Diana Nollen

By Diana Nollen Jennifer Coolidge’s roots are showing. No, the blond bombshell isn’t due for a touch-up. Well, maybe she …

By Diana Nollen Vance Gilbert set out to write and record a concept album. He has succeeded gloriously. His concept …

By Diana Nollen IOWA CITY – Rinde Eckert’s vision always leaps beyond convention. “Eye Piece,” his latest theatrical work commissioned …

By Diana Nollen The List” is a sublime collection of country standards Johnny Cash was horrified to discover his daughter …

By Roger Ebert Universal UClick Some actors are blessed. Jeff Bridges is one of them. Ever since his first starring …

Laugh tracks By Diana Nollen For 50 years, The Second City’s improv artists have been trading yucks for bucks. And …

By Diana Nollen Night after night, city after city, Dark Star Orchestra raises the Dead. This band, whose members are …

By Diana Nollen Iowa City troubadour Ben Schmidt has captured the flavor of love and loss, floods and keepsakes and …

By Rob Cline IOWA CITY – It would not be an exaggeration to say that I am rapturous over Riverside …

By Diana Nollen My Super Bowl just got a whole lot deeper! Ten “best picture” nominees vying to bring home …

By Diana Nollen By spinning science and philosophy through a kaleidoscope of artistic devises, Rinde Eckert and company are creating …

 By Diana Nollen As William Hinks he grabbed Emmy’s attention. As Ben Linus he has grabbed the world’s attention – …

By Roger Ebert Universal UClick Can we think of Mel Gibson simply as an action hero? A star whose personal …

AMANA – The Old Creamery Theatre’s Studio Series has a new home, after losing the Depot space in the 2008 …

By Diana Nollen Jason Latimer – a self-proclaimed “ultra nerd” – studied psychology, mathematics, physics and economics in college. That’s …