National Lampoon (magazine)

Critically Acclaimed Bluegrass Musical Comedy is Making the Jump From Stage to Screen

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Drawing comparisons to Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, and Once, among other musicals, Paradise, a Town of Sinners & Saints is a bluegrass musical comedy where good and evil fight for the soul of a dried-up coal mining town.

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  • Drawing comparisons to Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, and Once, among other musicals, Paradise, a Town of Sinners & Saints is a bluegrass musical comedy where good and evil fight for the soul of a dried-up coal mining town.
  • One of the complaints I've heard from those who claim they don't like musicals is that the songs are too long.
  • "It's an irreverent, heartfelt bluegrass comedy that brings everyone together."
  • Paradise, a Town of Sinners & Saints is now in post-production and is expected to be released in 2023.

Martha Rosenberg Wins Northern Illinois Newspaper Association Award For Cartoon Humor: NewsBlaze

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Sunday, October 31, 2021

CHICAGO, Oct. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Martha Rosenberg, who has served as editorial cartoonist with the Evanston RoundTable for over a decade, won a "Best Use of Humor" award from the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association (NINA) for a 2021 cartoon this week.

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  • CHICAGO, Oct. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Martha Rosenberg, who has served as editorial cartoonist with the Evanston RoundTable for over a decade, won a "Best Use of Humor" award from the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association (NINA) for a 2021 cartoon this week.
  • NewsBlaze is pleased to bring her insights to readers and readers love her work," said Alan Gray, NewsBlaze Editor-in-Chief.
  • "We look forward to seeing her new tragicomic cartoon book about life on the Chicago streets with HIV and crack.
  • Martha Rosenberg has been an important part of the NewsBlaze team since sending her first story to NewsBlaze in December 2006.