Next month, a movie called The Current War will debut, chronicling the struggle between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse for the electrical system – direct or alternating current – that would … Continue reading...
LATEST ARTICLES
MUSIC
Yes (featuring ARW) delivers classic catalog powerfully to large Kravis crowd
Nearing the 50-year anniversary of its 1968 formation in London, iconic progressive rock band Yes suffered a fracture in 2008, splitting into two separate acts that continue to feature longtime … Continue reading...
ART
Arts Preview 2017-18: The season in Broward County art
By Larry Schwingel Expect eclecticism and creative diversity that takes in Modernism, female artists, Latin American flavors and a good bit more in the Broward County art scene for 2017-18. Here’s … Continue reading...
Delray’s Cornell Museum gets ready for its new look, reopening
By Lucy Lazarony Closed since June for renovations, the Cornell Art Museum in Delray Beach will reopen in November for an exhibition called Looking Glass, which features artwork that incorporates … Continue reading...
DANCE
Arts Preview 2017-18: The season in dance
Devotees of dance this season can sample Miami City Ballet’s continued artistic honing by Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez, the ongoing successful dance programming at the Duncan Theatre or the … Continue reading...
Boca Ballet Theatre offers rich, varied summer program
Because it’s summertime, arts shows tend to get a more indulgent audience: Crowds are smaller, the big names and shows that come through are a few months away, and the youths involved in the various … Continue reading...
THEATER
MNM’s ‘La Cage’ falls short, but packs a relevant punch
A few years ago, as same-sex marriage was becoming legal all across the nation thanks to the evolved support of the president, the once daring 1983 musical La Cage aux Folles – which features two gay … Continue reading...
Arts Preview 2017-18: The season in theater
Keith Garsson bounces back with a sexy season of Primal Forces, Palm Beach Dramaworks produces two world premieres, Slow Burn serves up its first non-musical and in case you haven’t had enough … Continue reading...
FILM
Dardennes’s ‘Unknown Girl’: Compelling social critique as noir mystery
Jenny Davin, the doctor at the heart of The Unknown Girl, is good at her job. Played by Adèle Haenel, she’s patient, flexible and agreeable. Her medical knowledge is vast as she deals with a … Continue reading...
‘Mountain Between Us’ strands viewers on an Everest of romantic clichés
Boy meets girl in The Mountain Between Us, but they certainly don’t meet cute. Alex (Kate Winslet) and Ben (Idris Elba) are harried professionals making the best of a rotten situation. She’s a … Continue reading...
BOOKS
Arts Preview 2017-18: The season in books
Not so long ago, Palm Beach County readers had no choice, if they wanted to enjoy a book festival, but to drive to Fort Lauderdale or Miami. That’s no longer true. While events like Miami Book … Continue reading...
Leaning in for grief: Facebook exec Sandberg explores pain of loss in ‘Option B’
When Sheryl Sandberg lost her husband, Dave, to a heart attack two years ago, the story attracted broad interest because of her position as a top executive at Facebook. In this new book, Sandberg … Continue reading...
INTERVIEWS
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...
Terry Teachout: Bringing ‘Satchmo’ to life, as playwright and director
Terry Teachout, 60, the drama critic of The Wall Street Journal, is also a biographer and opera librettist. Five years ago, he adapted his biography of jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong into a one-man … Continue reading...
NEWS & COMMENTARY
Arts Buzz: Local arts news in brief, Sept. 22-28
PNC Foundation awards $125,000 in grants LAKE WORTH — The PNC Foundation’s Arts Alive program Thursday awarded $125,000 in grants and sponsorships to eight arts organizations in the Palm Beaches to … Continue reading...
ArtsBuzz: Cultural Council adds board members; ‘Sound of Music’ will feature lobby concerts
Cultural Council names six new board members LAKE WORTH — Six new members have joined the board of directors for the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, with global finance expert Nathan Slack … Continue reading...