Send Us Hatemail ! mailbag@conservativecave.com
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
MENASHA — It wasn't the type of source material Rodgers and Hammerstein would have ever touched, but that didn't stop "Ed Gein: The Musical" from making its big-screen debut Saturday at the UW-Fox Valley Communication Arts Center.Gein's gruesome story, that of a murderer and grave robber from Plainfield, was the impetus behind the production of the feature-length movie directed by Steve Russell and starring Dan Davies as the title character.There were four showings scheduled Saturday, with 300 presale tickets sold. The first showing nearly filled the 350-person auditorium, however, proving the film to be quite a draw."Some people say Gein shouldn't be brought up, but I think that's just ridiculous," Russell said. "You can't forget your past, good or bad, and it's part of Wisconsin's history." ...