to Boston with American Airlines that will start in June. Boston was the largest unserved market from this area, and had been our No. 1 priority to add for years. The terminal enhancement is a massive product that encompasses $400 million
of various projects; all of which are aimed to make us more efficient, more customer friendly, and really making a better experience for our customers, business partners and stakeholders. Some of the parking enhancements have already been completed. For instance, we moved the rental cars indoors, which offers a vastly improved level of service for visitors to the city. We also added a service called “Park Assist” in the parking garage that lets you look down any row of parking and see if there is an open spot. There are lights in the ceiling and if there is an open spot, the light above the spot will be green, and if not, the light will be red. So, instead of wasting a lot of valuable time looking for a M A R C H
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parking spot, you can now look down a row and know immediately if a spot is open. We also added a frequent parker program in which everything is touchless and seamless. You get an AVI tag that is linked to your credit card and put it on your car, then you can just pull in and out without having to exchange payment or even interact with the parking attendant. More information about the program is on SDFPark.com. We also renovated the tunnels that connect the parking garage to the terminal and added a covered walkway from the garage to the terminal on the baggage claim level. We are just now getting started on our geo-thermal well field that will be the largest of its kind in the U.S. This will be how we heat and cool the terminal in the future. The project is quite significant because it cuts the carbon emissions by 80% and will also save us around $400,000 annually on our utility bill. 25
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, Terminal, Arrivals Level Roadway Approach. Rendering by ALLiiANCE.
"...we’re very proud of the welcome we give Derbygoers. We like to think we roll out the red carpet with live music and greeters dressed up in Derby attire, giving away thousands of Woodford Reserve bourbon balls to passengers coming in. We also line the terminal with more than 4,000 fresh red roses and other touches to make it special and welcoming."
It is a state of the art, high-tech, and very green project, and we are very proud of that.
of searching just one date. While FlyLouisville.com has all our flights listed, we don’t actually sell tickets on the site. So, I recommend using a service like Kayak or Priceline to shop, and then go directly to the airline to book the flight. Also, by booking at least three to four weeks out, you will usually find better rates.
We are also replacing and adding new jet bridges for passengers getting on and off the planes that will be climate controlled and offer an overall better experience for travelers. And lastly, our TSA checkpoint will be expanded. As anyone knows who has traveled during peak times, the TSA line can get a little bit long, so we’re adding more lanes and improved technology to get people through faster. Customers will ultimately notice a fresh and new look everywhere from the curbside to the gate as we work to give the city the airport it deserves. A502: What is the best way for travelers to get the best deals for flights? Do you have any tips or tricks? AG: The No. 1 tip I give people for finding the best airfare is to be flexible and search a range of dates instead 26
A502: In closing, being home to one of the largest sporting events in the world with the Kentucky Derby, what is it like trying to navigate the increased travel that first week of May, from commercial flights to what seems like hundreds of private planes lining the runway? AG: We really go all out for Derby. We close every piece of pavement that isn’t critical to the airport just to park airplanes. At any given time, there are literally hundreds of private airplanes parked everywhere around the airfield, so that makes it somewhat of a dance between air traffic control, people parking the planes, valets coming out
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in vans to get the crew and passengers and more, so it is always a delicate and coordinated dance. That said, we have been doing it for years, and we have a great plan in place to handle the increased traffic. From a passenger perspective, we’re very proud of the welcome we give Derbygoers. We like to think we roll out the red carpet with live music and greeters dressed up in Derby attire, giving away thousands of Woodford Reserve bourbon balls to passengers coming in. We also line the terminal with more than 4,000 fresh red roses and other touches to make it special and welcoming. The single busiest day for us every year is the Sunday after the Derby, in which we literally double a normal day of travelers coming through the terminal. For more information about flights and services at the Muhammed Ali International Airport, visit FlyLouisville.com
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DALE HOLLOW LAKE STATE PARK
Hiking, camping, golfing, boating, fishing, horseback trail riding, and more! Located just under three hours south of Louisville on the Kentucky-Tennessee border is Dale Hollow Lake, a Kentucky treasure like no other, and regularly rated as one of the nation’s highest rated lakes by USA Today. Visitors can take in all the area has to offer including hiking, camping, golfing, boating, fishing, horseback trail riding, and more. While there are plenty of places to stay and play throughout the area, the state owns and operates Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park, where adventure is easy to find. The Mary Ray Oaken Lodge offers 60 guest rooms, a full-service restaurant with breakfast and dinner buffets, and a swimming pool to cool off on those hot Kentucky summer days. The lodge sits atop a bluff overlooking the lake and rolling woodlands, and is conveniently located near a marina, multiple trails, and just down the road from one of the best golf courses in the state. 28
If you are looking for a camping option, there are 145 campsites, RV hook-ups, as well as cabin rentals.
