Checking on the Arts

By Kacky Walton

(2011-07-01) – Kacky Walton talks with Kyle Barnette, who plays Reverend Shaw, and director Shorey Walker about Playhouse on the Square's production of Footloose: The Musical. For more information, or for tickets, visit www.playhouseonthesquare.org

Memphis, TN – Photojournalist Tim Hetherington was killed last Wednesday as he covered the war in Misrata, Libya. He made his directorial debut with the documentary "Restrepo", which chronicled the lives of a 15 man platoon fighting in Afghanistan. Last August, prior to the film's release, Kacky Walton spoke to Hetherington about what it was like to work under such life threatening conditions. His advice: "learn to control your fear...focus on the job at hand."

By Kacky Walton

COA: Kacky Walton talks with Justin Willingham about the Fantasticks at Germantown Community Theatre

Memphis, TN – Kacky Walton talks with Justin Willingham, who plays Matt in The Fantasticks, running through April 17th, 2011 at Germantown Community Theatre.