Have you or anyone you know ever crashed a wedding? Wedding crashing has been around for a long time, and people get really into it. But while it may seem harmless and fun at the moment,
This week in suburban theater: Jeff Award winner Nathaniel Stampley performs in concert at Marriott Theatre, Music Theater Works revives a Lerner and Loewe classic, and Oak Park Festival Theatre stages its first musical.
Cedar Rapids Jefferson Grad Will Get Saturday Night Live Tryout
Two theatre students at the University of Iowa, one a Cedar Rapids Jefferson graduate, are in very select company. They re two of less than 20 students nationwide who have received very sought after scholarships as they look to careers on and off stage.
Jefferson grad Alexi Bolden (above right) found out last month that she was one of just four students in the nation awarded a scholarship that comes from Saturday Night Live and Chicago s famous Second City theatre. The latter has been the stepping stone for many SNL careers. Second City s famous comedians include SNL alums Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Chris Farley, and John Belushi. Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, and Joan Rivers also performed on the famous Chicago stage. Approximately 1,300 different people applied for the four scholarships.