from the tee box to the green expands over the tip tops of the trees growing from the ravine below.
When it comes to exploring the outdoors, trails are open for hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking. Most of the trails follow old logging roads along narrow ridge tops through the park and end at the tips of the ridges overlooking Dale Hollow Lake.
Don’t miss your chance to explore the beauty of Dale Hollow Lake State Park. Kentucky is home to 45 state parks, including 17 resort parks and 13 golf courses. For more information about Kentucky State Parks, visit parks.ky.gov.
Another popular outdoor activity is the Dale Hollow Resort Golf Course that offers rolling Bermuda fairways and promising challenges even the avid golfer will appreciate. The course has been upgrading the bunkers and other aesthetics over the past few years, making it a must for every golfer’s bucket list. Each of the 18 holes is unique with its own characteristics, with one of the most scenic being No. 15, a 180- to 190-yard par three that is all carryover a ravine that drops a couple hundred feet. The visual
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WHITEHALL HOUSE & GARDENS Historic estate is a popular venue for special events by Kristen Lutes
Whitehall House & Gardens is an historic home and estate garden that is owned and operated by the not-for-profit Historic Homes Foundation Inc. Built in 1855 by John Marshall, Whitehall began as a modest, two-story brick house in the Italianate style popular during the mid-19th century. It sat on 20 acres of land that had been part of the original Spring Station tract owned by Samuel and Norborne Beall, and Bealls Branch, a tributary of Beargrass Creek, ran through the property. The house consisted of eight rooms, four downstairs and four upstairs; a very narrow and steep staircase was featured in the center hall. A back door
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ERAS OF OWNERSHIP Ownership of the house passed through five different families until it was purchased in 1909 by successful horseman and entrepreneur John Middleton and his wife, Betty Summers Middleton. Renovations to the home M A R C H
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made under the supervision of Mrs. Middleton fashioned the Southernstyle Greek Revival mansion we know today as Whitehall House & Gardens. A wing was added to each side of the house and one in the back. Mrs. Middleton also added the iconic portico, columns, and circular driveway in the front of the house. Numerous changes were made to the interior, including the removal of a wall between two rooms on the east side of the house on the first floor, and the addition of columns to provide needed structural support in this newly elongated parlor. Although there was no central heat in the house at that 31
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The Ralph Archer Woodland Garden is an official display garden of the Hardy Fern Foundation, a national fern enthusiast organization. Truly a garden in the very “greenest” sense, tree logs and stumps have been recycled as rustic planters for the ferns and other woodland plants. This gardening technique, first popularized in Victorian England, is commonly known as a stumpery and serves as an ideal habitat for shade loving plants. Springtime at Whitehall offers another kind of Victorian treat: a collection of over 50 varieties of peonies. Although a popular flower known for its fragrant blooms and lush foliage, the variety offered at Whitehall is not common to the typical garden. Aside from peonies, Whitehall’s Sun Garden features numerous varieties of bulbs, perennials, herbaceous plants, evergreens, and specimen trees along a winding path.
