By Dennis D. Rooney The Atlantic Classical Orchestra, led by David Amado, presented the final subscription concerts of its 29th season last week. The three works on the program, which I heard … Continue reading...
LATEST ARTICLES
MUSIC
Jazz guitar innovator Stanley Jordan brings his magic touch to Arts Garage
To borrow a phrase from the Grateful Dead song “Truckin,’” what a long, strange trip it’s been for guitarist Stanley Jordan, who performs solo shows at the Arts Garage in Delray Beach on April 5 and … Continue reading...
ART
The art fair that changed Miami: New doc explores coming of Art Basel
By Sandra Schulman Miami had one main art museum and a few scattered galleries in the 1990s. A scrappy group called Artifacts held court underground, but most artists left town for dealers in New … Continue reading...
West Palm enlivens downtown, CityPlace with Art Affair
By Sandra Schulman As downtown West Palm Beach moves forward, “art experiences,” if not actual “art” in the traditional sense, takes on a leading role. And thus is it is with Art Affair, a week … Continue reading...
DANCE
Beautiful, visually lavish ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ ends MCB season
The visually lavish production of George Balanchine’s evening-length ballet A Midsummer Night’s Dream closed out Miami City Ballet’s 2018-19 season in the Palm Beaches last week. This revisit of … Continue reading...
Paul Taylor troupe sublime in late master’s dances
At last, Esplanade. The Paul Taylor Dance Company performed an exuberant version of what is generally considered Taylor’s most popular work to a very enthusiastic audience March 23 in Lake Worth. … Continue reading...
THEATER
Financial woes force Broward Stage Door Theatre to shut down
By Dale King About a year ago, the Broward Stage Door Theatre celebrated the fact that it was moving from its run-down, two-stage, bunker-style cement building at the rear of a shopping plaza on … Continue reading...
Soggy, sluggish ‘Harlowe’ disappoints at FAU Theatre Lab
“Yes, it really rains onstage!” That was the promotional tagline for the stage adaptation of Singin’ in the Rain and the most interesting thing about Jennifer Lane’s Harlowe, a listless … Continue reading...
FILM
‘Teen Spirit’: A star is boring
Is Teen Spirit a legitimate feature film? Or is it 92 minutes of glistening YouTube content masquerading as one? If ever there was a movie that asked to be played on shuffle, it’s this milquetoast … Continue reading...
‘Diane’: Wise and lyrical, with a star turn from Place
Kent Jones is far from the first writer to make the transition from critic to filmmaker, from outsider to insider, from lobber of bromides to defender of craft. James Agee directed a short, and penned … Continue reading...
BOOKS
‘Palm Beach Wife’ a fun beach read, but could have been edgier
By Sharon Geltner The heroine of A Palm Beach Wife, Faith Harrison, lives in a stunning, $10 million mansion on the Intracoastal in Palm Beach. She doesn’t wrinkle or gain weight. She wears … Continue reading...
Writer T Kira Madden: Leaving Boca, opening doors for ‘Fatherless Girls’
The tattoos dotting T Kira Madden’s arms may not symbolize everything you need to know about her, but they unlock a number of doors. They include likenesses of the Hawaiian islands, her ancestral … Continue reading...
INTERVIEWS
#MeToo and the young actress: Three FAU thespians view the road ahead
By Janis Fontaine The #MeToo movement that exploded onto the cultural scene in 2017 with allegations of sexual misconduct against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein – who was indicted this week on … Continue reading...
Erin Manning: In search of the Flagler spirit
Erin Manning took over as executive director of the Flagler Museum earlier this year from the retiring John Blades, coming to Henry Flagler’s 1902 Whitehall mansion from the Historical Society of … Continue reading...
NEWS & COMMENTARY
April 2019 calendar of events
(Note: Events are listed through May 3, 2019, and were current as of March 27. Please check with the presenting agency for any changes. Ticket prices are single sales. Most of the presenting … Continue reading...
Financial woes force Broward Stage Door Theatre to shut down
By Dale King About a year ago, the Broward Stage Door Theatre celebrated the fact that it was moving from its run-down, two-stage, bunker-style cement building at the rear of a shopping plaza on … Continue reading...