If you have ever wondered what life would be like without the right to pee for free, then "Urinetown" is for you. The Tony award-winning musical comedy opened this weekend at the Baton Rouge Little Theater's Second Stage and will run through Sunday. "It's the funniest show with the crappiest title," said lead actor Steven Bailey, theatre freshman. He plays Bobby Strong, a starry-eyed revolutionary who leads a rebellion against the Urine Good Company, a private corporation that charges a pretty penny to carry out the most basic and private of human needs.
As the mighty marching Tiger Band took to the field Saturday night for its halftime show, I was driving into Baton Rouge on four buses filled with marching band students. We had just returned from a high school marching competition and, quite frankly, I probably saw the better show.
If rock music and brass instruments could reproduce, their offspring would be 6 Pack Deep. The band, comprised of University students and alumni, performed past Friday at Clicks. 6 Pack Deep describes its music as "powerhouse" and a basic conglomeration of all genres.
Before the "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," there was DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. Before "Run's House," there was Run D.M.C. Hip-hop has changed drastically throughout the years, and one campus group is gathering students to track its progress. A forum titled "Hip Hop vs.