Whitehall offers over 50 varieties of peonies along with a variety of bulbs, perennials, herbs, evergreens, and specimen trees.
time, Mrs. Middleton chose to remove fireplaces once present in these two rooms to create a more formal interior setting. The original 12-foot ceilings on both the first and second floors were altered, raising the first floor to a much more impressive 14 feet in height, but lowering the second floor to 10 feet. But perhaps the most dramatic change made by Mrs. Middleton was the dedication of an entire room from the original house for a staircase, opening up the center hall with an effect that is both light and airy. Many of these changes were somewhat atypical to Victorian architecture of the period, but historians have reasoned that Whitehall's renovation was to reflect Mrs. Middleton's idea of an antebellum mansion of a bygone era. The next significant era of the house began in 1924 with the purchase by Hume and Susan Logan. Mr. Logan was president of the Logan Co., a fence and steel products manufacturer. Hume Logan Jr., the middle son of the Logans’ five children, purchased the home shortly after the death of his father in 1948, and lived in Whitehall as a bachelor until his death in 1992 at age 94.
The house, gardens, and many of the unique furnishings — which include French and American antiques and original gaslight fixtures — were bequeathed by Mr. Logan to the Historic Homes Foundation so that the public would always be welcome to enjoy this special home. Whitehall was extensively refurbished in 1994 under the expertise of local design firm Bittners as that year's Junior League of Louisville Historic Showhouse. Today the house is open to the public for historic tours from Monday through Friday and continues to be a popular venue for weddings, receptions, and other momentous occasions.
IMPRESSIVE GROUNDS At just under 10 acres, Whitehall’s grounds and gardens have become a known entity in the horticulture community, offering the public a botanical garden in the heart of Louisville. Workshops, lectures, and garden tours are hosted throughout the year — all inspired by Whitehall’s special collection of trees and plants. This collection includes an arboretum of over 200 trees, featuring a rare specimen collection that has become an important source for propagation of interesting species. M A R C H
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Designed by Hume Logan Jr., the Formal Garden at Whitehall was first realized in the early 1970s. The garden is characterized by its Florentine influence, featuring reproductions of Italian statuary from Logan’s personal collection and wrought iron trellises manufactured by the Logan Co. The area is neatly divided into “rooms” created by borders of taxus hedgerows and arborvitae, a kind of evergreen from the cypress family. A carefully tended herbaceous border anchors the garden just outside the hedgerow, featuring stunning color beginning in early spring and extending through mid-October. As a division of the not-for-profit Historic Homes Foundation, Whitehall depends on a variety of sources, including donations, fundraisers, and rental income, to keep its doors open. Throughout the year, Whitehall offers educational programs and special tours centered around horticulture. For more information about Whitehall’s special events and educational programming, or weddings and other rentals, please visit historicwhitehall.org or call (502) 897-2944. 33
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EVENTS CALENDAR Audience is your connection to the performing arts and entertainment in Louisville. Below are some of the events we are looking forward to in the coming months and we hope you enjoy them all! For more of our preferred arts and entertainment recommendations, visit Audience502.com/audience-events
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19 Classical Mystery Tour Louisville Orchestra 8PM, Whitney Hall louisvilleorchestra.org Mean Girls
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Leanne Morgan: Big Panty Tour 4PM & 7PM, Brown Theatre kentuckyperformingarts.org
30 3 Alton Brown Live Beyond the Eats 6:30PM, Whitney Hall kentuckyperformingarts.org
8 An American Dream Kentucky Opera 8PM, Brown Theatre KYOpera.org
15 Sam Vulcano from Impractical Jokers 7PM, Brown Theatre kentuckyperformingarts.org
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22 Michael Cavanaugh Plays Music of Elton John Louisville Orchestra 8PM, Whitney Hall louisvilleorchestra.org
Reclaimed Treasures Louisville Orchestra 8PM, Whitney Hall louisvilleorchestra.org
MAY 14 Leon Bridges 8PM, Louisville Palace louisvillepalace.com
14 Fantastique Louisville Orchestra 8PM, Whitney Hall louisvilleorchestra.org
27-29 Forcastle Festival Waterfront Park forecastlefest.com
Taylor Tomlinson 7PM, Brown Theatre kentuckyperformingarts.org
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