‘It Starts With Us’ never should have started
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What does a dropping chandelier, a demon barber, and a french revolution have in common? Each of them are parts of musicals featured in Orchestra Indiana’s Emens Auditorium performance of The Three Phantoms on Nov. 12th led by conductor Matthew Kramer. The orchestra is composed of a merger between Muncie Symphony and Marion Philharmonic, created in March 2022 to redefine the orchestra experience. They were accompanied by vocalists Craig Schuman, Gary Mauer, and Keith Buterbaugh, each of whom have taken the role as The Phantom on Broadway’s Phantom of the Opera.
Chloe Gong, author of New York Time’s bestselling novel These Violent Delights and recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, has once expanded upon the world of her previous duology. Published Sept. 27, Foul Lady Fortune serves as a retelling of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It. The story follows Rosalind Lang, back from the brink of death and with a deadly secret of her own, four years after the events of These Violent Delights. She’s now working as a spy for the Nationalists. Set on against the background of a tumultuous time in Shanghai’s political history, Rosalind’s assignment shifts to investigate the most recent string of chemical killings sweeping across the city.
Matthew Harui, more widely known as Yung Gravy, initially rose to fame with his 2016 single Mr. Clean. The 26-year-old rapper grew up in Minnesota and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he graduated a semester early following the surprising success of "Mr. Clean in 2017. The song had gained traction on Soundcloud, kickstarting his career.
Kingdom of the Feared is the third and final installment of Kerri Maniscalco’s Kingdom of the Wicked Trilogy. The first book threw readers into a world of witches, vampires, werewolves, and demons. Emilia, a mortal witch, and Wrath, a Prince of Hell, took the stage begrudgingly bound to one another in the investigation of the murder of Emilia’s twin sister, Vittoria. The second novel ramped up the stakes, and the spice, ending with a shocking reveal. Kingdom of the Feared, published on Sept. 27, continues to follow Emilia and Wrath as they now investigate the death of an important general from House Greed, all while trying to keep Emilia’s not-so-dead twin sister from going down a dark path of death and destruction.
Directed and written by Patrick Finn, Smile expands upon a world originally explored in his own short film Laura Hasn’t Slept from 2020. Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon), a therapist at a psychiatric emergency room, begins experiencing strange, frightening occurrences after witnessing the gruesome death of a patient. Not only does she confront her own past traumas, but she seeks to unravel the mystery of why such a creepy smile is following her. The disease is reminiscent of that found in the 2014 film It Follows, though instead of spreading sexually, Smile creates a linking of PTSD. Those who witness the suicide of the evil spirit compelling them to commit the act are then themselves the next victim, as is clearly seen with Rose’s patient and with Rose.