The first play I ever saw - I was in junior high school - was a high school production of Noel Coward's 'Blithe Spirit,' which seemed to me absolutely magical. Terry Teachout absolutelyblithecoward Change image and share on social
Copland was one of the first American composers to forge a truly modern style of American classical music while also making use of American popular music - including jazz. Terry Teachout americanclassicalcomposer Change image and share on social
I've always loved opera; it never occurred to me that I would write a proper libretto. Terry Teachout havelibrettolove Change image and share on social
Needless to say, anybody who can stumble through a C-major scale knows that Art Tatum always gave his audiences 10 times their money's worth. Terry Teachout artaudiencegive Change image and share on social
The wonderful thing about theater as an art form is it's a purely empirical art form. It's all about what works. And every show, every production, is created anew right from the moment you go into the rehearsal hall. Terry Teachout anewartcreate share on social
The digital apocalypse continues to blight the lives of television producers, music-industry executives and newspaper publishers, all of whom are scrambling to figure out how to reconfigure their business models in such a way as to allow them to make an honest buck. Terry Teachout apocalypseblightbuck share on social
I think that most of the best movies made in America in the 20th century were crime dramas, screwball comedies and westerns. Terry Teachout 20thamericacentury Change image and share on social
Direction is the most invisible part of the theatrical art. You don't see it. Terry Teachout artdirectioninvisible Change image and share on social
Anna Deavere Smith's new one-woman show bills itself as being about health care, but the truth is that 'Let Me Down Easy' is mostly about the grimmer subject of death and dying. Terry Teachout annabillcare Change image and share on social
In the early days of jazz, it was ensemble music: everybody playing all together. Nobody really stood out. Terry Teachout dayearlyensemble Change image and share on social
